63492001 Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences toward SDGs

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code 63492001 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門

Subject Name
（Katakana） SDGsニムケタセイブツセイサンガクニュウモン

Subject Name in
English Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences toward SDGs

Instructor KAWAI KENTARO,TANAKA WAKANA,TOYOTA KENJI,MATSUZAKI MEI,FUJII SOTARO,NAKAMURA YOSHIAKI,UMINO TETSUYA,HAGURA YOSHIO,NAGAOKA TOSHINORI,YANAKA NORIYUKI,HOSONO KENJI,SUZUKI TAKUYA,KAWAKAMI SINITI,ISOBE NAOKI,WADA SHIGEKI

Instructor
(Katakana) カワイ　ケンタロウ,タナカ　ワカナ,トヨタ　ケンジ,マツザキ　メイ,フジイ　ソウタロウ,ナカムラ　ヨシアキ,ウミノ　テツヤ,ハグラ　ヨシオ,ナガオカ　トシノリ,ヤナカ　ノリユキ,ホソノ　ケンジ,スズキ　タクヤ,カワカミ　シンイチ,イソベ　ナオキ,ワダ　シゲキ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon5-8：IAS L102

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Online (simultaneous interactive)

Online (simultaneous interactive)

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

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Agricultural Sciences

Eligible Students Other than students in the School of Applied Biological Science

Keywords SDG_1, SDG_2, SDG_3, SDG_9, SDG_12, SDG_13, SDG_14, SDG_15, biological science, agriculture, food issues, environmental problems

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Biology
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 The aim of the class is to study the basic knowledge of agricultural sector and to understand the biological science, food issues, environmental problems.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Fish ecology under the Antarctic sea ice (Kawai)
・Extreme environment/Adaptive evolution/Ecosystem under sea ice
Lesson 2: Metabolism and energy production (Fujii)
・Glucose metabolism/electron transfer/ATP synthesis
Lesson 3: (Matsuzaki)
Lesson 4: Functions of soil (Nagaoka)
· Soil/Plant production/Nutrient cycling
Lesson 5: Crop architecture and function(Tanaka)
・Plant development/Meristem/Genetics
Lesson 6: Domestication and breeding (Nakamura)
· Domestic animals/Domestication/Marker-assisted breeding
Lesson 7: Chicken innate behavior and productivity (Kawakami)
· Chicken/Hypothalamus/Aggressive behavior
Lesson 8: Milk production and immunodefense system (Isobe)
· Mammary gland/Inflammation/Antimicrobial peptides
Lesson 9: Black sea bream and fisheries in Seto Inland Sea (Umino)
・Fishery/Stock enhancement/Oyster
Lesson 10: Establishment of New Aquaculture Techniques for Crustaceans(Toyota)
・Sexual differences/Endocinology/Ecological Applications
Lesson 11: Marine ecosystems in future predicted from High CO2 environments(Wada)
・Ocean acidification/CO2 seeps/Marine ecosystems
Lesson 12: (Yanaka)
Lesson 13: Trends in supply and demand for food and distribution(Hosono)
・Food self-sufficiency ratio/Food externalization/Wholesale market/Agricultural cooperatives
Lesson 14: Food Safety Management and Evaluation(Hagura)
・Management Standards/Management Methods/Evaluation Techniques
Lesson 15: Preventing diseases with food(Suzuki)
・Dietary habit/Health/Health Functional Foods

Text/Reference
Books,etc. 「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」（三本木至宏監修、共立出版、2021年、2970円）
The text book (written in Japanese) is available for purchase at University COOP shop.

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

(More Details) Handouts, Power Point, Liquid-crystal projector

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

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」 is used as the supplementary textbook at this class.

Requirements

Grading Method Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other 【In case the number of registered students exceed 250, 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	63492001	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門
Subject Name （Katakana）	SDGsニムケタセイブツセイサンガクニュウモン
Subject Name in English	Introduction to Applied Biological Sciences toward SDGs
Instructor	KAWAI KENTARO,TANAKA WAKANA,TOYOTA KENJI,MATSUZAKI MEI,FUJII SOTARO,NAKAMURA YOSHIAKI,UMINO TETSUYA,HAGURA YOSHIO,NAGAOKA TOSHINORI,YANAKA NORIYUKI,HOSONO KENJI,SUZUKI TAKUYA,KAWAKAMI SINITI,ISOBE NAOKI,WADA SHIGEKI
Instructor (Katakana)	カワイ　ケンタロウ,タナカ　ワカナ,トヨタ　ケンジ,マツザキ　メイ,フジイ　ソウタロウ,ナカムラ　ヨシアキ,ウミノ　テツヤ,ハグラ　ヨシオ,ナガオカ　トシノリ,ヤナカ　ノリユキ,ホソノ　ケンジ,スズキ　タクヤ,カワカミ　シンイチ,イソベ　ナオキ,ワダ　シゲキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Mon5-8：IAS L102
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Online (simultaneous interactive)
Online (simultaneous interactive)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students	Other than students in the School of Applied Biological Science
Keywords	SDG_1, SDG_2, SDG_3, SDG_9, SDG_12, SDG_13, SDG_14, SDG_15, biological science, agriculture, food issues, environmental problems
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Biology
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	The aim of the class is to study the basic knowledge of agricultural sector and to understand the biological science, food issues, environmental problems.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Fish ecology under the Antarctic sea ice (Kawai) ・Extreme environment/Adaptive evolution/Ecosystem under sea ice Lesson 2: Metabolism and energy production (Fujii) ・Glucose metabolism/electron transfer/ATP synthesis Lesson 3: (Matsuzaki) Lesson 4: Functions of soil (Nagaoka) · Soil/Plant production/Nutrient cycling Lesson 5: Crop architecture and function(Tanaka) ・Plant development/Meristem/Genetics Lesson 6: Domestication and breeding (Nakamura) · Domestic animals/Domestication/Marker-assisted breeding Lesson 7: Chicken innate behavior and productivity (Kawakami) · Chicken/Hypothalamus/Aggressive behavior Lesson 8: Milk production and immunodefense system (Isobe) · Mammary gland/Inflammation/Antimicrobial peptides Lesson 9: Black sea bream and fisheries in Seto Inland Sea (Umino) ・Fishery/Stock enhancement/Oyster Lesson 10: Establishment of New Aquaculture Techniques for Crustaceans(Toyota) ・Sexual differences/Endocinology/Ecological Applications Lesson 11: Marine ecosystems in future predicted from High CO2 environments(Wada) ・Ocean acidification/CO2 seeps/Marine ecosystems Lesson 12: (Yanaka) Lesson 13: Trends in supply and demand for food and distribution(Hosono) ・Food self-sufficiency ratio/Food externalization/Wholesale market/Agricultural cooperatives Lesson 14: Food Safety Management and Evaluation(Hagura) ・Management Standards/Management Methods/Evaluation Techniques Lesson 15: Preventing diseases with food(Suzuki) ・Dietary habit/Health/Health Functional Foods
Text/Reference Books,etc.	「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」（三本木至宏監修、共立出版、2021年、2970円） The text book (written in Japanese) is available for purchase at University COOP shop.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle
(More Details)	Handouts, Power Point, Liquid-crystal projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	「SDGsに向けた生物生産学入門」 is used as the supplementary textbook at this class.
Requirements
Grading Method	Instructors impose a quiz or report at each lesson and evaluate on a 100-point scale.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	【In case the number of registered students exceed 250, 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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