教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)

きょういくがくぶ
noun
faculty of education; school of education
education
1. faculty of education; school of education
The university division that studies education and trains teachers.
教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)で学(まな)んでいる。
I'm studying in the faculty of education.
彼(かれ)は教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)を出(で)て教師(きょうし)になった。
He graduated from the faculty of education and became a teacher.
教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)では教員免許(きょういんめんきょ)を取(と)るための科目(かもく)を学(まな)ぶ。
In the faculty of education you study courses for earning a teaching license.

Compound of 教育(きょういく) (education) + 学部(がくぶ) (faculty). Most graduates pursue a teaching license, though the faculty also covers educational research.

Common collocations

  • 教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)に進(すす)む: to go on to the faculty of education
  • 教育学部(きょういくがくぶ)の付属校(ふぞくこう): a school attached to the faculty of education
  • 国立(こくりつ)大学(だいがく)の教育学部(きょういくがくぶ): the faculty of education at a national university