SOAS University of London

School of Finance and Management

MSc International Management (Japan) (2018 entry)

On Campus Programme

  • Structure
  • Teaching and Learning

Overview

This programme focuses on management and its environment in Japan and includes high-level courses in international management and finance disciplines. It draws upon Japan experts and management specialists within the University and from positions within London-based commerce, finance and government. The core modules enable you to study the principles and applications of international management and the interplay between global and local factors influencing management in Japan. You can use the elective modules to focus on either management skills that can be applied worldwide or specialise in understanding the Japanese business environment. For those who choose to, our programme also offers unique opportunities to improve existing skills in Japanese. No knowledge of Japanese is required to complete the MSc programme successfully, since English language materials are available. Those students who already have Japanese language skills will have every opportunity to use them in studying data and source materials.

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September intake only

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

Entry requirements

  • Minimum first degree with good grades in any subject equivalent to a UK upper second class honours

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duration:
One calendar year (full-time) Two calendar years (part-time)

Structure

Students must take 180 credits. These are composed of 120 taught credits comprising core and optional modules and a 60 credit dissertation.

If selecting a language option at a non-beginner level, please contact languagesandcultures@soas.ac.uk for details of the language placement test prior to the start of Term 1.

Dissertation
Module Code Credits Term
Dissertation in international management for Japan 15PFMC994 60 Full Year
Taught Component
Core Modules
Module Code Credits Term
Research methods in management 15PFMC062 15 Term 2
Management in Japan 1: Economic Development and Business Environment in Japan 15PFMC018 15
Management In Japan 2: Current Issues in Japanese Business and Management 15PFMC077 15
International management 15PFMC072 15 Term 1
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Guided Options

Choose modules to the value of 60 credits from the list below:

List of modules (subject to availability)
Module Code Credits Term
International Corporate Finance 15PFMC070 15 Term 2
Corporate governance 15PFMC069 15 Term 2
Cultural Intelligence and Global Business Communication 15PFMC076 15 Term 2
International Business Strategy 15PFMC082 15 Term 2
International human resource management 15PFMC078 15 Term 1
International Marketing 15PFMC080 15 Term 1
Risk management 15PFMC071 15 Term 1
Japanese Financial System 15PFMC073 15
Japanese 1 A (PG) 15PJKH035 15 Term 1
Japanese 1 B (PG) 15PJKH036 15 Term 2
Japanese 2 (PG) 15PJKC009 30 Full Year
Japanese 3 (PG) 15PJKC010 30 Full Year
Japanese 4 (PG) 15PJKC011 30 Full Year
Japanese 5 (PG) 15PJKC012 30 Full Year
IM Options
FFL Options
Module Code Credits Term
International Securities Regulation 15PFMC061 15 Term 1

 

Programme Specification

Important notice

The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. If you are a current student you can find structure information on the previous year link at the top of the page or through your Department. Please read the important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching & Learning

Contact Hours

All Masters programmes consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.

As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study, including reading and research, preparing coursework, revising for examinations and so on. It will also include class time, which may include lectures, seminars and other classes. Some subjects, such as learning a language, have more class time than others. At SOAS, most postgraduate modules have a one hour lecture and a one hour seminar every week, but this does vary.

More information is on the page for each module.

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