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Most of the courses offered in the first year are required, the second year courses are electives. Students may select their courses under the guidance of their supervisor.
The Program has been structured around two fundamental and highly important themes in peace studies. One is the issue of global peace and war and how to avert conflict and manage violence. Courses such as International Peace and Security, International Conflict Resolution and Risk Management under Globalization, Human Rights and Global Justice, Global Civil Society, and Essentials of Economics are intended to give students a necessary background to these global issues. The second theme is the very contentious and complex relationship between development and peace which is examined in depth in the various courses in the program. Such courses include Peace and Development Studies, International Migration, and Globalization, Povety and Development.
Elective courses of the Program in the second year draw on a variety of courses offered by Graduate School of International Relations and business management courses offered by Graduate School of International Management, in addition to the courses related to global policy issues. (See the list of the courses and their brief description at the website of IUJ, http://www.iuj.ac.jp/.)
To write a Master’s Thesis and defend it are the most demanding component of the Program. It gives each student an opportunity to analyze his/her own problem in depth by integrating all the skills and knowledge he/she has acquired in the Program.
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| 1st year, SUMMER Summer Intensive English courses |
| Program students with weak English background [TOEFL score below 600 or
its equivalents] will be required to take Intensive English Program offered
at IUJ during the summer before the regular school year starts. Students
with stronger English background are exempted from this requirement. |
| Mid-September, 10 days before the entrance ceremony |
A short Japanese language course for new students is provided before the
start of the academic year in the middle September. All JDS students are
required to come to campus in time to take the Japanese language course.
Qualification tests will be provided at the end of the course to determine
whether the Program students can continue to learn Japanese and at which
level if they can.
In addition all the students will be required to take an Exemption Test
of English at the beginning of the first year. Depending on the levels
of their English, they will be required to take a certain number of English
courses. Because of the time constraint, it is generally difficult for
those who are not exempted from English courses to take Japanese language
courses. Those who wish to learn Japanese in the IUJ Japanese Language
Program must be proficient in English, at least TOEFL 550 or its equivalent.
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An example of courses for completing the requirement
(The courses written in bold letters are required core courses. For non-required courses, it is possible to choose from a large number of courses available both in GSIR and GSIM. The following is just one example.) |
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FALL |
Globalization, Poverty and Development
International Peace and Security
Human Rights and Global Justice
International Migration：Theory
Japanese |
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Risk Management under Globalization
International Conflict Resolution
Peace and Development Studies
Global Civil Society
International Migration：Policy
Japanese |
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ASEAN Governance and Development
Peace, War and Development of Modern Japan
Public International Law
Advanced Seminar I (preparation of Master’s Thesis)
Japanese |
2nd
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SUMMER |
Field study and preparation of Master’s Thesis; internships |
| FALL |
Organizational Behavior*
Project Cycle Management
Environmental Economics
Advanced Seminar II
Japanese |
| Winter |
Cross-cultural Management*
Global Strategy and Organization*
Advanced Seminar III
Japanese |
| Spring |
IT Strategy and Policy Planning*
UN and Global Governance
International Humanitarian Law
Japanese
Submission of a Master’s Thesis and final oral exam |
Course marked* are GSIM courses.
| What can Program students expect to accomplish in the IPS Program for International Development? |
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| IUJ is located in a village in Japan, rich in the traditional Japanese culture, an ideal location to study the role of culture for development and human security. |
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to identify problems and issues of their home countries in reference to those of other nations and the world, |
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to analyze the problems systematically in appropriate theoretical frameworks and in view of the experience of other nations and the world,
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to design alternative policies for peace, development and human security under various political, social and economic conditions,
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to implement policies effectively in a challenging political, social and economic environment,
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to evaluate policy outcomes in a coherent theoretical framework, and
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to work and cooperate effectively with various international organizations and other nations for enhancing peace, development and human security of their home countries and the world.
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