Developing the ability to identify, analyze, and resolve lifestyle and environmental issues

Keywords

quality of life (QOL), safety and security, sustainable, living space, life technology, life resources

The current era is considered an age of fluidity or a period of accelerated change. Aspects of our daily lives change from one moment to the next, raising new questions. The goal of the Life Environment Course is therefore to identify, analyze, and resolve present-day questions in three areas to constitute our life environment: living spaces, life technology, and life resources. The field of living spaces research housing, welfare facilities, green spaces, and cities, and to create a more desirable living space in terms of human development and the environment. Life technology is concerned with the manner in which human development is supported by functional products such as high technology fibers, devices for making physical measurements, and new sensing technology. It also relates to changes that such technology has brought to our living environment and present circumstances, as well as the technological trends. The fields of life resources concerns to produce, manufacture, and utilize resources that support our living environment, such as plants, food, and energy. This field also explores means to build a sustainable society by examining our inherited resources, environment, and energy from the perspectives of science, safety, and peace of mind.

This course has diverse interests based on both the arts and sciences, namely the social sciences, the humanities, and natural science. Students in this course will develop the ability to identify, analyze, and resolve issues related to the structure of our living environment. Teaching staff are involved in various specialties. Graduate students would have roles in proposing and implementing policy and hold positions in local administrations. They are also key persons in the corporate sector and are involved in planning and implementing strategies related to living spaces and activities. Many graduates also work for NPOs and NGOs that are concerned with local living and environmental issues. We look forward to welcoming students who are ready to challenge themselves in a range of different research areas.