Chapter 3: Curricula

This chapter explains the curricula of the Graduate School of Media and Governance which
trains students to acquire skills and knowledge to become specialists in their chosen area.
If students have any questions regarding curricula and courses, they should consult with their
Academic Advisor.

3.1.

Outline of the Curriculum of the Masters Program

The Masters program consists of Program Courses, Research Concept and
Methodology Courses, Project Courses and Special Courses. Students write their
masters theses based on the learning outcomes of these courses.
The table below indicates the curriculum codes for different courses. Courses are listed
in numerical order based on the curriculum codes in the Course Description Which is
available on the Students Homepage for Keio University.
Research Concept and Methodology Courses
in the 50000s
Program Courses
in the 60000s
Project Courses
70001
Masters Theses
80001
Special Courses
in the 95000s
Optional Subject (Jiyu Kamoku)
in the 97000s

3.2.

Lists of Courses (Masters Program)

The lists of courses show the names of courses (which are the same names as shown
on the English academic transcript) and their curriculum codes. In principle, the classes
for the two-credit courses are held once a week (one period: 90 minutes) and four-credit
courses are held twice a week (two periods: 180 minutes). Please note that the codes
for each course are curriculum codes and not registration numbers required for course
registration.
Research Concept and Methodology Courses ()
The courses in the Research Concept and Methodology Courses are divided into the
Conceptual Framework group and Advanced Research Method group. Each course
offers two credits.
Courses in Conceptual Framework () Group
The courses in this group introduce major concept of each Program.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (THEORIES AND
PRACTICE OF FIELDWORK)
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (ACADEMIC
COMMUNICATION SKILLS)
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
(STRATEGY AND INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN)

50001

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (GR)

50002

50003

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (HUMAN SECURITY)

50004

50005

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (RESEARCH DESIGN IN

SOCIAL SCIENCES)

50006

50007

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (CB)

50008

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (EG1)

50009

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (EG2)

50010

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (CI)

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK (SYSTEMS BIOLOGY)

50012

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK(COMMUNICATION)

50011

Courses in Advanced Research Methods () Group

The courses in this group introduce advanced research conducted in each Program.
51001

ADVANCED RESEARCH (GR)

51002

ADVANCED RESEARCH (DEVELOPMENT AND

SOCIAL THEORIES)

51003

ADVANCED RESEARCH (LANGUAGE PRAGMATICS)

ADVANCED RESEARCH (CASEBOOK METHODS IN
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION)

51004

ADVANCED RESEARCH (PUBLIC POLICY)

51006

ADVANCED RESEARCH (CB)

51007

ADVANCED RESEARCH (EG1)

51008

ADVANCED RESEARCH (EG2)

51015

ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP (XD1)

51016

ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP (XD2)

51005

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51017

ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP (XD3)

51018

ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP (XD4)

51013

ADVANCED RESEARCH (CI)

51014

ADVANCED RESEARCH (SYSTEMS BIOLOGY)

51019

ADVANCED RESEARCH (LANGUAGE AND CULTURE)

Program Courses ()
Program Courses in this group introduce:
Specialized courses comprising each Program, and
Support courses clarifying the topic related to each Program and demonstrating
the approach towards the topic.
Each course offers two credits, except for APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN and
EXERCISE ON DESIGNING LOW-CARBON SOCIETY courses which offer four credits.
60010

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDIES (INTRODUCTION)

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDIES (GLOBALIZATION
AND REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION)

60020

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDIES (VIEWPOINTS)

60040

PRACTICAL RESEARCH WORK FOR GLOBAL ISSUES

GLOBAL PARTNERS NETWORKING

REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (NORTH
EAST ASIA)
REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (ISLAMIC
WORLD)

60060

REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (EAST ASIA)

60080

REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (GREATER CHINA)

60100

REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (NORTH CENTRAL

AND SOUTH AMERICA)

60110

REGIONAL STRATEGY STUDIES (EUROPE)

