Master's Programs (International Programs)
One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1)
The Program of Public Policy (PPP) is the oldest, largest, and most flexible of all the programs at GRIPS. This flagship program of GRIPS has roots going back to 1977 and the establishment of Japan's first public policy institute, the Graduate School of Policy Sciences (GSPS). An umbrella organization, the PPP has produced a steady stream of highly qualified managers and leaders in many important areas of public policy. Graduates of this program become part of an international network of policy professionals.
The one-year program (MP1) equips managers and leaders with the basic skills and knowledge needed for policy analysis and policy implementation. Degrees offered are Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Administration (MPA)
The primary target of MP1 consists of mid-career public officials with excellent academic and work credentials, commitment to public service, and with strong managerial and leadership potential. A secondary target consists of individuals with the capacity for and commitment to high-quality public policy research. Applications are invited from officials and staff of national and local governments, as well as other international and domestic organizations concerned with policy analysis and management.
The MP1 curriculum is made up of core courses, concentration courses, and elective courses. All MP1 students are provided a common interdisciplinary and analytical foundation through the core courses. Students acquire more specialized knowledge by taking courses in one of several concentration areas. Current concentration areas are: Economic Policy, International Development Policy, Foreign and Security Policy, and Public Policy. A wide range of elective courses offers students the opportunity to broaden and/or deepen their knowledge. Practical courses are offered by government officials with extensive experience in actual policy formulation and implementation. This combination of academic and practical knowledge is the hallmark of a GRIPS education.
MP1 students produce a policy report in one of the approved concentration areas. The first of three public policy workshops develops basic managerial and research skills and helps students select a suitable area of concentration. Subsequent workshops, supervised by highly qualified specialists, assist students in choosing a research topic and developing their policy report.
Financial support is available on a competitive basis from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
| Category | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
|
I Core Courses |
Essential Microeconomics | Suzuki Aya |
| Microeconomics I | Wie | |
| Microeconomics II | Wie | |
| Essential Macroeconomics | Okita | |
| Macroeconomics I | Rhodes | |
| Macroeconomics II | Rhodes | |
| Government and Politics in Japan | Masuyama | |
| International Relations | Miyashita | |
| International Political Economy | Chey | |
| Structure and Process of Government | Horie | |
| Introduction to Quantitative Methods | Oyama, Morohosi | |
| Introductory Statistics | Miyata | |
| Public Policy Workshop I | Rhodes | |
| Public Policy Workshop II | Rhodes, et al. | |
| Public Policy Workshop III | Rhodes, et al. | |
|
II Elective Courses |
Monetary Economics (Money and Banking) | Pfau |
| Government and Market | Munro | |
| Finance and Economic Growth | Jeong | |
| Introduction to Applied Econometrics | Leon-Gonzalez | |
| Environment and Sustainable Development | Otsuka | |
| Poverty Alleviation | Suzuki Aya | |
| Trade and Industrial Development | Sonobe | |
| Game Theory | Yasuda | |
| Public Economics | TBA | |
| Labor Economics | Kurosawa | |
| International Trade | TBA | |
| International Finance | Hsu | |
| Resource and Energy Economics | Tanaka Makoto | |
| Development Economics | Cooray | |
| Gender and Development | Estudillo | |
| Japanese Foreign Policy | TBA | |
| International Security Studies | Michishita | |
| Japan's Multilateral Diplomacy | Takasu | |
| Comparative Politics | Takenaka | |
| National Security Policy | Tokuchi | |
| International Political Economy of Money and Finance | Chey | |
| Statistics | Tsuchiya, Morohosi, Yoshida | |
| Quantitative Social Systems Analysis | Oyama, Tsuchiya | |
| GRIPS Forum | Ota | |
| Selected Topics in Policy Studies I - IV | ||
| Courses not listed in this table | ||
|
X Others |
Courses offered by the Center for Japanese Language and Culture | |
| Courses offered by the Academic Writing Center |
Graduates from this program are expected to hold executive positions in national or local government and international organizations, or to be researchers in public policy. To list a few of the graduates' career paths:
• Open Society Institute, Soros Foundation,Tajik Branch (2001, Tajikistan)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam (Vietnam, 2001)
• Credit Suisse (Australia, 2002)
• Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (Bangladesh, 2002)
• Reserve of Bank India (India, 2002)
• National Council of Bhutan (Bhutan, 2003)
• Ministry of Finance (China, 2003)
• Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia, 2004)
• Royal Embassy of Cambodia (Cambodia, 2004)
• Ministry Foreign Affairs and Trade (Korea, 2004)
• United Nations WFP (Lithuania, 2004)
• OECD (Thailand, 2004)
• Bank of Uganda (Uganda, 2005)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (Uzbekistan, 2005)
• Zambia Revenue Authority (Zambia, 2005)
• Allen Consulting Group (Australia, 2006)
• Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (Georgia, 2006)
• Ministry of State for Planning (Kenya, 2006)
• Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (Nepal, 2006)
• Ministry of Information Culture and Sports (Tanzania, 2006)
