Department of Economics

Diploma Policy

Based on the founding spirit, the educational philosophy of the school is to cultivate "chidoka" as advocated by the founder, Takayoshi Endo, through practical education.

経済学科では、社会の多様な課題について考察するとともに、具体的な解決策を導く力を持つ人材の育成を目的とし、以下の力を身につけ、所定の単位を修得した学生に学士(経済学)を授与する。

High ethical standards

  • A sense of mission and ethics to identify real-world problems and proactively work to solve them

Wide-ranging education

  • Universal knowledge and communication skills to develop the rich humanity necessary to quickly respond to changes in the real world and collaborate with a diverse range of people

Specialized knowledge and skills

  • 経済学を中心として社会科学に関する深い理解を持ち、これを用いて社会の多様な課題について発見・考察し、具体的な解決策を導く力

Curriculum Policy (Policy for organizing and implementing the curriculum)

経済学科では、ディプロマ・ポリシー達成のため、政策情報学科と連携しながら以下のカリキュラムを編成し、実施する。

Specialized Education

経済学科では、経済学を理解するための基礎として初年次に全員必修の「経済入門」、「ミクロ経済学I」、「マクロ経済学I」、「データ分析入門」を配当する。さらに、2年次以降に選択可能なコースとして「経済政策コース」、「ビジネス経済コース」、「経済データ分析コース」を設置し、各コースにはそのコースの学問領域における選択必修科目を配当する。

Seminar education

2年次には「学部基礎ゼミI」、「学部基礎ゼミII」を設置し、3年次以降の専門ゼミへの導入を図る。
3年次には「研究ゼミI」、「研究ゼミII」を設置し、個々の専門分野に関する専門的な知識・技能をより深く修得するとともに、調査、チーム活動、プレゼンテーションなどの積み重ねによって研究能力を養う。
4年次には「研究ゼミIII」、「研究ゼミIV」を設置し、個々の学生が4年間の集大成として卒業研究をまとめられるよう指導を行う。

経済学科では、各科目で身につく知識・技能等をシラバスに記載し、シラバスに記載された評価方法・基準により学修成果を評価する。
さらにGPAを導入することで学生の学修状況を把握し、指導に役立てる。
上記の区分ごとに決められた単位数を修得するとともに、合計124単位以上を修得することによってディプロマ・ポリシーで定める学位を授与する。

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission Policy

The Department of Economics aims to nurture individuals with the capacity to consider various issues in society and work toward specific solutions.

Fundamental Qualities Required of Prospective Students

  1. Students who have acquired the basic academic skills necessary for university study through extensive learning in the high school education curriculum. 
  2. Students who have a desire to identify real-world problems and acquire the sense of duty and morals needed to actively contribute to their resolution in an independent manner. 
  3. Students who can adapt to real-world changes and who have a desire to acquire comprehensive knowledge and communication skills to cultivate the rich humanity needed to cooperate with diverse individuals. 
  4. Students who have a desire to acquire practical and advanced specialist abilities to identify and resolve real-world problems.
  5. Students who have a desire to learn in various social science fields, with a focus on economics.
  6. Students who have a desire to engage in policymaking and causal investigation toward the resolution of various economic and social issues based on the study of economic theory and methods of empirical analysis.
  7. Students who have a desire to pursue economics as a practical field of study, including corporate activities and local industry trends, and develop business skills relevant to all aspects of society.

Basic Policy for the Selection of Incoming Students

The interviews will focus on whether the candidates have a clear idea of what they want to learn at university and their future plans. Through the interviews, candidates’ ability to understand the questions posed by the panel will be assessed, along with their ability to express their ideas in their own words. 
Documents such as school records and study plans will be assessed. The evaluation of these documents will consider the results of learning and activities up through high school, the specifics and feasibility of their university study plans, and the results of activities such as creative works and qualifications acquired in high school. 
To assess whether the students have accurately understood what they learned up to high school, a scholastic aptitude test will be conducted to assess their general comprehension, mathematical ability, capacity for expression, and linguistic ability based on the content of high school classes.

