Japan University of Economics
Graduate School of Business
Master’s Program

2024

Japan University of Economics
Tokyo Shibuya Campus
daigakuin-info@tk.jue.ac.jp
25-17 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3463-4115 Fax: +81-3-3463-5211

Japan University of Economics
Graduate School of Business
Master’s Program
The Japan University of Economics was established in 1968 based upon the founding philosophy “Lifelong Improvement through the Development of Individuality” - to develop the individual-asspecialist, give them confidence, and send them forth into the world. Our university has had since
its inception two faculties, Economics and Business Management, and has become one of the leading
institutions in hosting international students in Japan.
Japan University of Economics Graduate School of Business was opened in April 2012 in Shibuya,
Tokyo with three courses: Management Strategy, Engineering Management and Pharmaceutical
Management for students, business professionals, researchers and scholars in order to produce
professionally, socially and cross-culturally skilled business graduates in M.A. and PhD studies, toachieve their individual ambitions on the global stage and to contribute to the development of society.
1. Objectives
A diverse and well-balanced integration of the latest “theory, research and practice” forms thebasic concept of our teaching principles and objectives at JUE Graduate School of Business. This iscombined with a commitment to provide highly personalized supervision and small-size classes in a
multi-national environment where diverse perspectives and experiences from around the world areshared to see how management disciplines and practices continue to evolve locally and globally. This
enables us to cultivate every student’s potential to its highest, help each one of them become a businessleader with excellence in knowledge, practical research and operation in their specialized fields.
Our highly experienced and committed faculty and staff rigorously provide detailed advice andsupport according to each student’s needs and interests, academic/work experiences, linguisticcompetencies and social backgrounds.
2. Curriculum, Courses and Subjects
The 2-year (4-semester) curriculum consists of three components, i.e. subject groups: “BasicSubjects” (1st year), “Course-Related Subjects” (1st and 2nd year), and “Thesis Instruction” (1st and2nd year), to assure systematic and efficient studies within the two-semester-per-year timetable (see“Subject List”).
・2-1 “Basic Subjects” (mandatory)
A group of 14 subjects/classes (7 in spring semester, 7 in fall) is offered within the first year of theM.A. program to assure students master all the basics and fundamentals in business studies inManagement, Accounting and Commerce. As a unique feature, Intelligence Management - the analysis
and collection of data on competitors as the basis for structuring business strategy - is also included.
The first year aims to encourage students to acquire comprehensive knowledge and academic skills suchas theories on management and business, information gathering and analysis methods along with thestudy in research methods necessary for preparing the thesis.
All students of the M.A. program are required to take six subjects depending on the course chosen (e.g.
Management Strategy, Engineering Management and Pharmaceutical Management) to obtain 12 credits(2 credits per class/subject).
- 1 -English instruction is available in the following 6 subjects:
・Financial Accounting
・Organizational Behavior
・Management Accounting・Management Strategy・Marketing Strategy・International Management.
・2-2 “Course-Related Subjects” (mandatory)
In order to cater to various interests, needs and specializations of our students, three courses:
Management Strategy, Engineering Management, and Pharmaceutical Management are available forM.A. students to choose and major in. Each of the courses consists of its own spring/fall semester setof subjects/classes, collectively called “Course-Related Subjects”, more practical in content comparedto the “Basic Subjects”.
Certain subjects are offered in both the 1st and 2nd year, and these are referred to as “common” subjects.
For example, a student in Management Strategy course has to take at least 5 subjects/classes to obtain
10 credits to complete the course.
English instruction is available in the following 5 subjects:
・Business Intelligence
・Stock Market Theory
・Cost Accounting
・Business Succession
・International Trade Theory
・2-3 “Thesis Instruction 1&2” (mandatory)
It is vital for our M.A. students to improve analytical and problem solving abilities, as well as extensive
high-quality knowledge, data collection techniques, academic writing and presentation skills, etc. These
are accumulated in the process of preparing for a Master’s thesis, i.e., “Thesis Instruction 1 & 2”. It isdesigned carefully to instruct and guide each student for 2 years towards a successful thesis completion,worth 8 credits (4 credits per year). Your supervisor, a full-time, fully-qualified professor with expertiseand experience in your area of research, acts as your academic advisor to provide you with detailed andhelpful advice, instruction, training and support on weekly and often daily basis. It’s a truly personalized
hand-in-hand collaboration of learning, starting from the first year to explore a range of possibilities ona range of topics for the thesis.
English instruction is available upon request.
Every student is asked to officially make a presentation of her/his thesis twice a year to the faculty
members and students and receives feedback. The final thesis presentation is held in December of the2nd year.
3. Requirements for the Master’s Degree
The requirements for the JUE Graduate School of Business Master Degree of Business (accreditedby the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan) are as follows:
・30 or more required credits obtained・Completion of the “Thesis Instruction 1&2” with the 8 credits (included in the 30 above)
・Passing the M.A thesis examination of the committee.

