StudyQA — Master: Governance and Law

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Governance and Law Program is divided into two courses. In the Governance course, students are requested to be specialists on the Governance supporting aid and public administration by studying the role of government in development, policy making, and the role of NGO and community organizations within the framework of 21st century development issues.

Students who take Law and Development Course are expected to gain the basic knowledge of law and political, economic and social development problems , as well as of law and international cooperation, and deepen their theoretical understanding of institutional and cultural aspects of law. These knowledge and ways of thinking will be utilized in various fields of international cooperation, and provide useful theoretical and practical base for ongoing "legal technical assistances"promoted by aid communities.

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
Research Design and Statistics for Applied Linguistics and CommunicationStudies
Methodology for Cultural and Social Studies

Lectures by Development Experts

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

DICOS Common Subjects

Public Policy of DevelopingCountries
International Environmental Cooperation

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

Required Subjects

Discipline

Development PoliticsⅠ
Development PoliticsII

Governance

Law and Development
International Cooperation Law

Two subjects required

Seminars

Seminar on International Cooperation Studies Ⅰa,Ⅰb,Ⅱa,Ⅱb
Seminar on Comparative Study Legal and Political Systems Ⅰa,Ⅰb,Ⅱa,Ⅱb

Required Elective Subjects

International Economic Law
Competition Law
International Cooperation Law and Politics
Comparative Asian Legal Systems
Comparative Development Law and Politics
Public Policy of Developing Countries
International Environmental Cooperation
Asian Politics
Peacebuilding
Lecture on Governance and Law Ⅰ
Lecture on Governance and Law II
Special Lecture on Governance and Law Ⅰ
Special Lecture on Governance and Law II

Electives from other Programs

Politics of Conflict
Poverty Reduction Strategies
Development Sociology
Development Economics
Development Planning and Policy
Participatory Rural Industry Promotion
Educational Development and Cooperation

Elective Subjects offered by Cooperating Unit

Comparative Study of Legal and Political Systems
Lecture on Comparative Study of Legal and Political Systems Ⅰ
Lecture on Comparative Study of Legal and Political Systems II
Special Lecture on Comparative Study of Legal and Political Systems I
Special Lecture on Comparative Study of Legal and Political Systems 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