Public Policy Program (International): Master's Programs -- Prospective Students

Master's Programs (International Programs)

One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1)

MP1 requires multidisciplinary knowledge. By offering many elective courses that cover a wide range of topics, the MP1 affords students maximum flexibility and the opportunity to design their own curriculum within the following specializations: economics, political science, international relations, public administration, and development studies.

The Program also offers practical courses taught by former and current Japanese government officials who are deeply engaged in real policy formulation. This blend of academic and practical knowledge gives students a solid foundation for analyzing public policy and prepares them to make valuable contributions to policy development in their own countries.

Young officials of government organizations and talented scholars interested in the field of public policy are welcome to apply. Asian Development Bank (ADB) scholarships may be awarded to young government officials from Asian countries; Japanese government scholarships may be awarded to other government officials and researchers. Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and EAST Asia (ERIA) Scholarship is available for government officials and senior students from ASEAN member countries.

Curriculum 2009/2010

Category	Course No.	Course Name	Instructor
Ⅰ Core Courses	ECO100EA	Microeconomics I	Yoshida
	ECO106EA	Macroeconomics I	Kuwahara
	ECO200EA	Microeconomics II	Yoshida
	ECO202EA	Government and Market	Munro
	ECO206EA	Macroeconomics II	Kuwahara
	ECO272EA	Introduction to Applied Econometrics	Gonzalez
	GOV210E	Government and Politics in Japan	Masuyama
	GOV220E	Introduction to International Relations	Iwama
	GOV221E	International Political Economy	Tadokoro
	GOV258E	Structure and Process of Government	Horie
Ⅱ Elective Courses	CUL101E	Managing Cultural Diversity	Aikawa
	CUL102E	Development and Culture	Aikawa
	DEV250E	National Development and Institution for Transportation Infrastructure	Morichi
	ECO160E	Monetary Economics (Money and Banking)	Pfau
	ECO290E	Game Theory	Yasuda
	ECO300E	Mathematics for Economic Analysis	Yoshida
	ECO314E	Public Economics	Pfau
	ECO315E	Local Public Finance	Kook
	ECO316E	Economic and Fiscal Reform in Japan	Ota
	ECO317E	Labor Economics	Kurosawa
	ECO320E	Economics of Law	Hatanaka
	ECO321E	Competition and Regulatory Economics	TBA
	ECO330E	Urban Economics	Okamoto Ryosuke
	ECO340E	International Trade	Xing
	ECO345E	International Finance	Hsu
	ECO351E	Environmental Economics	Munro
	ECO361E	Japanese Economy	Okita
	ECO363E	Japanese Financial System	Rhodes
	ECO364E	Financial Economics	Kubota
	ECO381E	Economic Development of Japan	Ohno Kenichi
	ECO382E	Economic Modeling for Development Economics	Hosoe
	ECO384EA	Development Economics	Cooray
	MOR102E	Introductory Statistics	TBA
For qualified students only	ECO600E	Advanced Microeconomics I	Yasuda
	ECO601E	Advanced Microeconomics II	Yasuda
	ECO670E	Advanced Econometrics I	Gonzalez
	ECO671E	Advanced Econometrics II	Gonzalez
	EDU200E	Education Policy	Okamoto Kaoru
	GOV223E	Foreign Policy	TBA
	GOV231E	Comparative Politics	Takenaka
	GOV264E	National Security Policy	Tokuchi
	IDS272E	Development Project Analysis	Kalirajan
	IDS280E	Japan's ODA	Wada
	IDS281E	Contemporary Issues in Developing Countires	Yamano
	IDS286E	Poverty Alleviation	Goto
	IDS288E	Trade and Industrial Development	Sonobe
	LAW201E	International Economic Law (Globalization and Regionalism)	Yamane
	MOR100E	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	Morohoshi
	MOR101E	Statistics	Miyata
	MOR250E	Operations Research	Oyama
	PAD101E	Social Science Questions and Methodologies	Amoroso
	PAD254E	Development Assistance by International Organizations	Hirono
	PAD255E	Foreign Direct Investment	Yoshitake
	PAD256E	Human Resources Management	Yamazaki
	PAD257E	Seminar in Industry and Trade Policy	Tanaka Masami
	PAD260E	Labor Policy (Human Resources Development)	TBA
	PAD261E	Demand Management: Fiscal and Monetary Policies	Sato Nobuyuki
	PAD263E	Public Investment	TBA
	PAD267E	Public Expenditure Management	Tanaka Hideaki
	PAD281E	National Land Policy	Surya Raj Acharya
	PAD282E	Transport Policy	Ono
	PAD283E	Japanese Diplomacy: Policy and Practice	TBA
	PAD302E	Policy Design and Implementation in Developing Countries	Ohno K., Ohno I. & Shimamura M.
	PPP501E	Independent Study
	REG202E	Local Government Finance	Kimura
	TEC251E	Science and Technology Policy	TBA
	TEC252E	Small and Medium Enterprise and Technology	Hashimoto
	TEC253E	Communications Policy	TBA
	GEN500E	GRIPS Forum
		Selected Topics in Policy Studies I - IV
	Courses unlisted in this table
	LAN001J	Japanese Language I	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN002J	Japanese Language II	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN001E	Understanding Academic Readings	Petchko
	LAN002E	Academic Presentation Skills	Petchko
	LAN003E	Writing for the Social Sciences	Petchko

Origin and Affiliation of Students (as of April 2010)

Country	Typical Affiliation
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
Bulgaria	Ministry of Economy; University of National and World Economy
Cambodia	Ministry of National Assembly Senate Relation and Inspection
Colombia	Observatorio Colombiano de Ciencia y Tecnologia
Czech Republic	Ministry of Interior
Egypt	Cairo University; Al-Ahram Center
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
Country	Typical Affiliation
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
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
Myanmar	Ministry of Finance and Revenue; Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank
Nepal	National Planning Commission Secretariat; Office of the Prime Minister
Nigeria	Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Pakistan	Central Board of Revenue; Development Authority
Philippines	National Economic and Development Authority; Department of Trade and Industry
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
Thailand	Bank of Thailand; Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
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
Zimbabwe	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

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One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1) in brief

Trains government officials and other practitioners in policy analysis and policy planning

Program Director:
Associate Professor Yuichiro Yoshida

Deputy Director:
Professor Mikitaka Masuyama

Associate Director:
Professor Masako Kurosawa
Professor Yuqing Xing

Target Group:
Young government officials, talented scholars in the field of public policy

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]
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia [ERIA]

Career Destinations:
Executive positions in national or local government, research in public policy