LST Overseas Training IV

Academic unit or major

Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology

Instructor(s)

Chair

Class Format

Exercise

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Internship

Class

-

Course Code

LST.A374

Number of credits

060

Course offered

2025

Offered quarter

1-4Q

Syllabus updated

Apr 24, 2025

Language

English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

The purpose of this overseas internship program is to progress students' qualifications as future international leaders by practicing their intercultural communication and problem-solving skills and acquiring advanced debate and collaboration skills. The internship program is individualized with the students' setting objectives in connection with their academic studies.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) experience problems and contribute to come up with solutions in the overseas environments
2) have balanced research skills to integrate the knowledge acquired at both students' laboratories and the host laboratories.
3) acquire trends in the related fields
4) develop oral and written communication skills.

Keywords

Experiential learning, professional fields, Intercultural skills

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

To be announced by each internship host agency.

Course schedule/Objectives

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)

To be announced by each internship provider

Reference books, course materials, etc.

To be announced by each internship provider

Evaluation methods and criteria

Overseas trainings are part of an educational program and carefully evaluated for academic credit. 
An internship plan must be submitted and approved by before students start the program. The internship report and presentation also must be submitted and approved by an academic supervisor and board members of overseas trainings committee members before credit can be given.

Related courses

• LST.A371 ： LST Overseas Training I
• LST.A372 ： LST Overseas Training II
• LST.A373 ： LST Overseas Training III

Prerequisites

Students must be a member of Life Science and Technology