StudyQA — PhD: Rural and Regional Development

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Rural and regional development program to educate the researchers, development practitioners and specialists in the field of rural and regional development management with emphasis on rural development. In the developing countries, the share of agriculture in GDP has decreased while most of the people engaged in agriculture still constitute more than half of the population. Such situation makes rural development a core subject in the field of regional development. Therefore the curriculum will deal on the learning from field experiences which are related to project management. Rural development requires interdisciplinary approach and thus the need to integrate knowledge from various disciplines. This program thus consists of macro-level subjects such as policy, economic and social studies as general subjects. Particular subjects include analysis of the issues of income, education, and welfare and promotion approach in the rural areas. Discussions will include suitable development strategy for the country in the context of rural-urban area or agriculture-industry relationships. Further, Japanese development experiences and their applicability in the case of developing countries will be discussed. ODA and NGO project experiences will be used for project management methods while participatory approach will be used as development tool for community development.

For the doctoral program, the students, based from their learning from the master program such as analytical skills on development, have to learn to design their own research approach, which are related to rural development. For this purpose, students should be actively involved in fieldwork to get more information and data to come up with more accurate and quality research.

GSID Common Subjects

Development Literacy

Introduction to International Development
Japan's Development Experience

Methodology

Introduction to Questionaire
Survey and Interview
Introduction to Linguistics
Information Processing

Lectures by Development Experts

Development Cooperation
Development Assistance
Non-Governmetal Organizations
Organization for International Cooperation
International Understanding and Community

Fieldwork

Preparatory Seminar for GSID
Overseas Fieldwork
GSID Overseas Fieldwork
Preparatory Seminar for GSID
Domestic Fieldwork
GSID Domestic Fieldwork
Independet Overseas Fieldwork I
Independet Overseas Fieldwork II
Independet Domestic Fieldwork Ⅰ
Independet Domestic Fieldwork II

Others

GSID Common Seminar I
GSID Common Seminar II
GSID Common Special Lectures I
GSID Common Special Lectures II

Core Subjects (required)

Discipline

Rural Development
Regional Development Planning*
Social Development Theory and Practice
Indigenous Development and Capacity Building in Rural Areas

Required Electives

Development Sociology
Development Economics
Development Project Management
Participatory Rural Industry Promotion

Seminars

Seminar on Rural and Regional
Management Ia,Ⅰb,Ⅱa,Ⅱb

Core Subjects (electives)

Urban and Rural Relations
Regional Environment Management
Participatory Development and Socio-Cultural Change
Lecture on Rural and Regional Development I
Lecture on Rural and Regional Development II
Special Lecture on Rural and Regional Development I
Special Lecture on Rural and Regional Development II

Electives offered by Cooperative Units

Lecture on Development Policy I
Lecture on Development Policy II
Seminar on Development Policy I
Seminar on Development Policy II
Lecture on Management Development I
Lecture on Management Development II
Seminar on Management Development I
Seminar on Management Development II

TOEFL: minimum score of 80 iBT; 550 PBT
IELTS: minimum band score of 6
Application fee: JPY 5,000
Payment of the registration fee (JPY 282,000)
Application Form
Bachelor's Degree Diploma (or Prospective Bachelor's Degree Diploma) from Your University (Original Copy)
Academic Transcript from the graduate school
Certificate of Master's degree
Research Proposal
Statement concerning applicant's working and/or research experience.
Photograph card, Examinee's registration card and receipt forms
Letter of Recommendation
Letter of Self-Recommendation
Summary of Undergraduate Graduation Research
Major Publications
Documents Showing Other Strengths
Document Validating Your Nationality and Residence Status
Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship Application Form