ANN37001 Lecture and Field Work In Natural Environment

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ANN37001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 自然環境野外実習・同講義

Subject Name
（Katakana）シゼンカンキョウヤガイジッシュウ・ドウコウギ

Subject Name in
English Lecture and Field Work In Natural Environment

Instructor SAITO MITSUYO,YOKOYAMA TADASHI,YAMADA TOSHIHIRO,ONODERA SHINICHI,WANG KUNYANG

Instructor
(Katakana) サイトウ　ミツヨ,ヨコヤマ　タダシ,ヤマダ　トシヒロ,オノデラ　シンイチ,オウ　コンヨウ

Campus 　 Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte：Follow the instruction by the class instructor.,IAS H206

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

Field Work, Discussion, Presentation

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

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Natural Environment

Eligible Students Undergraduate 2 or 3 year

Keywords Field scientific experiment (topography, hydrology, meteorology, ecology, and geology etc.), Hiking or climbing, history of Chugoku region

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Acquire field survey methods related to the natural environment.
Understand the importance of the natural environment through the relationship between humans and nature.
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.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The objectives of this class are to learn basic skills for obtaining environmental data (climate, geology, topography, vegetation, material science etc.) and to understand the background of advanced studies concerning the natural environment.  The study site, Mt. Sanbe is one of the major mountain in Chugoku region, and therefore it is suitable for studying vertical changes in climate, vegetation and topography.  In addition, you can observe the impact of sediment movement and human activity on the natural environment.

Class Schedule Day 1: Field experiments of geology around Chugoku Mountains and visiting museum for natural environment of Mt. Sanbe area
Day 2: Field experiments of topography, climate, vegetation and hydrology around Chugoku Mountains with climbing in Mt. Sanbe
Day 3: Field experiments of hot spring and ecology around Chugoku Mountains
Day 4: Field experiments of vegetation and ecology around the campus of Hiroshima University
Note that the schedule will be changed to the other plan depending on weather conditions.

Prior learning, field observations and experiments, and the final report.

Main schedule will be conducted from September 21 to 24.
The first guidance will be conducted in June, and the second meeting in July. (the date has not yet decided).

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Some textbooks will be introduced at the guidance and meeting.

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

(More Details) Text, handouts, PowerPoint presentations

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Prior learnings and the submission of the final report are required.

Requirements The schedule from Sep. 21 to 24 may be changed depending on weather conditions.

Grading Method Grading is based on a prior learning, field observations and experiments, and the final report.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message The attending professors; Mitsuyo Saito (Environmental Geology), Shin-ichi Onodera (Environmental Quaternary), Tadashi Yokoyama (Environmental Mineralogy), Toshihiro Yamada (Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology; IGS), Kunyang Wang (Watershed Science; IGS)

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ANN37001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	自然環境野外実習・同講義
Subject Name （Katakana）	シゼンカンキョウヤガイジッシュウ・ドウコウギ
Subject Name in English	Lecture and Field Work In Natural Environment
Instructor	SAITO MITSUYO,YOKOYAMA TADASHI,YAMADA TOSHIHIRO,ONODERA SHINICHI,WANG KUNYANG
Instructor (Katakana)	サイトウ　ミツヨ,ヨコヤマ　タダシ,ヤマダ　トシヒロ,オノデラ　シンイチ,オウ　コンヨウ
Campus		Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte：Follow the instruction by the class instructor.,IAS H206
Lesson Style	Lecture/Practical	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Field Work, Discussion, Presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Natural Environment
Eligible Students	Undergraduate 2 or 3 year
Keywords	Field scientific experiment (topography, hydrology, meteorology, ecology, and geology etc.), Hiking or climbing, history of Chugoku region
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Acquire field survey methods related to the natural environment. Understand the importance of the natural environment through the relationship between humans and nature.
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. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The objectives of this class are to learn basic skills for obtaining environmental data (climate, geology, topography, vegetation, material science etc.) and to understand the background of advanced studies concerning the natural environment. The study site, Mt. Sanbe is one of the major mountain in Chugoku region, and therefore it is suitable for studying vertical changes in climate, vegetation and topography. In addition, you can observe the impact of sediment movement and human activity on the natural environment.
Class Schedule	Day 1: Field experiments of geology around Chugoku Mountains and visiting museum for natural environment of Mt. Sanbe area Day 2: Field experiments of topography, climate, vegetation and hydrology around Chugoku Mountains with climbing in Mt. Sanbe Day 3: Field experiments of hot spring and ecology around Chugoku Mountains Day 4: Field experiments of vegetation and ecology around the campus of Hiroshima University Note that the schedule will be changed to the other plan depending on weather conditions. Prior learning, field observations and experiments, and the final report. Main schedule will be conducted from September 21 to 24. The first guidance will be conducted in June, and the second meeting in July. (the date has not yet decided).
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Some textbooks will be introduced at the guidance and meeting.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, moodle
(More Details)	Text, handouts, PowerPoint presentations
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Prior learnings and the submission of the final report are required.
Requirements	The schedule from Sep. 21 to 24 may be changed depending on weather conditions.
Grading Method	Grading is based on a prior learning, field observations and experiments, and the final report.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	The attending professors; Mitsuyo Saito (Environmental Geology), Shin-ichi Onodera (Environmental Quaternary), Tadashi Yokoyama (Environmental Mineralogy), Toshihiro Yamada (Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology; IGS), Kunyang Wang (Watershed Science; IGS)
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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