Project Management

The Kyoto University Graduate School of Management was selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Global 30 Program”, and will offer a new Master’s program in international project management to be be fully instructed in the English language starting in April 2011. This new international project management course offers an educational curriculum with the aim of nurturing highly advanced professionals who will take active part in the fields of large-scale international project management, international contract management and international contract conflict resolution. Utilizing Kyoto University’s unique and leading world class research resources, this program will become a stronghold for internationalization in higher education and will help create leaders of the next generation who will take on the challenges of society’s modern day problems.

The Graduate School of Management currently offers five programs, the “Project Operations Management Program”, “Business Creation and Revitalization Program”, “Financial Risk Management Program”, “Finance and Accounting Program,” and the "Service Value Creation Program". The new international project management course is associated with the Project Operations Management Program.

The International Project Management Course is a two year (four semester) program.  Students will mainly take basic and specialized subjects in their first year, and practical business and advanced subjects in their second year. The following curriculum model may give you an idea of what subjects may be taken by semester.

Semester 1 

• Microeconomics (2 credits)
• Accounting (2 credits))
• International Cooperation Study (2 credits)
• Macroeconomics (2 credits) 
• Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (2 credits) 
• Mathematics for Business and Economics (2 credits)
• Marketing (2 credits)
• International Agribusiness Studies (2 credits)
• Japanese Economic History (2 credits)
• International Cooperation Study (2 credits) 
• Business Negotiation (2 credits) 
• Contract Management & Dispute Resolution (2 credits)
• Game Theory (2 credits)

Semester 2 

• Policy Evaluation (2 credits)
• International Accounting (2 credits) 
• International Mega Project Management (2 credits)
• Statistics for Business and Economics (2 credits) 
• Transportation and Logistics Management (2 credits) 
• Firms & Industrial Organization in Japan (2 credits)
• International Business (2 credits) 
• Strategic Management (2 credits) 
• Project Finance (2 credits) 
• Supply Chain Management (2 credits)
• Development Management (2 credits)
• Risk Management & Finance (2 credits)
• Strategic Service Management (2 credits)
• Financial and Capital Markets (2 credits)
• Turnaround Management (2 credits)
• Cross Cultural Management (2 credits
• Advanced Topics in Negotiation (2 credits)
• Organization and Management (2 credits)

Semester 3 

• Maintenance & Management of Infrastructure (2 credits) 
• International Agribusiness Studies (2 credits)
• Japanese Economic History (2 credits)
• Econometrics (2 credits)
• Financial Management (2 credits)
• Game Theory (2 credits)
• International Project Management Workshop I (2 credits) 
• International Project Management Workshop II (2 credits) 

Semester 4

• Development Policy Perspective (2 credits)
• International Mega Project Management (2 credits)
• Strategic Service Management (2 credits) 
• Service Organization and People (2 credits) 
• Disaster Prevention & Recovery Management (2 credits)
• Policy Evaluation (2 credits) 
• International Mega Project Management (2 credits)
• Transportation and Logistics Management (2 credits)
• Firms & Industrial Organization in Japan (2 credits) 
• International Business (2 credits) 
• Strategic Management (2 credits) 
• Project Finance (2 credits)
• Supply Chain Management (2 credits) 
• Development Management (2 credits) 
• Risk Management & Finance (2 credits)
• Strategic Service Management (2 credits)
• Financial and Capital Markets (2 credits)
• Turnaround Management (2 credits)
• Cross Cultural Management (2 credits) 
• Advanced Topics in Negotiation (2 credits)
• Organization and Management (2 credits) 

• Application Fee 10,000 Yen
• Application Form 
• Detailed Educational Background and Employment History
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
• Educational and Professional Plans 
• Transcript of Academic Record (Original only)
• Undergraduate Degree Certification (Original Only) 
• Remittance Certificate of Application Fee
• Photocopy of TOEFL or IELTS Score 
• Passport Copy
• Residence Certificate (Only for international applicants residing in Japan.) 
• Admission Fee: 282,000 Yen (tentative)

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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