| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies |
| Lecture Code |
ARC02001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
IGS Special Topics BII (IGS特論 BII) |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
アイジーエストクロン BII |
Subject Name in
English |
IGS Special Topics BII |
| Instructor |
To be announced. |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タントウキョウインミテイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st) |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(O1) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture/discussion/group & individual presentations |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
1
:
Undergraduate Introductory
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Basic Biology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Astrobiology |
| 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 Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The course is given by Dr. Kenji Takizawa in Astrobiology center, National Institure for Basic Biology. The course title is "An Introduction to Astrobiology". Astrobiology is the study of life's origin, evolution, and propagation in the universe. This course provides an overview of various research areas spanning astronomy, earth sciences, and biology. |
| Class Schedule |
1. What is astrobiology? A review of the history and purpose of the birth of astrobiology as an interdisciplinary science.
2. Origin of the universe and matters.
3. Origin of stars and planets.
4. Synthesis of organic matter and chemical evolution.
5. Origin of life and cells.
6. The last universal common ancestor
7. Birth and evolution of photosynthesis.
8. Birth and evolution of eukaryotes.
9. Coevolution of organisms and planetary environment.
10. Human evolution and development of civilization.
11. Life in extreme environments.
12. Search for life in the solar system.
13. Search for life on exoplanets.
14. Humanity's Expansion into Space.
15. Imagine extraterrestrial life scientifically. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Given in the lectures. |
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 |
Attendance is important. Ask anything before, during, and after the lectures. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Attendance 50%, Reports 50% |
| 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. |