Course title
途上地域人口社会学   [Population Sociology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 05MI5030
Instructor(s)
竹内 郁雄, 山田 祐彰, 聶 海松   [TAKEUCHI Ikuo, YAMADA Masaaki, NIE Haisong]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Focus on issues related to population during the course.
Expected Learning
Obtain a basic understanding of sustainable social development and community planning with a focus on population issues.
Course schedule
week 1: Class orientation
week 2: Global population picture
week 3: Population explosion in relation to the environment and food production
week 4: Purpose of population control and family planning in developing countries Ⅰ
week 5: Purpose of population control and family planning in developing countries Ⅱ
week 6: Challenges for developing countries: child labor issues
week 7: Challenges for developing countries: human trafficking issues
Week 8: Challenges for developing countries: gender issues
Week 9: Midterm exam
Week 10: The explanation of midterm exam
Week 11: Population migration: domestic
Week 12: Population migration: international
Week 13: Aging in the 21st century: challenges
Week 14: Aging in the 21st century: opportunities
Week 15: Final Exam
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be distributed as needed
References
Assessment/Grading
Participation in the class and homework assignment (40%), Midterm exam (30%) and Final exam (30%)
Message from instructor(s)
Students are expected to contribute in every class. Please be prepared to share your opinion and/or perspective about your home country in relation to the topics covered in class.
Course keywords
population explosion, food production, environmental destruction, population control, population migration, aging
Office hours
Available upon request
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
4/11/2018 2:41:03 PM