1. Top
2. Ph.D. Program
3. April Admission
4. Four Recommended Paths and Course Offerings

International Ph.D. Program in Economics is organized around four areas of specialization. In general, the student will choose complementary courses along one of these paths and write a dissertation in the same general field of specialization.　The next table gives a suggested series of courses the prospective student might take, depending on their path.

1. A International Economics
2. B Labor Economics
3. C Comparative Economics
4. D International Political Economy

	Course Title	Credits Earned				Frequency
		Path A	Path B	Path C	Path D
Economics Lectures	Adv. International Economics	2				annual
	Adv. Labor Economics		2			annual
	Adv. International Trade Policy	2				annual
	Adv. Comparative Econ. Studies			2	2	biyearly
	Adv. Empirical Analysis of Econ. Systems			2		annual
	Structure and Dynamics of Dev. Econ.				2	biyearly
	Statistical Systems					biyearly
	Research Methods for International and Labor Econ.Ⅰ	1	1			annual
	Research Methods for International and Labor Econ.Ⅱ	1	1			annual
	Research Methods for Economic Systems and Polit. Economy Ⅰ					annual
	Research Methods for Economic Systems and Polit. Economy Ⅱ					annual
	Research Practicum Ⅰ(Joint Research Project)	2	2	2	2	annual
	Research Practicum Ⅱ(Field Work)					annual
	Research Practicum Ⅲ(Conference Presentation)	2	2	2	2	annual
GSISS Joint Courses	Thesis Writing					annual
	Presentation & Discussion Skills					annual
Non-lecture Courses	Seminar Ⅰa	2	2	2	2	annual
	Seminar Ⅰb	2	2	2	2	annual
	Seminar Ⅱa	2	2	2	2	annual
	Seminar Ⅱb	2	2	2	2	annual
	Workshop Ⅰ	1	1x2			annual
	Workshop Ⅱ	1	1x2			annual
	Workshop Ⅲ			1x2	1x2	annual
	Workshop Ⅳ			1x2	1x2	annual
	Field Work Ⅰ					annual
	Field Work Ⅱ					annual
Total Credits earned		20	20	20	20

Notes:
*This is only recommended. A student could complete the necessary 20 credits in Path A without taking the “Research Methods” lecture.
Some courses are offered annually, others less frequently. Students should decide in advance, as much as possible, which courses they intend to take and determine the semesters in which they are offered.
Other Ph.D. courses are offered in GSISS but most are conducted in Japanese. If the student’s Japanese is of a sufficient level they can take these courses in Japanese as well.