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Jissen Women's University Junior College

Coordinates: 35°39′29″N 139°42′36″E / 35.6581°N 139.7101°E / 35.6581; 139.7101
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Jissen Women's University Junior College
  • 実践女子大学短期大学部
  • じっせんじょしだいがくたんきだいがくぶ
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Jissen Women's University Junior College at Shibuya Campus
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Jissen Women's University Junior College is located in Tokyo
Jissen Women's University Junior College
Jissen Women's University Junior College (Tokyo)
Jissen Women's University Junior College is located in Japan
Jissen Women's University Junior College
Jissen Women's University Junior College (Japan)
Other name
Jissen JC
TypePrivate
Established1899 (1899)
Parent institution
Jissen Women's Educational Institute
Address
1-1-49 Higashi
,
Shibuya City
,
Tokyo
,
Japan

35°39′29″N 139°42′36″E / 35.6581°N 139.7101°E / 35.6581; 139.7101
CampusShibuya (Shibuya City, Tokyo)
Websitewww.jissen.ac.jp
Note: This junior college's departments are the Department of Japanese Communication and the Department of English Communication.

Jissen Women's University Junior College (実践女子大学短期大学部, Jissen joshi daigaku tanki daigakubu, lit. 'Jissen Women's University Junior College Department') is a Japanese private university with its headquarters in 1-1-49 Higashi, Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1899 and established as a university in 1950. Its university abbreviation is Jissen JC (実践短大, Jissen Tandai)

Overview

University as a whole

Founding spirit (school motto, ideals and faith)

  • The founding spirit in Jissen Women's University Junior College has become "Nurturing women who are capable of displaying dignity, elegance, independence and self-management."

Education and research

  • Education in Jissen Women's University Junior College
    • The Department of Japanese Communication: There are subjects concerning communication, Japanese literature, women's literature as well as subjects such as "Children's Literature" and "Women's Literature." Furthermore, it results in a system in which one continues to take subjects in accordance with each course, "Communication Skills" and "Information Skills."
    • The Department of English Communication: In addition to common subjects such as "Practical Career Planning" and "Integrated English a.b," it results in a system in which one continues to take subjects in accordance with each course, "Tourism Business" and "International Communication."
  • In fiscal 2020, America, England, Canada, China, South Korea, France, Germany and Malaysia were cited as destinations for summer overseas language training. Currently, TOEFL exams and interviews are not being conducted.

Academic culture and features

  • Established in the year following the opening of Jissen Women's University, its history as a JC is long. In fiscal 2020, they celebrated the 70th anniversary of its establishment.
  • There are many students who transfer to Jissen Women's University after graduating from the JC, because of the fact that departments similar to those of the university are established.

Brief history

  • 1882 (Meiji's 15th Year) Tōyō School was founded. It becomes a pioneer of private women's education in Japan.
  • 1899 (Meiji's 32nd Year) Jissen Girls' School is established in Kōjimachi, Tokyo.
  • 1916 (Taishō's 5th Year) They open the summer self-improvement dormitory "Senkaku-shō" in Sengokuhara, Hakone Town.
  • 1950 (Shōwa's 25th Year) They establish it as Jissen Women's Educational Institute Junior College (実践女子学園短期大学, Jissen joshi gakuen tanki daigaku). Initially, it had only one department, Home Economics Department, and its location was Tokiwamatsu Town, Shibuya City.
  • 1951 (Shōwa's 26th Year) They separate the Home Economics Department into two majors: Human Life Major and Apparel and Textiles Major.
  • 1952 (Shōwa's 27th Year) They add the departments, the Japanese Literature Department and the English Literature Department.
  • 1967 (Shōwa's 42nd Year) They separate the Home Economics Department into three courses: Human Life, Nutrition and Apparel and Textiles. They launch courses on library science and natural history.
  • 1968 (Shōwa's 43rd Year) They rename it Jissen Women's Junior College (実践女子短期大学, Jissen joshi tanki daigaku).
  • 1972 (Shōwa's 47th Year) They relocate it to the site of Shukutoku Gakuen Junior College in Matsubushi Town, Kita-Katsushika District, Saitama Prefecture.
  • 1976 (Shōwa's 51st Year) They transfer Matsubushi Campus to Taishō University, and relocate it to Jissen Women's University Campus in Hino City.
  • 1988 (Shōwa's 63rd Year) They change the department names.
    • Japanese Literature Department → The Department of Japanese Literature
    • English Literature Department → The Department of English Literature
    • Home Economics Department → The Department of Life and Culture. They further separate it into the following majors.
      • Life and Culture Major
      • Food Science and Nutrition Major
  • 2000 (Heisei's 12th Year) Changes in the department names are carried out again.
    • The Department of Japanese Literature → The Department of Japanese Communication
    • The Department of English Literature → The Department of English Communication
    • The Department of Life and Culture
      • Life and Culture Major → The Department of Living and Welfare
      • Food Science and Nutrition Major → The Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • 2005 (Heisei's 17th Year) A nutrition educator program is launched.
  • 2011 (Heisei's 23rd Year) They suspend the recruitment of students for the Department of Living and Welfare.
  • 2013 (Heisei's 25th Year) They suspend the recruitment of students for the Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
  • 2014 (Heisei's 26th Year) They rename it Jissen Women's University Junior College (Department). They relocate the junior college's campus to Shibuya City, Tokyo.

