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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION STUDIES

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION STUDIES

International Development Studies Course (Master’s Program)

Topics of master’s theses (for 2021)

  • Utilization of big data for the company
  • Islamophobia in China ―Comparative study with Western countries
  • A Study on the Influence of Influencers’ Word-of-Mouth Advertising Evaluation on Users’ Product Evaluation ―Focusing on the attributes of word-of-mouth advertising content by influencers―
  • Research on strategy of revitalizing northeast China through the collaboration of  “Live commerce” and “One Village One Product”
  • The study of suprer -preferential policies of overseas students in china —from the perspective of local College students in China―
  • A study on the development and challenges of the Chinese film industry
  • Parent-child relationships under pressure from expectation mechanisms ―From the Perspective of Pursuing Chinese Style Education
  • Development of the Esports Industry in Japan
  • The role of new media in China’s social development  ——Centered on the role of weibo in public opinion dissemination——
  • Japanese renewable energy policy implementation towards international climate change agreement
  • A Study on the Use and Reuse of Water Resources in Xi’an, China.
  • A Study on Job Hunting Activities of Chinese Students in Japan ―Focus on the recruitment system of Japan-China graduates and the willingness of oversea students who return to their home countries―
  • A Research on China’s cross-border EC market ―The Country-of-Origin Effects and Consumer Characteristics―
  • Research on environmental regulations and corporate responses in China ―Focusing on the case of the Hebei iron and steel industry―
  • Quality education for public school and present condition in Nepal
  • Research on the development of cashless society in both Japan and China ―Focusing on case analysis of major payment platforms―
  • Can the Ikebukuro Chinatown Concept be Realized?
  • Research on the Structure of China’s Endowment Insurance
  • A comparative study between disaster management of tourism in Indonesia and Japan
  • Taiwan’s Frozen Edamame Industry -A Study on Imported Frozen Edamame from Taiwan in the Japanese Edamame Market-
  • A Research on the Development and Effectiveness of Introducing EC in China’s Poverty Alleviation

Credits and Degrees

Master’s Program

Requirements for completion

Number of credits to be obtained

Economic Development Field

Required

Economic development seminar

No credits granted

At least 30 credits in total

Compulsory elective

Economic development

At least 14 credits

Elective

Area Studies A & B

At least 6 credits

Elective

Common to each field

At least 6 credits

Research guidance

master’s thesis

Requirements for completion

Number of credits to be obtained

Area Studies A Field

Required

Area Studies A seminar

No credits granted

At least 30 credits in total

Compulsory elective

Area Studies A & B

At least 12 credits

Elective

Economic development

At least 8 credits

Elective

Common to each field

At least 6 credits

Research guidance

master’s thesis

Degrees can be received by obtaining credits in classes provided in Japanese or English.

Master (International Development)

Courses and teachers in the master’s program (as of April, 2022)

Educational
and research field

Class subjects

Credits

Teachers

Economic development Demography 2 ARATAME Natsumi
Development Economics (Economics and Contemporary Asia) 2 YAGUCHI Yue
International Trade Policy 2 SHIINO Kohei
Comparative Political System (Development and Democratization) 2 KAI Nobuyoshi
Transitional Economy Studies 2 DU Jin
International Finance 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Development Cooperation (Theory and Strategy) 2 ITO Susumu
International Environmental Cooperation 2 HARASHIMA Yohei
Institution Development 2 SAHARA Takayuki
Management of Development Project (Case Studies) 2 TOKUNAGA Tatsumi
Development NGO 2 AIZAWA Yoshio
Development Strategy
(Growth,Poverty,and the Environment)
2 Not offered
International Cooperation on Agriculture 2 Not offered
Local Development 2 UKEDA Hiroyuki
Seminar on Economic Development 2 All the supervising professors
Area Studies A Studies on Chinese Economy 2 DU Jin
Japan-China relations 2 OKADA Minoru
Studies on Chinese Industry 2 WANG Shuguang
Southeast Asia Studies (Development and ASEAN’s Strategy) 2 YOSHINO Fumio
Korea Studies (History and People) 2 Not offered
NIES Studies 2 MOON Daewoo
South Asia Studies (Modern Economy) 2 SHIINO Kohei
Oceania Studies 2 TAKAHASHI RYO
Latin America Studies 2 TAKESHITA Koujiro
Europe Studies 2 YOKOYAMA Makio
Japanese Economy 2 YOSHINO Fumio
Society and Culture in Japan 2 ARATAME Natsumi
Japanese Studies (Social Structure, Social Change and Development) 2 Not offered
Seminar on Area Studies A Each tutor
Common to each field Research Methods (Quantitative Analysis) 2 Not offered
Research Methods (Qualitative Analysis) 2 INADA Masaya
Project Planning and Evaluation Methods 2 SAHARA Takayuki
International Economics 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Economic Theory 2 MOTEGI Hajime
Joint Seminar 2 Multiple teachers
Literature Reading 1 (English) 2 KAI Nobuyoshi
Literature Reading 2 (Chinese) 2 Not offered
Literature Reading 3 (Japanese) 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Methodology of Social Science Studies 2 SATO Heigo
Sector Development Studies 2 Not offered
International Japanese Culture (1) 2 Vassili MOLODIAKOV
Cross Cultural Communication 2 Pema GYALPO
SDGs and International Development 2 ISHIKAWA Kazuyoshi

≪Notes≫

  • *The class subjects with the ● mark are provided in both Japanese and English.

International Security Studies Course (Master’s Program)

Topics of master’s theses (for 2021)

  • Transformation of alliances and creation of a new security community
  • The value of the Northern Territories to Russia – Background to the difficulties in territorial negotiations –
  • U.S. Economic Security for People’s Republic of China -Focusing on the policies adopted by U.S. since 2010s
  • A study of “ Hybrid Warfare” as discourse and its meaning – The threat of non-military means and its mythology –
  • A study on the peace and stability o f the Taiwan Strait ―Focusing on “maintaining the status quo” of cross-strait relations―
  • The Legacy of the Russian Empire Influencing Modern Russia ― Reconsideration through geopolitics, religion, history,  and mentality ―
  • A Consideration on the way to live in harmony with a minority –In terms of marriage and the interpretation of Islamic law in Muslim Filipino society–
  • The Logistics of the British and Japanese Armies in the Invasion of Malaya

Credits and Degrees

Master’s Program

Requirements for completion

Number of credits to be obtained

National Security and Crisis Management Field

Required

National security and crisis management seminar

No credits granted

At least 30 credits in total

Compulsory elective

National security and crisis management

At least 14 credits

Elective

Area Studies A & B

At least 8 credits

Elective

Common to each field

At least 4 credits

Research guidance

Master’s thesis

Requirements for completion

Number of credits to be obtained

Area Studies B Field

Required

Area Studies B seminar

No credits granted

At least 30 credits in total

Compulsory elective

Area Studies A & B

At least 12 credits

Elective

National security and crisis management

At least 10 credits

Elective

Common to each field

At least 4 credits

Research guidance

Master’s thesis

Master (National Security)

Courses and teachers in the master’s program (as of April, 2022)

Educational
and research field

Class subjects

Credits

Teachers

National security and crisis management Security Studies (Theory, Policy, Strategy, and Evaluation) 2 MORIMOTO Satoshi
Law of International Security 2 USAMI Masayuki
Law of National Security 2 MARUMO Yuichi
Security Studies (Arms Control and Confidence Building) 2 SATO Heigo
International Conflict Studies 2 ENDO Tetsuya
International Organization 2 TANAKA Kiwako
Crisis Management 2 ENDO Tetsuya
Overseas Risk Management (Nation and Intelligence) 2 HAGA Soichiro
International Intelligence Management 2 HIGUCHI Keisuke
International Security Cooperation 2 BANSHO Koichiro
Security Studies (Nuclear Strategy and Nuclear Deterrence) 2 ARIE Koichi
International Relations 2 SATO Heigo
Japanese Military and Diplomatic History 2 AKIMOTO Tiaki
Theory of Military Strategy 2 FUKUDA Takeshi
Seminar on National Security and Crisis Management Each tutor
Area Studies B Studies on Chinese Politics 2 MOMMA Rira
Taiwan Studies 2 MOMMA Rira
East Asia Studies 2 TAKESADA Hideshi
SouthEast Asia Studies 2 OGASAWARA Takayuki
Europe Studies 2 Not offered
Korean Peninsula Studies 2 ARAKI Kazuhiro
South Asia Studies 2 TAKEUCHI Yukifumi
Middle East Studies 2 NAKANISHI Toshihiro
Islam Studies 2 TACHIBANA Toru
South west Asia Studies(with Focus on SAARC) 2 Pema GYALPO
America Studies 2 KAWAKAMI Takashi
Russia Studies 2 NAGOSI Kenrou
Seminar on Area Studies B Each tutor
Common to each field Research Methods (Quantitative Analysis) 2 Not offered
Research Methods (Qualitative Analysis) 2 INADA Masaya
Project Planning and Evaluation Methods 2 SAHARA Takayuki
International Economics 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Economic Theory 2 MOTEGI Hajime
Joint Seminar 2 Multiple teachers
Literature Reading 1 (English) 2 KAI Nobuyoshi
Literature Reading 2 (Chinese) 2 Not offered
Literature Reading 3 (Japanese) 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Methodology of Social Science Studies 2 SATO Heigo
Sector Development Studies 2 Not offered
International Japanese Culture (1) 2 Vassili MOLODIAKOV
Cross Cultural Communication 2 Pema GYALPO
SDGs and International Development 2 ISHIKAWA Kazuyoshi

≪Notes≫

  • The class subjects with the ● mark are provided in both Japanese and English.

International Development Studies Course (Doctoral Program)

Topics of doctoral theses

for 2021
  • Public Services and Governance in Papua New Guinea  – Empirical Approach Gained from PNG National High School Students Survey on Socio-Economic Development
  • An Empirical research on asset securitization on the people’s republic of China’s financial reform
for 2020
  • Infrastructure Development in Developing Countries: Choice between Public Finance and Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the Philippines

Credits and Degrees

Doctoral Program

  • Least three extra years of school attendance
  • At least 10 credits to be obtained in the specified subjects
  • Foreign language proficiency tests
  • Research presentation
  • Publication of peer-reviewed papers
  • Doctoral thesis

Doctor (International Development)

Courses and teachers in the doctoral program (as of April, 2022)

Educational
and research field

Class subjects

Credits

Teachers

Economic development Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅰ (Development Economics: Theory and Empirical Studies) 2 YAGUCHI Yue
Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅱ (Development Economics : International Trade,Investment, and Finance) 2 TOKUHARA Satoru
Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅲ (Development Economics: Population and Urbanization) 2 ARATAME Natsumi
Area Studies A Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅰ(India : Industrial Development) 2 Not offered
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅱ(Japan-China Relations) 2 OKADA Minoru
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅲ(ASEAN and Economic Development) 2 YOSHINO Fumio
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅳ (Chinese Macroeconomy) 2 DU Jin
International develop Studies Course Common subjects Advanced Joint Seminar(Economies of Korea and Taiwan) 2 MOON Daewoo
Advanced seminars (thesis guidance) Advanced Seminar in Economic Development (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) Each tutor
Advanced Seminar in Area Study A (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) Each tutor

International Security Studies Course (Doctoral Program)

Topics of doctoral theses

for 2021
  • Vietnam-China Demarcation of the Tonkin Gulf, The Only Maritime Demarcation of China
  • Chinese Military Intervention: Rethinking Deterrence Theory
for 2020
  • Multilateral Coercive Diplomacy and Denuclearization Agreements
  • The Military Justice System of the Japanese Army : The balance between ‘command and control’, and ‘a fair system and human right’

Credits and Degrees

Doctoral Program

  • Least three extra years of school attendance
  • At least 10 credits to be obtained in the specified subjects
  • Foreign language proficiency tests
  • Research presentation
  • Publication of peer-reviewed papers
  • Doctoral thesis

Doctor (National Security)

Courses and teachers in the doctoral program (as of April, 2022)

Educational
and research field

Class subjects

Credits

Teachers

National security and crisis management Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅰ (Alliance and National Security Policy) 2 KAWAKAMI Takashi
Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅱ (Civil Security / History of Security) 2 ENDO Tetsuya
Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅲ (International Security Order and the United States of America) 2 KAWAKAMI Takashi
Area Studies B Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅰ (China: Political Regime and Defense Strategy) 2 MOMMA Rira
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅱ (Indian Subcontinent: Races, Politics and religion) 2 Not offered
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅲ (Islam World: the Sharia and the State) 2 TACHIBANA Toru
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅳ (Southeast Asia: Comprehensive Region) 2 Not offered
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅴ (Korean Peninsula: the North-South Relationship) 2 ARAKI Kazuhiro
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅵ (America: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy) 2 KAWAKAMI Takashi
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅶ (US-Japan Relations:Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy) 2 SATO Heigo
International Security Studies Course Common subjects Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅰ (Security and Law) 2 MORIMOTO Satoshi
Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅱ (Korean Peninsula: the History and International Relations) 2 Not offered
Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅲ (Taiwan: Taiwan-China Relations) 2 Not offered
Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅳ (US Military Base and Strategy) 2 KAWAKAMI Takashi
Advanced seminars (thesis guidance) Advanced Seminar in National Security and Crisis Management (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) Each tutor
Advanced Seminar in Area Study B (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) Each tutor

Purpose and basic policy on educational research

Guidebook

Guideline on Graduate School Entrance Examination 2023

 

If you wish to take the examination in English, please be sure to contact the Academic Affairs Division(Graduate School) in advance.

 

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