{"id":2495,"date":"2021-03-15T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T02:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/?page_id=2495"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:51:04","slug":"mc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc\/","title":{"rendered":"Master\u2019s Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subjects for Master\u2019s Courses<\/h2>\n

Requirements for Master’s Program in International Public Policy Completion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course Category<\/th>\nType of Courses<\/th>\nCompulsory\/Elective<\/th>\nRequired Credits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
General Foundation Subjects<\/td>\nGeneral Educations Courses for Graduate School<\/a><\/td>\nElective subjects<\/td>\n1\uff5e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common Specialized Foundation Courses of Graduate School of Business Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a><\/td>\nElective subjects (except “International Public Policy”, “Area Studies”)<\/td>\n1\uff5e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common Subjects in Degree Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences
\n<\/a><\/td>\n		Joint Seminar of Master’s Thesis (compulsory subject)<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n“Academic Writing and Research Ethics” or \u300c\u7814\u7a76\u6cd5\u5165\u9580\u300d (elective subjects)<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foundation Subjects for Major<\/td>\nFoundation Subjects for Major<\/a><\/td>\nElective subjects (including “International Public Policy”, “Area Studies”)<\/td>\n2\uff5e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major Subjects<\/td>\nMajor Subjects<\/a><\/td>\nLecture and seminar subjects (elective subjects)<\/td>\n8\uff5e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
“Research Workshop of International Public Policy A” and “Research Workshop of International Public Policy B” (compulsory subjects)<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRequired Credits for Completion<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Completion Requirements<\/strong>
\n\u30fbStudents must be enrolled in the program for at least two years, acquire at least 30 credits by taking the required courses as specified above table, receive necessary research supervision, and pass the master’s thesis and\u3000the final examinations. However, for those who have made outstanding achievements, enrollment for at least one year is sufficient.<\/p>\n

\u30fbIf deemed instrumental for educational purposes, credits earned by taking courses in other degree programs, etc. may be accepted as required credits for completion up to a maximum of 10 credits.<\/p>\n

Schedule for Thesis Evaluation in Master’s Program in In ternational Public Policy<\/h2>\n

1st year<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • mid-February Joint Seminar of Master’s Thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    2nd year<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • mid-August\u3000Submission of Master’s Thesis COnfirmation Form<\/li>\n
    • late September\u3000Mid-term Master’s Thesis Presentation<\/li>\n
    • mid-November Submission of Final Title of Master’s Thesis<\/li>\n
    • early December Master’s Thesis Submission<\/li>\n
    • mid-January\u3000Oral Defense<\/li>\n
    • late Match\u3000Commencement Ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Subjects for Master\u2019s Courses Requirements for Master’s Program in International Public Policy Completion Course Category Type of Courses Compulsory\/Elective Required Credits General Foundation Subjects General Educations Courses for Graduate School Elective subjects 1\uff5e Common Specialized Foundation Courses of Graduate School of Business Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences Elective subjects (except “International Public Policy”, “Area Studies”) 1\uff5e Common Subjects in Degree Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences Joint Seminar of Master’s Thesis (compulsory subject) 1 “Academic Writing and Research Ethics” or \u300c\u7814\u7a76\u6cd5\u5165\u9580\u300d (elective subjects) 1 Foundation Subjects for Major Foundation Subjects for Major Elective subjects (including “International Public Policy”, “Area Studies”) 2\uff5e Major Subjects Major Subjects Lecture and seminar subjects (elective […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":2471,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2495","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2923,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2495\/revisions\/2923"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipp.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}