MBA Business Programs in Tokyo University

Graduate School of Business Administration at Keio University:
In April 2000, the Graduate School of Business Administration at Keio University in Tokyo became the first institute in Japan to receive certification from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (known as AACSB). Only 12 schools outside the United States have been granted such accreditation. All the classes of the MBA program are held in Japanese language. Students will have considerable number of discussions in class as well as reading and writing assignments. These are to be conducted in Japanese, therefore a good command of the language is indispensable for foreign students.

MBA in Japan Program
Our MBA Program is aimed to develop business leaders with both professional managerial skills and the sense of responsibility to the society as a part of corporate citizenship. An emphasis is placed both on particular skill sets required in a specific business function, and on the well-balanced skill development to be an effective general manager who is capable of integrating multi-faceted business phenomena.

Core Courses:
Eight core courses are allocated to each term of the first year as follows:
- First Term: Accounting and Control, Management Science, Organization Behavior, and Marketing
- Second Term: Business Environment, Financial Management, and Operations Management
- Third Term: General Management (Business Policy and Strategy)

Electives
Over the two years of this program, students have to pass at least ten electives. Elective courses are listed along with functional fields. Note: The following list is not exhaustive. Numbers in parenthesis represent the term number in which the course is offered.

- Accounting and Control: Economic Analysis for Management Decisions, Financial Theory, International Finance, Japanese Securities Markets, Management Control Systems, Management of Financial Institutions, Management of Japanese Firms IV, Managerial Accounting

- Business Environment: Economic Analysis of Industries, Japanese Business Environment, Management Law, Multinational Management, Business Environment and Administrative Policy

- General Management/Business Policy and Strategy: Competitive Strategy, Issues on Entrepreneurship, Japanese Management, Management of Innovation and Technology, Management of Service Industries, Management of Small Enterprises, Management of Technology, Techno-strategy, Business Ethics, Business History

- Information System: Information Literacy and Problem Solving Skills, Information Systems I, Information Systems II, Information Systems III

- Marketing and Operations Management: Consumer Behavior, Design of Production Systems, Distribution System, International Production Policy, Management of Japanese Firms II, Management of Japanese Firms III, Market Strategy, Marketing Communication, Marketing Strategy

- Organization Behavior: Cross-Cultural Management, Entrepreneurial Strategy, Management of Japanese Firms I, Network Leadership,  
Strategic Human Resource Management, Stress Management, Venture Enterprise Management Strategy 

- Quantitative Method in Management: Business Economics, Decision Analysis, Economic Theory I, Economic Theory II, Planning and Decision-Making, Statistical Methodology I, Statistical Methodology II 

Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. Program is designed to develop future academic leaders in professional management education and research. Throughout the program, students develop a powerful academic base in both major and minor fields of their choice. Our Ph.D. Program has been playing a pivotal role in developing superior management educators and researchers in Japan.

Students are required to declare their major and minor fields at the end of the first year, and begin to prepare the dissertation. Before starting the dissertation process, students should have already completed at least five doctoral courses, at least one case, case-study research paper, and passed the general exam in both major and minor fields. After passing the general exam, students prepare a proposal for the dissertation, and the dissertation committee is formed at this point. Students are allowed a maximum of six years to complete their dissertation and its examination.

The program's course work consists of the following four categories:
・Advanced Doctoral Courses
Each course is worth two credits. Students must earn at least eight credits. Topics covered in this category include: Decision making, financial institution management, management science, management information systems, business policy and strategy, international business, industrial organization, consumer behavior, operations management, organizational behavior, organization strategy, management of multinational corporations, marketing, corporate strategy, business environment, accounting, finance, human resource management, and logistics.

・Field Study
This category serves as a vehicle on which students can conduct practical research in the real business context. The field study courses focus on field research and case development enabling students to prepare for the case study research papers that is required in the next step of the program. Students are required to complete two courses for four credits.

・Advanced Research Seminars
Each seminar consists of four elements: 1) guidance by advisors in preparing for the dissertation, 2) theoretical research, 3) case studies and 4) various types of exercise that form the basis of the dissertation. Students are required to complete two courses for four credits.

・Case Method Courses of MBA Program
In case students have not completed MBA, they need to complete MBA core courses to experience the case method.

Most doctoral courses and seminars are conducted in Japanese. Therefore, a good command of Japanese is indispensable to complete the program.

International Exchange Program
As the globalization of economic activities accelerates, management skills in multinational setting are increasingly important. In order to provide MBA students with valuable experiences in highly international setting, Keio Business School established the International Program in 1988. This Program is a credit exchange system with partner institutions. Every year, Keio Business School accepts many international students in Fall term (September through December) when all courses are taught in Japanese, and in Winter term (January through March) when all courses are provided in English. Also, many second-year Keio students are regularly sent to partner schools during Fall term.