Student Development Goal
This field aims to cultivate people who are able to identify the problems contemporary society faces and to solve social issues, as well as people who are able to work in local administration in ways that will contribute to the development of local communities.
Characteristics of Learning
Study contemporary society to live the life of the future
Students will acquire the ability to interpret how the world is moving through foundational and specialized study of the social sciences, with an emphasis on the practical disciplines such as economics, business administration, finance, law, politics, and sociology.
Aim to become leaders who will interpret the modern age and open up the next generation.
Investigating the actual state of contemporary society through social research exercises - Local Research Practice
In their social research exercises, students will conduct research into social issues in the city of Natori, including areas affected by the 2011 earthquake disaster. They will aim to discover perspectives for overcoming those issues and revitalizing the region. Through this practical exercise, students will learn extensively how to research, summarize, present, and discuss social issues.
Take the civil servant exam through extensive study of social sciences!
Students are able to study subjects such as economics, law, politics, and finance, which appear in the civil servant examination.
Isn’t it time to examine what is happening in the real world (society)?
Prof. Shin Takahashi, Ph.D.
- Specialization
- Institutional Economics, Economic Policy, Economic Thought
- Class Subjects
- Contemporary Society, Economics, Economic Policy, Human Behavior and Institutional Economics
- Seminar
- Focus on the reality of economic society through the study of economics.
As the times undergo dramatic change, you will prepare your own answers to the questions of "what is happening," and "what are the problems," and consider how we should understand, respond to, and live with these matters through our studies in the humanities and social sciences.
Class Recommendations by Prof. Takahashi
Economic Policy
Explain government policies with a theoretical approach, based on the relationship between the economy and government.
Human Behavior and Institutional Economics
Explain human behavior based on the relationship between that behavior and systems such as rules and customs.
The importance of asking “Why?”
Consider public challenges in contemporary society from diverse perspectives and take on the challenge of solving those challenges.
Prof. Yoshinori Fujimoto, Ph.D.
There are many challenges building up around us. How can we solve problems that we are unable to deal with on our own? While setting a high value on logical thinking, such as questioning why a certain issue exists, we will also consider them through the study of public administration, local government, and public policy.
Class Recommendations by Prof. Fujimoto
Local Government
Students will learn about the current situation and challenges in the familiar area of local autonomy, such as the differences between “local public organizations” and “local self-governing bodies.”
Field Study in Social Research
By going out into the field and conducting practical social issue research exercises, students will acquire the ability to learn about the “now” of local communities.
Computer Exercise
Students will acquire the ability to use ICT as a “tool for thinking” that they will also be able to use when they go out into society.