| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
ANN03001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
環境地質学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カンキョウチシツガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Environmental Geology |
| Instructor |
SAITO MITSUYO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
サイトウ ミツヨ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Tues1-4：IAS K210 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Natural Environment |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Earth surface environment, Environmental change, Tectonics, Material cycle, Human activity, Environmental issues, Natural resources and energy |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The objectives of this course are to learn the formation and history of the environment of Earth’s surface and to understand the linkage to human activities and environmental issues. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson1 Introduction: Formation and evolution of the Earth’s environment
Lesson2 Factors affecting the environment of Earth’s surface
Lesson3 Earth’s structure and evolution (1): Linkage among lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere
Lesson4 Earth’s structure and evolution (2): Minerals and rock formation
Lesson5 Earth’s structure and evolution (3): Tectonics
Lesson6 Material cycles in the Earth’s surface: Hydrologic and biogeochemical cycle
Lesson7 Global warming and ocean acidification
Lesson8 Geologic hazards overview
Lesson9 Field observation for a geologic hazard
Lesson10 Sum-up of the observation results for a geologic hazard
Lesson11 Formation of the Japanese archipelago
Lesson12 Formation of Chugoku, Shikoku and Kinki regions
Lesson13 Earth’s environment and human activities (1): Formation and environment of alluvial plains and groundwater resources issues
Lesson14 Earth’s environment and human activities (2): Geological disposal and waste management, Mineral resources and energy utilization
Lesson15 Summary
Final exam, intermediate exam, and reports |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
handouts |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Summarize and review the each class.
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| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Final exam: 60 %, Intermediate exam and reports: 40 % |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |