Academic Year 2024

Course Registration GuideMaster’s Program in Taxation Policy and Management(TPM)

Graduate School of Business and Commerce
Keio University1

Ⅰ. Dean’s Message to the Students of the Master’s Program inTaxation Policy and Management
Professor Eri YOKOTA
Dean of the Graduate School of Business and Commerce
Welcome to the Master’s Program in Taxation Policy and Management. This is asuccessor of the program managed jointly with the World Bank for more than a quarterof century since the mid-1990s which provided master’s degrees to more than 100
students from over 35 countries. Then the Graduate School of Business and Commerce
decided to run the program independently as the Master’s Program in Taxation Policy
and Management from fall 2022, and now we are very pleased to receive you for therenewed program.
The Program provides a two-year course which is designed particularly for promising
personnel having been and expected to be engaged in tax policy-making and tax
administration in developing countries. To make sure that the Program meets the highest
possible standards, our faculty members contribute a great deal of their time andexpertise. The National Tax College also extends close cooperation to the Program byproviding the practicum course where you can study together with students from otheruniversities.
Studying in a foreign country is not so easy at all. You will have to keep studying while
trying to adjust yourselves to the social environments and the climate unfamiliar to you.
If you work hard through the two-year program, however, you will surely be able to haveobtained not only a master’s degree but also valuable experience that will be your lifelong assets.
Of course, your life in Keio may not be just studying. Finding good friends anddeveloping your personal network should be one of the privileges of participating in theProgram. I hope that you will be able to enjoy a two-year campus life to the maximum
extent. Our Graduate School will do its best to help you make your life in Keio as fruitfulas possible.

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Ⅱ. Program Guide for TPM Students
A. Program requirements
The Master’s Program in Taxation Policy and Management is a two-year program which
offers a degree of Master of Arts in Business and Commerce. For completing the program,students are obliged to fulfill the coursework requirements as well as to write a master’sthesis and pass the following thesis defense as explained below. Students who successfullycomplete the program will be awarded the master’s degree.
(Coursework)
Students are required to take all Mandatory Courses with 32 credits in total. Mandatory
Courses include Seminar: Advanced Study of Tax Administration (the Practicum) which
is provided by the National Tax College. In addition, students are strongly advised toacquire at least 8 credits from Recommendable Courses in order to make full use of thestudy opportunities offered in the Program. The list of Mandatory Courses andRecommendable Courses are given on next page.
(Thesis)The program also requires students to write and submit a thesis and pass the following
thesis defense. The deadline for registering a thesis title is normally early May in thesecond year and the deadline for submitting a thesis is normally late June in the secondyear.

B. Curriculum
In principle each course provides a 90-minute class per week. 2 credits are awarded forsuccessful completion of each course for one term (14 weeks). A student’s coursework isevaluated with a grade of S, A, B, C (PASS) and D (FAIL).
Classes of the Specialized subjects and the Seminars are basically designed to provide
students with opportunities of making presentations and conducting class discussions
based on students’ research work. Some Seminars help students develop their thesis workwith tutorials provided by teaching staff.
In general courses are provided based on the semester system which allows students tocomplete each course in one semester. There may be courses, however, which arepractically completed in two semesters such as Seminar: Advanced Study of Tax
Administration, the details of which are provided directly by the National Tax College.
The main feature of the Program is to offer a wide variety of courses to match various
interest of students. Besides the Mandatory and Recommendable Courses mentioned
above, with approval of their supervisors, students can take other courses provided by theGraduate School of Business and Commerce as well as those offered by other graduate
schools of Mita campus, i.e., Graduate Schools of Economics, Laws, Letters and Human
Relations as far as they are provided in English.

