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The is a Japanese private
women's university A women's college is an institution of higher education where enrollment is all-female. In the United States, almost all women's colleges are private undergraduate institutions, with many offering coeducational graduate programs. In other countrie ...
located in Hiroo,
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. It was established in 1916 as a special school (''senmon gakkō'') by the
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. It became a university in 1948 and is one of the oldest women's universities in Japan.


Departments

The University has one faculty of Liberal Arts, with the following departments: *Department of English Language and Literature *Department of Japanese Language and Literature *Department of History and Social Sciences *Department of Philosophy *Department of Education It also has a graduate school of arts offering master's degrees and doctorates in these subjects.


Affiliated schools

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Sacred Heart School in Tokyo is a private school for girls in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo. Founded in 1908, it serves grades 1–12, from elementary school through senior high school. It is a part of the Sacred Heart Schools network, affiliated with the University of the Sa ...
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International School of the Sacred Heart International School of the Sacred Heart (ISSH) is a Kindergarten (co-ed) – Grades 1–12 (all girls) school in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1908. As part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools it is affiliated with schools and institutio ...


Notable alumnae

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, author * Ayako Sono, author * Ikumi Yoshimatsu,
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See also

* Sacred Heart Professional Training College


External links


University of the Sacred Heart


References

Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Tokyo Women's universities and colleges in Japan Educational institutions established in 1916 Sacred Heart universities and colleges 1916 establishments in Japan Catholic universities and colleges in Japan {{tokyo-university-stub