ASF28001 Studies on Community and Environment

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ASF28001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 地域環境社会論

Subject Name
（Katakana）チイキカンキョウシャカイロン

Subject Name in
English Studies on Community and Environment

Instructor FUKUDA SATOSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) フクダ　サトシ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Thur5-8：IAS K107

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)

Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Sociology

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
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.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purpose of this course is to help students acquire an understanding of major themes and basic fieldwork methods in rural sociology.
This course consists of four parts. Part 1 introduces two research trends (social culture and social problems). Part 2 introduces the social research processes and collection of data. Part 3 explains current issues and future agenda concerning society, culture and the nature of community (social bonds in community, basic culture in community and subsistence and natural resource use). Part 4 explains current issues and future agenda concerning regional problems and social structure (population problems and regional structure, environmental problems in community and social minorities).

Class Schedule Ⅰ. Outline of Studies on Community and Environment
lesson 1 What is Community and Sociology?
lesson 2 Concepts and Academic Sketch of Community and Environment
Ⅱ．Fieldwork and data
lesson 3 Grasp on Regional Outline
lesson 4 Research of Resident’s Association in community
lesson 5 Research of Family and Individual
Ⅲ．Society and Culture of Community
lesson 6 Social Bonds in Community Part 1
lesson 7 Social Bonds in Community Part 2
lesson 8 Social Bonds in Community Part 3
lesson 9 Basic Culture in Community Part 1
lesson 10 Basic Culture in Community Part 2
Ⅳ．Regional Problems and Social Structure
lesson 11 Population Problems and Regional Structure Part1
lesson 12  Population Problems and Regional Structure Part2
lesson 13 Environmental Problems in Community Part1
lesson 14 Environmental Problems in Community Part2
lesson 15 Community and Minority

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, moodle

(More Details) DVD, Pictures

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Examine the unknown terms and interesting themes by dictionary, references and technical thesis.

Requirements

Grading Method Short reports（50％）, Final report（50％）

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	ASF28001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	地域環境社会論
Subject Name （Katakana）	チイキカンキョウシャカイロン
Subject Name in English	Studies on Community and Environment
Instructor	FUKUDA SATOSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	フクダ　サトシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Thur5-8：IAS K107
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
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. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this course is to help students acquire an understanding of major themes and basic fieldwork methods in rural sociology. This course consists of four parts. Part 1 introduces two research trends (social culture and social problems). Part 2 introduces the social research processes and collection of data. Part 3 explains current issues and future agenda concerning society, culture and the nature of community (social bonds in community, basic culture in community and subsistence and natural resource use). Part 4 explains current issues and future agenda concerning regional problems and social structure (population problems and regional structure, environmental problems in community and social minorities).
Class Schedule	Ⅰ. Outline of Studies on Community and Environment lesson 1 What is Community and Sociology? lesson 2 Concepts and Academic Sketch of Community and Environment Ⅱ．Fieldwork and data lesson 3 Grasp on Regional Outline lesson 4 Research of Resident’s Association in community lesson 5 Research of Family and Individual Ⅲ．Society and Culture of Community lesson 6 Social Bonds in Community Part 1 lesson 7 Social Bonds in Community Part 2 lesson 8 Social Bonds in Community Part 3 lesson 9 Basic Culture in Community Part 1 lesson 10 Basic Culture in Community Part 2 Ⅳ．Regional Problems and Social Structure lesson 11 Population Problems and Regional Structure Part1 lesson 12 Population Problems and Regional Structure Part2 lesson 13 Environmental Problems in Community Part1 lesson 14 Environmental Problems in Community Part2 lesson 15 Community and Minority
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)	DVD, Pictures
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Examine the unknown terms and interesting themes by dictionary, references and technical thesis.
Requirements
Grading Method	Short reports（50％）, Final report（50％）
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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