Bachelors of Economics

Every adult member of society engages in economic transactions. Economics is the study of the market mechanisms behind these transactions. In the Department of Economics, we train a future workforce capable of understanding and analyzing various aspects of the economy, including the theory and practical study of market economics, public welfare policies, advanced finance systems, complex corporations and other organizations engaged in the exchange of information, the realities of the economic system as determined by laws and regulations, the problems of a globalized economy, and the economic changes that have occurred across time and place.

1. Type of Personnel Sought
1. Demonstrates the fundamental knowledge and skills, reasoning, judgment and expression abilities that are expected outcomes at the senior high school level and necessary for study at the Department of Economics.
2. Possesses a broad interest in the university’s educational philosophy of “Do for Others”, the department’s educational policies and goals, as well as various past and present issues in economics and other disciplines, along with the drive to independently pursue study in the field of economics.
3. Values communication with others and actively participates in seminars and practical exercises.
2. Basic Policy for Selection of Students
Assess whether an applicant possesses the fundamental abilities and ambition outlined in “Applicant Criteria” above.
3. Types of Student Selection and Evaluation Methods
Student selection is based on general or special entrance examinations, evaluated according to the “Basic Policy for Selection of Students” above. Prospective students may take the All-Faculty Schedule or A Schedule general entrance examinations, or the Meiji Gakuin Admissions Center Entrance Examination. Special entrance examinations include the “Entrance Examination by Recommendation (Designated School)” and “Entrance Examination by Special Recommendation (Affiliated School)”. Evaluation methods vary by type of examination, including general written examinations and special entrance examinations that take high-school results and activities into consideration, evaluating qualities and ambition through interviews. These examinations are used to select individuals who will study in the department and be active in society.

You need to complete credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/en/academics/faculty/economics/economics.html

Aside from the support provided to all students by the university’s Career Center, students of the Department of Economics can take advantage of the Department’s own extracurricular guidance program. This program incorporates lectures by external speakers with experience of working for the personnel, hiring, and training departments of major corporations, as well as mock interviews and guidance in promoting oneself to prospective employers.

You can join one of the following careers:

• Economist
• Economic Analyst