Tokyo University Of Agriculture

Menu

Return students to the rural area

Department of Rural Science

Return students to the rural area

The Department of Rural Science has the philosophy of creating sustainable regions that take biodiversity and the conservation of land and social capital into consideration. It focuses on practical education and research basically in conservation ecology, regional environmental conservation studies, regional environmental engineering, and regional design studies. We aim to foster human resources who will be taking a leadership in community development through the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills such as surveys and evaluation methods related to the regeneration of regional nature and society, and the development of innovative research ability to think logically and multilaterally.

Graduate School Advisory Faculty

Take a look at who you may be able to work with as part of the department.

IRIE Teruaki, Professor

Green Infrastructure with Satoyama Initiative

Research Activity

KAMEYAMA Yoshiaki, Professor

Ecology, evolution, and conservation biology of plants

Research Activity

TAKYU Masaaki, Professor

Ecosystem conservation based on life history traits and species interaction

Research Activity

TAKEUCHI Masatoshi, Professor

Resource and habitat selection by animals

Research Activity

TAKEUCHI Yasushi, Professor

Maintenance and rehabilitation method for agricultural facilities

Research Activity

TAKEDA Kouji, Professor

Research Activity

FUJIKAWA Tomonori, Professor

Utilization of organic materials for reduction of environmental load and vitalization of rural communities

Research Activity

HONDA Naomasa, Professor

Estimation and reinforcement of local disaster prevention function for natural disaster

Research Activity

MACHIDA Reiko, Professor

Sustainable tourism in the protected areas of Natural parks, World Heritage and Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Research Activity

Course Navigator

Undergraduate

Teacher-training Course

This is a course for obtaining a regular teaching certificate for junior high schools and high schools based on Japan’s Education Personnel Certification Act.

Teacher-training Course

Students who take this course are awarded a teaching certificate at the time of graduation by earning specified credits while taking specialized education in their department. This course creates a heavier workload compared to other students, as it entails taking more classes, with many lectures in the evening and many practice sessions off campus, but this could lead to a student life that much richer.

Many students who have completed this course are playing active roles as teachers in junior high schools and high schools as well as other educational institutions around the country. In the academic year 2016, 130 people obtained 291 teaching certificates (including specialized certificates for those who completed a graduate program). While passing the teacher employment examination is a difficult hurdle, every year about 150 NODAI alumnae (including former graduates) become teachers.

Scientific Information Course

The objective of this course is to train natural sciences librarians and curators by having students learn the foundation of being a technical expert

Scientific Information Course

The objective of this course is to train natural sciences librarians and curators by having students learn the foundation of being a technical expert (including information usage education using computers), which includes surveying, accumulating, organizing, storing, searching, and providing (including displaying) information related to science and technology in public institutions such as museums, science museums, children’s facilities, and public libraries, as well as corporate information departments and R&D departments.

Page top