11050001 Disarmament and Peace/Security

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 11050001 Subject Classification Peace Science Courses

Subject Name 軍縮と平和・安全保障

Subject Name
（Katakana）グンシュクトヘイワ・アンゼンホショウ

Subject Name in
English Disarmament and Peace/Security

Instructor TOSAKI HIROFUMI

Instructor
(Katakana) トサキ　ヒロフミ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Mon1-4：IAS K209

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

Lecture, discussion

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） 02 : Political Science

Eligible Students

Keywords Disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control, peace, security

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education This course belongs to the category of Peace Subjects, and aims to deepen students' understanding of peace and security through disarmament issues, including nuclear disarmament.
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to think about peace from multiple perspectives and express their own opinions.
2. To understand and be able to explain various factors that prevent peace and the complex aspects involved, including conflicts between ideology and reality.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline How has disarmament, including nuclear disarmament---which has been positioned as one of Japan's most important foreign and security policies---progressed, been discussed, and what difficulties have been faced? This course examines disarmament and peace/security from various perspectives, such as the "ideal" and "reality," and power, interests and values (norms) that have shaped the international relations.

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction and brainstorming (6.9)
lesson2: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation: Basic Concepts, Objectives, and Roles
lesson3: Hiroshima and Disarmament (6.16)
lesson4: Reduction of Nuclear Weapons
lesson5: Reducing Nuclear Weapons (6.23)
lesson6: Multilateral nuclear arms control and disarmament
lesson7: Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation (6.30)
lesson8: Nuclear Proliferation
lesson9: The State of Play Regarding Nuclear Disarmament (7.7)
lesson10: Testimony of Atomic Bomb Survivors (TBD)
lesson11: Disarmament of Biological and Chemical Weapons (7.14)
lesson12: Disarmament of Conventional Weapons
lesson13: Disarmament in New Areas (space, cyber, emerging technologies) (7.21)
lesson14: Japan's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Policy
lesson15: Wrap-up and Discussion (7.28)

Students are required to:
- submit a comment sheet (reaction paper) on Moodle at the time of each lesson;
- submit a report entitled "My Approach to Peace"; and
- submit a final report.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. There is no textbook to purchase. As reference books, please see the Japanese page.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, moodle

(More Details) In each lesson, you will be asked to write and submit a comment sheet (reaction paper) on Moodle during the lesson time, so please be prepared to have access to Moodle.

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Following news and trends in disarmament, non-proliferation, nuclear issues, peace, security, and the international relations surrounding these issues through news, magazines, journals, books and so on.

Requirements

Grading Method Students will be comprehensively evaluated based on the comments sheets (reaction papers) submitted at each lesson (30%), a report entitled "My Approach to Peace" (30%), and a final report (40%).
No credit will be given to students who do not submit the "My Approach to Peace."

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other You are required to submit a report entitled "My Approach to Peace" as a common assignment for Peace Science Courses. When you fail to submit the report, the credits will not be awarded.
【Period of the report submission】
The 2nd term course--> from June 30th to July 14th
The 3rd term course--> from October 27th to November 10th
Night program course--> Follow teachers’ instructions
See the link below for further details.
https://momiji.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/momiji-top/en/learning/kyouyou/peace_science_courses.html
In case the number of registered students exceed the upper limit, a computerized random selection will be carried out.

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	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	11050001	Subject Classification	Peace Science Courses
Subject Name	軍縮と平和・安全保障
Subject Name （Katakana）	グンシュクトヘイワ・アンゼンホショウ
Subject Name in English	Disarmament and Peace/Security
Instructor	TOSAKI HIROFUMI
Instructor (Katakana)	トサキ　ヒロフミ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Mon1-4：IAS K209
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture, discussion
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）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	Disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control, peace, security
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	This course belongs to the category of Peace Subjects, and aims to deepen students' understanding of peace and security through disarmament issues, including nuclear disarmament.
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to think about peace from multiple perspectives and express their own opinions. 2. To understand and be able to explain various factors that prevent peace and the complex aspects involved, including conflicts between ideology and reality.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	How has disarmament, including nuclear disarmament---which has been positioned as one of Japan's most important foreign and security policies---progressed, been discussed, and what difficulties have been faced? This course examines disarmament and peace/security from various perspectives, such as the "ideal" and "reality," and power, interests and values (norms) that have shaped the international relations.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction and brainstorming (6.9) lesson2: Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation: Basic Concepts, Objectives, and Roles lesson3: Hiroshima and Disarmament (6.16) lesson4: Reduction of Nuclear Weapons lesson5: Reducing Nuclear Weapons (6.23) lesson6: Multilateral nuclear arms control and disarmament lesson7: Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation (6.30) lesson8: Nuclear Proliferation lesson9: The State of Play Regarding Nuclear Disarmament (7.7) lesson10: Testimony of Atomic Bomb Survivors (TBD) lesson11: Disarmament of Biological and Chemical Weapons (7.14) lesson12: Disarmament of Conventional Weapons lesson13: Disarmament in New Areas (space, cyber, emerging technologies) (7.21) lesson14: Japan's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Policy lesson15: Wrap-up and Discussion (7.28) Students are required to: - submit a comment sheet (reaction paper) on Moodle at the time of each lesson; - submit a report entitled "My Approach to Peace"; and - submit a final report.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	There is no textbook to purchase. As reference books, please see the Japanese page.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, moodle
(More Details)	In each lesson, you will be asked to write and submit a comment sheet (reaction paper) on Moodle during the lesson time, so please be prepared to have access to Moodle.
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Following news and trends in disarmament, non-proliferation, nuclear issues, peace, security, and the international relations surrounding these issues through news, magazines, journals, books and so on.
Requirements
Grading Method	Students will be comprehensively evaluated based on the comments sheets (reaction papers) submitted at each lesson (30%), a report entitled "My Approach to Peace" (30%), and a final report (40%). No credit will be given to students who do not submit the "My Approach to Peace."
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	You are required to submit a report entitled "My Approach to Peace" as a common assignment for Peace Science Courses. When you fail to submit the report, the credits will not be awarded. 【Period of the report submission】 The 2nd term course--> from June 30th to July 14th The 3rd term course--> from October 27th to November 10th Night program course--> Follow teachers’ instructions See the link below for further details. https://momiji.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/momiji-top/en/learning/kyouyou/peace_science_courses.html In case the number of registered students exceed the upper limit, a computerized random selection will be carried out.
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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