Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
50611:Introduction to Policy Science (P) 2025 Spring Thu1 College　Of　Policy　Science IIDA MIKI、OHTSUKA YOKO、KANEGAE HIDEHIKO、KAMIKUBO MASATO、KIDO HIDEKI、KOJIMA NAOKO、SAUCEDO DANIEL、SCHROEDER MARTIN、SHIKI KIMIKO、TAMURA MASAOKI、TOYODA YUSUKE、NARITA HIROKI、HICKS KIMBERLEY ANNE、YAMADE MIYA 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS464

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

This course is an introductory lecture series to understand the three academic disciplines of policy science: Multi-level Governance (MLG), Regional Economy and Development (RED), and Sustainable Urban Policy (SUP).

Student Attainment Objectives

The participants are expected to obtain basic knowledge of three academic disciplines of policy science in order to select the academic area of research to be specialized in and find the research topics that might be interesting to be explored for future study.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1 Prof. Hicks

 Introduction to course content, methods, assignments, etc.
Lecture title: What is the study of policy science? What is an interdisciplinary approach? Gender as a critical research variable.

AREA: Public Policy Cluster

【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.

2 Prof. Saucedo

Lecture title: Facilitation of Community-based Projects through Cultural Resources

AREA: Environment and Development Cluster
Keywords: Cultural Resources, citizenship rights, academia and society

3 Prof. Schroeder

Lecture title: What are Global Value Chains and can they be utilised for economic development?

AREA: Social Management Cluster
Keywords: Global Value Chain, division of labour, industrial organisation, industrial policy

4 Prof. Kido

Lecture Title: Local Governmental System: Federal State and Unitary State

AREA: Public Policy Cluster
Key words: Local Government, Governmental Institution

5 Prof. Tamura

Lecture title: Economic Policy and Psychology

AREA: Social Management Cluster
Keywords: Behavioral Economics, Incentives, Rationality

6 Prof. Kanegae

Lecture Title: Urban & Regional Planning for Society 5.0

AREA: Environment and Development Cluster
Key words: Urban Digital Transformation, Gasified Society, Society 5.0, Planning Science, Sustainability, Resilience, Technological Singularity

7 Prof. Otsuka [ZOOM]

Lecture Title: Sustainable Welfare States and Gender Equality

AREA: Social Management Cluster
Key words: Aging society, elderly care, care worker, family caregiver, gender equality
* Media class (Live-streamed)

8 Prof. Kojima [ZOOM]

Lecture Title: Motivation to Learn Two Languages Simultaneously

AREA: Social Management Cluster
Keywords: language learning, motivation, study-abroad

9 Prof. Toyoda

Lecture Title: Policy Science for Enhancing Community-based Disaster Risk Management

AREA: Environment and Development Cluster
Keywords: Risk Management, Local Community, Mutual Help

10 Prof. Iida

Lecture Title: Gender, Sexuality, and Consumer Culture

AREA: Social Management Cluster
Key words: gender, sexuality, consumption, meaning

11 Prof. Shiki

Lecture Title: Policy Science and Urban Planning/housing policy

AREA: Environment and Development Cluster
Keywords: urban greatness and problems, urbanization and de-urbanization, the socio-spatial approach of urban planning/housing policy

12 Prof. Kamikubo

Lecture Title: Political Party and Party System

AREA: Public Policy Cluster
Key words: Parliamentary system, Presidential system, Unicameral system, Bicameral system

13 Prof. Yamade

Lecture title: Importance of Community Development

AREA: Environment and Development Cluster
Key words: Sustainability, Community design, Disaster reconstruction

14 Prof. Narita

Lecture title: Political philosophy and public policy: The case of smoking ban

AREA: Public Policy Cluster
Keywords: Ristriction of freedom, paternalism, public health

Class Format

12 classes on Face to Face basis, 2 classes on Media basis (either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes).

Recommendations for Private Study

 Students are expected to review some of the interested issues that were discussed in the class lectures in order to explore and advance their own research topics in the study of the CRPS program.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

weekly class performance, and weekly assignments
Final course assignment

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Try and apply the theories, research approaches, methodologies that you are learning to your own research interests.

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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