63400201 Earth Science A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code 63400201 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 地球科学A

Subject Name
（Katakana）チキュウカガクA

Subject Name in
English Earth Science A

Instructor MIYAHARA MASAAKI,SUDA NAOKI,SHIBATA TOMOYUKI,AKIZAWA NORIKATSU,YABUTA HIKARU,KOIKE MIZUHO,OKAZAKI KEISHI,OHKAWA MAKIO,NAKAKUKI TOMOEKI,ANDO JUN-ICHI,KATAYAMA IKUO,SHIRAISHI FUMITO,DAS KAUSHIK,INOUE TORU,KAWAZOE TAKAAKI

Instructor
(Katakana) ミヤハラ　マサアキ,スダ　ナオキ,シバタ　トモユキ,アキザワ　ノリカツ,ヤブタ　ヒカル,コイケ　ミズホ,オカザキ　ケイシ,オオカワ　マキオ,ナカクキ　トモエキ,アンドウ　ジュンイチ,カタヤマ　イクオ,シライシ　フミト,ダス　カウシク,イノウエ　トオル,カワゾエ　タカアキ

Campus Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.) Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

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

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)

Omnibus lecture format, with a quiz or short report required for each session. In principle, the lectures will be given in a simultaneous interactive format, but if students are unable to view the lectures due to unavoidable reasons, they will be given on-demand lectures individually. Contact the main lecturer by e-mail in such cases.

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

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Earth and Planetary Science

Eligible Students

Keywords Rocks and minerals, earthquake and volcanism, plate tectonics, continental crust,  accretionary prism, mantle convection, Earth's internal structure, high temperature and high pressure experiments, life, global environment, disasters, solar system, meteorites, space exploration, astrobiology

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Natural Environment / Civil Infrastructure
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture is to provide the basics of earth and planetary sciences. Students who have not learned geoscience in high school are welcome. Knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the level of high school graduation is desirable but not required.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Propagation of seismic waves and Earth's internal structure (Suda)
Lesson 2: Mantle convection and plate tectonics (Nakakuki)
Lesson 3: Non-slip sand and earthquake fault slip  (Okazaki)
Lesson 4: Earth's rocks and minerals (Ohkawa)
Lesson 5: Material properties in the Earth's deep interior (Inoue)
Lesson 6: Structure and formation of accretionary wedge (Ando)
Lesson 7: Thermochemical evolution of oceanic lithosphere (Akizawa)
Lesson 8: Structure and formation of continental crust (Das)
Lesson 9: Volcano and igneous activity (Shibata)
Lesson 10: Earthquake and volcanic disasters (Kawazoe)
Lesson 11: Transition of life and environment on the Earth (Shiraishi)
Lesson 12: Sustained existence of life on Earth (Katayama)
Lesson 13: Solar system objects and their formations (Miyahara)
Lesson 14: Planetary formation and surface environmental evolution (Koike)
Lesson 15: Space exploration and astrobiology (Yabuta)

No final exam and final report.

Faculty members in charge of each session are subject to change according to circumstances.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No text. Reference books may be introduced in each lecture.

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

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review If you have any questions, ask teachers or search online.

Requirements - Announcement will be made on the Momiji bulletin board. Note that you will not receive any announcement  unless you register by the first class day.
- We do not respond to individual inquiries about grades. If you have a particular reason, inquire through your tutor or supervisor.
- Grade correction should only be made in case of instructor's mistake.
- f you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail. In such cases, a photograph of a document that can prove the reason for the absence must be sent to the primary instructor via e-mail at a later date. Only after the above procedures have been completed, the video of the relevant class will be made available for viewing, and the deadline for the assignment will be extended.

Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on the average of the results of mini-tests or short reports assigned in each lecture, assuming that all lectures have been attended.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", the main language used in oral communications and lecture materials is Japanese.

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	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	63400201	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	地球科学A
Subject Name （Katakana）	チキュウカガクA
Subject Name in English	Earth Science A
Instructor	MIYAHARA MASAAKI,SUDA NAOKI,SHIBATA TOMOYUKI,AKIZAWA NORIKATSU,YABUTA HIKARU,KOIKE MIZUHO,OKAZAKI KEISHI,OHKAWA MAKIO,NAKAKUKI TOMOEKI,ANDO JUN-ICHI,KATAYAMA IKUO,SHIRAISHI FUMITO,DAS KAUSHIK,INOUE TORU,KAWAZOE TAKAAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	ミヤハラ　マサアキ,スダ　ナオキ,シバタ　トモユキ,アキザワ　ノリカツ,ヤブタ　ヒカル,コイケ　ミズホ,オカザキ　ケイシ,オオカワ　マキオ,ナカクキ　トモエキ,アンドウ　ジュンイチ,カタヤマ　イクオ,シライシ　フミト,ダス　カウシク,イノウエ　トオル,カワゾエ　タカアキ
Campus	Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.)	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Mon1-4：Online
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Omnibus lecture format, with a quiz or short report required for each session. In principle, the lectures will be given in a simultaneous interactive format, but if students are unable to view the lectures due to unavoidable reasons, they will be given on-demand lectures individually. Contact the main lecturer by e-mail in such cases.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	Rocks and minerals, earthquake and volcanism, plate tectonics, continental crust, accretionary prism, mantle convection, Earth's internal structure, high temperature and high pressure experiments, life, global environment, disasters, solar system, meteorites, space exploration, astrobiology
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Natural Environment / Civil Infrastructure
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture is to provide the basics of earth and planetary sciences. Students who have not learned geoscience in high school are welcome. Knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the level of high school graduation is desirable but not required.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Propagation of seismic waves and Earth's internal structure (Suda) Lesson 2: Mantle convection and plate tectonics (Nakakuki) Lesson 3: Non-slip sand and earthquake fault slip (Okazaki) Lesson 4: Earth's rocks and minerals (Ohkawa) Lesson 5: Material properties in the Earth's deep interior (Inoue) Lesson 6: Structure and formation of accretionary wedge (Ando) Lesson 7: Thermochemical evolution of oceanic lithosphere (Akizawa) Lesson 8: Structure and formation of continental crust (Das) Lesson 9: Volcano and igneous activity (Shibata) Lesson 10: Earthquake and volcanic disasters (Kawazoe) Lesson 11: Transition of life and environment on the Earth (Shiraishi) Lesson 12: Sustained existence of life on Earth (Katayama) Lesson 13: Solar system objects and their formations (Miyahara) Lesson 14: Planetary formation and surface environmental evolution (Koike) Lesson 15: Space exploration and astrobiology (Yabuta) No final exam and final report. Faculty members in charge of each session are subject to change according to circumstances.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No text. Reference books may be introduced in each lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	If you have any questions, ask teachers or search online.
Requirements	- Announcement will be made on the Momiji bulletin board. Note that you will not receive any announcement unless you register by the first class day. - We do not respond to individual inquiries about grades. If you have a particular reason, inquire through your tutor or supervisor. - Grade correction should only be made in case of instructor's mistake. - f you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail. In such cases, a photograph of a document that can prove the reason for the absence must be sent to the primary instructor via e-mail at a later date. Only after the above procedures have been completed, the video of the relevant class will be made available for viewing, and the deadline for the assignment will be extended.
Grading Method	Students will be evaluated based on the average of the results of mini-tests or short reports assigned in each lecture, assuming that all lectures have been attended.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", the main language used in oral communications and lecture materials is Japanese.
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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