Graduate School of Economics

Major in Economics (Master's Program / Doctoral Program)

Our comprehensive educational system covers all aspects of economics.

Features

In April 2000, the Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Economics introduced a system of day and evening courses that allows students to select courses from both the Ikuta and Kanda campuses. The program now includes day courses at the Ikuta Campus, as well as Saturday courses and weekday evening courses at the Kanda Campus.

Since April 2016, the program has offered a total of four courses at the two campuses: the Economic Research Course and the Professional Course at Kanda and the Economy and Society Course and the International Economics Course at Ikuta.

The two Ikuta Campus day courses—the Economy and Society Course and the International Economics Course—are designed to foster academics and other researchers by helping them gain academic and research skills. Graduate schools are now expected to fulfill a diverse array of societal needs. To meet these needs, the Economy and Society and International Economics courses focus on developing highly specialized professionals, providing lifelong education for working adults and offering advanced professional education that extends beyond the undergraduate level. These courses focus on economic studies related to a variety of fields, including economic theory and international economics. The comprehensive Economy and Society Course covers a range of topics from economic and statistical theory, to public finance, finance theory, and economic history and social policy. The International Economics Course examines socioeconomics, regional research, and international cooperation in Europe, North America, Asia, and other areas around the world.

The Extended Master’s Program for the Economy and Society Course and International Economics Course is designed to provide advanced lifelong education for working adults and to deliver the diverse features that people are looking for in a graduate school education. The courses accommodate those who have not engaged in studies or research since graduating from university many years previously, as well as those who wish to gain advanced expertise and skills while working fulltime. The program helps students delve into research in preparation for a Master’s thesis, in a four-year study plan. Tuition fees are apportioned over the extended period, reducing the financial cost of the program’s first year.

The two weekday evening and Saturday (day/evening) courses held at the Kanda Campus—the Professional Course and the Economic Research Course —are designed to foster highly specialized professionals. This type of professional is required to respond accurately and precisely to dramatic changes, which requires specific skills in identifying and resolving a variety of problems. To develop these skills, students will reexamine the experiences and expertise they have gained over their years in the workplace, and incorporate a broader perspective through the study of systematized knowledge and theory. These courses are open to those currently working in business environments, as well as to recent university graduates.

In the Professional Course, students examine such subjects as economic policy, international economic theory, and public finance and tax policy, and engage in research on corporate, industrial, and general policy, as well as finance and the tax system.

The school offers two Economic Research Course programs—Standard and Advanced. Students examine methods of economic surveys and analysis of corporate, industrial, and macroeconomic trends and policy utilizing economic theory and econometrics.

In addition to lectures by Senshu University professors, both courses include lectures by professional practitioners to ensure that students learn these subjects from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Master's Program Courses

Since April 2000, the Master's Program in the Graduate School of Economics has been taught through both daytime lectures on the Ikuta Campus and weekday evening and Saturday lectures on the Kanda Campus, allowing students a choice of classes on both campuses.

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