INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS MAJOR

Courses offered in this major emphasize both the development of tools of theoretical and empirical analysis and the application of these tools to the understanding of specific economic phenomena and managerial problems. The major stresses the international dimensions of both business and economics. Within this global context, special attention is given to Japanese business and economic studies.

The following courses offered by the Faculty of Economics are cross-listed as FLA International Business and Economics courses. Students may include up to 8 credits from these courses as Elective IBE Courses.

Course No. Course Title Credits
403101 History of Economics 1 2
403102 History of Economics 2 2
407403 Econometrics 4
467920 Asian Development Economics 2
467921 Asian Growth Economics 2
430801 Logistics 4
433300 Direct Marketing 2
438410 Auditing 1 2
438420 Auditing 2 2

For requirements, please see the Bulletin of Information for the year you entered the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS FACULTY
Emmanuel Cheron
Professor, Business
D.E.S.C.A.F. Normandy Business School
M.B.A., Queen's University
Ph.D., Laval University
-International and strategic marketing, consumer behavior, quantitative methods
Parissa Haghirian
Associate Professor, Business
M.A., University of Vienna
M.A., Ph.D., Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
-Japanese market entry, knowledge transfer, intercultural communication, headquarter-subsidiary relations in Japanese multinational corporations, Japanese consumer behavior
Naoto Isaka
Associate Professor, Finance
B.A., Sophia University
M.A., Osaka University
Ph.D., Hitosubashi University
Yoshitaka Okada
Professor, International Business
B.A., Seattle University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
-Economic development, governance structures and industrial development
Keisuke Otsu
Assistant Professor, Economics
B.A., M.A., Keio University
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Valerie Ozaki
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
B.Sc., University of Leeds
M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Manchester
-Economic statistics, business and economic forecasting, time series analysis
Junko Uenishi
Associate Professor, Business
B.A., Harvard University
M.S., MBA, Northeastern University
-Accounting, financial reporting and analysis, Japanese economy
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS COURSES
No Title
IBE200 Principles of Economics (Micro)
IBE201 Principles of Economics (Macro)
IBE300 Principles of Management
IBE303 Computer for Business and Economics
(Management Information Systems)
IBE305 Introduction to Accounting
IBE306 Management Accounting
IBE310 Financial Management
IBE311 Intermediate Micro
IBE315 Marketing
IBE316 Public Economics
IBE320 Human Resource Management
IBE322 International Trade
IBE323 International Finance
IBE326 Money and Banking
IBE330 Economic Development
IBE331 Industrial Organization
IBE340 Economic Statistics
IBE345 NGO Management
IBE351 International Marketing
IBE353 International Business
IBE356 Consumer Behavior
IBE405 Quantitative Approaches to Management
IBE426 The Rise of Japanese Industry
IBE430 Economic Survey of Contemporary Japan
IBE431 Corporate Strategy
IBE434 Advanced Macroeconomics
IBE435 Seminar in Business
IBE445 Management in Japan
IBE455 Human Resource Development in Japan
IBE462 Economics of Natural Resources and Environment
IBE463 Comparative Marketing
IBE469 Institutions and Development Management
IBE470 Political Economy of Int'l Energy Market
IBE473 Issues in Economic Development
IBE476 Business and Economic Forecasting
IBE486 Topics in Finance
IBE490 Corporate Accounting and Reporting
IBE492 Financial Accounting
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