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College of International Management - APM

The College of International Management offers specialized management knowledge, practical business experience, business level multi-language and intercultural communication skills, aiming to nurture a generation of business leaders who will create new values for tomorrow’s world. Studying under the supervision of professors with multinational business experience, our graduates are succeeding in obtaining employment at companies operating at a global level.

Strategic management and Organization, Innovation and Economics, Marketing, Accounting and Finance

Bachelor of Business Administration

4 years with normal study mode, 3 or 3.5 years with Accelerated Graduation Program

After mastering the basics of international management, students go on to learn about management in more detail in the above mentioned four areas of study. Student may combine more than one　area to meet individual needs and interests.

Seminars are project based classes that allow students to delve more deeply into their topic of interest, which involves lots of research and discussions. Students usually start taking seminar classes from their third year and write their thesis during their fourth year seminar.

In the seminar of College of International Management, students study actual cases to learn about corporate behavior and the business environment. Discussions are held during classes on topics such as the business strategies adopted by businesses, corporate finance, corporate accounting, distribution, marketing, HR management and economic policies. After researching various themes and cases, students finalize their own topic for in-depth research.

Management Accounting Research: Competitiveness & Performance Evaluation; Corporate Finance _ Theory & Practice; Game Theory and Related Topics; Global Logistics; Understanding International Trade Practices and Costs; Innovation and Innovation Management; Globalization and Competitiveness; China's Economic Development; The Indian Economy; Understanding International Trade Practices and Costs; and many more

Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Business consulting, Banking, Retail, Logistics, Trading, Manufacturing, Broadcasting, IT, other various kinds of multinational companies and companies seeking to expand their operations beyond the domestic market; research institutions; International and local government bodies; Starting/continuing entrepreneurial firms; Continuing studies in a Master's course.

I’m currently exploring the history of India’s economic development in terms of "human resources". It is said that because of the exportation of human resources to other countries, starting mainly with America, India has been able to become one of the global leaders in the IT industry in an astonishing short amount of time. This was due to a relaxation of regulations and economic liberalization in India from the 90’s. Using India as a model I have been researching how developing countries in Africa could follow a similar path. I think even a country like Japan should begin to give more importance to sectors such as information and human resources in order to keep up its position as a world leader. After graduation I want to continue pursuing my desire to have an impact on the IT world in terms of human resources.

In my seminar I’m researching issues such as what kind of services do companies employ to attract customers and new ideas for keeping customers satisfied. Besides just reading marketing materials and articles I’ve also visited resort hotels in Fukuoka to see firsthand how companies form coherent strategies to differentiate themselves from the local competition. For example, instead of just pushing the resort’s own restaurants on the guests they would also introduce local popular restaurants or have local goods on sale within the hotel. It made me realize that with all the competition nowadays, companies really have to think about meeting the needs of guests more and more and not just about making a profit.