Department Features

Curriculum

Educational Objectives and Policies

Educational and Research Purposes

The department emphasizes in-depth education through small-group learnings such as seminars and lectures in English, and strong basic education such as micro and macro-economics, to logically and empirically analyze economic issues in contemporary society.

Purpose of Human Resource Development

To develop human resources who can analyze daily social problems and phenomena from an economic perspective and utilize their ability to evaluate society with unique approaches in an international arena.

Diploma Policy

The department has established the following abilities and knowledge that students should have upon graduation. With completion of graduation requirements, students are recognized as having mastered these requirements and are awarded a degree.

 

1. The ability to understand and explain the concepts and ideas of microeconomics and macroeconomics with precision and logic.
2. The ability to construct original “Model” as a conceptual device based on knowledge of economics, to understand real issues in contemporary society, and to think about ways to solve problems.
3. Ability to perform data-based statistical analysis of diverse socioeconomic phenomena, using knowledge and skills in information processing.
4. High level of communication skills as well as leadership skills to actively contribute to solving various problems in international settings.
5. High level of expertise to play an active role in today’s society making the most of each student’s individuality (knowledge, abilities, interests, etc.)

Curriculum Policy

The Department organizes its curriculum as follows for the purpose of achieving the Diploma Policy.

 

1. Through mandatory courses (Group A courses: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics A, Macroeconomics A and B) taught by several full-time faculty members, students will acquire basic knowledge of economic theory in depth.
2. Students will learn how to describe and analyze socioeconomic phenomena as “models” and acquire logical thinking skills in “Economic Mathematical Analysis I and II,” a course in economic mathematics to learn knowledge of mathematical analysis, which is the basis of model construction, and in elective required courses that are advanced courses for microeconomics or macroeconomics.
3. Through courses related to information processing (Statistics I and II, Econometrics I and II, Data Analysis Exercise, etc.), students will acquire statistical analysis skills based on data.
4. Active learning seminars and exercises (seminars) involve small-group discussions and group learning to help students acquire communication skills to solve problems in cooperation with others.
5. In order for students to acquire English communication skills that will enable them to play an active role in the international settings, the Faculty of Economics will offer specialized courses offered in English (ECOE: Economics Courses Offered in English) as elective courses and will certify students who meet certain conditions in the program. The Faculty of Economics, Economics in English Program will be established to certify students who meet certain conditions.
6. Based on the common basic knowledge and abilities targeted in the Diploma Policy, in order to further support each student in acquiring expertise suited to his/her own characteristics and interests, students will be able to select a variety of specialized courses including business administration and courses from other departments in other faculties, in addition to more specialized courses in economics. The program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to acquire a wide variety of specialized courses.

Admissions Policy

The educational goal of the department is to cultivate the ability to think logically in order to solve real problems faced by modern society. The nature of this study is to make full use of models constructed from an economic perspective; “mathematical thinking” is essential to the logic of economics. For this reason, the Department of Economics requires mathematics as a required subject in addition to Japanese and foreign languages (English, etc.), which form the basis of logical thinking, as entrance examination subjects, and accepts highly motivated, outstanding students.

 

1. We are looking for students who have a high level of interest in the various issues of modern society and a high level of motivation to make a contribution to society.
2. We seek students with competent language skills (the ability to organize and express one’s own thoughts in words and to understand the thoughts of others) and mathematical thinking skills, which are the foundation of logical thinking.
3. We expect students to be able to act independently, understand others through dialogue, and collaborate with others in the Department of Economics.

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