• Ministry of Economic Development (Zimbabwe, 2006)
• National Statistical Office (Mongolia, 2007)
• Central Bank of Myanmar (Myanmar, 2007)
• Central Board of Revenue (Pakistan, 2007)
• Asia Alliance Bank (Uzbekistan, 2007)
• The Australian Treasury (Australia, 2008)
• JICA, Ethiopia Office (Ethiopia, 2008)
• Foreign Service Institute (Philippines, 2008)
• Singapore Economic Development Board (Singapore, 2008)
• Ministry of Finance and Planning (SriLanka, 2008)
• Ministry of Education (Bhutan, 2009)
• United Nations Development Program (Uzbekistan, 2009)
• Office of the President, PSMD, Cabinet Office (Zambia, 2009)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (Afghanistan, 2010)
• Ministry of Establishment (Bangladesh, 2010)
• JICA (Cambodia, 2010)
• Ministry of Health Malaysia (Malaysia, 2010)
• Bank of Tanzania (Tanzania, 2010)
• Institute of Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research (Uzbekistan, 2010)
| Country | Typical Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Sanayee Development Foundation |
| Albania | Albanian Council of Ministers |
| Australia | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Australian Treasury |
| Azerbaijan | Ministry of Finance |
| Bangladesh | Ministry of Planning; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Establishment |
| Bhutan | Ministry of Finance; National Technical Training Authority Secretariat; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Information and Communications |
| Bulgaria | Ministry of Economy; University of National and World Economy |
| Cambodia | Ministry of National Assembly Senate Relation and Inspection; General Department of Customs and Excise |
| Colombia | Observatorio Colombiano de Ciencia y Tecnologia |
| Czech Republic | Ministry of Interior |
| Egypt | Cairo University; Al-Ahram Center; Office of the Ministry |
| Ethiopia | Bahir Dar University; Mekelle University |
| Georgia | State Chancellery of Georgia; Ministry of Finance |
| Ghana | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
| India | National Remote Sensing Agency; Revenue Bank of India |
| Indonesia | Bank of Indonesia; Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Kazakhstan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Finance |
| Kenya | Kenya Revenue Authority; Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Korea | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Ministry of Science and Technology; Korean Embassy |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Ministry of Finance; National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic |
| Laos | National Economic Research Institute |
| Lithuania | Ministry of Finance |
| Republic of Macedonia | Ministry of Labor and Social Policy |
| Malaysia | Ministry of Health; Ministry of Defense; Royal Malaysian Custom |
| Mongolia | Bank of Mongolia; Ministry of Finance; General Department of National Taxation; Parliament of Mongolia |
| Myanmar | Ministry of Finance and Revenue; Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank; Institute of Economics; Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development |
| Netherlands | Scientific Department; Ministry of International Kingdom Relation |
| Nepal | National Planning Commission Secretariat; Office of the Prime Minister; Ministry of Land Reforms and Management |
| Nigeria | Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation |
| Pakistan | Central Board of Revenue; Development Authority |
| Philippines | National Economic and Development Authority; Department of Trade and Industry; Fiscal Policy and Planning, De La Salle University |
| Sierra Leone | National Revenue Authority |
| Singapore | Singapore Economic Development Board; International Enterprise Singapore |
| Sri Lanka | Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Finance and Planning |
| Sudan | Central Bank of Sudan |
| Tajikistan | Ministry of Economy and Trade; Open Society Institute |
| Tanzania | Ministry of Finance; Public Service Commission; Tanzania Revenue Authority; Ministry of Water and Irrigation |
| Thailand | Bank of Thailand; Ministry of Information and Communication Technology; Bureau of Penology |
| Turkmenistan | Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| Uganda | Bank of Uganda |
| Uzbekistan | Ministry of Finance; President's Office; UN Development Program |
| Vietnam | Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Trade; Ministry of Information and Communication |
| Zambia | Zambia Revenue Authority; Office of President; Ministry of Finance and National Planning; Ministry of Commerce |
| Zimbabwe | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
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One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1) in brief
Trains early- and mid-career professionals and staff members in local or national governments and international organizations in the fundamental skills needed to analyze and implement public policy
Program Director
Vice President and Senior Professor James R. Rhodes
Deputy Director
Associate Professor Nobuhiro Hosoe
Degrees Offered
Master of Public Policy
Master of Public Administration
Scholarship
For International Students Only:
•Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT])
•Asian Development Bank [ADB]
Language of Instruction
English
Time Schedule
Program duration...1 year
Enrollment...October(General)
/Enrollment in April might be acceptable
Graduation...September (Students who enrolled in April will complete in March)
How to Apply
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Application Deadline
From August until December
Application Result Notification
ADB: May
Ministry of Education: July
Ohters: February
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