| 1901 |
Japan Women's University (College System) opened.
(Departments: Home Economics; Japanese ; English ; Preparatory Course
of English Literature) |
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President: Jinzo Naruse |
| 1906 |
Department of Education was established |
| 1911 |
10th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1912 |
Department of Japanese Literature temporarily closed;
reopened in 1916 |
| 1917 |
Department of Education closed; Department of Home
Economics for Teachers was established instead |
| 1919 |
Shozo Aso was appointed as second president |
| 1921 |
Department of Social Works was established |
| 1929 |
Institute for Child Study was established |
| 1931 |
Eiichi Shibusawa was appointed the third president |
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Hide Inoue was appointed the fourth president in
November |
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Departments were party reorganized |
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Department of Home Economics and Home Economics for
Teachers were newly organized as the First and the Second Division of Home Economics |
| 1933 |
Department of Social Works closed |
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The Third division of the Faculty of Home Economics was
established |
| 1941 |
40th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1947 |
Hiro Ohashi was appointed the fifth president |
| 1948 |
Japan Women's University (New System) started |
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Faculty of Home Economics
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Departments: Child Studies; Food and Nutrition; Living Arts; Social
Welfare; Sciences For Home Economics: Section Ⅱ(Biology-Agricultural
Science) |
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Faculty of Humanitie
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Departments: Japanese; English; History |
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| 1949 |
Correspondence Course started |
| 1950 |
Department of Education opened in Faculty of Humanities |
| 1951 |
50th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1952 |
Rural Life Research Institute was established |
| 1956 |
Tano Jodai was appointed as sixth president |
| 1958 |
Department of Social Welfare was transferred to Faculty
of Humanities |
| 1961 |
60th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
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Graduate School of Home Economics was established
(Master Course: Child Study; Food Science Major; Nutrition Major) |
| 1962 |
Department of Living Arts was divided into Departments
of Housing and Department of Clothing |
| 1964 |
Department of Household Economics was established in
Faculty of Home Economics |
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Women's Education Research Institute was established |
| 1965 |
Kizaemon Ariga was appointed as seventh president |
| 1966 |
Graduate School of Humanities was established
(Master Course; Japanese; English) |
| 1968 |
Computation Laboratory was established |
| 1971 |
70th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1973 |
Kimiyo Michi was appointed as eighth president |
| 1975 |
Doctoral Courses in Graduate School of Humanities were
established
(Japanese Literature; Social Welfare) |
| 1978 |
Master Courses were established in Graduate School of
Home Economics:
(Housing; Clothing) |
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Master Course was established in Graduate School of
Humanities:
(Education) |
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Doctoral Course was established in Graduate School of
Humanities:
(English Literature) |
| 1981 |
Takako Aoki was appointed the ninth president |
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80th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1987 |
Doctoral Course was established in Graduate School of
Humanities:
(Education) |
| 1990 |
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences was
stablished
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(with Departments of Studies on Contemporary Society, Social Welfare,
Education, Psychology, and Humanities and Cultures) |
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Departments of Social Welfare and Education were
shifted from Faculty of Humanities to Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences |
| 1991 |
90th anniversary of foundation celebrated |
| 1992 |
Faculty of Science was established:
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Departments: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Chemical and Biological
Sciences |
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Receiving applications for Department of
Sciences For Home Economics: SectionⅡ (Biology-Agricultural
Science) in Faculty of Home Economics was stopped |
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Graduate School of Human Life Science was established
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Doctoral Course: Divisions of Human Development; Living Environment |
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| 1993 |
Misako Miyamoto was appointed the tenth president |
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Master Course of History in Graduate School of
Humanities was established |
| 1994 |
Doctoral Course of Social Welfare and Education in
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences were established |
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Master Course of Studies on Contemporary Society and
Psychology were established |
| 1995 |
Department of Japanese Literature (KOKUBUNGAKU-KA) was
renamed as (NIHON BUNGAKU-KA) |
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Doctoral Course of History in Graduate School of
Humanities was established |
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General Research Institute of Japan Women's University
opened |
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Institute for Child Study, Rural Life Research
Institute and Women's Education Research Institute closed |
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Computation Laboratory was renamed the Computer Center |
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Lifelong Study Center of Japan Women's University
opened in Nishi-Ikuta |
| 1996 |
Graduate School of Science was established
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Master Course: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Chemical and
Biological Sciences |
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Master Course of Living Economics was established in
Graduate School of Home Economics |
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Doctoral Course of Psychology was established in
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Social Science |
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Naruse Auditorium opened in Nishi-Ikuta |
| 1997 |
Japan Women's University, a formal member of the
Japanese University Accreditation Association, was reaccredited by the Association as of
April 1, 1997. |
