BA/BS in Letters

The Faculty of Letters at Hosei University, known in Japanese as 文学部, takes as its aim an understanding of the essential nature of human beings and culture, and of the routes humanity may follow into the future. Its departments cover philosophy, Japanese literature, English literature, history, geography and psychology, so students can concentrate on one discipline while keeping a wider view of the humanities. Teaching takes place at the Ichigaya campus. The faculty is linked to research institutes on Okinawan culture, Noh theatre and Japanese studies, and to the university's graduate school, study-abroad, student support and careers services. Faculty news pages record student and alumni activity, lectures and events, giving prospective applicants a sense of the community in which they would study.