2013

●The first- and second-year undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Letters, Law, Economics and Commerce offered at the Imadegawa Campus

Doshisha University is currently redesigning its Imadegawa Campus and Kyotanabe Campus to capitalize on their special characteristics for the benefit of our students. According to the new campus concept, all the undergraduate and graduate students will be able to complete their education exclusively on one campus from April 2013.
Imadegawa Campus:

• Education center for humanities faculties pursuing liberal arts and seminar-based specialized education
• Hub institution for developing highly specialized professionals, mainly including professional and independent graduate schools
• International campus where the world's foremost universities set their overseas base

Kyotanabe Campus

• 'Creative Hill', where science and engineering faculties, as well as those integrating humanities and sciences, gather
• Center for multidisciplinary education focusing on experiments, practical training and fieldwork
• Center for international advanced research regarding life and the human body, cutting-edge technology and information

●Faculty of Global and Regional Studies scheduled to be established (Doshisha University)

The Faculty of Global and Regional Studies offers students the opportunity to systematically deepen their knowledge about the culture, history and society of Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the United States. The primary aim of the faculty is to instill in students highly specialized knowledge required for understanding and analyzing cross-regional issues from multiple perspectives, and to prepare them to become global citizens who will play active roles in the international community.

2012

●Graduate School of Brain Science established (Doshisha University)

The Graduate School of Brain Science (Major of Brain Development and Aging), established in April 2012, offers a five-year integrated doctoral program. Adopting a tutorial teaching approach, the program aims to promote students' self-directed learning and academic thinking through practical training and experiments, thereby cultivating highly advanced fundamental abilities and skills applicable to a wide range of professions.

●Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences established (Doshisha Women's College)

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts established the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctoral Program in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences) in April 2012. In response to social demands for overcoming intractable diseases and safe use of medicines, this four-year program systematically provides a comprehensive education in basic pharmaceutical sciences and clinical pharmacies through the research and practice of medical pharmacy which connets medical care with drug discovery and development in advanced pharmacological treatment. The aim of the graduate program is to produce professional specialists with advanced expertise and excellent research skills, as well as instructors who can teach others in the field. This program eagerly accepts mature students.

●DISK authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme

Doshisha International School, Kyoto(DISK) was authorized by the International Baccalaureate to offer an internationally recognized diploma - the IB Diploma Programme - as an accredited IB World School. The IB Diploma Programme is a two-year course for 11th- and 12th-year students that prepares them for entering universities worldwide. The IB Diploma is awarded to students who successfully complete the course requirements and pass the examination.

2011

●Faculty of Global Communications and the Institute for the Liberal Arts established (Doshisha University)

As part of an initiative for advancing Doshisha's 'internationalism', the Faculty of Global Communications, and the Institute for the Liberal Arts were established in April 2011. The Faculty of Global Communications nurtures individuals who are able to assume active roles as facilitators, negotiators and administrators in an everchanging and increasingly global sociaty. The Institute for the Liberal Arts provides and interdisciplinary education across six faculties (Faculty of Letters, Social Studies, Law, Economics, Commerce, and Policy Studies). The institute operates 'The Liberal Arts Program', in which international students can obtain a diploma only through the subjects taught in English, and 'The International Specialization Program' in which Japanese students can study in English together with international students from around the world.

●Doshisha International Academy established

An innovative international school, the first ever in Japan, launched by incorporating Doshisha's history and tradition into the future-oriented international curriculum. Doshisha International Academy established in Kizugawa City located inside Kansai Science City. The academy comprises DIA Elementary School (offering a curriculum that meets International Baccalaureate standarts, as well as English-Japanese bilingual education with 55% of the classes being taught in English), and the twelve-year Doshisha International School, Kyoto.

2010

●Junior and Senior High Schools unified at the Iwakura campus

Doshisha Junior and Senior High Schools, which had been operated independently, were unified by transferring the junior high school to the Iwakura campus. Through this unification, Doshisha Junior and Senior High Schools, as well as Doshisha Elementary School, are now all at the Iwakura campus, enabling the full-fledged implementation of Doshisha's integrated educational system, of which we are immensely proud.

2009

●Faculty of Culture and Representation established （Doshisha Women’s College）

The Faculty of Culture and Representation, established on the Imadegawa Campus. It consists of two departments, the Department of English and the Department of Japanese Language and Literature. "Representation" is defined here as the process of constructing images of the self, others, or the world through writing, speaking, painting, or other forms of expression. It refers also to the books, movies, and other products that are generated through this process. The scope of study includes how such representations reflect the human spirit and the spirit of the times.

●Faculty of Psychology established（Doshisha University）