60120

WORLD ECONOMY

60130

GLOBAL ECONOMETRICS
POLICY MANAGEMENT (HUMAN SECURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

60140

MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY

60160

LANGUAGE EDUCATION DESIGN

60170

TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (LEDIT PROJECT)

60180

TRANSCULTURE

60190

FINANCE THEORY

60200

APPLIED FINANCE

60210

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF RISK

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTAND EVALUATION
OF ORGANIZATIONS

60220

REAL ESTATE MARKET ANALYSIS

60240

BUSINESS IN JAPAN

NETWORKS AND THE INFORMATION ECONOMY

POLICY MANAGEMENT (POLICY MAKING AND
SOCIAL INNOVATION)

60260

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

60280

GOVERNANCE THEORY

60290

SOCIAL BUSINESS AND ITS EVALUATION

60300

DECISION MAKING MODELS

60310

GOVERNANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

60320

60330

MANAGEMENT INNOVATION IN IT BUSINESS

60340

GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF IT BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE OF
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

60350

COMMUNITY INFORMATICS
TECHNIQUES OF DESIGNING CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

60360

SOCIAL FINANCE

60380

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
SOCIOCONTENT ANALYSIS 2
ADVANCED LECTURE IN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN
SCIENCE

60030
60050
60070
60090

60150

60230
60250
60270

60370
60390

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN

60400

60410

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOSEMANTICS

60420

60430

COGNITIVE SEMANTICS
ADVANCED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR
PSYCHOLOGY

60440

SPORTS AND SKILL SCIENCE ADVANCED LECTURE

60460

ERGONOMICS ADVANCED LECTURE

60470

SPACE LAW

60480

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

60490

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT

60500

URBAN POLICY

60510

DIGITAL EARTH SCIENCE

APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN

60520

SAFETY IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN URBAN
ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

HISTORY OF CITY AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE
DESIGN

60560

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FIELD WORKSHOP

60580

ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

60590

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

60600

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY

60610

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

60620

URBAN DESIGN STUDIES

60630

ENERGY POLICY ANALYSIS

60640

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

60650

ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS

60660

DESIGN OF URBAN SPACE

60670

ADVANCED SPATIAL DATA MODELING

60680

ENTERTAINMENT THEORY

60690

DESIGN THEORY

60700

60710

ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PRODUCTION

60720

DIGITAL SOUND THEORY

HISTORY AND FUTURE POSSIBILITY OF THE
INTERNET

60730

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM

SOFTWARE

60740

60450

60530
60550
60570

60540

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY

60750

MULTIMEDIA KNOWLEDGE BASE DESIGN

AND IMPLEMENTATION

60760

INFORMATION SECURITY -THEORY AND PRACTICE-

60770

UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING SYSTEMS

60780

OBJECT -ORIENTED ANALYSIS

60790

KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY METHODS

60800

60810

ADVANCED MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

60820

GENOME ENGINEERING LABORATORY

60830

BIOINFORMATICS ALGORITHMS

60840

GENOME DESIGN

60850

GENOMIC MEDICINE

60860

MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

60870

COMMUNICATING BIOSCIENCE USING ENGLISH

60880

BIOLOGICAL NETWORK

60890

FIELDWORK A

60900

FIELDWORK B

60910

FIELDWORK C

60920

FIELDWORK D

64010

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS

64020

AGING SOCIETY

64030

64250

ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDWORK

SOCIAL INNOVATION THROUGH SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

64280

GERONTOLOGY
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF
SOCIAL BUSINESS
DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

64290

FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

64300

DESIGNING A LOW-CARBON SOCIETY

64310

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

64320

DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS

64330

EXERCISE ON DESIGNING LOW-CARBON SOCIETY 1

64340

EXERCISE ON DESIGNING LOW-CARBON SOCIETY 2

64360

RESERCH FOUNDATIONS

64370

DESIGN INFORMATICS

64380

MODERN WEB PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES

64390

ADVANCED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

64400

HUMAN INTERFACE

64410

MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE

64420

64430

ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

64440

PRACTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS

PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
SYSTEMS

64450

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT

PRACTICE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY CREATION

64460

PRACTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

64480

64490

INTERNSHIP B

64500

64510

APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN(SYNTHESIS)

