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Overview

The university is owned by Chikushi Jogakuen Educational Corporation (学校法人筑紫女学園, ''Gakkō Hōjin Chikushi Jogakuen''), which is a member of Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen (龍谷総合学園, ''Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen''), an alliance of

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Buddhist schools. The university aims to provide an education based on a Buddhist ethos.

History

The educational corporation originated with the opening of Chikushi Private Girls High School (私立筑紫高等女学校, ''shiritsu Chikushi kōtō jogakkō'') in 1907. The

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, Chikushi Jogakuen Junior College (筑紫女学園短期大学, ''Chikushi jogakuen tanki daigaku'') opened in 1965, and the four-year university opened in 1988.

Academics

The university comprises the following faculties and departments:

Undergraduate

* Faculty of Literature ** Department of Japanese Language and Literature ** Department of English ** Department of Asian Studies * Faculty of Human Sciences * Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies ** Department of Contemporary Social Studies

Graduate

* Graduate School of Human Sciences

References

External links

Official website
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