Students in the Department of Management study advanced specialized knowledge related to corporate management, focusing on the three core areas of business management, marketing, and accounting. At the same time, we aim to develop people who can make rational decisions in the management arena by understanding ideal corporate management and the role of corporations in relation to local and global society.
Since corporate management requires a broad perspective that encompasses not only the organization itself but also society at large, the Department of Management encourages students to take courses in other departments and faculties. In addition, it offers various language courses and study-abroad programs, and specialized education through a program in English, to build a foundation for acting on the international stage.
The Department of Management offers a degree program with the SPSF (Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures) and instruction in English.
In the first year, students learn how to study business administration (problem identification, collection and analysis of literature, information, and data, etc.), and in the second year, they take specialized courses in stages. The three specialized courses are divided into three areas: Business Administration, which covers business management, strategy, and corporate organization; Marketing, which covers markets, consumers, and distribution; and Accounting, which is essential for quantitative analysis of companies. Students will take courses based on their interest and goals to learn management in a structured manner. In the third year, students begin taking seminars to deepen their specialized knowledge. They also have the freedom to broaden their perspectives through economics and law courses, and develop an international perspective via the English for Business Administration Special Program.
as of 2026
* Please refer to the syllabus for more information on the courses.
Students can build a curriculum for their own unique future, choosing freely from basic to highly specialized subjects in either Japanese or English.
Students will deepen their understanding by learning the basic concepts of management strategy, focusing on company-wide strategy, which covers business development of the entire company, and competitive strategy, which deals with development at the business level, and then applying these concepts to actual corporate cases for consideration and discussion.
This course examines the process of purchase decision-making and the psychological functions (cognition and memory) of individuals that influence purchase behavior from a behavioral science perspective, and deepens understanding of consumer behavior, which is essential for building marketing strategies.
The purpose of financial accounting is to report corporate activities in financial statements to parties outside the company. In lectures, students will come to grasp the basics of the theory and system, and acquire the ability to analyze the actual business conditions of a company.
Entrepreneurship is nowadays considered to be one of the key drivers of economic prosperity and job creation around the world. As such, demand for entrepreneurial knowledge and skills is on the rise. Across two courses, Entrepreneurship introduces key concepts, processes, and the wider context of entrepreneurship (especially innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurship), before exploring how various types of entrepreneurship and innovation can catalyze social change and develop potential solutions to socio-economic challenges.
More than simply being a logo or a brand’s visual appearance, branding has become a strategic cornerstone by which corporate values and identity are communicated to consumers and other stakeholders. This course introduces core concepts in brand development and management both locally and globally, and requires students to critically engage with how branding can be applied to products, organizations, places, and people.
Many jurisdictions around the world require all or most listed companies to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Amid this new trend in the accounting environment, understanding so called “global accounting standards” and their effects on listed companies is vital. This course teaches both the historical development of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and IFRS, and the current economic consequences of adopting these standards.
Curatorial courses are available.
To impart high-level expertise and broad general knowledge while cultivating a capacity to understand and practice management using a range of approaches in actual social engagement.
To produce individuals who understand management in its local and global social contexts, and who can contribute not only to corporate management but also to local and international communities through rational decision-making grounded in specialist knowledge
The Department of Management sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as follows. Those who fulfill the graduation requirements shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.
With an aim to achieve the Diploma Policy, the Department of Management constitutes its curriculum as follows:
The Department of Management aims to foster individuals who can systematically study highly professional expertise regarding corporate business management activities and can simultaneously understand business management in the context of global society and contribute to society by making management decisions.
Noriko ARAI Professor
Masahiro ISHII Professor
Adam JOHNS Professor
Yoko SUGITANI Professor
Hideyuki TAKENOUCHI Professor
Shigeru NISHIZAWA Professor
Nobuko HOSOGAYA Professor
Kohei OTAKE Associate Professor
Agata KAPTURKIEWICZ Associate Professor
Taku TOGAWA Associate Professor
Jyunko JINUSHI Assistant Professor
Mariko NAKAGAWA Assistant Professor
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