Our program is composed of various modes of training: lectures, individual supervision, practicum, and field trips. We believe that a mix of different modes of training helps enhance our program by helping students learn by themselves and from each other.
- Lectures: Most courses are given in the form of lectures. Our lecture classes (modules) run with an average of five students – small enough to encourage questions and discussions.
- Individual Supervision: This is an essential training mode for thesis preparation, with meetings held outside regular classroom hours by appointment.
- Practicum: The customs practicum features lectures, workshops, and seminars, and involves visits to regional customs, policy implementation/enforcement, examination, and other management issues. The practicum also involves the presentation of a paper and an additional opportunity to attend workshops led by the Japanese Customs Administration teaching staff. AGU houses the WTO Research Center (WRS) for international trade and WTO issues, which was established in 2003 and is located on Aoyama Campus. WRS studies the benefits of trade as it relates to safety, environment, and cost/price issues in the context of the world economy. This center is open to scholars pursuing WTO, FTA/EPA, or other related issues to enhance their research work.
- Field Trips: During the field trips, scholars visit private firms, public offices, and cultural sites to acquire practical knowledge and a feeling for the Japanese economy and society. In the program, we try to present scholars with the contrasting realities of the Japanese economy.
| Course Title | Credit | Semester | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Management | |||
| Competitive Strategy Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Hiroshi Yasuda |
| Competitive Strategy Ⅱ | 2 | Autumn | Hiroshi Yasuda |
| Management Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Jiro Usugami |
| Management Ⅱ | 2 | Autumn | Jiro Usugami |
| Organizational Management Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Chie Yorozu |
| Organizational Management Ⅱ | 2 | Autumn | Chie Yorozu |
| International Development Strategy Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Shozo Kitta |
| International Development Strategy Ⅱ | 2 | Autumn | Shozo Kitta |
| Multinational Financial Management Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Akinori Tomohara |
| Intellectual Property Rights | |||
| Intellectual Property Rights Ⅰ | 2 | Spring | Tatsuya Saito/Tomoyuki Kanai/Yuichiro Shinma |
| Intellectual Property Rights Ⅱ | 2 | Autumn | Tatsuya Saito/Tomoyuki Kanai/Yuichiro Shinma |
| IPR Enforcement at the Border | 2 | Spring | Takahisa Yamaguchi |
| Copyright Law | 2 | Spring | Hiroko Yamamoto/Atsushi Okada |
| Customs Administration | |||
| Customs Reforms & Modernization | 2 | Autumn | Yuji Sakuma/Saori Nojima |
| Practicum in Customs Administration | 2 | Autumn | Takashi Matsumoto |
| Customs Law | 2 | Spring | Hiroshi Imagawa |
| Customs Tariff Law | 2 | Spring | Hiroshi Imagawa |
| Research Methodology | |||
| Master's Thesis Ⅰ (A) *Required | 2 | Spring | Usugami/Yasuda/Kitta/Yorozu |
| Master's Thesis Ⅰ (B) *Required | 2 | Autumn | Usugami/Yasuda/Kitta/Yorozu |
| Statistical Analysis | 2 | Spring | Michiko Miyamoto |
| Academic Writing | 2 | Spring | Hugh Patrick Molloy |
| Japanese | No credit | Spring & Autumn | Reiko Sawane |
Notes:
1. A minimum of 30 credits is required to graduate.
2. Master's Thesis I (A) & I (B) are compulsory to write the thesis. Instructors for these courses are the same.
3. Japanese language courses (non-credit) are offered both in Spring and Autumn semesters.
2017-2018 Academic Year
Spring
- Date
- Event/Deadline
- April 1
- Entrance Ceremony
- April 7
- Spring Semester Begins
- April 15
- Course Registration
- August 2
- Spring Semester Ends
- August 3 - September 13
- Summer Break
Autumn
- Date
- Event/Deadline
- September 14
- Autumn Semester Begins
- End of September
- Interim presentation
- January 11
- Submission of Master's Thesis
- January 31
- Autumn Semester Ends
- February 24
- Final presentation and defense
- March 24
- Graduation Ceremony