Basic data

Location

  • 1-1-49 Higashi, Shibuya City, Tokyo (Shibuya Campus)

Transportation access

  • Approximately 10-minute walk from JR (Yamanote Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line)/Tokyo Metro (Ginza Line, Hanzōmon Line, Fukutoshin Line)/Tōkyū (Tōyoko Line, Den-en-toshi Line)/Keiō Inokashira Line East Exit C1 from Shibuya Station.
  • Approximately 12-minute walk from Tokyo Metro (Ginza Line, Hanzōmon Line, Chiyoda Line) Exit B1 from Omotesandō Station.

Image

  • The college mark of Jissen Women's University Junior College has the image of a cherry blossom.

Education and Research

Organization

Departments

  • Department of Japanese Communication
  • Department of English Communication

Departments that existed in the past

  • Department of Living and Welfare
  • Department of Food Science and Nutrition
About the qualifications acquired
  • Qualifications as a librarian
    • Department of Japanese Communication
    • Department of English Communication
  • In addition, in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition that had been established in the past, one could acquire qualifications as a dietitian and a Second Class Nutrition Teacher's License.
  • In the past, teacher training courses had been established where one could acquire a Second Class Junior High School Teacher's License.[1]
    • Japanese Language: Established in the Japanese Literature Department, which was the predecessor of the Department of Japanese Communication.
    • English: Established in the English Literature Department, which was the predecessor of the Department of English Communication.
    • Home Economics and Health: Established in the Department of Life and Culture, Life and Culture Major (formerly: Home Economics Department), which was the predecessor of the Department of Living and Welfare.
  • Initially, a High School Teacher's License was also added, and resulted in (Japanese Language) in the Japanese Literature Department, (English) in the English Literature Department and (Home Economics) and (Health) in the Home Economics Department.[2]

Student Life

Extracurricular activities, club activities and circle activities

  • The club activities of Jissen Women's University Junior College are jointly conducted with the university, both in sports-type and culture-type.
  • As of 2020, there are currently 65 university-approved student groups in total for culture-type and sports-type, including those under suspension of activities, and one semi-official group. They perform vigorous activities on both campuses every day.

School festivals

  • The school festival of Jissen Women's University Junior College is called the "Tokiwa Festival", and concerts and talk shows, where they invited famous people, and presentations for each club and circle are held respectively. By the way, the theme in the fiftieth school festival held in fiscal 2006 amounted to "A Profusion of Flowers."
  • At the sixth Tokiwa Festival in 2010, the talk shows were cancelled as a consequence of the typhoon, but the live comedy performances were carried out in spite of it. EXIT, Shizuru, 3 O'Clock Heroines, etc. appeared in the live comedy performances.

University officials and organizations

List of university officials

University officials

Alumni

Facilities

Campus

  • They have made a 10-story building into Shibuya Campus. At Shibuya Campus, the students of the university's Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Human and Social Studies are studying together with the students of the junior college department.
  • Jissen Women's University and Jissen Women's University Junior College Library

External affairs

Agreements with other universities

America

  • America (Hawaii) Kapiolani Community College (studying abroad)
  • America (Hawaii) Leeward Community College (studying abroad)

Australia

  • Stott's College (studying abroad)
  • University of the Sunshine Coast (studying abroad)
  • Victoria University (studying abroad)

Malaysia

  • Asia Pacific University (studying abroad)

Affiliated schools

Involvement with society

  • The students of the Department of Japanese Communication had been participating in the editing of Hino City's garbage information magazine.

About careers after graduation

About finding employment

  • Department of Japanese Communication: Kokubu Business Expert, Toyota Enterprise, Toyota Enterprise, Bic Camera, Yamada-Denki, Shōwa Shinkin Bank, Taiju Life Insurance, The Yokohama Shinkin Bank, Subaru, Mitsubishi Pencil and SoftBank
  • Department of English Communication: Art Corporation, ANA Airport Services, Isuzu Motors, Canon, Sogō & Seibu, Honda Cars, Advance, Fuji Software Service, NEC Management Partner, Airport Terminal Service, Granbell Hotel, Keiō Plaza Hotel and Tōkyū Resort Service

Transfer admissions and advancement to higher education track records

  • Other than the affiliated Jissen Women's University, they have the following track records.
    • Department of Japanese Communication: Nihon University, Tokyo Keizai University, Sagami Women's University, Taisho University, Toyo Gakuen University, Keisen University, Komazawa University, Komazawa Women's University, Kaetsu University, Kyorin University and Nishogakusha University
    • Department of English Communication: Komazawa University, Komazawa Women's University, Tokai University, Kaetsu University, Sōka University, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Kyoritsu Women's University, Takushoku University and Tamagawa University

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Shōbunsha Publications, Inc. (1989). Shōbunsha Publications Editorial Department (ed.). 全国短期大学受験案内<1990年度> [The National Junior College Entrance Examination Information Guide <for Fiscal 1990>] (in Japanese). Shōbunsha Publications, Inc. p. 251.
  2. ^ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Science Bureau (1955). "実践女子学園短期大学" [Jissen Women's Educational Institute Junior College]. In Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Science Bureau (ed.). 教員養成課程認定大学短期大学一覧 [List of Accredited Universities and Junior Colleges with Teacher Training Courses] (in Japanese). p. 55.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ By the way, this place currently acts as the Saitama Campus of Taisho University.
  4. ^ Before the 1979 edition, it was titled Tanki Daigaku Ichiran (List of Junior Colleges).

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