Education

Curriculum

Industrial Engineering and Economics
Graduate MajorCurriculum

Broader, deeper — a curriculum that
supports those aiming to be
globally successful researchers

In the Graduate Major in Industrial Engineering and Economics, the curriculum is built around courses that have been grouped into categories and has been structured so that students can learn systematically according to their level of learning and attainment.

    • Tokyo Tech
    • Other Universities,
      Technical Colleges,
      etc.

  2. Entrance
    Examination

     
    Applicants must pass an entrance examination to advance from an undergraduate major to a master's program.

  3. Master's Program
    (2 Years)*1

    400-Level and 500-Level Courses

    Systematically study more advanced concepts, skills, and technology based on the latest research in the fields of mathematics, economics, business administration, and management techniques, building on the fundamental knowledge related to industrial engineering and economics acquired in the Undergraduate Program. Students can also learn about trends in related fields from Research-Related Courses, and broaden their experience and knowledge through international presentations. Also, the curriculum is structured so that students can deepen their specialization and increase their creativity by performing research on their own while attending Research Seminars and conducting their master's thesis research.

    • Mathematics Courses
      Study at the frontier of mathematics-related fields that are used to solve management and economic problems, and acquire practical skills through solving applied problems.
    • Economics Courses
      Study progressive fields of economics to deepen understanding of the economic system and tackle practical problems to reinforce that knowledge.
    • Business Administration Courses
      Acquire deeper knowledge of management activities and more advanced problems.
    • Management Technology Courses
      Study various advanced techniques for management activities and production activities and learn practical skills for problem solving.
    • Common Courses
      Learn trends in each field related to one's own research area and cultivate the ability to express and disseminate one's own ideas, understand and respect others' ideas, and communicate.
    • Research Seminars
      Under the guidance of a supervisor, students attend seminars and read literature relevant to their research theme, receive advice on their work, and hone the practical skills needed for discovering and solving problems.

    *1 Indicates the standard model where the master's program is completed in two years.

    1. Completion

    2. Advancement
      Assessment
      Applicants must pass an advancement
      assessment to advance from a master's program to a doctoral program.

    1. Other Universities'
      Graduates and Working Adults

    2. Entrance
      Examination
      Applicants must pass an entrance
      assessment to advance from another university to a doctoral program.

  5. Doctoral Program
    (3 Years)*2

    600-Level Courses

    Skills are cultivated to grasp a variety of diverse problems related to management, production, and economics from a scientific and engineering perspective, and to solve them using approaches from mathematics, economics, business administration, and management techniques building on cutting-edge knowledge in industrial engineering and economics. In order to achieve this, the educational program is arranged so that students can improve their specialization even further by conducting their own research through research seminars and doctoral thesis research, as well as increase their creativity through Major Courses, Humanities and Social Science Courses, and Career Development Courses that encourage students to engage with society through their studies.

    • Major Courses
      Learn to apply skills learned in each specialized area to practical problems in education and business in order to develop a deeper understanding.
    • Research-Related Courses
      Fine-tune practical skills necessary for research through participation in projects that exceed the framework of the research lab and through training for presentations, etc.
    • Research Seminars
      Under the guidance of a supervisor, students attend seminars and read literature relevant to their research theme, receive advice on their work, and deepen the practical skills needed for discovering and solving problems.

    *2Indicates the standard model where the Doctoral Program is completed in three years.

  6. Completion