The objective of study in the Faculty of Letters is to comprehensively learn about various types of culture that humanity has produced, and to delve into the significance of being human from every conceivable point of view.

The Faculty offers an education that stresses small classes in a family-like atmosphere carefully tuned to studentsﾕ needs. In April 2006, the Faculty’s five departments were reorganized as a single department, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, facilitating more organic linkages among various disciplines. The Faculty offers over 500 specialized subjects of study in all, designed to foster a wealth of knowledge and understanding. One of the characteristics of the Faculty is that students have the option of studying specialized subjects in a wide range of fields besides their major. It is also possible for students to choose any subject as a minor by systematically studying the subjects.

Further additions to the new curriculum are planned that will add more distinct features, satisfy the interests of each student, and encourage an appreciation of different viewpoints. These include Basic Research Skills Subjects, an introductory course for new students; Special Liberal Arts Subjects, dealing with a number of interdisciplinary subjects; Career Design Subjects, which will be of great help in the future; and other courses in international relations and foreign languages and cultures. The aim is to enrich students’ specialist knowledge, intellectual balance, and sense of individuality.

Note:
The numbers indicated above include students admitted to the No. 2 Division (evening program). admissions to the No. 2 Division ceased in 2000.