文学部Faculty of Letters

　　When learning physical geography, I aim at acquisition of systematical knowledge and upbringing of the application ability about the ocean and inland water science" which is the important one field. The content of the lecture will focus on specific domestic and international issues..
Acquire basic knowledge of research subjects in marine and limnology, hydrography, and hydrology, and acquire the ability to apply them in tackling specific issues.
In particular, (1) reviews on various water environment problems, (2) collection of specific materials, (3) survey / research methods, (4) organization of survey results / collected data, (5) analysis of various data, (6) representation of results using GIS, etc. Acquire specific abilities.
By deepening learning in this field, we will focus on the relationship between human activities and the ideal way of rivers and lakes in the process of the water cycle on the earth that exist in various forms in the complex area of rocky area, hydrosphere, air zone, and biosphere. We will introduce the theory and application of water balance and water cycle, and deepen our consideration while tackling specific issues.
In each lesson, write a summary of the lesson, questions, etc. in the attendance book and submit it, and comment on the contents in the next lesson.
In addition, we will ask you to submit a small report and a final report, evaluate each, and explain the ideal report based on the model answer.
Collect and organize information on the overall water environment. Especially for newspaper articles, cut out and summarize the abstract according to the specified format. We also encourage attendance at related study groups, symposiums, and academic societies. The standard preparatory study and review time for this class is 2 hours each.
Comprehensively evaluate experiments, assignments, and exams in class. In principle, the score will be 30% for experiments, 40% for assignments, and 30% for exams, but there is a possibility that the score will be revised by conducting experiment reports and quizzes for each class.

日本語 / Japanese