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Faculty of Commerce and Economics

Nurturing people with special knowledge of commerce, economics, and management, who are also fine human beings.

About the Faculty

In accordance with the teachings of the school's founder, Ryukichi Endo, the three departments and 14 courses in the Faculty of Commerce and Economics are designed to give students a wide knowledge of liberal arts and communication skills as well as the knowledge of commerce, economics, and management.

Department of Commerce

Students will learn about a series of flows until products and services are developed, sold and provided, focusing on the movement of "people, goods, money" said to be the three elements of commerce. Students can also learn about and become familiar with commerce by conducting case studies and field work.

In our department, we have "Marketing" to investigate and analyze the trends of consumers, "Finance" to learn about finance and financial management, and "Accounting" to learn accounting that is essential for business activities.

Existing Courses

Marketing Course

Students will learn about marketing theory and practices essential to product development and sales strategies, as well as the power to create hit products. They will develop the ability to theoretically understand the reasons why goods (tangible goods or intangible goods) are sold or not sold. Based on that ability, we develop human resources who can develop, implement, and modify comprehensive marketing strategies such as product development, sales strategies, and advertising strategies that are deemed suitable.

  • Core Subjects
    Marketing II / Market Strategy / Marketing Economy I / Marketing Economy II / Brand Management / Product Development / Marketing Communications / Distributive System / Consumer Behavior / Marketing Research I / Service Marketing / Social Marketing

Finance Course

Students learn about the knowledge of money flows such as finance and corporate finance, and acquire the ability to properly manage funds, such as fund raising and asset management. This department develops human resources who have specialized knowledge such as financial planning and can be active in financial institutions, etc. or who are familiar with the financial management of a company.

  • Core Subjects
    Corporate Finance I / Corporate Finance II / Economic Studies of Security Market I / Economic Studies of Security Market II / Introduction to Derivatives / Financial Planning / Insurance I / Insurance II / Financial Instruments and Exchange Law I / Financial Instruments and Exchange Law II / Financial Intermediaries / Consumer Finance

Accounting Course

Students will learn to understand the meaning of various accounting information appropriately, and will learn the ability to use them in various areas of corporate activities and the ability to deduce the business situation and prospects of a company from financial statements. Our department provides basic knowledge of bookkeeping accounting, and fosters personnel who can make appropriate decisions based on accounting information in various situations.

  • Core Subjects
    Financial Accounting I / Financial Accounting II / Management Accounting I / Management Accounting II / Cost Accounting I / Cost Accounting II / Auditing I / Auditing II / Consolidated Accounting I / Theory of Tax Accounting I / Business Analysis I / Business Analysis II

Department of Economics

These days, other than the Euro economy that uses a common currency despite their being different countries,a new free economic framework called the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) is being created. As a result, the flow of money, labor, goods and services will be larger than ever. In addition, this department examines the global economy from a multifaceted perspective, such as how the Japanese economy and the world economy will change due to consumption taxes, fiscal deficits, and monetary policy in Japan and the United States.

In our department, we have set up three courses: "International economy" to strengthen the global perspective, "Public economy" to understand the economic activity of the country, and "Local economy" to consider the structure of regional economies.

Existing Courses

Industrial Economics Course

Students study about the mechanism of the economy in which people, goods, and money move across borders, and learn the desirable policies in the international economy to enrich the country. Multinational companies are expanding across borders into many countries. Students learn the differences between the systems of each country and our department develops human resources who can respond to the structure of the international economy.

  • Core Subjects
    International Economics I / International Economics II / Theory of Foreign Trade I / Theory of Foreign Trade II / Theory of International Finance / Development Economics / American Economy / European Economy / Economies of East Asia / Global Sociology / International Business Law I / International Business Law II

Public economic course

Students understand the country's economic activities and central bank systems, and learn the desirable policies of the public economy to improve the people's living conditions. The two wheels of economic policy are finance and finance. Students learn the role of each policy and develop human resources who can respond to the structure of the public economy.

  • Core Subjects
    Public Finance I / Public Finance II / Monetary Economics I / Monetary Economics II / Economic Policy I / Economic Policy II / Behavioral Economics / Public Economics / Public Policy / Social Policy / Administrative Law I / Administrative Law II

Regional economic course

Students learn to understand the economic problems and issues that pile up in rural areas, and learn about the desirable policies for the regional economies which will improve the living conditions of the local residents. Each region is different in population density, weather conditions such as temperature, and local industry. Students learn the characteristics of each area and develop human resources who can respond to the structure of the regional economy.

  • Core Subjects
    Regional Industry / Regional Development / Industrial Organization / Industrial Policy / Contemporary Japanese Economy / Local Public Finance / Small Business Policies / Transportation Economics / Agricultural Economics / Economics of Welfare State / Economic Geography I / Economic Geography II

Department of Business Administration

With more than 5,000 domestic companies going bankrupt each year and only 5% of companies still in business after 10 years, there are an increasing number of companies expanding overseas in search of reducing labor costs and entering new markets. On the other hand, there are many foreign-affiliated companies that making inroads in the Japanese market, and IT efforts to enhance corporate competitiveness are also important management issues. Students, in order to keep a company in business and strengthen management, will need to learn what to do in various sections of the company, such as management, human resources, general affairs, accounting.

We have established three courses: "Business Management," teaches corporate strategy and organizational management, "Management Diagnosis / Start-up" for students who are thinking about business analysis and entrepreneurship, and "Accounting," which aims to develop accounting professionals.

Existing Courses

Business Management Course

Students will learn a wide range of management strategies and leadership of companies and organizations, and management methods according to their roles and purposes. In this course, we develop human resources who carry out business with the knowledge and theory necessary to work in various companies and organizations.

  • Core Subjects
    Theory of Human Resources / Business and Society / Marketing Management / Strategic Management / Corporate Governance / Organizational Management I / Organizational Management II / International Business / Theory of the Firm / Organization and Innovation / Technology and Innovation / Leader Ship

Business Diagnosis and Entrepreneuring Course

This course focuses on practical education for SMEs with a national qualification, managers (store managers and SME managers), and people who are aiming for managerial positions. We develop human resources who have acquired not only the basic theory of management but also the knowledge and practical experience required for business diagnosis and entrepreneurship.

  • Core Subjects
    Basic Seminar for Small and Medium / Basic Seminar for Small and Medium / Lectures and Visits of Corporate / Entrepreneurial Theory / Essence of Entrepreneurship / Business Diagnostics I / Business Diagnostics II / Theory and Practice of Regional / Basic Practice of Entrepreneurship / Practice of Enterprise / Small Business Management / Production Management

Accounting Course

Students will understand the meaning of various accounting information appropriately, and will learn the ability to use it in various areas of corporate activities and the ability to infer the business situation and prospects of a company from financial statements. In this course, we will develop personnel who have basic knowledge of bookkeeping and can make appropriate decisions based on accounting information in various situations.

  • Core Subjects
    Financial Accounting I / Financial Accounting II / Management Accounting I / Management Accounting II / Cost Accounting I / Cost Accounting II / Auditing I / Auditing II / Consolidated Accounting I / Theory of Tax Accounting I / Business Analysis I / Business Analysis II

General Departmental Courses

Students can choose to minor in subjects not only from within their own department, but also from the General Departmental Courses, courses that are common to all departments, to become multi-specialists who have specialized skills in various fields.

Existing Courses

  • Language and Culture Course
  • Information Course
  • Law Course

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