2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Transdisciplinary studies 23:Getting familiar with Tokyo Tech campuses
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Yoshimi Takuwa / Taisuke Yamazaki / Shigehisa Hirose / Hiroichi Yanase / Masato Nikaido
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T423
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Being familiar with the campuses will not only enrich your studying and research at Tokyo Tech, but also your life.
It is important to know the roots and surroundings of the place where you are located.
This works in particular for the master program, where about 40% of the students are from other universities' undergraduate programs and the campuses are scattered in Ookayama, Suzukakedai, and Tamachi.
In this course we will introduce the history, geography, animals and plants which characterize each campus so that you will become familiar with these topics.
This course is supported by the Future of Humanity Research Center and is held with the participation of the Tokyo Tech Museum and Archives.
Course description and aims
You will develop your own sensitivity towards your campus through lectures and discussions.
You will develop your own ability to express your findings with confidence to others through report assignments.
Keywords
Tokyo Institute of Technology, history, geography, surrounding environment, animals, plants
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each class consists of two lectures given by the Tokyo Tech faculty staff and guest speakers followed by a discussion including students.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 2 | Topic 1&2: former Kuramae campus and the Great Kanto earthquake | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 3 | Topic 3&4: Ookayama campus and the connecting railway | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 4 | Topic 5&6: Suzukakedai campus and Tamachi campus | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 5 | Topic 7&8: campus history during WWII and local animals | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 6 | Topic 9&10: local environment and plants | Details will be provided during each class. |
| Class 7 | Students' mini-presentations on their report assignments | Details will be provided during each class. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Reference books will be informed during the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Engagement to the class (discussions and short reports) 50 %, Final report 50%
Related courses
- LAH.S433 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences37:History of Science
- LAH.S416 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences16:History of Technology
- LAH.T416 ： Transdisciplinary studies 16:Science and Technology in Society
- LAH.T422 ： Transdisciplinary studies 22:Thinking from Minamata disease
Prerequisites
Lectures and afterward discussions will be held in Japanese.
It is preferable to have an intermediate listening and speaking level of Japanese.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
takuwa.y.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp