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Graduate School of Economics- Overview

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From April 2025, Graduate School of Economics will consist of two majors: Economics and Economic Data Science. The Economics major aims to deepen the academic understanding of economics, while the Economic Data Science major focuses on learning methods to solve the challenges facing the Tohoku region. Both majors feature small class sizes, made possible by a two-person supervision system with a dedicated advisor and co-supervisor providing thorough and attentive guidance. Researchers with diverse expertise help students achieve their goals, demonstrating a strong motivation for research and addressing regional challenges.

Philosophy/purpose

Graduate School of Economics, based on Christian character education, aims to cultivate individuals who can contribute to the development of society by acquiring knowledge of economics, possess strong problem-solving skills, and play an active role as a driving force in the regional economy.

Educational goals

Graduate School of Economics aims to achieve the following in order to cultivate the kind of human resources outlined in its philosophy and objectives.

  1. Possesses diverse and specialized knowledge regarding various economic and social issues.
  2. Possesses the ability to propose policies that solve economic and social challenges.
  3. They possess the ability to present the results of academic research as an expert.

Graduate School of Economics "Organizational Policy for Faculty Membership"

Graduate School of Economics will organize its faculty based on the following principles.

  1. The full-time faculty of Graduate School of Economics shall consist of individuals who have been hired as full-time faculty members of Tohoku Gakuin University, possessing the abilities and qualities required in the "Basic Policy for Recruiting Faculty Members of Tohoku Gakuin University" and the basic attitudes required in the "Basic Attitudes Expected of Faculty Members of Tohoku Gakuin University," and who have been deemed qualified to serve as full-time faculty members of Graduate School of Economics through a review process.
  2. The evaluation for item 1 will be conducted through an assessment of research and educational achievements, from the perspective of suitability for teaching courses in the master's program and for supervising students' research and education.
  3. All full-time faculty members in the master's program are responsible for teaching courses and supervising students' research and education.
  4. In the doctoral program, the teaching of courses and the guidance of students in research and education shall be assigned to full-time faculty members from the master's program who have been deemed qualified to teach courses and provide guidance to students in the doctoral program based on an evaluation of their research and educational achievements.
  5. Part-time faculty members are comprised of individuals who, through the same review process as full-time faculty members, are deemed qualified to teach courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs, and to provide research and educational guidance to students.
  6. The determination and amendment of the regulations concerning the review criteria and procedures related to items 1, 4, and 5, and the individual reviews based thereon, shall be conducted by the Graduate School of Economics Committee and approved by Graduate Schools Committee.

inquiry

　経済学研究科メールアドレス：keizai_grad@mail.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp