Global Political Economy

Program Overview

Waseda's School of Political Science and Economics teaches a BA in Global Political Economy entirely in English in Tokyo. The degree draws on both political science and economics, grounding students in theory and evidence from the two disciplines so they can analyse today's complex, interconnected world without the boundaries of either. The English-based programme admits in September only, on a holistic review of the application documents, and no Japanese is required. How competitive: in 2026, 218 of 994 applicants to the school's English-based programme were admitted, and those admitted averaged 38.9 IB points out of 42 (predicted grades included, the core not counted). Waseda sets no minimum score and decides on the whole application.