School of Political Science and EconomicsWaseda University

For Prospective Students

Career Development

Career Paths

For career paths of international students, please see the Career Center website.

About the Center – Career Center, Waseda University

 

Examples of Selected Employers

Accenture Japan Ltd Johnson & Johnson K.K.
ABeam Consulting Ltd. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Bloomberg L. P. LG Electronics Incorporated
Bosch Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation
Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
DBS Bank Limited Nike
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC PwC Consulting LLC
Japan Airlines Sony Global Solutions Inc.

 

Examples of Selected Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

The University of British Columbia Nanyang Technological University
University of California, Los Angeles Peking University
University College London University of Rochester
University of Edinburgh The University of Sydney
University of Hong Kong The University of Tokyo
Johns Hopkins University Waseda University
London School of Economics and Political Science Yale University

Advancement to Graduate School

In the past years, many graduates from the Department of Political Science and Economics have gone on to graduate school. If you wish to further pursue your academic interests, pursue a career as a researcher, or if you hope to work in the private or public sector in the future based on your studies and research at graduate school, you may be interested in the Graduate School of Political Science or the Graduate School of Economics at this university, as well as other leading research universities in Japan and abroad.

Graduate School of Political Science

The Political Science Course of the Graduate School of Political Science requires students to take three required courses: “Empirical Methods to Analyze Reality Based on Quantitative and Qualitative Data,” “mathematical methods to Model Reality and Examine it Theoretically,” and “Methods of conceptual analysis to properly understand and use normative concepts. Furthermore, by establishing research areas such as contemporary politics, political thought, political history, comparative politics, international relations, public policy, and journalism, we have developed a system that allows students to conduct research based on a solid methodological foundation. The program has a proven track record of producing many excellent researchers and highly skilled professionals who are active in society, based on a process of learning that uses methodology as the weft and specific research themes as the warp.

Graduate School of Economics

In accordance with the university’s policy of fostering human resources who possess “intellectual resilience” and “flexible sensitivity,” and can contribute to making society and the world a better place, the Graduate School of Economics confers degrees on those who obtain a wide range of basic knowledge and methodology in economics (Master’s Program), acquire in-depth expertise and analytical methods in economics and/or econometrics at a level that enables them to write a doctoral dissertation with a high academic value that is recognized both domestically and internationally (Doctoral Program), develop research skills expected of independent researchers or superior techniques demanded of highly skilled professionals, and are capable of contributing to society using their research skills and techniques while collaborating with diverse people. Especially, in the process of assessment of a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation, one particularly important criterion is whether the student can conduct research with the strictest ethics and greatest responsibility.

Four Aspects of Career Support

Career Design and Job-Hunting Support

If you want to make your student life more fruitful, or you have no idea about your future career, why not join the events at the Career Center? You can hear Sempai’s talk about their job-hunting experiences, alumni talk about their current work and company life, as well as their student life. Surely you will get hints on what kind of future career(“Mirai” in Japanese) you want to have.

Detailed one-on-one meetings

Feel free to talk with Career Center staff one-on-one online about your concerns about job-hunting, further study, study abroad, and career paths. You may also consult such as “I don’t know what I should do in my student life” and so on. We would like to hear your voices and give you advice. Career Center staff will fully support you.

Career Design and Job-Hunting Information

Career Center has a wide selection of corporate brochures, information on alumni, employment data, and reference books for all the students. You may read the books by visiting the Career Center office or borrow three once at most. On the other hand, you may find detailed information for each program at university and surely some of them will be suitable for you to participate. On Waseda Moodle, which you need to log in at MyWaseda at first, you may find the career-related on-demand seminars.

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