Curriculum Features
The Regional Disaster Prevention and Community Development Program aims to develop leaders who will be active in the field of regional disaster prevention and community development based on social and environmental engineering technologies. Students in this program will acquire liberal arts and specialized knowledge through the curriculum of the Social Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering course, and will take liberal arts and specialized education courses that emphasize the cultivation of regional understanding and leadership. In addition, students will intensively study a group of program courses related to disaster prevention and urban planning, with educational and research support from the University’s Regional Disaster Prevention Research Center. Through this program, students will acquire the advanced practical skills necessary to solve realistic issues facing local communities.
A distinctive feature of this program is its extensive group work-style classes. For example, in the “Regional Disaster Prevention Problem Exercise,” students deepen their understanding of natural disasters and develop the ability to identify problems and make proposals through group work and training in disaster-stricken areas with the aim of living in harmony with nature. In the “Soft Path Science and Engineering Practice (Social Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering Class),” students examine the pros and cons of disaster prevention and community development measures from various perspectives, and deepen their ability to collaborate with others and understand different values through presentations and question-and-answer sessions on proposed plans.
In their senior year, students learn how to identify hazards (disaster risk) and risk management methods specific to their region in the “Regional Development Problem Exercise I,” while in the “Regional Development Problem Exercise II,” they discover issues and propose solutions in all aspects of social infrastructure and environmental engineering. Through these studies, students will acquire practical skills and comprehensive management abilities.
What are you looking for in students who are interested in pursuing this program?
1.High level of expertise and leadership
Willingness to work on disaster prevention and community development based on social infrastructure and environmental engineering technology
2.Flexible thinking and problem-solving skills
A practical approach to building a sustainable, safe and secure society
3.Ability to collaborate and take initiative
A willingness to act proactively on one’s own initiative while accepting diverse values
