Regional Environment and Socio-Cultural Studies

Many environmental problems have arisen around the World. To resolve these problems, it is necessary to consider a range of regional environmental and social/cultural issues. In this integrated course, we elucidate the interrelationship between Man and the environment, and development of a sustainable socio-cultural system. We investigate a range of geographical, political and economics systems, to highlight the interaction between historical, cultural and social systems and the natural environment. Furthermore, the students will be taught to objectively and critically consider the effects of industrial development on the environment.

Geosystem and Energy Sciences

In this course, students will be introduced to fundamental processes related to the dynamic Earth environment system, such as energy cycles, and shown how these processes relate to the overall global environment. The students will (also) be taught about a number of special topics such as, instrumentation techniques for monitoring the earth’s lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, as well as utilization of clean energy resources, and technological systems designed in the Earth’s crust for environmental conservation.

Environmental Chemistry and Ecoengineering

In this study, students are systematically introduced to the way physical chemistry and chemical engineering is used to protect the environment. The course describes molecular transformation and chemical reaction processes that are designed to avoid discharge of unfriendly material to the environment; efficient chemical reactions that detoxify environmentally unfriendly materials; technologies that efficiently utilize or reuse natural resources (such as various chemical substances, fossil fuel, biomass, etc); and technologies to chemically monitor environmentally unfriendly materials. In addition, students learn about the environment and ecological/life cycles, in order to recognize the relationships between chemical processes within the body and interactions between the environment and functions of living organisms.

Ecomaterial Design and Process Engineering

Here, we offer a comprehensive course, which includes an evaluation of the environmental burden caused by industrial production and processes, the development of material production processes that have a benign effect on the environment, and material functionalization technologies. We use the life cycle assessment (LCA) method to evaluate the load and environmental impact caused by the manufacture, use, and disposal of industrial products. This course on material production and processes focuses on aspects of material recycling technology, including assessment of problems associated with present processes, and design of new environmentally friendly processes.　Tuition related to functional materials relate to the design of materials that play an important role in environment