Earth Science

Earth Science

Basic specialized courses (Specialization-related courses)／Teacher training courses

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School of Science

1Year

HSSBA1MCA1

2.00Credits

講義 (Lecture)

Fall semester 2026

後藤　忠徳

School of Science

Japanese

7／11／13

16:20-17:20 on Thursdays Room C443, Himeji Campus

T. Goto: tgoto@earth-univ-hyogo.jpn.org

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Ability to keep polishing

Global environment changes have a great impact on life on the Earth. The purpose of this lecture is for students to explain the basic knowledge of the Earth and planetary science; the students find relationships among various phenomena on the Earth, and discuss/summarize the past, present and future of the earth's environment.
Goals: 1) Analysis and discovery of relationship among various phenomena such as the history of the universe and the Earth, the internal structure of the Earth, plate tectonics and plume tectonics, the formation of the Japanese islands, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 2) Understanding the overall view of the Earth based on the basics and the recent research topics of geophysics and geology.

Earth, Geology, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Global warming, Energy resources

In order to understand the evolution of the earth and planets and the process of formation of the earth's environment, students will learn the basics of the Earth and planetary science, and acquire ways of considerations about the Earth’s phenomena on various spatial-temporal scales. Furthermore, students will discuss the latest research findings on natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, global warming issues, and energy issues, and the related scientific challenges.  Each lecture is as follows.
1: Japan as "Earthquake Island"
2: Characteristics of earthquakes and active faults
3: Internal structure of planets
4: Solar system and the Earth.
5: Plate tectonics: how was the hypothesis proven?
6: Evolution of island arc and the Earth's magnetic field
7: Technology in Earth observation I: Groundwater and environment
8: Technology in Earth observation II: Active volcanoes and geology
9: Plume tectonics and the Earth
10: Earth planetary science and society I: People, culture, and natural environment
11: Earth planetary science and society II: Energy resources and the future
12: Earth planetary science and society III: Disaster risks in our local areas
13: Disaster mitigation/prediction and numerical simulation
14: Global warming issue and the future
15: Summary and evaluation (confirmation of achievement)
Plus, the final exams.

In-person

・対面授業のみ
・遠隔授業単位上限の適用を受けない

Limited permission for use

生成ＡＩの利用にあたっては『本学の教育における生成ＡＩの取扱いについて（学生向け）』の記載内容について留意すること。
この授業においては、以下の範囲において、生成ＡＩの利用を許可し、これ以外の範囲での利用は禁止する。生成ＡＩの利用については担当教員の指示に従うこと。教員が認める範囲を超えて生成ＡＩを利用したことが判明した場合は、単位を認定しない、又は認定を取り消すことがある。生成ＡＩの出力した内容について、事実関係の確認や出典・参考文献を確認・追記することが重要である。また、生成ＡＩによる出力結果をそのまま課題・レポートとして提出してはならない。
＜利用可の範囲＞
講義資料の要約、レポートの下書き

「日本列島大変動: 巨大地震、噴火がなぜ相次ぐのか」（ポプラ新書）

「地球のしくみ」（新星出版）

[Preparation] Reading class text in advance (10h), and organizing basic knowledge for quiz (5h).
[Review] Writing a report (5 times, 20h), and re-reading textbooks and on-demand teaching materials to deepen the understanding of the lecture content (25h).

Discussions with guest lecturers are planned (twice).

For students who understand the basics of the Earth and planetary science and can discuss its application and solutions to various problems associated with global environmental changes, the evaluation will be done based on their abilities described in the lecture objectives and goals.
40% with reports and quizzes, and 60% with the final exams, including their attendance attitude (proactive questions, etc.).

Students may have to re-submit their reports with corrections based on the teacher's request, if the reports fall below a certain level of completion. Comment on the excellent reports will be opened to students. Typical answers will be also opened after the exams.

「地球科学概論」（1年前期）の履修が望ましい。本講義では「地球科学概論」の内容をプリントなどで配布した上で、同講義の自習を実施してもらう場合がある。

該当しない。