Graduate School of International Management
International University of JAPAN

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The MBA program at IUJ is designed to give students a wide range of experience and knowledge suitable for their future careers. The first-year curriculum consists of required basic core courses.

MBA professors regularly conduct research and consult with sponsoring companies, government organizations, and the local community, including Niigata's prefectural government. Students are exposed to some of these activities in several ways during the two-year MBA program.

In the second-year curriculum, the MBA research report is the only core requirement, thus giving MBA students plenty of flexibility to concentrate on the areas of their interest. MBA students can elect a "concentration area" from Finance, Marketing, Management, or IT/OM, if so desired, to position themselves for a future career. To declare a concentration area, students must take at least 12 credits from that area. 48 credits are required for the degree.

Degree Requirements

Minimum requirements are:

  1. Six-term residence in principle
  2. A total of at least forty-eight (48) credits
  3. An acceptable Research Report (grade of B+ or better)
  4. Total GPA of at least 3.00

Credit and Residency Requirements

The IUJ MBA program is designed as a full-time, residential program, 21 months (six terms and a summer internship* period) are required for completion of the degree. Previous study at other institutions does not reduce the 21 month residential requirement for the MBA degree. * Summer internship is optional.

The courses are divided into the five categories listed below and students are required to complete a minimum of 48 credits according to each category.

Category Required Credits
With Area Concentration Without Area Concentration
Basic Core 20 20
Language Core * 0 ~ 3 0 ~ 3
PLATFORM Seminar/Advanced Seminar (required) 3 3
Concentration Core 12 0
Advanced Elective (MBA Advanced Elective Courses, etc. **) 13 ~ 10 25 ~ 22
Required number of credits for graduation 48 48

*   Language Core Courses (Academic English I, II and III) may be exempted.
** See Item No. 3 below for details.
 

  1. In the first year, students are required to take 10 Basic Core Courses (20 credits), and if not exempted, 3 courses (3 credits) of Language Core Courses (Academic English I, II, and III).
     
  2. A student who is exempted from taking Language Core Courses must substitute 3 credits from Advanced Elective Courses.  
     
  3. Credits earned from the following courses can also be counted in the Advanced Elective category.

    a. E-Biz courses

    b. GSIR courses

    c. Language courses (English for Thesis Writing I & II, Japanese  
       Language courses)

       (1) English for Thesis Writing I & II are the courses for the 2nd
            year students only.

       (2) A maximum of 6 credits taken from language courses can be 
            counted as Advanced Electives.

  4. Both PLATFORM Seminars and Advanced Seminars are designed for guiding students to develop and complete the graduation research report. Both Seminar courses are offered in sequence, starting from P/A Seminar I (fall), II (winter), and III (spring). A student is expected to choose whether he/she will follow the PLATFORM Seminar track or the Advanced Seminar track by the registration deadline of the fall term in his/her second-year. For more details about these seminars, please refer to the Research Report section.
     
  5. It is recommended that the students evenly distribute their course load over terms. When this recommendation cannot be followed, then a student's course load must not exceed twelve(12) credits per term nor can a student take less than seven (7) credits per term.
 

Concentration Area:

There are four concentration areas as follows:

  1. Finance
  2. IT/OM
  3. Management
  4. Marketing

A Student who decides to have a concentration area must have twelve credits from the Advanced Elective courses designated as concentration core courses for each area. Students who prefer not to have a concentration area are free to choose their elective courses. Students may declare double concentration by meeting the appropriate credit requirements in each area. The concentration area will be specified on the student’s transcript.

Schedule for MBA Program
Before Entrance

Jul.-Sep.
8 weeks
Pre-enrollment Intensive English Program (IEP)
Recommendation for non-native English speakers
Courses teaching communication and presentation skills in English
Late Sep. Entrance Ceremony
Pre-Enrollment Program (Preparation course)
Academic Orientation

 

1st Year Required Courses Elective Courses
Fall Term
Oct.-Dec.
10 weeks

Financial Accounting
Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management
Computer Based Decision Modeling
Academic English I

Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese Language Courses
Winter Term
Jan.-Mar.
10 weeks
Corporate Finance
Marketing Management
Managerial Economics
Applied Statistics
Academic English II
Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese Language Courses
Spring Term
Apr.-Jun.
10 weeks
Managerial Accounting
Operations Management
Academic English III
Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese Language Courses
Summer
Jul.-Sep.
Self-study
Internship (if desired)
 

* Academic English I, II and III may be exempted

 

2nd Year Required Courses Elective Courses
Fall Term
Sep.-Dec.
10 weeks
PLATFORM Seminar I or Advanced Seminar I (Research Report Guidance) Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese/English Courses
Exchange Programs Abroad (optional, in fall or winter term)
Winter Term
Jan.-Mar.
10 weeks
PLATFORM Seminar II or Advanced Seminar II (Research Report Guidance) Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese/English Courses
Spring Term
Apr.-Jun.
10 weeks
PLATFORM Seminar III or Advanced Seminar III (Research Report Guidance) Advanced Elective Courses
E-biz Courses
GSIR Courses
Japanese/English Courses
Late June Graduation: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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