C. AY2024 Course Descriptions
Each course has a practical and applied orientation, and relies mainly on Japaneseexamples and case studies. All courses are conducted in English and taught in theGraduate School of Business and Commerce. The summaries of the courses are given inthe syllabus (https://gslbs.keio.jp/syllabus/search). When searching the syllabus, you may
find multiple courses with the same course title. In that case, please check the course
instructor's name on page 4-5.
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Mandatory Courses for 1st year (28 Credits)
Category

Introductory
Subject

Course Title (Credit)

InstructorSeminars

Day
PeriodBusiness Economics II (2)Prof. Kotaro Tsuru

SpringThu 3

Business Economics I (2)Prof. Kotaro Tsuru

FallThu 3

Japanese Economy (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

SpringWed 1

Domestic Tax Law (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

SpringThu 1

International Economy (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

Fall

Wed 1

International Tax Law (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

Fall

Thu 1

Advanced Study of Public Finance (2)Prof. Yukinobu
Kitamura

Spring

Tue4

Advanced Study of Public Finance (2)Prof. Yukinobu
Kitamura

Fall

Tue 4

Seminar: Advanced Study of Tax
Administration(II) (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

SpringMon (*3)

Seminar: Public Finance (2)Prof. Yukinobu
Kitamura

SpringTue 5Seminar: Advanced Study of Taxation andEconomic Policies (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

SpringThu 4

Seminar: Advanced Study of Tax
Administration(I) (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

Fall

Mon (*3)

Seminar: Public Finance (2)Prof. Yukinobu
Kitamura

Fall

Tue 5

Seminar: Advanced Study of Taxation andEconomic Policies (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

FallThu 4

Instructor

SemesterDay
PeriodSeminar: Advanced Study of Taxation andEconomic Policies (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

SpringThu 4

Seminar: Advanced Study of Taxation andEconomic Policies (2)Prof. Toshitake
Kurosawa

FallThu 4

Basic Subject

SpecializedSubject

Semester

Mandatory Courses for 2nd year (4 Credits)
Category

Seminars

Course Title (Credit)

4Recommendable Courses
Category

Basic Subject

SpecializedSubject

Instructor

SemesterDay
PeriodConsumer Psychology in Global Markets (2) *2

Prof. Naoko Moriyoshi

SpringTue 2

Economic Growth (2)Prof. Keisuke Otsu

SpringWed 3

Business Communication (2)Prof. David Shea

SpringMon 3

Consumer Psychology in Global Markets (2) *2

Prof. Naoko Moriyoshi

Fall

Tue 2

Economic Analysis (2)Prof. Keisuke Otsu

Fall

Wed 3

Accounting (2) *2

Prof. Hiroko Inokuma

Fall

Wed 4

Academic Writing (2) *2

Prof. Matthew Hanley

FallThu 5

Introduction to Econometrics (2)Prof. Potiron, Yoann

Fall

Wed 3

Course Title (Semester)

Macroeconomics (2) *1---

Advanced Study of International Economy (2)*1---

Advanced Study of International Relations (2)*1---

Advanced Study of Econometrics(2) *2

Prof. Yukako Ono

SpringThu 2

Advanced Study of Comparative Management (2)Prof. Chie Iguchi

FallThu 3

Advanced Study of International Finance (2)Prof. Koichiro Kamada

Fall

Wed 2

Advanced Study of Micro Marketing (2) *1---

Advanced Study of Modern Business
Administration (2)*1---▶The students in the TPM program are required to more than 32 credits and will have to take all Mandatory Courses until
graduation.
▶If there are Mandatory Courses for 1st year that you could not take in your first year, you can take them in your second year as well.
▶The instructors are for AY 2024.
▶Courses marked with “*1” are not available in 2024.
▶Courses marked with “*2” are available for registration by students selected by Instructors.
Please check "Lecturer's Comments to Students" on the syllabus for details of the selection process in advance.
▶Courses marked with “*3” are conducted at the National Tax College.
Details on Dates and Time will be notified to you by the coordinator.
Grades and credits for this course shall be awarded in the final semester of the first year.

