Faculties
Notre Dame Seishin University is a four-year college founded in 1949 in Okayama by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Our school is a women’s college and admits only female students. Notre Dame Seishin University also offers graduate programs.
Undergraduate Schools include
The Faculty of Literature
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Acquire the skills to freely use English as a lingua franca and deepen their understanding of the literature, language, and culture of English-speaking countries, aiming to cultivate internationally minded individuals with a broad perspective.
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
- Centered on “Japanese Literature,” which studies literature from ancient times to the present, and “Japanese Language Studies,” which explores the Japanese language in general, students also study “Language Culture,” such as calligraphy, to enhance their ability to express themselves.
- Department of Contemporary Sociological Studies
- Established “Sociology Study Course”, “History Study Course”, and “Regional Study Course”. The curriculum covers a wide range of areas from the past to the present, enabling students to acquire the ability to examine society.
The Faculty of Human Life Sciences
- Department of Human Living Sciences
- Foster human resources with a multifaceted viewpoint, flexible thinking and practical skills that can respond to changes in society, and who are full of understanding.
- Department of Child Welfare
- Established 6 laboratories to develop children's potential in areas such as psychology and fine arts, and foster educators who can contribute to society by combining a wide range of specialized knowledge with a rich sense of humanity.
- Department of Foods and Human Nutrition
- Foster dietitians and nutrition teachers who are required in the fields of medicine, welfare and education. Students deepen their understanding of food and health, and pursue nutrition as a life science and an applied/clinical science.
The Faculty of Global Studies
- Department of Global Studies
- Acquire comprehensive theory and knowledge of international society and multicultural conviviality, English language skills, and practical language skills in a foreign language other than English from a choice of multiple languages.
The Faculty of Information and Data Science
- Department of Information and Data Science
- Acquire expertise in IT literacy and information ethics, information technology and data analysis, and develop the ability to logically consider, judge validity, and express these skills in order to solve organizational and social problems, etc.
The Graduate School of Literature
- Doctoral Research Course in Japanese Language and Literature
Doctoral Research Course in English Language andLiterature
Master’s (Degree) Research Course in Japanese Language and Literature
Master’s (Degree) Research Course in English Language and Literature
Master’s (Degree) Research Course in Socio-Cultural Studies
The Graduate School of Human Life Sciences
- Doctoral Research Course in Comprehensive Human Life Sciences
Master’s (Degree) Course in Human Development and Education
Master’s (Degree) Research Course in Food Science and Nutrition
Master’s (Degree) Research Course in Human Living Sciences
Admission of Foreign Students
Our school is a women’s college and admits only female students.
Foreign applicants will be required to have enough ability in Japanese language to study at the college level.
Notre Dame Seishin University also offers graduate programs.
