ANN32001 Special Lecture on Environmental Sciences

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ANN32001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 環境科学特論

Subject Name
（Katakana）カンキョウカガクトクロン

Subject Name in
English Special Lecture on Environmental Sciences

Instructor KAWAGUCHI SHINSUKE

Instructor
(Katakana) カワグチ　シンスケ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Natural Environment

Eligible Students

Keywords Ocean, ocean research, deep sea, ecosystem, origin of life, seafloor resource, environmental impact assessment, carbon neutral (carbon cycle, geoengineering)

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Ocean covers 70% of earth’s surface. It simply means that ocean is the most normal place on this planet. Some of us now attempts to intervene into marine ecosystem to solve or relieve problems such as climate change and resource limitation. In this class, I expect you to understand the characteristics of marine environment, the availability of marine potential for people, and possible impacts from the development activity.
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.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline To know the characteristics of marine environment as statistics and static images.
To understand dynamic features of marine ecosystem.
To consider marine environment as people’s resources.

Class Schedule 1. What is ocean?
2. What is seawater?
3. What is seafloor?
4. What is (geo)chemistry?
5. What is (geo)biology?
6. What is ecosystem?
7. What is dynamic system?
8. What is extreme environment?
9. What is life?
10. Express your “what is xxx”.
11. How do we consider seafloor resource development.
12. How do we consider the affect due to the development.
13. How do we consider marine CCS.
14. How do we consider marine CDR.
15. Make a report.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Nothing in English.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review As are the titles of each lecture.

Requirements None

Grading Method Report 80%
Attendance 20%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

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.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ANN32001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	環境科学特論
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウカガクトクロン
Subject Name in English	Special Lecture on Environmental Sciences
Instructor	KAWAGUCHI SHINSUKE
Instructor (Katakana)	カワグチ　シンスケ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Natural Environment
Eligible Students
Keywords	Ocean, ocean research, deep sea, ecosystem, origin of life, seafloor resource, environmental impact assessment, carbon neutral (carbon cycle, geoengineering)
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Ocean covers 70% of earth’s surface. It simply means that ocean is the most normal place on this planet. Some of us now attempts to intervene into marine ecosystem to solve or relieve problems such as climate change and resource limitation. In this class, I expect you to understand the characteristics of marine environment, the availability of marine potential for people, and possible impacts from the development activity.
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. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	To know the characteristics of marine environment as statistics and static images. To understand dynamic features of marine ecosystem. To consider marine environment as people’s resources.
Class Schedule	1. What is ocean? 2. What is seawater? 3. What is seafloor? 4. What is (geo)chemistry? 5. What is (geo)biology? 6. What is ecosystem? 7. What is dynamic system? 8. What is extreme environment? 9. What is life? 10. Express your “what is xxx”. 11. How do we consider seafloor resource development. 12. How do we consider the affect due to the development. 13. How do we consider marine CCS. 14. How do we consider marine CDR. 15. Make a report.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Nothing in English.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	As are the titles of each lecture.
Requirements	None
Grading Method	Report 80% Attendance 20%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
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.

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