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D. Schedule for AY2024
Apr. 1
Apr. 3 – 5
Apr. 6 – 15
Apr. 8Apr. 23
Apr. 29
Apr. 30
May 3May 4May 6
End of May –Beginning of Jun.
Jun. 4,Jun. 20
Jul. 15Jul. 18Jul. 22 – 30
Jul. 31 – Sep. 21Sep. 5Sept. 20Sept. 24Sept. 25 – Sep. 27Sept. 28 – Oct. 8Oct. 1Oct. 22
End of Oct Beginning of Nov.
Nov. 4
Nov. 19 am, 26
Nov. 20 pm – 25
Dec. 11
Dec. 30 – Jan. 4
Jan. 6
Jan. 10Jan. 13Jan. 15
Jan. 23
Jan. 25‐Feb. 1
Mar. 10Transcripts Available (including the grades of Fall Semester) (*1)
First Course Registration Period (*2)
Second Course Registration Period (*3)
Spring Semester Classes Start
Keio Foundation Day (Classes will be held on this day)Showa Day, Public Holiday (Classes will be held on this day)Course Registration Cancellation Period for Courses of Spring
Semester and First-half of Spring Semester (*4)
Constitution Memorial Day, Public Holiday (No classes)
Greenery Day, Public Holiday (No classes)
Substitute Holiday of Children’s Day, Public Holiday (No classes)
Keio-Waseda Baseball Game (*5)
Makeup Classes and Exams for Courses of First-half of Spring
Semester
Grade Report for First-half of Spring Semester courses available
on keio.jp
Marine Day, Public Holiday (Classes will be held on this day)
Makeup Classes for Courses of Second-half of Spring Semester
Exams for Courses of Spring Semester and Second-half of Spring
Semester
Summer BreakGrade Report for Spring Semester and Second-half of Spring
Semester courses available on keio.jp
AY2024 September Commencement Ceremony
AY2024 September Entrance Ceremony
Transcripts Available (including the grades of Spring Semester)(*1)
First Course Registration Period (*2)
Second Course Registration Period (*3)
Fall Semester Classes Start
First Course Registration Cancellation Due (for Courses of Fall
Semester and first half of Fall Semester) (*4)
Keio-Waseda Baseball Game (*5)
Substitute Holiday of Culture Day, Public Holiday (Classes will beheld on this day)
Makeup Classes and Exams for Courses of Fall Semester
University Festival week (No classes)
Grade Report for Fall Semester and first half of Fall Semester
courses available on keio.jp
Winter BreakClasses Start
The University Founder’s Birthday (No classes)
Coming of Age Day, Public Holiday (No classes)
Substitute Day of Monday’s Classes
Makeup Classes for Courses of Fall Semester
Exams for Courses of Fall Semester and Second-half of FallSemester
Grade Report for Fall Semester and Second-half Fall Semester
courses available on keio.jp*1 Academic transcripts and other certificates can be issued by certificate issuing machines and6convenience stores. See here for details:
https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/com/procedure/certificate/issue.html*2 Please register the courses you wish to take yourself via keio.jp. Please note that you do not needto register as the mandatory courses are already registered. Please refer to "E. Course Registration"
for details.
*3 If you wish to add or delete courses as a result of the adjustment, please do so via keio.jp.
*4 If you wish to cancel your courses, please inform the Office of Student Services by email with thename of the course, the day and period and the registration number.
*5 In case the game is tied, classes may be canceled except the 1st period without any notification.
For the latest information, please refer to the Keio Student Website.
https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/com/class/schedule/sokei.html

E. Course Registration
If you wish to take any courses, please be sure to register for them via keio.jp during theFirst Course Registration Period. Please note that you do not need to register anymandatory courses as they are already registered. If you wish to take courses other thanmandatory or recommendable courses, please be sure to obtain permission you’re yourAcademic advisor
Please refer to the manual below for details:
https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/com/class/system/course-reg-manual.html
Please note that some courses may have a lottery if there are too many students who wish
to take the course or if the lecturer is selective.
If you wish to take a course where the lecturer selects the students, please check "Lecturer's
Comments to Students" on syllabus in advance and apply by the designated deadline andselection method in advance.
Selection and lottery results will be announced on the “Course registration” screen.
<Important points for course registration>(1) There may be restrictions on courses offered by other faculties and Graduate schools that you
can register for. Please see the URL below for further information.
https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/com/class/registration/other-faculties.html(2) Before registering for courses, check the syllabus (https://gslbs.keio.jp/syllabus/search)carefully, since the course timetable may change, some courses may impose new restrictions on
the eligibility of students, or new courses may become available.
(3) To search for courses offered in English, select 'English' under 'Language of Instruction' in the'▼Specify detailed conditions' section of the syllabus search.
(4) Attend all classes you have registered and classes you are likely to add until the results of thecourse registration have been announced.
(5) No credits will be given for courses that have not been registered.

AY2024 Course Registration Schedule
Spring Semester (JST)Apr. 3 (Wed.) 12:30 p.m.
- Apr. 5 (Fri.) 4:00 p.m.
Apr. 6 (Sat.) 6:00 p.m.

Fall Semester (JST)Sep. 25 (Wed.) 12:30- Sep. 27 (Fri.) 16:00
Sep. 28 (Sat.) 6:00 p.m.

Apr. 6 (Sat.) 6:00 p.m.
Sep. 28 (Sat.) 6:00 p.m.
- Apr. 15 (Mon.) 10:00 - Oct. 8 (Tue.) 10:00 a.m.
a.m.
Apr. 8 (Mon.)
Oct. 1 (Tue.)
Apr.29 (Mon.) 10:00 a.m.
- Apr. 30 (Tue.) 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 21 (Mon.) 10:00 a.m.
- Oct. 22 (Tue.) 4:00 p.m.
7Events
First Course Registration Period
Announcement of the Results ofAdjustments for First Course Registration
Second Course Registration Period

First day of the Spring /Fall Semester
Courses
Course Registration Cancellation Period
for Courses of Spring Semester and Firsthalf of Spring / Fall Semester

Jun. 20 (Thu.) 10:00 a.m.
- Jun. 21 (Fri.) 4:00 p.m.

Dec. 11 (Wed.) 10:00 a.m. Course Registration Cancellation Period- Dec. 12 (Thu.) 4:00 p.m. for Courses of Second-half of Spring /Fall Semester

Master’s Thesis
1. Submission of your thesis
Submit to the Academic Affairs Group, the Office of Student Services.
Details of the schedule will be notified for second year students by E-mail in late December
2024.
2. Format(1) Must be in A4 and lengthwise in PDF format.
(2) The title on the cover page shall be written horizontally when you are writing the thesis in
English.
(3) Refer to the format below for layout and what to be written.
3. Title of the thesis
The actual title and subtitle of the thesis must be exactly the same as the title submitted tothe Office of Student Services. The thesis having a different title is not acceptable, even if
the difference is only a punctuation mark. * Please do not put any quotation marks to thetitle.

Format of CoverMaster’s Thesis

2024

Thesis Title

Graduate School of Business and Commerce
Keio UniversityYour Name

*Do not use the Keio University logo on the cover.

8F. About Grades for Transcripts of Academic Record
1. Grading System
Courses use the grading system shown below.
GradeSABCDPF
GMeaning

Pass

FailPass
FailPass (credit transfer)

Grade Point

4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0-2. Grade Point Average (GPA)
The grade point average (GPA) will be shown on the Transcript of Academic Record.
How the GPA is calculated is shown in the box on the below.
How GPA is Calculated
Sum of (Grade Points × Number of Course Credits) / Total Number of Credits for Courses
Registered・GPA is rounded off to two decimal places.
・Optional courses (courses that are not part of student's graduation requirements) are notincluded in GPA calculations.
・Courses for which the student has received a G, P, F, or Q grade are not included in GPA
calculations.

