GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local Government Course (Master’s Program)
Topics of master’s theses
for 2021
- Reform of Election System and Method by Analysis of Taro Yamamoto Phenomenon
- The Issue of Education for Migrant Children in Chinese Cities —-Focusing on the Impact on Educational Restrictions
- Shift away from the Oil Industry Take the Transformation of Educational Tourism in Karamay, China as an Example
- Policy Formation through Deliberations between The Parties in Local Autonomy -The Solution to the “Crisis of Democracy” by Deliberative Democracy-
- A Study on the State Policy for the Development of Pastoral Areas in Inner Mongolia；Focusing on Pastoral Areas with a Single Livestock Industry as the Main Source of Income
- Hostile Media Perception on Social Media ―― Take deep state as an example ――
- Cross-Culture Communication of Thai Workers in Japanese Companies
for 2020
- Research on hometown tax payment ―Does hometown tax payment contribute to regional revitalization?－
- How to Support Hikikomori ―Relativistic Empathy―
- Study on Regional Activation and Citizen’s Initiative by the Culture Tourism Promotion. -From the Cases in the Area with Water Transportation Culture-
- Study on NIMBY Problem in China -Focusing on the Procedural Fairness-
Credits and Degrees
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Master’s Program |
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Requirements for completion |
Number of credits to be obtained |
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Elective |
Politics |
At least 8 credits |
In the case of undergoing the examination of the master’s thesis In the case of undergoing the examination of the results of research on a specific topic |
At least 30 credits At least 34 credits |
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Administration |
At least 8 credits |
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Common to each field |
At least 8 credits |
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Required |
Advanced seminar |
No credits granted |
Educational and research guidance (the creation of a master’s thesis or research on a specific topic) |
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Master (Politics/Administration)
Courses and teachers in the master’s program (as of April, 2022)
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Educational and research field |
Class subjects |
Credits |
Teachers |
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| Politics | Political Science | 2 | NIWA Fumio |
| Japanese Politics | 2 | ASANO Masahiko | |
| Governance on Local Public Entity (Management of Local Public Entity) | 2 | Not offered | |
| Electoral System I (The Law Concerning Elections for Public Offices and the Law of Regulation on Financing of Political Activities) | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
| Electoral System II (Methodologies of Election Campaigns) | 2 | OKADA Yosuke | |
| Political Process | 2 | NIWA Fumio | |
| Resident Participation and NPO Management | 2 | Not offered | |
| Local Politics | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
| Modern Japanese political history | 2 | SAWADA Jiro | |
| Administration | Public Administration | 2 | MASUDA Naoko |
| Administrative Management | 2 | MASUDA Naoko | |
| Risk Management of Local Public Entity | 2 | Not offered | |
| Public Finance | 2 | YAMADA Eiji | |
| Policy Evaluation | 2 | SAIKI Shuji | |
| Social Welfare Policies | 2 | AOYAGI Chikafusa | |
| Local Administration | 2 | SUGAWARA Yasuharu | |
| Common | Public Law | 2 | KOTAKE Satoshi |
| Methods of Social Survey | 2 | OKADA Yosuke | |
| Policy Studies I | 2 | HAMAGUCHI Kazuhisa | |
| Policy Studies II | 2 | UMEDA Hiroshi | |
| Policy Studies III | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
| Policy Studies Ⅳ | 2 | WATANABE Yasuhiro | |
| Environmental Criminology | 2 | WATANABE Yasuhiro | |
| Environmental Crime Prevention | 2 | WATANABE Yasuhiro | |
| Local Autonomy System | 2 | IKEDA Yasuhisa | |
| Communication Studies of Local Public Entity | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
| Special Lecture on Writing and Expressions (Basic Writing Practice) | 2 | YAMAGUCHI Takamasa | |
| Special Lecture on Writing and Expressions (Practical Training in Writing) | 2 | YAMAGUCHI Takamasa | |
| The Force to Explore: Lectures by Distinguished Scholars | 2 | Multiple teachers | |
| Internship | 2 | Multiple teachers | |
| Advanced seminars | Local Politics and Administration Seminar I / Ⅱ (Research Guidance and Academic Degree Thesis Guidance) | – | ASANO Masahiko |
| MANABE Sadaki | |||
| KOTAKE Satoshi | |||
| SAWADA Jiro | |||
| OKADA Yosuke | |||
| NIWA Fumio | |||
| WATANABE Yasuhiro |
