2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Laboratory in Earth and Planetary Sciences (field geology)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Yuichiro Ueno / Akira Ishikawa
- Class Format
- Experiment (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-4 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EPS.L205
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Field work is important to understand geology. This course will first examine method for drawing geologic map and study geology of the field where students will visit. A two days field trip will be held in the Tanzawa area, where students will study tectonics of convergent plate boundary. The field works include observation of key outcrops and geologic mapping to understand igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary processes. After the field work, students will summarize the results, drawing the geologic map of the study area, and trying to reconstruct tectonic history based on the data obtained in the field.
Course description and aims
The students will acquire the method to identify rock and mineral, to do field mapping, and to draw geologic map. The students will understand geological phenomena caused by plate tectonics based on the observation in the field
Keywords
geology, plate tectonics
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
To be annouced
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Preparation for field work: geologic map and geology of Tanzawa area | Dip & Strike |
| Class 2 | Field trip day 1: Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary processes | Petrology, classification of rocks |
| Class 3 | Field trip day 2: Tectonics of Convergent Plate Boundary | Thrust fault |
| Class 4 | Work after the field trip: Drawing geologic map | Drawing geologic map based on acquired route map in the field |
| Class 5 | Work after the field trip: Summary of key observation and tectonic history | Reconstruction of the study area based on the geologic map and key observations. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
天野一男・秋山雅彦著『フィールドジオロジー入門』共立出版 (in Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
都城秋穂、久城育夫著『岩石学Ⅱ』『岩石学Ⅲ』共立全書、勘米良亀齢、橋本光男、松田時彦著『日本の地質』岩波書店、高橋正樹著『島弧・マグマ・テクトニクス』東京大学出版会 (in Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Student performance will be assessed by reports.
Related courses
- EPS.A203 ： Introduction to History of the Earth
- EPS.A201 ： Introduction to Material Sciences of Earth and Planet
- EPS.A204 ： Introduction to Earth and Planetary Physics
- EPS.A336 ： Dynamics of the Earth and Planet
- EPS.L220 ： Field Excursion
Prerequisites
None
Other
None