2023 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Breadth courses
Health Science B4
- Academic unit or major
- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kyoko Fujihira
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu (M-B104(H103))
- Class
- B4
- Course Code
- LAW.W101
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course introduces on health-related theories, remarks and observations, in order to think and judge what is good for health and to understand underlying mechanisms.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of basic sciences related to health-related and biological sciences.
2) Design a preferable lifestyle based on scientific evidence.
3) Using health-related knowledge, tackle practical health issues by applying knowledge acquired through this course.
Keywords
Energy balance, sports nutrition, thermal physiology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered and should have questions that need discussing.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Energy balance | Learning about the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure |
| Class 2 | Diet and appetite for health promotion | Learning about the dietary recommendations and appetite regulation for health promotion |
| Class 3 | Exercise and physical activities for health promotion | Learning about recommended exercise and physical activities for health promotion |
| Class 4 | Exercise and nutrition | Learning about recommended nutritional supplementation methods for exercise |
| Class 5 | Thermal stimulation and biological responses | Learning the effects of food temperature on the physical body |
| Class 6 | Environmental temperature and biological response | Learning the effects of external environmental temperature on the physical body |
| Class 7 | Summary of lectures | Review your own health and summarize the lecture |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Distribute if necessary
Evaluation methods and criteria
Course status, reports, and tests
Related courses
- LAW.W121 ： Wellness Exercise
- LAW.W220 ： Advanced Wellness Exercise
- LAW.W320 ： Total Wellness Exercise
Prerequisites
None
Other
If the number of registration is larger than the capacity of the classroom, some students might be assigned to other class on the same day.