is a
private women's college in
Yokohama, Kanagawa
is the second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo B ...
, Japan. It is a part of .
The predecessor of the school was founded by American
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...
missionaries in 1870 with the assistance of
James Curtis Hepburn, primarily to teach the English language and western cultural values to women. The male counterpart of the school later became
Meiji Gakuin University. It was chartered as a junior college in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1965.
The school currently has two campus locations: the main Ryokuen campus in
Izumi-ku, Yokohama and a subsidiary Yamate campus for 3rd and 4th year music students at
Naka-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 146,563 and a population density of 7,080 persons per km². The total area was 20.86 km².
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. Composed mainly of the departments of Humanities, International Studies and Music, the school has a student population of 2,667 undergraduates and 78 graduates, with a teaching staff of 85 professors and lecturers.
"Number of Students and Teaching Staff"
Ferris University. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
History
Ferris Women's College was established in 1965. It originated from the Ferris Seminary, named in 1875 and established by Mary Kidder.[History of Ferris]
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. Ferris University. Retrieved on April 5, 2015.
In 1989, the College of Music was established, comprising three departments: Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, and Musicology. The construction of Ferris Hall, a school building on Yamate Campus, was completed. In 2005, the Department of Vocal Music and the Department of Instrumental Music were integrated into the Department of Performing Arts. Facilities at Yamate Campus expanded in 2012, with the refurbishment of Building 8.
See also
* Ferris Girls' School
References
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創設の頃のフェリス女学院
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Universities and colleges established in 1965
1965 establishments in Japan
Christian universities and colleges in Japan
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Yokohama
Women's universities and colleges in Japan
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