StudyQA — Master: Economic Development Policy and Management

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The EDP&M program deals with the issues and theories pertaining to Economic Development that constitute the core of Socio-Economic Development. This program trains students to become career Development Economists or otherwise experts in economic development who can contribute to poverty reduction through economic growth via increased income and/ or employment creation. Facing the multi-dimensional development problems of the 21st century, development economists who are well versed in New Political Economy―a fusion of politics, economics, and culture―are needed.　Economists should consider both traditional and new agents in development, socio-economic institutions, and embedded culture in a comprehensive manner so as to effectively situate economic development in a broad context of socio-economic development.

This program deals with the issues related to

'International Development Economics' such as trade and development, strategic industrial policies under globalization, FDI induction and management, capital account liberalization, regional economic cooperation, multi-lateral negotiations, etc., and the matching domestic
'Economic Development Policies & Management' such as domestic economic/institutional reforms, growth-oriented macroeconomic policies (monetary and fiscal) and management, macro strategies and macro-micro-linkage strategies for poverty reduction, coordination

for center-region policies under decentralization, and so forth. The program trains development economists who are capable of managing the cycle of problem identification, policy planning, and execution/coordination. Tools of quantitative analyses such as econometric/empirical analyses and policy simulation models are taught as an integral part of this program.

In the Master's Degree Course, students will develop a strong capacity to analyze a country's macroeconomic situation in a development context given a set of statistics (S-T analyses). Concurrently, building upon the existing theories of economic growth/development, students also gain knowledge and understanding about medium- to long-term development strategies and supporting quantitative planning tools (L-T analyses). In conjunction with other development professional programs offered at GSID, the rich curriculum enables students to familiarize themselves with newer participants in development, socio-economic institutions, and culture that were previously outside the scope of traditional development economics. In writing the thesis, students are expected to develop the capacity to carry out comprehensive development planning and execution/management, at an entry level.

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

Development Economics

Other Required Subjects

Development Microeconomics
Development Macroeconomics
Development Statistics

Seminars

Seminar on Economic Development
Policy and Management I
Seminar on Economic Development
Policy and Management Ⅱ

Core Subjects (electives)

Development Management under Globalization
Development Finance
Development Planning & Policy
Quantitative Analysis for Developing Countries
Project Evaluation
Lecture on Economic Development
Policy anhd Mangement I
Lecture on Economic Development
Policy anhd Mangement II
Special Lecture on Economic Development
Policy anhd Mangement I
Special Lecture on Economic Development
Policy anhd Mangement II

Electives from Other Programs-Recommended

Regional Development Planning
Rural Development
Development Project Management
Development Sociology
Poverty Reduction Strategies
International Economic Law
Development Politics I
Development Politics II
Law and Development Studies
International Environmental Cooperation
Globalization and Social Change
Education, Skill Development and Work
Peacebuilding

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 each school, university
Certificate of graduation
Statement of purpose and Research Proposal
Statement concerning applicant's working and/or research experience.
Photograph card, Examinee's registration card and receipt forms
Letter of 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