Keio University

Curriculum at our Mita Campus: the third and fourth years

Students then go on to study at our Mita campus for their third and fourth years. In the specialized courses at the Mita campus, economics is broadly divided into ten major fields: Economic Theory; Econometrics and Statistics; History of Economic Thought; Economic History; Labor and Industrial Economics; Economic Policy and Public Finance; Modern Economic Systems; International Economics; Environmental and Urban Economics; and Economy and Society.

List of subjects studied at Mita Campus. Study at Mita focuses on advanced-level economics and the writing of a graduation thesis and/or research paper. Core courses are organized into ten major fields; for courses offered in each field, see “1. List of Core Courses.” In addition, more specialized advanced courses, including thesis and report writing in research seminars and Independent Research Projects, are available; for courses offered in each field, see “2. List of Advanced Courses.”

1. List of Core Courses

Fields

Courses

A: Economic Theory

INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS; INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS; GAME THEORY

B: Econometrics and Statistics

ECONOMETRICS; PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS; ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS

C: History of Economic Thought

HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT; HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT; SOCIAL THOUGHT  

D: Economic History

 ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN; ECONOMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA; ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ASIA  

E: Labor and Industrial Economics

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LABOR ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; SOCIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION  

F: Economic Policy and Public Finance

ECONOMIC POLICY; JAPAN’S ECONOMIC SYSTEM; PUBLIC FINANCE; MONEY, BANKING, AND FINANCE; ECONOMICS OF REGULATORY REFORM  

G: Modern Economic Systems

CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ECONOMY; COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT OF JAPANESE CAPITALISM; MODERN CAPITALISM

H: International Economics

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTERNATIONAL FINANCE; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICs; ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS  

I: Environmental and Urban Economics

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; URBAN ECONOMICS  

J: Economy and Society

DEMOGRAPHY; THEORY OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL HISTORY

2. List of Advanced Courses

PUBLIC ECONOMICS / TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS (DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS) / TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS (PROBABILITY) / FLOW OF FUNDS ANALYSIS /HISTORY OF JAPANESE ECONOMIC THOUGHT / ECONOMIC STUDIES IN KEIO UNIVERSITY: FROM FUKUZAWA TO THE MODERNS / HISTORY OF GAME THEORY / MODERN JAPAN AND EAST ASIA / ECONOMIC HISTORY / AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS / ECONOMICS OF FAMILY AND EDUCATION / TOPICS IN SOCIAL WELFARE / TOWARDS THE RESTRUCTURING OF WELFARE SOCIETY / MICROECONOMICS OF ECONOMIC POLICY / INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE / PUBLIC POLICY / PUBLIC CHOICE / TOPICS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS / ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC COOPERATIO / TOPICS IN MICROFINANCE / THE STRUCTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISES / WORLD ECONOMY / EU-JAPAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS / INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / FOREIGN TRADE POLICY / ECONOMICS OF WASTE AND POLLUTION / ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ENERGY SUPPLIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT / REGIONAL ECONOMICS / SOCIAL HISTORY OF ASIA / LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE / SOCIAL HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONISATION / WAR AND SOCIETY / SOCIAL THEORY OF FISCAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL HISTORY OF JAPAN / READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF JAPAN / TOPICS IN FINANCIAL MARKETS / TOPICS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES / CORPORATE FINANCE / INTRODUCTION TO LIFE INSURANCE / TOPICS IN LIFE INSURANCE MATHEMATICS / SEMINAR IN SPECIAL TOPICS

RESEARCH SEMINAR (THESIS)

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT

PCP: EU COMPETITION LAW / INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ECONOMY 

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE / ADVANCED FINANCE / APPLIED FINANCE / JAPANESE FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS / PUBLIC FINANCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE / OPEN ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC THEORY / ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC POLICY / MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY

FINANCE, POLICY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY* / INDEPENDENT STUDY*

* FINANCE, POLICY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY and INDEPENDENT STUDY are open to PCP students who have passed the programme screening only.

Note: Some courses might not be offered.