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Academics

Graduate School

Graduate School of
Business, Marketing and Distribution

Overview

The Graduate School has a capacity of 20 in the Master’s Course, 10 students per year. The Master’s Course period of study is two years, to be completed by acquiring class credits and passing examination of the Master’s thesis. Persons completing the Course are awarded Master’s Degree (Business, Marketing and Distribution). However, when deemed appropriate in accordance with the objectives of the Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Business, Marketing and Distribution, examination of the results of research on a specified topic can replace examination of the Master’s thesis.

While the Master’s Course of the Graduate School of Business, Marketing and Distribution focuses on research guidance, its goal is to nurture the next generation of business, marketing, and distribution professionals to meet societal demands for graduate school Master’s courses and demands by industry in the distribution field for professional training. The curriculum is organized under a basic policy of research guidance and the nurturing of distribution professionals in cooperation with the education and research fields of the Faculty of Business, Marketing and Distribution, a basic faculty of the University.

Accordingly, the curriculum is connected to that of the Faculty of Business, Marketing and Distribution and is divided into two Divisions for Business Administration Subjects and for Commerce Subjects, with specialized subjects allocated to each. The curriculum consists of basic subjects common to both Divisions and specialized subjects and Special Seminar Subjects within each Division, aimed at the acquisition of a wide range of specialized knowledge appropriate to a Master’s student who has completed the Course of the Graduate School of Business, Marketing and Distribution, and acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary for writing a Master’s thesis.

Key features

1. Organization of a curriculum that nurtures professionals in business, marketing, and distribution

Business Administration Subjects
Subjects related to business management, business organization, business strategy, global business, business information, accounting, taxation law, corporate finance, etc.
Commerce Subjects
Subjects related to fields of marketing, consumer behavior, distribution channels, distribution policy, logistics strategy, international distribution, etc.

2. Degrees, licenses, and qualifications that can be earned

Degrees that can be earned

  • Master’s degree (Distribution Science)

Licenses and qualifications that can be aimed for

  • Certified Public Tax Accountant
  • Category 1 Retail Marketing (Seller)
  • Registered Management Consultant
  • Certified Advanced Researcher, etc.

3. The Division holds highly specialized seminars by instructors who are active on the front lines of the distribution field

Graduate School of Business, Marketing and Distribution Seminar

This seminar invites instructors active on the front lines of the distribution field to impart expertise in that field, and offers opportunities to audit lectures by leading professionals in distribution science.

Fiscal year Lecture theme Lecturer
FY2023 Risk-skilling in the digital transformation era Naoko Ishihara
chief,ExaWizards Inc. Working AI & DX Research Institute
Visiting Researcher at Recruit Works Institute
FY2022 Digital transformation in retail
-Data-driven management-		 Takashi Yanase
President and Representative Director, Good Day Co., Ltd. and Kaho Musen Holdings Co., Ltd.
Visiting Researcher
FY2021 TRIAL Group Retail DX Initiatives Teruyuki Koga
President and Representative Director, Retail AI Engineering Inc., TRIAL Group
FY2020 Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Distribution, and Responses to Impacts (co-sponsored by the Institute of Distribution Sciences) Yuji Teshima
Senior Managing Director, Fukuoka Dydo seika Co., Ltd.
Motomasa Tokudome
Executive Officer and Management and Development Manager, Hallo Day Holdings Co., Ltd.
Norihisa Sasaki
President and Representative Director, Royal Host Co., Ltd. (currently ROYAL HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.)
Shingo Tsutsumi
President, FCO･OP Consumers’ Co-operative
FY2019 Diffusion of Innovations
—How do new products and services diffuse in markets?⁠—		 Toshio Mitsufuji
Project Researcher, Ritsumeikan University Research Organization of Open Innovation and Collaboration

Graduate School programs

Educational objectives

The Graduate School of Business, Marketing and Distribution (hereinafter “the Graduate School”) focuses on research guidance to nurture the next generation of business, marketing, and distribution professionals, in order to meet societal demands for graduate school Master’s courses and demands by the distribution-related industry for professional training.

Three policies

Admission Policy

The Graduate School accepts persons who possess qualities, capabilities, and ambitions as follows.

  1. Persons who are equipped with basic knowledge related to the fields of business administration and commerce
  2. Persons who possess the desire and inquisitiveness for acquiring expert knowledge and appropriate problem-solving skills in the fields of business administration and commerce
  3. Persons who are able to solve identified problems through thought, investigation, and analysis, and to logically communicate findings to society

The Graduate School comprehensively evaluates these qualities and capabilities through written examinations, interviews, and submitted documents.

Curriculum Policy

The curriculum of the Graduate School is organized under a basic policy of research guidance and the nurturing of distribution professionals in cooperation with the education and research fields of the Faculty of Business, Marketing and Distribution of the University.

  1. Basic subjects are placed in the category of “Common Subjects (Basic Subjects).”
  2. Specialized subjects are divided into “Business Administration Subjects” and “Commerce Subjects.”
  3. Special Seminar Subjects are offered for the acquisition of knowledge and skills that contribute to the writing of the Master’s thesis.
  4. Strict evaluation of learning outcomes is conducted on the basis of grade evaluation criteria specified in the syllabuses of class subjects. The Master’s thesis is comprehensively evaluated by one chief examiner and two assistant examiners based the evaluation criteria for theses.

Diploma Policy

The Graduate School confers a Master’s degree (Business, Marketing and Distribution) on persons who have earned the required credits and who are equipped with skills as follows.

  1. Persons who possess expert knowledge in the fields of business administration and commerce and who have acquired advanced research capabilities
  2. Persons who can adapt to changes in societal circumstances and provide guidance in problem-solving