is a private university

Private university

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 at Hirosaki

Hirosaki, Aomori

is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000 koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hirosaki Castle during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan...

, Aomori Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan

Japan

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. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a university in 1971.

History

Hirosaki Gakuin University opened in 1886 as the first general education school for females in Aomori prefecture. The Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki supported Mr. Yoichi Honda’s pioneering doctrine of Christian education for the nation. Currently, a junior high school, high school, university, and a graduate school comprise the educational organization. Hirosaki Gakuin University, founded in the spirit of “Honoring God, Loving People,” opened as a junior college in 1950. In 1971, a four-year School of Liberal Arts was established; followed by the opening of the School of Social Welfare in 1999 and the School of Nursing in 2005. In 2003, the Graduate School of Social Welfare was opened, followed by the Graduate School of Liberal Arts in 2005. The university now comprises three undergraduate schools encompassing four departments and two graduate programs.

Organization

Hirosaki Gakuin University comprises three separate schools: The School of Liberal Arts, The School of Social Welfare, and The School of Nursing.
Dean of the School of Liberal Arts is Dr. Hatakeyama, Ph. D.

The School of Liberal Arts

The School of Liberal Arts houses two departments: the English Department and the Japanese Department. These departments primarily offer majors in English, English Language Education, Japanese, and Japanese Language Education. Additionally, the School of Liberal Arts offers a Teacher's Certification program which prepares students for the prefectural teacher certification examination.

External links

• Official website