2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Advanced Earth and Space Sciences M
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Yoko Kebukawa
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- EPS.A430
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The formation and evolution of organic matter in space and their relationship to the origin of life will be introduced.
This course consists of seven classes. The course schedule will be announced at http://www.geo.titech.ac.jp/en/education.php
Course description and aims
- Understand the formation and evolution of organic matter in space
- Understand the distribution of prebiotic organic compounds and their supply to the primitive Earth
- Based on the above, students should be able to understand the latest research related to this topic
Keywords
Cosmochemistry, Meteoritics, Prebiotic chemistry, Astrobiology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be given in the 1st~5th sessions, and students will introduce papers in the 6th~7th sessions.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | A general introduction to the formation and evolution of organic matter in space and its relationship to the origin of life will be given. |
| Class 2 | Formation of organic matter in space | Understand an overview of the formation of organic matter in space |
| Class 3 | Extraterrestrial organic matter (1) | Understand an overview of extraterrestrial Understand an overview of organic matter in meteorites and other astromaterials |
| Class 4 | Extraterrestrial organic matter (2) | Understand an overview of extraterrestrial Understand an overview of organic matter in meteorites and other astromaterials |
| Class 5 | Origin of life | Understand an overview of relationship between extraterrestrial organic matter and the origin of life |
| Class 6 | Paper presentations by students (1) | Students will read and present a paper related to this topic |
| Class 7 | Paper presentations by students (2) | Students will read and present a paper related to this topic |
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
Reference books, course materials, etc.
To be introduced during the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on reports (50%) and presentations (50%).
Related courses
- EPS.A423 ： Geochemistry B
Prerequisites
None