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The Academic Program at YNU-Economics Degree Requirements

For details of admission and eligibility, please see “How to Apply”

In order to complete the PPT program and to be awarded a Master’s Degree, each student (World Bank scholar) must write a Master’s thesis on a topic that he or she selects under the guidance of an academic supervisor of the Department of Economics of GSISS/YNU. In addition, candidates must complete the following credit requirements for the Master of Arts in Economics.

All students are required to attend the courses of the Internship (Practicum) offered by the National Tax College (NTC) of the National Tax Agency (NTA) of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. The classes are held every Monday by NTC mainly at GRIPS Tokyo (Roppongi) for a period of nine months as illustrated in the table.

Credits required for Master’s Degree

Elective Courses	24
Practicum at the NTA	4
Thesis Instruction	4
Total Credits	32

	Course Title	Credits
Non-Degree Compulsory Courses*	Mathematics for Economists	2
	Computing for Economists	2
	Special Topic Lectures	2
Elective Courses	Microeconomics	2
	Macroeconomics	2
	Statistics	2
	Applied international Finance	2
	Applied International Trade	2
	Comparative Economic Systems (Selected Topics)	2
	Data Science	2
	Economic Development	2
	Economic Growth	2
	Economic Policy	2
	Environment and Development	2
	Global Economy and Multinational Corporations	2
	International Economics and Public Policy	2
	International Finance	2
	Public Economics	2
	Regional Strategies of Economic Development	2
	World Economy	2
Practicum at the NTA	Tax Practicum 1	2
Practicum at the NTA	Tax Practicum 2	2
Thesis Instruction	Thesis Instruction 1	2
Thesis Instruction	Thesis Instruction 2	2

*These subjects are compulsory but are not credited towards the Master’s degree. The 24 credits required for the degree must be taken from the elective courses.
Note that this list is tentative and is subject to change in the next academic years (October 2026 – September 2028).

Academic Calendar

2026	late September	Orientation
	October	Entrance Ceremony
	October	Beginning of the first semester (1^st year)
	late December – early January	Winter Recess
2027	February	End of the first semester
	March	NTC Intensive Lectures (Practicum)
	April	Beginning of the second semester (1^st year)
	early August	End of the second semester
	August – September	Summer Recess
	October	Beginning of the first semester (2^nd year)
	late December – early January	Winter Recess
2028	February	End of the first semester (2^nd year)
	April	Beginning of the second semester (2^nd year)
	June	Submission of Master’s thesis
	July	Thesis Defense
	August / September	Graduation Ceremony

Class Schedule (to be announced in 2026)

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