  1. Selection by School Recommendation
    Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, formal recommendations from school principals, school records, study plans, and essays. 
    1. (1)Selection by School Recommendation Under the Designated School System
      Candidates will be assessed based on the content of the essays, with an emphasis on capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions.
    2. (2) Selection by School Recommendation Under the Open Recruitment System
      (Academic Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on the content of the essays, with an emphasis on capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions. 
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
  2. Comprehensive Selection
    Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, school records, study plans, and essays.
    1. (1) Comprehensive Selection for Scholarship Students
      Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship.
      (Presentation Category) The assessment of presentations will focus on the candidates’ capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinions based on their understanding of various social issues, proposal of unique solutions based on investigations and analyses, clarity of expression, techniques used in the presentation, and appropriate responses to questions.
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Recommendation by a Teacher Who is a CUC Graduate) Candidates will be assessed based on character assessment forms, school records, and essays, with an emphasis on their capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing opinion.
      (Inquiry-Based Learning Category) Through an inquiry-based learning report and an oral examination, candidates will be assessed from the perspectives of their actions in inquiry-based learning, their logical organization and explanation of their own efforts, and the learning and motivation they gained from the experience, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    2. (2)General Comprehensive Selection
      (Aptitude Test) Candidates will be assessed based on the results of an aptitude test to evaluate whether they have accurately understood what they learned up to high school, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Qualifications/Certifications Category) Candidates will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills.
      (Activity Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on their participation in extracurricular activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    3. (3)Simultaneous Comprehensive Selection
      (Activity Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed based on their participation in extracurricular activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
      (Academic Evaluation Category) Candidates will be assessed through a basic scholastic aptitude test, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. The test is intended to assess whether the candidates have understood what they learned through high school subjects and courses. Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship.
    4. (4)Culture/Sports Achievement-based Comprehensive Selection 
      (Selection for Scholarship Students/General Selection category) Candidates will be assessed based on their achievements in cultural and/or sports activities, with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation. 
  3. General Selection
    Admission will be determined through a comprehensive examination of documents such as a scholastic aptitude test, a comprehensive written test, the results of the Common Test for University Admissions, and school records.
    Candidates with particularly outstanding results will be selected for a scholarship. In the Independence Assessment Category, independence will be assessed on the basis of the process of participation in high school learning and the desire to study at university. Knowledge and skills will be given greater consideration for the Individual Examination Category and the Common Test for University Admissions Category.
    1. (1) Individual Examination Category
      Candidates will be assessed based on the results of a scholastic aptitude test, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. In addition, a comprehensive assessment will be made considering multiple factors. Their capacity for thinking, making decisions, and expressing their opinions will be assessed based on a comprehensive written test. Independence, diversity, and cooperation in extracurricular activities will be assessed based on high school learning outcomes, including school records. Knowledge and skills will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications.
    2. (2)Common Test for University Admissions Category
      Candidates will be assessed based on the results of the Common Test for University Admissions, with an emphasis on knowledge and skills. In addition, a comprehensive assessment will be made as follows: independence, diversity, and cooperation in extracurricular activities will be assessed based on learning outcomes, including school records, up through high school; knowledge and skills will be assessed based on qualifications and certifications.
  4. Special Selection
    1. (1) Special Selection for International Students
      Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, study plans, essays, and Japanese-Language Proficiency Test results. The results of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test will be used to assess whether the student has sufficient ability to communicate in Japanese at the university, and an interview will be conducted with an emphasis on independence, diversity, and cooperation.
    2. (2)Special Selection based on Recommendation by the National Association of Principals of Commercial High Schools
      Admission will be determined through a comprehensive assessment of interviews, school records, and study plans. Scholarship students will be selected through a comprehensive assessment of knowledge and skills based on the acquisition of university-designated highly difficult qualifications.
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