Major introduction

Department of Environmental Systems

This major consists of five fields: geospheric environmental studies, aerospheric environmental studies, aquatic environmental studies, biosphere environmental studies, and global environmental informatics, which are interdisciplinary and creative through organic collaboration. We conduct research and education with the aim of ``nurturing environmental scientists with dreams and ideas'' who can also meet social needs.

In the field of geoenvironmental science, we study long- and medium-term topography and geomorphology from hundreds of thousands of years (ground movement) to several years (landslides and collapses) through field observations, measurements, observation, and sample collection, as well as various indoor analyses. We also conduct research on elucidating the actual state of geological environmental changes, land environment management, and disaster prevention.

The field of atmospheric environmental studies deals with climate change at various scales, from atmospheric hydrosphere circulation to urban climate, as well as global warming and air pollution, which are important environmental issues, and aims to understand the actual situation and elucidate the effects on health. We are also conducting research on

In the field of aquatic environment, we conduct water balance, analysis of groundwater flow through chemical and isotope analysis, modeling of the water cycle, investigation and investigation of the actual state and causes of environmental pollution, and research on water bodies such as springs, rivers, lakes, and groundwater. We conduct research such as developing methods and elucidating the history of environmental pollution.

The field of biosphere environmental studies focuses on the structure and function of the biosphere, and analyzes the interactions between living things and the environment in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, wildlife management, and ecosystem history through field surveys and laboratory experiments. We are conducting research on changes in technology, etc.

In the field of global environmental informatics, we conduct research on specific methods of collecting and evaluating environmental information based on the theories and methods of geoinformatics, remote sensing technology, and environmental information mathematics.
Although the above research fields appear to be independent, they can be brought together by the keywords "humans and the global environment" and "field science." Each field learns from each other about their own investigation and research methods, shares information to advance research, discusses the results, and actively disseminates them to the region and the world. This is the charm and feature of this major.

Department of Geospatial Systems

The Department of Geospatial Systems is a geography major comprised of the research fields of human geography, physical geography, geographic education, and geographic information science.

The field of human geography aims to develop human resources who can grasp the actual situation from a regional perspective and contribute to the local community. The field of physical geography tackles research topics such as the discovery and utilization of local natural environmental resources from aspects such as topography, hydrology, and climate, as well as disaster prevention.

In each field of geography education and geographic information science, students will learn advanced skills related to geospatial information and how to effectively introduce it into educational settings.
In addition to ``lectures'' corresponding to each research field, ``seminar'' and ``field research (on-site research)'' are also conducted in each field. ” will also be prepared, with the aim of developing regional studies and geography education from a global perspective.

For both master's and doctoral programs, students decide on their research field and supervisor at the time of admission, depending on the student's desired research theme and research plan. In addition, in order to facilitate the training of employed people, including working adults and current teachers, class hours are flexible. Graduates are widely active as university teachers, middle school and high school teachers, local civil servants, national civil servants, and in the mapping/surveying industry, tourism/travel industry, etc.