IUJBrochure 2024-2025

IPPP International Public Policy Program 1-year Track

GSIR

A one-year mid-career program designed for future governmental leaders in collaboration with JICA

The International Public Policy Program is a one-year mid-career program, designed for diplomats and government officials of countries in Asia, the Pacific, and around the world. It is a program that has been developed through close consultation between IUJ and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Students in this program will choose their concentration areas (either "International Affairs" or "Public Policy"), depending on their professional backgrounds and career goals, and take various disciplinary-related courses in their respective fields. They will also be able to take a variety of issue-oriented courses as electives, choosing from a wide range of offerings at IUJ. In summer, toward the end of their one-year study program, students will participate in intensive capstone courses, some of which will be delivered by specially invited experts in their field. Students will be given opportunities to discuss global issues, such as the changing international political and economic landscape and global environmental challenges. Thus, the program will not only encourage students to look back on and systematize their professional experiences, but also enable students to incorporate these experiences into a body of knowledge with which they can further their professional capabilities. The program will also help the students to develop their capabilities to think about and discuss various international public policy issues from long-term, broad, and diverse perspectives.

Curriculum Fall

NOTE : The curriculum may be subject to change.

Winter

Spring

Summer

Degree Requirements

Elective : 30 credits (Basic (8) + Other Elective (12))

Master of International Public Policy 32 credits & Research Report

Seminar : 2 credits

Elective Basic Courses

- Human Rights - International Organizations - International Politics

< Summer Capstone Courses> - Geopolitics in the Contemporary World

- Future of Capitalism - Understanding China

- Introduction to Policy Analysis - Microeconomics I : Price theory - Public Policy Process - Security and Strategy : National and International - Statistical Methods

International Affairs

Public Policy

- Comparative Government and Politics - Diplomacy and Statecraft - Essentials of Economics - Foreign Policy Analysis

- Applied Econometrics or Econometrics - Asian Perspective of Public Governance - Cost Benefit Analysis - Information Policy and Management - Introduction to Policy Modeling - Leadership in the Public Sector - Local Government and Public Service - Managing Public Organizations - Political Institutions and Governance - Public Human Resource Management - Public Organization Theory - Qualitative Methods

- History of Global Political Economy - History of International Relations - International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding - International Law - International Political Economy - Political Theory - Qualitative Methods

Adamyan, Mariam ( Armenia) Pre-IUJ

Student Profile

HR specialist in MFA of Armenia

IPPP Feature

IPPP is a program for government officials and diplomats, where the focus is on either Public Policy or International Affairs. It helps enhance professional skills and leadership.

Research Topic

Cultural Diplomacy Between Armenia and Japan

Recommended Course

Comparative Government and Politics (Assist. Prof. Vida Macikenaite) It is a very good and fulfilling course for students interested in both IR and Public Policy.

Post-IUJ

Planning on going back to Armenia to continue my job as a public servant.

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International Public Policy Program

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