Department of International Business

Developing global managers who can be active in international business

In an economic environment changing from moment to moment, international business involves different languages, different values, and different political systems. To be successful, however, it is necessary to transcend such differences. In order for students to build the strength to make a contribution in this dynamic world, we cultivate their basic academic ability to accurately understand the diverse problems companies face in a global market environment, and we raise their international-communication skills. Our aim is to develop students who can display initiative as global managers in the increasingly borderless arena of international business.

Curriculum overview

In order to be active at companies engaged in international business, students first take basic courses indispensable for analysis of corporate activities. Then they study international markets and market systems and research the actions that companies can take to operate in those markets and systems.

To develop fundamental skills, the studies of first-year students are centered on basic courses in international business and also include introductory courses covering economics, business law, and basic seminar subjects. In the second year, students take more specialized international business courses divided into three areas: management and strategy, accounting and finance, and trade and industry. In each of these areas, course content is developed with a focus on problem solving from an international business perspective. In years three and four, students select one of the three specialized areas and deepen their understanding of topics of particular interest as they acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge through special lecture courses. In parallel with these studies, students gradually acquire the language ability indispensable for communication in international society through business-English courses, foreign-book reading courses, e-learning courses, etc.

Students can also come into actual contact with international business through international experience programs. They include the International study program of lectures concerning language and specialized subjects and the International fieldwork program in which students research topics from an international perspective by visiting commercial facilities. If certain conditions are met, participation in International volunteer activities can be accepted as credits for graduation.