We live in a society where agile response is necessary to adapt to ever-increasing economic globalization and informatization. The Graduate School of Economics at Kumamoto Gakuen University educates our students to excel at various roles in society. We train some students to become researchers with a solid grasp of economic theories that can generate new research in a wide variety of economic fields. We train other students to become leading professionals who utilize highly specialized knowledge necessary for the development of regional economies. Many of our students also go on to become lawyers, public workers, and teachers that contribute to society through their specialized skills and qualifications.
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The study of economics plays a critical role in achieving an accurate understanding of the current state of the Japanese economy now that it has matured and lost its sense of dynamism. Economics also helps us make well-informed personal, business, and political decisions based on the state of the economy. The development of a global economy has had considerable effects on both the national economy of Japan as well as local economies. The development of these relationships has contributed to the growth of the word “glocal” as a popular buzzword. The purpose of local universities is to understand what is actually happening on a local level and work locally while also taking wide-ranging global perspectives into consideration.
To provide our master’s program students with a global education, we’ve made Studies in International Literature a required course, and we offer a variety of globally-minded courses such as Trade Theory, International Relation Theory, and Theory of Economic Development. We also offer courses like Regional Industry Theory and Theories of Agricultural Policies. For our many students studying to work for the government or as tax accountants, we offer a range of courses including Administrative Law, Solutions to Economic Issues, Public Finance, and Tax Law.
Our doctoral program offers students a chance to delve further into the study of economics and involves close work with faculty to prepare a thesis for graduation. A doctorate stands as proof of one’s abilities as a researcher, and the majority of doctoral program graduates go on to work in universities and research centers.
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Educational concepts and goals
The Master’s Program aims to educate our students with the specialized knowledge and skills needed to help Japan recover and contribute to its economic dynamism. In addition to undergraduates and foreign students, we also welcome working adults into our programs to fulfill our mission as a truly regional university.
Diploma policy
Diplomas will be awarded to those students who successfully summarize their two years of research in an original and specialized master’s thesis, meet all of the final requirements for course and thesis completion, and pass their thesis defense.
Curriculum policy
The Graduate School of Economics offers master’s courses on Economic Theory, Micro-/Macroeconomics, Statistics and Econometrics, Economic History, Finance, Economic Policy and Local Economics, Global Topics, etc., with a focus on understanding fundamental concepts and analytical skills.
Admission policy
The Master's Program of the Graduate School of Economics aims to give students internationally applicable knowledge and the theoretical and practical skills needed to contribute to the field of economics on both a local and global scale. We are seeking applicants with the following:
Educational concepts and goals
Dramatic changes to the global economy have generated a crucial need for comprehensive restructuring of the Japanese economy. The KGU Doctoral Program trains students to become capable of performing the innovative and creative scholarly research necessary for such restructuring. Students learn analytical methods and theoretical and practical economics so that they can become highly specialized and highly skilled researchers, local businesspeople, and globally-active experts.
Diploma policy
Diplomas will be awarded to those students who successfully summarize their three years of research in a unique and specialized doctoral thesis that contains excellent prior research and covers a wide perspective, meet all of the final requirements for course and thesis completion, and pass their thesis defense.
Curriculum policy
The curriculum has been roughly divided into the fields of Economic Theory/History and Local/Development Policy in order to give students a high level of specialized knowledge and advanced academic research skills.
Specialized, three-year courses are currently offered in Microeconomics, Applied Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Western Economic History, Regional Development, Regional Economic Analysis, Agricultural Policy, Local Public Finance, and Economic Development.
Students receive research guidance from three faculty members (a head examiner and two sub-examiners) over the three years necessary to complete this program. Students will participate in a research progress report meeting and an academic thesis report meeting at the end of each academic year to ensure that they will be able to complete their doctorate studies within the allotted time.
Admission policy
The doctoral programs of the Graduate School of Economics aim to give students specialized academic knowledge, scholarly research skills, and the ability to make judgments based on a global perspectives. We are seeking applicants with the following:
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