Curriculum: General Information
Credit System
With a few exceptions, all courses are either six months or one year long, and are worth a specified number of credits. Students are awarded the relevant credits if they register for a course, study for the prescribed period, meet the course requirements and/or pass the course examination. Students who study at the School of Commerce for 4 or more years (in exceptional cases 3.5 years) and obtain the required number of credits are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Commerce.
Semester System
The School of Commerce curriculum is based on the Semester System. The academic year is divided into two semesters: the Spring Semester beginning in April, and the Fall Semester beginning in September.
・Semester Subjects
Semester subjects are taken for a period of one semester, either in the spring or the fall. Subjects scheduled twice a week are worth 4 credits, and subjects scheduled once a week are worth 2 credits. Foreign Language I subjects for freshmen and sophomores are an exception. Foreign Language I subjects scheduled once a week are worth 1 credit, and those scheduled twice a week are worth 2 credits.
・One-Year Subjects
One-year subjects are scheduled once a week, and are taken for one full year. They are worth either 2 or 4 credits. One-year subjects include Commercial Science Seminars, General Education Seminars, and courses offered by the Media Network Center, the Division of Physical Education, and other Waseda University institutes.
・Special Subjects
This model is for students wishing to use their legal knowledge in the legal departments of corporations and in the corporate world. The students learn the dynamic transition of the law in market and finance through such classes as Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Financial Collateral Law, Security Law, Insurance and Maritime Commercial Law, and Economic Law.
Course System
In the School of Commerce curriculum, commercial subjects are divided into five courses: Management; Accounting; Commerce, Trade and Finance; Economics and Industry; General and Interdisciplinary. Students must select one of these courses as their major. Students will normally choose the course to which their Commercial Science Seminar (chosen in the fall semester of the sophomore year) belongs. Students who do not register for a Commercial Science Seminar must select one of the courses by the date stipulated.
・Management Course
This course provides the theoretical background and analytical tools necessary to understand and explain real-life management, organizational structure, organizational.
・Accounting Course
This course studies the financial accounting used to record, compute and report the economic activities of firms and enterprises, and the management accounting which makes use of accounting data in management.
・Commerce, Trade and Finance Course
This course examines economic problems such as economic growth, recession, poverty, trade friction, and resources and the environment. It also investigates possible solutions to these problems.
・Economics and Industry Course
This course examines economic problems such as economic growth, recession, poverty, trade friction, and resources and the environment. It also investigates possible solutions to these problems.
・General and Interdisciplinary Course
This course examines many specialized fields, and offers an overview of commercial studies in general.