Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code ANL33001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 生命科学特論F
Subject Name
(Katakana)
セイメイカガクトクロンF
Subject Name in
English
Special Topics in Life Sciences F
Instructor ARIE TSUTOMU
Instructor
(Katakana)
アリエ ツトム
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Agricultural Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Fungi, Plants, Interactions, Coevolution, Molecular Biology, Genome Science 
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.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
(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
This course aims to deepen understanding of plant-microbe interactions from the perspectives of agriculture, molecular biology, genome science, and evolution. Using plant diseases caused by microorganisms as a subject, this course will explain the concepts of agriculture and plant pathology, plant-microbe interactions, the pathogenicity and evolution of pathogenic microorganisms, and how to deal with diseases. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Feature of of Cultivated Plants
lesson2 The Impact of Plant Diseases
lesson3 Feature of Cultivated Tomato and Origin of Tomato Wilt Pathogen
lesson4 Race Differentiation of Tomato Wilt Pathogen
lesson5 Other Fusarium Diseases
lesson6 Disease Control I (Chemical control)
lesson7 Disease Control II (Biocontrol)
lesson8 (Back up)
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
PDF of slides used in the classes 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, Other (see [More Details])
(More Details) Projector 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
The standard time for this class is two hours per lesson, including preparation such as checking the PDFs of the slides and reference materials and review. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Small assignments presented in each lesson21 (50%), active contribution to the class (questions, participation in discussions, etc.) (50%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message August 5, 2026, Wednesday, 8:45-16:05
August 6, 2026, Thursday, 8:45-(16:05)
 
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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