Fukuyama University

What you'll study

Curriculum balance covers economics, management and accounting with classroom theory and applied exercises linked to local industry and the tax administration. Representative subjects and learning formats include:

• Financial Accounting (財務会計) — corporate accounting principles and the theoretical foundations behind certification exams such as the Japan Chamber of Commerce bookkeeping tests.
• Tax Law Overview (税法概論) — lectures sometimes delivered by serving national tax officials to explain the role of tax and tax administration.
• Small and Medium Enterprise Studies (中小企業論) — challenges and strategies for regional SMEs, including sustainability and management responses to labor, finance and market change.
• Organisational Theory (経営組織論) — how firms are structured and interact with their environment, studied through company case examples.
• Fieldwork and region-linked classes — courses such as "Bingo Economic Studies" and "Regional Survey" where students visit local firms, hear from regional managers, produce product or business proposals and engage in group-based problem solving.
• Two course tracks from Year 2 — Business Management Course (deeper study of management and accounting applicable across corporate roles) and Bingo Regional Economics Course (practical study of firms rooted in the Bingo industrial cluster and regional contribution).

Entry requirements

The programme information provided does not list specific admission criteria on the course page. Prospective applicants should consult Fukuyama University admissions materials for standard undergraduate entry conditions and any faculty-specific requirements.

Career prospects

Graduates commonly enter finance and accounting roles in regional and national organisations. Typical destinations and roles reported by the department include:

• Tax accountant and accounting firms
• National tax service roles (e.g. national tax specialist positions)
• Corporate finance, planning and sales departments
• Banks, credit unions and JA (agricultural cooperatives)
• Regional enterprises across manufacturing, distribution and services, as well as public-sector and educational posts

The department highlights a strong regional employment link, with many graduates joining firms located in the Bingo area.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The department runs targeted qualification support, notably bookkeeping (Japan Chamber of Commerce bookkeeping) preparatory courses with repeated practice and post-course faculty help. For students aiming for the tax accountant pathway there is an accelerated advancement ("flying class") provision: students who meet the conditions—completing the required credits in three years, passing at least one tax-exam subject and achieving strong grades—may progress directly into the university’s graduate economics programme after three years. For other scholarships and financial support, consult the university’s general scholarship and overseas study funding notices.