Economics and Management

Graduate School of Economics and Management

Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

The Graduate School of Economics and Management at Tohoku University offers two majors. The Department of Economics and Management seeks students who are strongly interested in economy or business management, have basic academic skills in those areas, and aspire to work as researchers or highly specialized professionals in such fields in the future. Students are educated with the aim of providing them broad perspectives and profound knowledge, the ability to conduct original research at an international level, and the ability to contribute to social and academic development. The Department of Accountancy (Accounting School) seeks students who have the basic academic skills for accounting and who aspire to be accounting professionals working in international settings. Students are educated with the aim of providing them academic and practical knowledge of accounting, international perspectives, communication skills, and the ability to contribute to social development with strong professional ethics. The Graduate School of Economics and Management also actively accepts working adults aspiring to learn economics or business administration based on new problem awareness or to improve their skills as accounting professionals while using their real-world experience.

Department of Economics and Management, Master’s Program

This department offers two courses: the Economics and Management Research Course, and the Global Program in Economics and Management (GPEM). Each course has the screening categories below. Non-Japanese applicants for the Economics and Management Research Course must have adequate Japanese language proficiency. Applicants for GPEM must have the ability to work in international settings. Examination methods differ depending on the screening category. All categories require applicants to meet specified standards for admission according to the examination method.

General screening

Applicants having adequate English language proficiency and specialized knowledge of economics or business administration will be selected. Examinations are conducted in writing, orally, and based on the submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge is an important criterion.

Screening for working adults

Working adults having vocational capabilities and knowledge of specialized fields will be selected. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge and research aptitudes are important criteria.

Screening for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University

Graduate candidates in the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University who demonstrate high academic performance and who have a clear purpose for studying at the graduate school will be selected. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge and the propriety of their research plans are important criteria.

Foreign student screening

Only non-Japanese applicants are accepted for GPEM. Applicants having high English language proficiency and high basic academic skills at the undergraduate level will be selected. Examinations are conducted based on submitted documents. The applicants’ basic academic skills are important criteria.

Double degree program student screening for the University of Paderborn

Applicants are accepted only for GPEM. Students in the master’s program in the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Paderborn will be selected. Examinations are conducted based on submitted documents. The applicants’ specialized knowledge is an important criterion.

Applicants are recommended to acquire specialized knowledge, research skills, and international perspectives at the undergraduate level before admission.

Department of Economics and Management, Doctoral Program

While the course is not divided into categories, the GPEM doctoral program is offered. The screening categories below are available. In all categories, applicants having high English language proficiency, specialized knowledge of the relevant fields, and research aptitude will be selected. Research skills will be important criteria. Examination methods vary depending on the screening category. All categories require applicants to meet specified standards for admission according to the examination method.

General screening for transferred students

Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents.

Screening for working adults transferring from another university

Working adults who have research achievements are eligible to apply in this category. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents.

Screening for foreign students transferring from another university

Only the GPEM doctoral program is available. Examinations are conducted based on submitted documents.

Continuation to the 3-year doctoral curriculum

Students in the master’s program of the Graduate School of Economics and Management at Tohoku University, or a master’s program or professional degree program at Tohoku University, are eligible to apply in this category. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents.

Applicants are recommended to acquire specialized knowledge, skills for conducting research and demonstrating results, international perspectives, and the ability to act at the graduate level (for a master’s degree) before admission.

Department of Accountancy (Accounting School), Professional Degree Program

This department offers the Certified Public Accountant Course, Accounting Research Course, and Business Accounting Course. The screening categories below are available. The written examination tests applicants’ commercial knowledge and understanding of undergraduate-level accounting. The oral examination tests their research aptitudes and understanding of educational principles. Examination methods vary depending on the screening category. All categories require applicants to meet specified standards for admission according to the examination method.

General screening

Examinations are conducted in writing (for all courses) and orally (for the Accounting Research Course and Business Accounting Course). The applicants’ basic academic skills in accounting are important criteria for the Certified Public Accountant Course, and research aptitudes are important criteria for the Accounting Research Course and Business Accounting Course.

Screening for juniors

Junior students demonstrating academic excellence are eligible to take this examination. Examination methods and criteria are the same as those for general screening.

Screening for undergraduate students of the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University

Graduate candidates in the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University who demonstrate high academic performance and who have a clear purpose for going to the graduate school will be selected. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on submitted documents. Research aptitudes and understanding of the educational principles of Tohoku University are important criteria.

Screening based on self-recommendation

This category is available only for the Accounting Research Course and Business Accounting Course. Applicants such as working adults, non-Japanese people, and students from other departments having broad backgrounds are eligible to take these examinations. Examinations are conducted orally and are based on the documents submitted. The applicants’ research aptitudes are important criteria.

Applicants are recommended to acquire undergraduate level accounting knowledge before admission.