| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Life and Environmental Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
WE100401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
進化生命環境学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シンカセイメイカンキョウガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Evolutional and environmental life science |
| Instructor |
UKENA KAZUYOSHI,HIKOSAKA AKIRA,IWAKOSHI EIKO,UEKI TATSUYA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ウケナ カズヨシ,ヒコサカ アキラ,イワコシ エイコ,ウエキ タツヤ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Fri5-8：Online |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture/Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Online (on-demand) |
| On-demand lectures using Moodle. The class schedule and contents will be presented at the guidance. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
|
| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Basic Biology |
| Eligible Students |
Students with basic knowledge of biology and life sciences |
| Keywords |
Metazoa, Evolution, Development, Genome, Symbiosis, Environment, Immune defense, Metal Utilization |
| 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) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This class focuses on the evolution of multi-cellular animals (metazoans) and animal adaptation. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 What is the animal? (Hikosaka)
lesson3 Phylogeny and systematics of the animal (Hikosaka)
lesson4 Origin and early evolution of the animal (Hikosaka)
lesson5 Mechanism of the animal evolution (Hikosaka)
lesson6 Internal environment and evolution (Ukena)
lesson7 Environmental adaptation and evolution (Ukena)
lesson8 External environment and evolution (Ukena)
lesson9 Immune defense and evolution (Ukena)
lesson10 Evolution of metal utilization (Ueki)
lesson11 Evolution of metal-related transporters (Ueki)
lesson12 Evolution of tunicates and metal utilization (Ueki)
lesson13 Evolution of life through metals (Ueki)
lesson14 Adaptation to low temperature in Amphibians (Iwakoshi)
lesson15 Summary |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts will be provided by Moodle. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Microsoft Stream, moodle |
| (More Details) |
Internet |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Students are required to submit the assignments as reports. |
| Requirements |
Undergraduate-level knowledge of molecular biology, cellular biology, developmental biology, physiology, and endocrinology is essential. |
| Grading Method |
Reports via Moodle. |
| Practical Experience |
|
| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
|
| Message |
The class contents may change depending on the number of students. |
| Other |
The language of instruction will be decided and announced by the instructor on the first day of class based on the language proficiency of the students. |
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. |