64520

INTERNSHIP A
APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN(GREEN
ARCHTECTURAL DESIGN)
ASIA PACIFIC INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

64530

TOTAL DESIGN OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROFITS 1

64540

TOTAL DESIGN OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROFITS 2

64550

OPEN DATA AND MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

64560

BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE

64260

64470

64270

AUTONOMOUS DECENTRALIZED COOPERATIVE

SYSTEMS

Program Courses Heisetsu ()

All courses in this group are offered to students of the Faculty of Policy Management,
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Graduate School of Media and
Governance. Each course offers two credits.
65010

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

65020

DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

65030

RISK AND INSURANCE

65040

INTRODUCTION TO TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS

65050

PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY

SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY (MEDICAL CARE AND
HEALTH CARE)

65060

MANAGEMENT OF EMERGING BUSINESSES

SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY (PENSION LABOR AND
WELFARE)

65090

THEORY OF GAMES

65100

NETWORK INDUSTRIES

65110

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY (Until Academic Year 2012)

65120

GEOGRAPHY OF PLANNING PRACTICE

65130

THEORY OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY

65140

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

65150

EARTH SYSTEMS

65160

ENERGY AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

65170

POPULATION DYNAMICS

65180

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

65190

METABOLIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY PRACTICE

65200

65210

PROTEOME ANALYSIS LABORATORY PRACTICE

65220

METABOLOME ANALYSIS LABORATORY PRACTICE

DESIGN STRATEGY (SPATIAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURE)

65230

DESIGN STRATEGY (AMBIENT MEDIA)

65240

DESIGN STRATEGY (VISUALIZATION)

DESIGN STRATEGY (INTERACTION)

65260

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

65070

65250

65080

Special Courses ()
Special Courses help students to develop better understanding of each course category.
These courses include related courses, practical training courses, frontier courses for
emerging research and sponsored courses offered by companies and organizations.
Each course offers two credits, except for SPECIAL SEMINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN course which offers four credits.
95001

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDIES (PRACTICE)

95004

BASICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

95006

ENERGY SYSTEMS

95007

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

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95008

INTERNET SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

95014

FUTURE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY : ARCHITECTURE

AND BUILDING BLOCKS

95015

RESERCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF

NEXT-GENERATION NETWORKS

95016

SPECIAL SEMINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 1

95017

SPECIAL SEMINAR ON ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 2

95018

CAREER EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

95019

THE BODY PLAN OF VERTEBRATE

95020

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MANAGEMENT

95021

LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

95022

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

95023

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOSCIENCE AND POLICY

Project Courses () (70001)

The Project Courses are the core of research activities at the Graduate School of Media
and Governance. The curriculum of the graduate program not only follows the traditional
learning method where students listen to lectures, but is also designed to encourage
students to participate in the Project. By participating in cutting-edge Project Courses
led by faculty members, students receive training in planning, implementation and
evaluation of research. Thus, they are well trained to become excellent business
persons and researchers.
These courses systematically teach the process of problem identification, analysis, and
presenting results on frontier research topics. These courses provide students an
opportunity to work and conduct research autonomously and cooperatively through
planning, implementation, and evaluation process.
Project Activity Report (for Masters Students)
After students have completed their Project Courses, they are expected to write a
project activity report (one page report, A4-size) at the end of semester which is
viewable online. (Excluding students who have not registered Project Course and
doctoral students)
Students must register the URL of their project activity report at the following website:
http://vu5.sfc.keio.ac.jp/m-pro/ (in Japanese only)
If students fail to submit their Project Activity Report, Program Funds for the next
semester will not be provided. Please check the report submission deadline in the
Academic Calendar in the beginning of this guidebook.
In principle, each Project Course has two registration numbers. Number of credits
offered by each course is four credits (two credits for each registration number).
Name of the Course

