教きょう養よう部ぶ

noun

general education division (historical); college of general education

Refers to the organizational unit at Japanese universities that provided general education courses before the 1991 university reforms. Now a historical term; modern universities typically use 教養教育機構 or similar names.

• かつての大だい学がくには教きょう養よう部ぶがあり、専せん門もん課か程ていの前まえに一いっ般ぱん教きょう養ようを学まなんだ。

  Universities once had a general education division where students studied liberal arts before their specialized courses.

• 1991年ねんの大だい学がく設せっ置ち基き準じゅんの改かい正せいで、多おおくの大だい学がくが教きょう養よう部ぶを廃はい止しした。

  With the 1991 revision of the Standards for Establishment of Universities, many universities abolished their general education divisions.