The goal of this Program shall be to cultivate the following abilities:

(1)     To be able to make global economic analyses and forecasts through mathematical analysis methods.

(2)     To be able to forecast social and economic trends from a long-term historical perspective.

(3)     To be able to make and implement policies for global environmental problems from a global perspective.

(4)     To be able to solve problems closely associated with people’s daily lives, including social welfare and fundraising, by applying their own expertise and specialized methods.

The main pillars of this Program are the acquisition of basic knowledge in the social sciences and the development of professional competence in each field based on that basic knowledge. Also, students aim to acquire advanced expertise though through undergraduate education and recommendation for going on to a graduate school in order to attain the goals of this Program.

The curricula are organized for students to master the basic subjects necessary to attain the goals one by one from the first year, and master advanced practical class subjects after that. In addition, this Program offers “Foundation Courses,” “Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students,” and “Peace Science Courses” as part of their liberal arts education subjects as basic subjects to enable them to attain the goals of this Program proficiently and to enable effective learning in specialized education subjects.

Specifically, two attainment goals have been set.

The first attainment goal for students after completing their basic specialized subjects is to acquire a basic knowledge in economics. More particularly, students shall be able to link information from newspapers and other news media with their basic knowledge in their related field.

The second attainment goal for students after completing their specialized subjects is to acquire expertise in each subject. More particularly, students shall be able to debate various social phenomena from a professional standpoint in each field. With small classes provided in “Seminar” allocated in the third year, opportunities for teacher-student relationships and relationships between students in friendly rivalry are expected. Submission of a graduation thesis in the fourth year is also available. Through the preparation of a graduation thesis, students will develop the ability to apply and discuss their expertise, as well as to give presentations.

With regard to the diploma policies and curriculum policies for the Program of Economic Analysis of the Day Course of the Department of Economics of the School of Economics, the university seeks students who have acquired diverse competencies as mentioned below, before entering the Program.

(1)    With regard to knowledge and skills, in order to study economics, a student is expected to possess basic knowledge about Japanese, geography, history, civics, mathematics, science, and foreign languages, subjects taught at senior high school.

(2)    With regard to ability to think, ability to judge, and the ability to express oneself, the student is expected to be able to identify and solve issues, and the ability to undertake self-innovation by thinking of strategies to resolve every day political and economic issues. Also, the student should have the abilities for self-expression and communication by being involved proactively in school events, after-school activities, and volunteer activities.

(3)    With regard to an attitude to cooperate and learn together with various people, the student should be involved on his/her own initiative in school events, in after-school activities, and in volunteer activities, as well as have a clear vision of one's own career goal that is appropriate for him/her, and be willing to try their hardest to achieve that goal by having a sense of purpose.

For further information about admissions, please refer to the following website.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/international/admissions/admission_guide