Related
Name of the Course
Program

Global Governance and Regional Governance

GR

Cognitive and Language Development and Learning

Globalism / Nationalism / Localism (GNL

GR

Sports Science and Cognitive Ergonomics

Islam and Global Governance Research Project

GR

Network Style

The WTO System and Economic Integration in East Asia

GR

Japan Studies

GR

Psychospace
Cognition, Action, Media in Language and Language
Education

International Policy Analysis

GR

China Perspectives

Related
Program
CB & CI
CB
CB & XD
CB
CB
CB, XD & PS

GR

Life Knowledge in Practice

Construction of Support Systems for Technical
Development for Environmental Design

Development Networks in Japan, Asia and North Pacific

HC

Environmental and Business Innovation

EG & PS

Sustainable Development

HC

Urban Renovation Studies

EG & PS

Contemporary Socio-Cultural Research Project

IT and the Learning Environment Project

HC, GR & XD Geo-informatics of the Environment and Development

Global Environmental System
HC

EG

EG
EG

Language Education Design Project

HC

Urban Remodelling Design

EG

Studies of Modern Society

HC

Cybersound Project

XD

Assessment Project
Finance and Real Estate

GR, PS & HC Social Fabrication

XD & CB

PS

Designing Real

XD

Network Communities

PS

Mobile Method

XD & CB

Internet and Mass Media

PS

Mobile and Ubiquitous Internet

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CI

Platform and Business

Cyber Business Marketing

Ubiquitous Computing and Networking Project

PS & CB Novel Computing

Public Policy (Consensus Building)

PS

Place and Mobile Media

Health Care Policy and Management

PS

IT Systems Project

Interreality

PS, GR & CB Virtual Systems Research

Cultural Policy Project

3.3.

PS

CI
CI & CB
CI & XD
CI
CI & PS

PS

CI Project

CI

Aging and Migrant Workers

PS

Systems Biology Project/Seminar

BI

Interaction Design Project

CB&CI

List of Courses (Doctoral Program)

The number of credits offered by each course is indicated in parentheses. Submission
of Plan Sheet is required for course registration. For details, please consult with the
Academic Affairs Office.

3.4.

96001

ADVANCED FIELDWORK A (8)

96002

ADVANCED FIELDWORK B (4)

96003

ADVANCED FIELDWORK C (4)

96004

ADVANCED FIELDWORK D (6)

Courses Considered as the Same Course

Students are not able to register for the same course more than once as credits to
acquire a masters degree, except for Project Courses.
Courses with the same name are treated as the same course even if they are taught by
different instructors.
There are some courses from the previous academic year which are renamed and
revised. These courses may be considered as the same courses that are renamed or
revised. Students can check the list in the Japanese version of the Guidebook of the
Graduate School of Media and Governance in order to avoid registering for the same
course again. If students need to confirm about these courses, please consult with the
Academic Affairs Office.

3.5.

Fieldwork Research and Internship during Break Periods

Students who wish to conduct fieldwork research or internship during break periods
should refer to the guidelines indicated on the following website:
http://www.gakuji.keio.ac.jp/en/sfc/gsmg/fieldwork_mag.html

3.6.

Architecture and Urban Design (AUD) Courses of

Environmental Design Program and Qualification for
First-Class Architect Examination
For students with Japanese proficiency only. Please refer to the Japanese Guidebook
for details.

3.7.

Grading Criteria
Keio University adopts the grading criteria A, B, C and D. The criteria A, B or C
mean pass, and the criterion D means fail. The table below shows the way to measure
the grading criteria:
A
B
C
D

Excellent
Good
Satisfactory and pass
Fail

Other grades that will be recorded as given are grades for courses using P for pass
and F for fail; and grades earned during study abroad at universities, etc., using the
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grading criteria A, B, C and D. If grading criteria A, B, C ,D , and F are used, a

D will be considered as a C, in principle. When grading criteria are unclear, a grade of
G will be recorded. The Independent Research () of the doctoral program
uses the criteria P or F.
Students who abandon a registered course will receive D or F for fail.

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