WSC01000 Survey of Earth and Planetary Systems Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Systems Science Program

Lecture Code WSC01000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 地球惑星システム学概説

Subject Name
（Katakana）チキュウワクセイシステムガクガイセツ

Subject Name in
English Survey of Earth and Planetary Systems Science

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

Instructor
(Katakana) コイケ　ミズホ,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,オカザキ　ケイシ,デ　ビディシャ,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 Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon1-4：SCI E002 AV

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

Lecture specifications will be announced in Momiji.

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

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Earth and Planetary Science

Eligible Students

Keywords

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course explains the cutting-edge contents of Earth and planetary science so that graduate students who have majored in other fields can understand.

Class Schedule Lesson 1. Elucidation of Martian environment based on explorations and meteorites (Koike)
Lesson 2. Evolutionary history of the solar system inferred from meteorites (Miyahara)
Lesson 3. Collaboration between science and engineering in planetary exploration (Yabuta)
Lesson 4. Stromatolite: Rock formed by microorganisms (Shiraishi)
Lesson 5. Material circulation between the crust and the mantle (Shibata)
Lesson 6. A life of Earth’s oceanic lithosphere (Akizawa)
Lesson 7. Deep Earth materials science (Inoue)
Lesson 8. Exploring the dynamics of the Earth's interior by high-pressure experiments (Kawazoe)
Lesson 9. Structure and dynamics of the mantle (Nakakuki)
Lesson 10. From microscopic frictional phenomena to macroscopic seismic rupture (Okazaki)
Lesson 11. Megathrust and slow earthquakes in subduction zones (Suda)
Lesson 12. Flow and fracture phenomena in the Earth recorded in rocks (Ando)
Lesson 13. Origin and evolution of the continental crust (Das)
Lesson 14. Various properties and crystal structure of minerals (Ohkawa)

No final exam and final report

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, Zoom, moodle

(More Details) Slide projector and/or blackboard if the lecture format is face-to-face

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

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Instructions will be given as necessary.

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).
- Class titles and order may vary.
- 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.
- Students with unapproved absences of 6 classes or more will be rejected. If you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail.

Grading Method Assuming attendance, evaluation will be the average of scores from mini-exam or short report assigned in individual lectures.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", The main language 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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Systems Science Program
Lecture Code	WSC01000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	地球惑星システム学概説
Subject Name （Katakana）	チキュウワクセイシステムガクガイセツ
Subject Name in English	Survey of Earth and Planetary Systems Science
Instructor	KOIKE MIZUHO,MIYAHARA MASAAKI,SUDA NAOKI,SHIBATA TOMOYUKI,AKIZAWA NORIKATSU,YABUTA HIKARU,OKAZAKI KEISHI,DEY BIDISHA,OHKAWA MAKIO,NAKAKUKI TOMOEKI,ANDO JUN-ICHI,KATAYAMA IKUO,SHIRAISHI FUMITO,DAS KAUSHIK,INOUE TORU,KAWAZOE TAKAAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	コイケ　ミズホ,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,オカザキ　ケイシ,デ　ビディシャ,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	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Mon1-4：SCI E002 AV
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Lecture specifications will be announced in Momiji.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students
Keywords
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course explains the cutting-edge contents of Earth and planetary science so that graduate students who have majored in other fields can understand.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1. Elucidation of Martian environment based on explorations and meteorites (Koike) Lesson 2. Evolutionary history of the solar system inferred from meteorites (Miyahara) Lesson 3. Collaboration between science and engineering in planetary exploration (Yabuta) Lesson 4. Stromatolite: Rock formed by microorganisms (Shiraishi) Lesson 5. Material circulation between the crust and the mantle (Shibata) Lesson 6. A life of Earth’s oceanic lithosphere (Akizawa) Lesson 7. Deep Earth materials science (Inoue) Lesson 8. Exploring the dynamics of the Earth's interior by high-pressure experiments (Kawazoe) Lesson 9. Structure and dynamics of the mantle (Nakakuki) Lesson 10. From microscopic frictional phenomena to macroscopic seismic rupture (Okazaki) Lesson 11. Megathrust and slow earthquakes in subduction zones (Suda) Lesson 12. Flow and fracture phenomena in the Earth recorded in rocks (Ando) Lesson 13. Origin and evolution of the continental crust (Das) Lesson 14. Various properties and crystal structure of minerals (Ohkawa) No final exam and final report
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, Zoom, moodle
(More Details)	Slide projector and/or blackboard if the lecture format is face-to-face
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Instructions will be given as necessary.
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). - Class titles and order may vary. - 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. - Students with unapproved absences of 6 classes or more will be rejected. If you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail.
Grading Method	Assuming attendance, evaluation will be the average of scores from mini-exam or short report assigned in individual lectures.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", The main language 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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