Curriculum consists of basic, special lecture courses, and seminars as well as guided research aimed at creating regional policy proposal models.
You need to take classes in Japanese to complete graduate school.
Compulsory
Regional PolicymakingDoi, Yoshihiro
Since the resident movement in the 1960s, regional policy had changed from something fomulated by the sentralistic administrative framework to something formed on the basis of citizens’ lives and needs: expansion of citizen participation in administrative planning, growth of the NPO sector, and promotion of collaborative projects between citizens and the government.
In this class, we will follow the historical flow of community policy and citizen participation in Japan with concrete examples, and learn the way of thinkings and the methods necessary for citizen-centered regional policyformation for the future.
Seminars
Special lectures
Optional compulsory
Regional Studies Research MethodsHirai, Taro
This course prepares the student to do regional studies using a variety of research methods.
Basic issues regarding the formulation of research questions, research design, and data
collection and analysis are addressed. The course material encompasses both quantitative
and qualitative methods in the discussion of the basic components of the research proces.
In addition to action research techniques, the course also acquaints the student with critical
issues in the philosophy of science, ethical questions, and how to write a research result.
Research methodologySasaki, Junichiro
Creating a doctoral dissertation requires more time and effort than a master’s thesis, and
also requires systematic creativity. The theme of this class is the research method of doctoral dissertations. In the first half of each session,I will give a lecture, and in the second half, the students will answer the questions and make presentations, and all will discuss. Aim to develop practical lessons in line with each student’s awareness of the problem.
A case study method focusing on “tourism industry,” which is one of the common research themes of the Graduate School of Regional Studies, and focusing on the synergistic effect of attractive community development and tourism from the perspective of regional management and regional economy. I would like to actively introduce such as.
