Risk management is essential in conducting social and business activities.
In order to be successful in any field, one should acquire the necessary skills for evaluation and analysis of conceivable risks. This department will be newly established in April 2009 for students to learn methodologies and master practical skills to identify, analyze and evaluate the risks associated with social and business activities, and devise countermeasures against those risks.
The department’fs curriculum covers the humanities and the social and natural sciences and provides practical education in small groups from instructors with extensive real-world job experience. Enhancement of communication abilities is also emphasized to produce individuals who can be immediate an asset to society.

The department’fs curriculum comprises four fields of study: finance, information, production and living. Students learn risk management in these fields by studying how to identify and quantitatively evaluate possible risks, and devise and carry out effective countermeasures. Based on a mathematical engineering approach, students acquire the abilities to understand and communicate various problems in society and work out effective solutions in the real world. Based on the fundamental knowledge of risk management approaches common to all of the aforementioned fields, including system thinking, mathematical engineering, information engineering and management engineering approaches, students will acquire specific and practical skills of risk management in each field. Simulation and role-playing methods using data sourced from the real world will enhance the learning experience. This risk analyis practice helps to expand the knowledge acquired through the curriculum. The practicality of the curriculum is reinforced by the work experiences of the department’fs faculty at private companies and in administrative positions.