Basic knowledge on fishery economics will be reviewed through lectures using various academic papers. The following topics will be covered: 1) The state of fisheries 2) Fisheries biology and stock assessment 3) Economics of overfishing 4) Right-based fishery management 5) Small-scale fishery 6) Seafood consumption and health 7) Eco-labels 8) Fishbanks 9) Fishers' microbehaviors

Basic knowledge on fishery economics will be reviewed through lectures using various academic papers. The following topics will be covered: 1) The state of fisheries 2) Fisheries biology and stock assessment 3) Economics of overfishing 4) Right-based fishery management 5) Small-scale fishery 6) Seafood consumption and health 7) Eco-labels 8) Fishbanks 9) Fishers' microbehaviors

This course will deal with wide range of issues from local to global levels faced at the interface areas between science, technology and public policy from comparative perspective of Japan, the US and Europe. It offers key theoretical issues surrounding Science and Technology and provides students with the tools and frameworks, such as risk assessment/ management and transition management, to analyze them. This course invites students from both natural science backgrounds (i.e. the graduate school of engineering, new frontier science and so on) and social science backgrounds (graduate school of public policy, law and politics, and economics and public policy). We expect students to acquire interdisciplinary perspective in addition to their primary major, which is one of the critical skill in analyzing complex social technical issues posed by science and technology.

The development and diffusion of science innovative technologies is indispensable for modern society. However, despite its benefits, the development of science and technology is not without various risks and social problems. So far as we are going to make societal decisions for the use of science and technologies with diverse social implications that encompass both risks and benefits, sometimes involving values implications, there is a need for mechanisms of decision making and management of the development and utilization of science and technology. Decisions can be different depending on environmental, institutional and cultural conditions. In addition, innovative policy instruments/ mechanisms to deal with rapidly changing science and technology, including regulatory measures, are required for implementing decisions. This course will deal with wide range of issues from local to global levels faced at the interface areas between science, technology and public policy from comparative perspective of Japan, the US and Europe. It offers key theoretical issues surrounding Science and Technology and provides students with the tools and frameworks, such as risk assessment/ management and transition management, to analyze them. This course invites students from both natural science backgrounds (i.e. the graduate school of engineering, new frontier science and so on) and social science backgrounds (graduate school of public policy, law and politics, and economics and public policy). We expect students to acquire interdisciplinary perspective in addition to their primary major, which is one of the critical skill in analyzing complex social technical issues posed by science and technology.

This course uses a genre theory approach to examine how popular writing about science and technology reflects and shapes social structures. Students will investigate how science and technology are defined, how they differ from other kinds of knowledge-making, and what roles they play in society. The readings, writing assignments, and discussions will help students to analyze how texts implicitly and explicitly address these questions, thus developing their ability to assess and communicate scientific and technological concepts for a broad audience. Students taking this course should anticipate completing weekly reading and writing tasks outside of class in preparation for the in-class lecture and discussion. Goal 4: Quality education Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals (other goals depending on class readings)

This course uses a genre theory approach to examine how popular writing about science and technology reflects and shapes social structures. Students will investigate how science and technology are defined, how they differ from other kinds of knowledge-making, and what roles they play in society. The readings, writing assignments, and discussions will help students to analyze how texts implicitly and explicitly address these questions, thus developing their ability to assess and communicate scientific and technological concepts for a broad audience. Students taking this course should anticipate completing weekly reading and writing tasks outside of class in preparation for the in-class lecture and discussion. Goal 4: Quality education Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Goal 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals (other goals depending on class readings)

The course will take an intersectional approach to why we commonly find an underrepresentation of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The course will begin by addressing our own unconscious biases and stereotypes, and question the research behind male and female differences. We will cover the brief history of the underrepresentation of minorities and explore research articles on why and how women and other minorities have been excluded from STEM fields. Students will be expected to read scientific articles, discuss them, and apply those concepts to examine their own social environments.

The course will take an intersectional approach to why we commonly find an underrepresentation of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The course will begin by addressing our own unconscious biases and stereotypes, and question the research behind male and female differences. We will cover the brief history of the underrepresentation of minorities and explore research articles on why and how women and other minorities have been excluded from STEM fields. Students will be expected to read scientific articles, discuss them, and apply those concepts to examine their own social environments.

This course aims to cultivate internationally competitive young researchers equipped with literacy and competency to become future leaders in industry and academia. The course deals with multidisciplinary application skills and the in-depth research in specialized fields so that students accomplish the ability to work in a broader spectrum and apply one’s skills to a multidisciplinary setting. The topics of the course include medical and biomedical robotics, medical high-tech industries, disease prevention, health care system, science technology and industrial policy, energy technology, and health security and community resilience.

この講義で「気候変動」とよぶのは、人間活動の影響（主として温室効果ガスの排出）により地球の平均気温が長期的に上昇している問題（いわゆる地球温暖化）およびそれに伴う海面水位の上昇や極端現象の増加等の気候の変化傾向のことである。 第1部として、気候変動問題の理解に必要な気候科学の基礎を講義する。第2部として、現代社会の重要課題としての気候変動問題を講義する。 第2部の内容は、まず、「気候変動に関する政府間パネル」（IPCC）の報告書をベースに、気候変動の科学的認識を共有する。次いで、気候変動問題をめぐる科学的認識、リスク認知、対応策（脱炭素化等）の考え方についての、社会の中での一致、不一致の現状、およびその背景について議論する。特に、人為起源温暖化に対するいわゆる「懐疑論」の各論と、懐疑論が生じることの社会的な背景についての議論を扱う。なお、対策技術や政策論の詳細は扱わない。