GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local Government Course (Master’s Degree Program)
Topics of master’s degree theses
for 2019
- Conditions for the establishment of Sharing Economy
- Population decline・A study on the land problems with unknown owners due to aging
-Focusing on local community development and activation - - Problems before and after the Return in Macau Comparison with Hong Kong
for 2018
- Relationship between Candidate’s “Face” and their Vote Share -Evidence from the 2017 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election-
- Cooperation between Government and Social Organizations on the Problem of Child Loss Family in China -Especially Necessity of Spiritual Support-
- Staged Method for Suicide Prevention in the Internet
- Consideration on “Regional Promotion” in Local Government -How can “Regional Promotion ” be utilized by local governments-
for 2017
- The current state of the population decrease,the cause and meas ure -To protect my home and Inashiki-
- Consumed NPO corporation -From experiences of welfare NPO for persons with disabilities-
- Transformation of Faction in LDP -From Intra-Party Democracy Point of View-
- Study on reform of the district based on promotion of lifelong learning in Arakawa Ward
- Cooperation by local and social contribution of local governmen ts and small and medium-sized enterprises
- The Elderly Offenders Recidivism Problem -Focusing on the Repeat of Shoplifting-
- Suport Policy of Japan for Inncreasing Vietnamin Students -From Cultural Crasch to Relative Development-
for 2016
- Necessity and Problems of Therapy in Child Care Institution
- The Issue of Public Transport among the Elder People in China -Based on the Situation of going out by the Elder Japanese-
- About the State of the Political Financing in Political Reform. -Public Funding for Political Parties as the Means of the Transition period-
- The Study on the Long-term Care for Single Mothers and Fathers in China
- The Problem of Left-behind Children in Chinese Countryside -On The Influence for Left-behind Children Separated from Parents-
- Research on Medical Conflict in China -Focusing on Doctor-Patient Communication-
Credits and Degrees
Master’s Degree 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 |
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) |

Master (Politics/Administration)
Courses and teachers in the master’s program (as of April, 2020)
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 | AKIYAMA Yoshitsugu | |
Electoral System I (The Law Concerning Elections for Public Offices and the Law of Regulation on Financing of Political Activities) | 2 | NAKAMURA Katsuo | |
Electoral System II (Methodologies of Election Campaigns) | 2 | NAKAMURA Katsuo | |
The Process of Politics | 2 | NIWA Fumio | |
Resident Participation and NPO Management | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
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 | TANAKA Kimito | |
Public Finance | 2 | YAMADA Eiji | |
Policy Evaluation | 2 | SAIKI Shuji | |
Adoministrative Iaw | 2 | TAKAHASHI Masato | |
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 | MORIYAMA Tadashi | |
Policy Studies III | 2 | MANABE Sadaki | |
Policy Studies Ⅳ | 2 | MORIYAMA Tadashi | |
Environmental Criminology | 2 | MORIYAMA Tadashi | |
Environmental Crime Prevention | 2 | MORIYAMA Tadashi | |
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 |
KOTAKE Satoshi | |||
MANABE Sadaki | |||
SAWADA Jiro |