Shōin University

Shōin University
founding	1941/2000
place	Atsugi , Kanagawa Prefecture
country	Japan
Website	www.shoin-u.ac.jp

Entrance on the Atsugi campus

The Shōin University ( Japanese 松蔭 大学 Shōin Daigaku ) is a private university in Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan. It was founded in 1941 under the name Shōin Women's Academy ( 松蔭 女 学校 , Shōin Jogakkō ), achieved university status as a Shōnan Women's University ( 松蔭 女子 大学 , Shōin Joshi Daigaku ) in 2000 and received it in 2004 when it switched to a co-educational institution today's name.

The university is spread over seven locations:

• Atsugi -Morinosato (main campus)
  • Shoin Library
• Atsugi Station (Campus)
• Shōnan (Campus)
• Shimokitazawa (Campus)
• Kitazawa Station (outside campus)

Faculties

• Faculty of Business Administration and Corporate Culture
  • Department of Finance and Economics
  • Department of Economics and Law
  • Corporate Management Department
• Faculty of Communication and Culture
  • Japanese Culture and Communication Department
  • Department of Intercultural Communication
  • Department of Everyday Psychology
• Faculty of Tourism, Media and Cultural Studies
  • Department of Tourism and Cultural Studies
  • Department of Media and Information Science

Well-known alumni

• Zard - most successful Japanese pop musician in the 1990s

See also

• List of universities and colleges in Japan

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official website
2. ↑ Shoin Library Webpage ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.