One of the major characteristics of the Department of Commerce and Economy is providing education that will help students to think how to develop themselves and to achieve their future occupational goals.
The intensive two-year course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills that will help them to live in society and contribute themselves to society. Students can either apply for transfer to a four-year university or can seek employment after finishing the course.
The characteristic of the curriculum of the Department of Commerce and Economy is designed to provide students with general education, specialized knowledge and practical skills.

Department of Commerce and Economy

liberal arts	major subjects (required)
“academic writing” “philosophy” “political science” “law” “economics” “environmental science” “basic training for life-long sports” “japanese affairs”	“professional seminar” “academic skill” “fundamental information technology” “application of information technology” “macroeconomics” “general introduction for business administration”
	major subjects (elective)
	“history of modern economics theory” “international relations” “history of political theory” “principle of bookkeeping” “fundamentals of distribution systems” “japanese economic development”
language study subjects	minor subject(elective)
“general english” “english for communication” “general chinese” “chinese for communication” “general japanese” “japanese for communication”	business	“introduction to business practice” “training of business practice” “theory of international business”
	information	“fundamental information theory” “programming training” “network fundamentals” “system design” “database”
	tourism	“tourism industry” “theory of regional sightseeing promotion” “eco-tourism” “study on hokkaido” “international tourism”
	“synthetic personality inventory (spi)”
	“overseas training”