- 2 -4. Academic Schedule 2024-2025 (subject to change)
・Spring Semester: April 8 - July 26, 2024
- Course registration: March 28- April 2 (international students are advised to arrive during this week)- Classes start: April 8 (Mon)- Presentation: August 1- Summer holiday: August 4 - September 16
・Fall Semester: September 17, 2024 - January 24, 2025
- Course registration: September 12 (international students are advised to arrive by this day)- Classes start: September 17 (Tues)- Presentation: December 13- Winter holiday: December 22 - January 8- Spring holiday: January 26 – March 20, 2025

- 3 -Subject List（Master's Program）
Basic Subjects(First Year)

Total of 6 subjects required
from 1st and 2nd semesters.

Common Subjects(First and Second years)

Course Related Subjects
Management Strategy
Total of 5 subjects required

Thesis Instruction（mandatory）

First (Spring) Semester

Second (Fall) Semester①Business Administration②Organizational Behavior③Financial Accounting④Financial Management⑤Industry and Industrial Structure⑥Intelligence Management⑦Marketing Strategy①Management Strategy②Business Analysis③Environmental Accounting④International Management⑤Business Creation Strategy⑥English Reading⑦Management Accounting

First (Spring) Semester

Second (Fall) Semester①Business Ethics②Business Law③Business Succession④International Trade Theory⑤Logical Thinking and Presentation⑥Management Data Analysis⑦Cost Accounting⑧Stock Market Theory①Comparison Management②Asian Economy③Pop Culture④Human Resource Management⑤Business IntelligenceFirst Year
Second Year

ThesisＩ（All year）
Thesis Ⅱ（All year）* English instruction is available in the following subjects.
● First Semester: Financial Accounting, Marketing Strategy, Business Succession, International
Trade Theory, Cost Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Stock Market Theory, ThesisＩ(Ⅱ)● Second Semester: Management Accounting, Management Strategy, Business Intelligence,
International Management, ThesisＩ(Ⅱ)

Minimum number of credits (subjects) required for completion
Basic Subjects
Course-Related Subjects
Thesis Instruction

Management Strategy Study
12 (6)
10 (5)
8 (Ⅰ・Ⅱ)- 4 -JUE Graduate School of BusinessResearch Guidance and Method of Instruction (M.A.)
First Year
Basic Subjects

Second Year12 credits (or more)

Course-Related Subjects
Management Strategy

10 credits (or more)Engineering Management

10 credits (or more)

Pharmaceutical Management

10 credits (or more)

Thesis instruction4 credits (All year)

4 credits (All year)

June

December

July

NovemberSubmission ofresearch theme

Presentation 1Presentation 2

Presentation 3(final)

April:・Orientation & Guidance
・Course & Class Registration
・Supervisor assigned
June: Submission of research theme
August: Research theme presentation
December: Presentation ofThesis-writing plans
April: 2nd year Class Registration
July: Thesis Progress Presentation
November: Thesis Final Presentation
January: Submission of Thesis
February: Thesis Examination
March: Awarding of M.A. degree- 5 -JUE Graduate School of Business

Registration Model[ Example for “Management Strategy Study course” ]First Year
Subject Name
●Thesis Instruction (mandatory)
・Thesis Ｉ

Second Year
No. ofcredits
4●Basic Subjects(minimum total of 12 credits
required in 2 years)
・Organizational Behavior

2・Financial Accounting

2・Management Accounting

2・Management Strategy

2・Marketing Strategy

2・International Management

2●Course-Related Subjects(minimum total of 10 credits
required in 2 years)
・Business Intelligence2

・Business Succession

2・International Trade Theory

2

・Cost Accounting

2●Thesis Instruction (mandatory)
・Thesis Ⅱ

4●Course-Related Subjects(minimum total of 10 creditsrequired in 2 years)
・Stock Market Theory

2●Submission of Master's thesis―

Number of subjects/credits obtained（1st Year）
Thesis Instruction:
Basic Subjects:
Course-Related Subjects:
Total:

No. ofcredits

Subject Name

Number of subjects/credits obtained（2nd Year）

1 subject / 4 credits
6 subjects / 12 credits
4 subjects / 8 credits
11 subjects / 24 credits

Thesis Instruction:
Course-Related Subjects:
Total:

1 subject / 4 credits
1 subjects / 2 credits
2 subjects / 6 credits

Grand Total: 30 credits- 6 -