This course introduces on health-related theories, remarks and observations, in order to think and judge what is good for health and to understand underlying mechanisms.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of basic sciences related to health-related and biological sciences.
2) Design a preferable lifestyle based on scientific evidence.
3) Using health-related knowledge, tackle practical health issues by applying knowledge acquired through this course.
health, exercise, sport psychology, brain, obese, metabolic syndrome, lifestyle
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered and should have questions that need discussing.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Strategy for being healthy | Depicting your health strategy anticipating future cultural and social changes |
Class 2 | Brain and body revealed by fMRI and ERP | Review of relationships between brain and mind |
Class 3 | smoking and drinking | Understand the influence of smoking and drinking for your body. |
Class 4 | Brain networks and body | Review of networks in the brain |
Class 5 | Wellness in social life | Recognize social problem in Japan. Promote a sense of well-being and understand importance of health action in daily living |
Class 6 | Obese and Metabolic syndrome | Understand negative effect of obese and metabolic syndrome |
Class 7 | Lifestyle habit and Wellness | Understand lifestyle habit for well-being in daily living |
Class 8 | Exercise and wellness | Understand exercise for well-being in daily living |
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Distribute if necessary
Attendance and examination or submitting reports
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If the number of registration is larger than the capacity of the classroom, some students might be assigned to other class on the same day.