G. Web Systems
1. Keio University Student Website
URL https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/
This portal site provides information for Current Keio University students. Login ID andpassword are not required.
2. keio.jp portal website
URL http://keio.jp/“keio.jp” is the general term for the Keio Single Sign-On System. The latest information
concerning academic affairs, student calls, events, etc. are posted on top page of “keio.jp”
portal so please check it daily.
ID/Password: Keio ID and keio.jp password
Activation information is provided with your student ID card.
Main services provided (departments in charge)-K-LMS (CanvasLMS)(ITC)
This is system mainly designated to support student’s study. Announcements fromlecturers, study materials downloads, reports submission, discussion and return of reports(assignments) are available.
-Course Registration (Office of Student Services)
The system allows students to make course registration, additional course registration,
course cancellation and application for “No New Registered Courses”. Students canmodify the courses during the course registration period.
-Confirmation of Registered Courses（Office of Student Services）
The list of registered courses available. Students must confirm that their course
registration is done correctly. Students can also find the classrooms for registered courses.
9-Information on Class Cancellations/Make-up Classes (Office of Student Services）
The list of courses with scheduled cancellation and/or make-up classes is available.
The information is subject to change so please check it regularly for updates.
-Confirmation/Change of Address (Office of Student Services)
Students can confirm their/guarantor’s address. Select “Various Changes” at the top
menu then click on “Confirmation/Change of Ad-dress”. Please notify any changes
immediately from this menu
-Certificate issuance service (Office of Student Services)
This service enables students to have their certificates issued from the on-campus
certificate issuing machines or multi-printing ma-chines in the convenience storesnationwide.
-Grade Reports (Office of Student Services)
Students can access their grade report. The period for which the grade report is madeavailable online differs according to the faculty, graduate school, and year level. Details
will be announced on the Keio Student Website.
-Results of the Annual Health Examination (Health Center)Students who have taken an annual health examination during the current academic year
can view their results. When students take the examination, they will be informed when
the results will be made available. If students have any questions regarding the results of
their medical examination, contact the Health Center.
-Google Workspace（ITC）
This is a web application provided by Google Inc., which provides services including email (Keio Mail), Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Groups, Google Contacts, etc.
-Box (ITC)
This is a cloud type online storage service. It can be used to backup and archive files andalso to share files with professors, students, or people from other organizations.
-Software license acquisition system (ITC)
This is a license distribution system for software with which the university has a contract.
-Keiomobile2 / eduroam (ITC)
Students can connect their personal laptop or smartphones to wireless LAN（Wi-Fi）on
campus to use internet.

H. Reissuance of Passwords
Contact Mita ITC counter to have your password reissued.
Login ID
Keio ID
ITC Account

OfficeKeio ID ITC counter at Mita
campusNecessary documents
Student ID card

I. Graduate School of Business and Commerce Administrators
Dean: Professor Eri Yokota
Chief Academic advisor for TPM Students: Professor Toshitake Kurosawa (mail:kurosawa.toshitake@keio.jp )J. Main Offices and Opening Hours-Office of Student Services General Affairs and Inquiries Group: Registrar, lost and foundOpen on Weekdays 8:45am-4:45pm* at B1F 1Window, South School Building-Office of Student Services Academic Affairs Group: Classroom usage
Open on Weekdays 8:45am-4:45pm* at B1F 6Window, South School Building-Office of Student Services Academic Affairs Group: Course Registration,
Open on Weekdays 8:45am-4:45pm* at B1F 9Window, South School Building-Student Counseling RoomOpen on Weekdays 9:30am-4:30pm* at B1F, South School Building
10-Health Center: Health checkups and healthcare
Open on Weekdays 8:30am-5:00pm* or as indicated on Health Center Website(http://www.hcc.keio.ac.jp/en/) at 1F, North Building-Mita ITC: keio.jp
Open on Weekdays 8:45am-4:45pm* at B1F, Graduate School Building*Offices are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays with no classes scheduled, Mita Campus
summer and winter break periods, and on January 10 (Founder’s Birthday – anniversary of Yukichi
Fukuzawa’s birthday).
*Notifications of any changes will be available on the Keio Student Website(https://www.students.keio.ac.jp/en/) as necessary.

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