Our History

一般教育部とは

In April 1962, the liberal arts education program for the first graduating class of the School of Health began. The School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences were established shortly afterwards. On April 8th, 1968, in conjunction with the move to Sagamihara City, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was officially instituted as an organization at Kitasato University In September, 1984, the Research Committee for Future Plans of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was established, with the university president serving as chairman. This committee established our university’s consensus that, as a general rule, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences shall conduct a comprehensive first-year educational program, paying due respect to the specialities of each undergraduate school, for all first-year in all the schools.

Subsequently, the College underwent the following changes to assume its current form.

1995

April

As part of the organizational restructuring in conjunction with the Deregulation of University Act, the College was reorganized into the Center for General Studies.

1998

April

In response to the changing social needs and the requirements for a more integrated education process of all the schools, and in order to effectively provide basic education and liberal arts education programs, the Center for General Studies was reorganized into the following three centers and one section: Center for Basic Science, Center for Basic Education, Center for Physical/Certification Education, and Humanities and Social Sciences Section . In April 2001, the Humanities and Social Sciences Section became part of the Center for Basic Education.

2003

April

In order to implement a more effective integration of the basic education program at our university, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was re-established as an umbrella organization integrating all centers. The Center for Natural Sciences, the Center for Human and Social Sciences and the Center for Liberal Arts all became part of the college.