Most of the seminars in the Faculty of Economics emphasize "Practical learning" with the theme of the current state of the Japanese economy and the actual situation of corporate management. In the process of digging deeper into the theme through fieldwork and data analysis, you will develop creativity, presentation ability, and leadership in addition to the specialized knowledge of economics, and acquire solid and useful power in society.
Yuko Hisa Seminar "Honey / Sansho Project"
In this seminer, students proactively work on the things such as acquiring knowledge of honey and sansho, visiting and participating in international food and cosmetics exhibition halls, learnig about product production process, budget, fund acquisition, product development, design, advertising or sales channels. Furthermore, we are also looking to broaden our horizons to the natural environment and understand the changes in the natural environment of familiar cities through the nature of the satoyama in the Tama area where the university is located and local production for local consumption.
Takashi Uchizemi "Thinking about Japan's Local Autonomy from Differences from Britain"
In the seminar of Professor Uchitaka, who was awarded with the title of Honorary Fellow by the University of Birmingham, UK, you will think about the ideal way of local autonomy and decentralization while learning about the differences in politics and systems between Japan and the UK. The purpose is to develop human resources who will revitalize the city and hometown taking advantage of learning from the origin of Britain, the birthplace of democracy.
Seminar of the Department of Regional Economics
Yosuke Iizuka Seminar "Integrating Management Theory and Practice to Elucidate Factors of Hits and Corporate Strategy"
The theme of the seminar is business strategy theory. The feature is the integration of theory and practice. In the business game "MESE" (provided by Junior Achievement Japan), which seminer students will play in the previous term, they will divide into groups and manage virtual companies on computers. Based on the financial statements, the seminar students devise the strategy. The theory and knowledge learned in class are integrated in practice.