Graduate School of Letters and Faculty of Letters (京都大学大学院文学研究科・文学部) is one of the schools at Kyoto University . The Faculty (Undergraduate) and Graduate School operate as one.
According to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Arts and Humanities, Kyoto University is ranked 2nd in Japan and 58th in the world.[2]
As of 2020, there are 1,075 undergraduate and 464 graduate students.[1]
Organization
Faculty of Letters Exhibition Hall
Program
Undergraduate Program[3]
First year: liberal arts education
Second year: choosing a Division
Third year: choosing a Department
Fourth year: submitting a graduation thesis
Graduate Programs[3]
2-year Master's Program (for Bachelor's degree holders)
3-year Doctoral Program (for Master's degree holders)
Divisions
It has 5 divisions and dozens of departments, which cover almost all areas of the humanities .[4]
Division of Philology and Literature
Eastern
Japanese Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
History of Chinese philosophy
Indological Studies
Buddhist Studies
Western
Classics
Slavic Languages and Literatures
German Language and Literature
English/American Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Division of Philosophy
Philosophy
History of Western Philosophy
Japanese Philosophy
Ethics
Philosophy of Religion
Christian Studies
Aesthetics and Art History
Division of History
Japanese History
Oriental History
West-Asian History
European History
Archaeology
Division of Behavioral Studies
Psychology
Linguistics
Sociology
Geography
Division of Contemporary Culture
Philosophy and History of Science
Media and Culture Studies
Humanistic Informatics
Twentieth Century Studies
Contemporary History
Division of the Joint Degree Master of Arts (with Heidelberg University )