2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture: History of Universities
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Taisuke Yamazaki / Toma Kawanishi / Masahiro Yamaguchi / Yoshimi Takuwa / Takao Kobayashi / Isami Sawai / Hiroyuki Kamei / Daishi Okada / Shingo Hashimoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue / 5-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T204
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for us to think about what kind of Institution of Sciece Tokyo is. Students will listen to lectures on the people who built the 140 year history of Tokyo Tech (predecessor of Science Tokyo), and their achievements, tour relevant locations on campus, come in contact with the results that have been produced, learn the history, and think about the future. Science Tokyo students aspiring to be experts in science and engineering will think about the future of both Japanese science and engineering through Tokyo Tech's history.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following skills from taking this course.
1) Be able to accurately describe who was involved with the establishment of Tokyo Tech and its transitions.
2) Be able to choose and specifically explain representative achievements generated from Tokyo Tech
3) Be able to explain the period backdrop of and connections with Tokyo Tech's history.
Keywords
history of universities, Tokyo Institute of Technology, history of science in Japan
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
One topic is covered during in each class period. In the final 15 minutes of the class, students will send their thoughts and questions about the day's lecture. The final class will be held for Q and A.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance of the class, and instruction of the assignment | Explain the meaning to learn the history of Tokyo Institute of Technology. |
| Class 2 | Origin and history of Tokyo Institute of Technology and its former Kuramae campus | Explain the history of Tokyo Institute of Technology from its origin as Tokyo Vocational School to its development as Tokyo Technical School and Tokyo Higher Technical School until establishment of Tokyo Institute of Technology, with their historical background. |
| Class 3 | Formation and development of O-okayama campus of Science Tokyo | Explain the formation of O-okayama campus in Science Tokyo, using maps of the campus. |
| Class 4 | Tradition of Professor Architect in Tokyo Tech | Explain the tradition of "professor architect" of Tokyo Tech in the postwar period. |
| Class 5 | Tour in O-okayama campus of Science Tokyo /the first half | Explain the history and characteristics of O-okayama campus of Science Tokyo, visiting its historic buildings. |
| Class 6 | Tour in O-okayama campus of Science Tokyo /the second half | Explain the history and characteristics of O-okayama campus of Science Tokyo, visiting its historic buildings. |
| Class 7 | People who made Tokyo Tech: Life and Works of Gottfried Wagner and Sei-ichi Tejima | Explain life and works of Gottfried Wagner and Sei-ichi Tejima, who played a most important role for foundation and development of predecessor of Tokyo Tech. |
| Class 8 | People who made Tokyo Tech: Life and Works of Koroku Wada | Understand the life and work of Koroku Wada, the president of Tokyo Tech in the 1940s and 50s, who played an important role in the radical reform in the post-war period. |
| Class 9 | Tokyo Institute of Technology During World War II | Students will be able to explain the history of Tokyo Institute of Technology during the wartime period. |
| Class 10 | 東工大の初期の窯業の歴史で重要な役割を果たした｢お雇い外国人」ワグネルと窯業科卒業生たちの生涯と業績について説明できるようになる。 | Explain the life and work of Gottfried Wagener, a foreign specialist, who played an important role for establishment of modern ceramics in Japan and his successors. |
| Class 11 | First female bachelor at Tokyo Tech: Sada Orihara | Explain the life of Sada Orihara, the first female student at Tokyo Tech. |
| Class 12 | A Case Study Using University Archives: The University Struggles at Tokyo Institute of Technology – Focusing on Nagai Yonosuke | Explain the development of university struggles at Tokyo Institute of Technology with a focus on the political scientist Yonosuke Nagai, while also appreciating the university archives. |
| Class 13 | Formation and development of Suzukakedai campus of Science Tokyo | Explain the formation of Suzukakedai campus in Science Tokyo, using maps of the campus. |
| Class 14 | Researches on Holography in Tokyo Tech | Explain a history of research on holography in Tokyo Tech. |
| Class 15 | Q and Ａ | Q and Ａ |
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)
You can find necessary materials and instructions in OCW-i in advance
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required
Evaluation methods and criteria
short report of each class (totally 65％)
a final report on the most interested topics of the class (35%)
Related courses
- LAH.T102 ： History of Science A
- LAH.T202 ： History of Science B
- LAH.T302 ： History of Science C
Prerequisites
None required