is a municipal university

Public university

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 in Japan

Japan

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. It is located in Hisayamada-cho, Onomichi City

Onomichi, Hiroshima

is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea.As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 148,085 and a population density of 520 persons per km². The total area is 284.85 km²...

, Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

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History

The university was founded in 1946 as , a three-year college for ages 17-20 or above. In 1950 the school was developed into , a co-educational college, under Japan's new educational system.

At first the junior college had one department: the Department of Japanese Literature. In 1951 the Department of Economics was added. In 1962 it was removed to the present campus. In 1988 the Department of Business Administration and Information Science was added.

In 2001 the junior college was developed into Onomichi University, a four-year university with two faculties: the Faculty of Economics, Management & Information Science and the Faculty of Artistic Culture. In 2005 the Graduate Schools were added (Master's courses only).

Faculties (Undergraduate schools)

• Faculty of Economics, Management & Information Science
• Faculty of Artistic Culture
  • Department of Japanese Literature
  • Department of Arts & Design

Graduate schools

• Graduate School of Economics, Management & Information Science (Master's courses only)
• Graduate School of Japanese Literature (Master's courses only)
• Graduate School of Arts & Design (Master's courses only)

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)