Curriculum
Our Global MBA (Global Business and Management Studies) curriculum at Doshisha Business School is designed to give you a solid foundation in the core business subjects, and to allow you to shape your program to match your interests by choosing from a broad menu of electives.
To earn your MBA degree, you will be required to complete courses totaling 46 credits. Most courses in the program are worth 2 credits. All courses in the Global MBA program are conducted in English.
The curriculum is made up of four parts:
- Core (16 credits)
- Global Intensive (2 credits or more)
- Electives (16 credits or more)
- Required Courses (8 credits)
Core [16 credits]
The core consists of 8 courses (2 credits each) that build a foundation of knowledge in the key areas of management. You are required to take 8 courses. The core courses are:
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Finance
- People and Organizations
- Business Economics
- Strategic Management
- Operations Management
- Business and Society in the Global Context
Global Intensive [2 credits or more]
These courses are offered in a compressed format (typically one-week or two-week) by top professors from leading overseas business schools. You are required to take at least one or more Global Intensive courses during your program.
Electives [16 credits or more]
There are two categories of electives:
- Global MBA Electives
- Courses taken at overseas partner universities and/or in the Japanese MBA Program
A. Global MBA Electives
These courses cover a broad range of business subjects, including those in our three focus areas of Sustainability, Culture and Creativity, and Business in Asia. All elective courses are open to all students.
Sustainability and Green Business Courses
- Foundations for Sustainable Management
- Green Management in Action
- Environmental Accounting
- Sustainable and Responsible Marketing
- Sustainable Human Resource Management
- Economics for Sustainable Development
Culture and Creativity Courses
- Cultural and Creative Industries
- The Business of Japanese Pop Culture
- The Business of Fashion Industry
- Cultural Tourism
- e-Marketing
- Creativity in Organizations
- Creativity and Communication
Business in Asia Courses
- Understanding Japanese Corporations
- Japanese Business Practices
- Marketing in Asia
- Human Resource Management in Asia
- Investment in Asia
- Operations Management in Asia
Advanced Management Courses
- Business Analysis and Valuation
- Business Law
- Business Research Method
- Knowledge and Innovation Management
- Marketing Research
- Making Sense of the Global Economy
- Statistics
- Strategic Cost Management
- Strategic Management for Innovation and Change
- Professional Development
- Writing Skills for Effective Communication
- Communication and Information Technology
- Information Technology / Management
Data Science in Business
Entrepreneurship
Project-based Internship
B. Courses Taken at Overseas Partner Universities and Japanese MBA courses
If you apply to spend a term or quarter studying at one of our overseas partner universities and/or take courses offered by our sister Japanese MBA program (Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 required), up to 10 credits of courses can be counted toward your Doshisha MBA degree. (Approval of course professor required.)
Required Courses [8 credits]
The required courses help students to develop conceptual understanding and critical thinking and analytical skills as a foundation for their major project.
- Critical and Analytical Thinking
- Master's Thesis and Research Project I
- Master's Thesis and Research Project II
- Master's Thesis and Research Project III
Japanese Language and Culture Courses [for-credit, but do not count toward MBA degree]
Doshisha’s Center for Global Education and Japanese Studies offers a wide range of Japanese language and culture courses for international students studying in undergraduate and graduate programs at Doshisha. A certain number of these courses are open to Global MBA students free of charge. Please note, however, that these courses cannot be included in the 46 credits required for the Doshisha MBA degree.
