Health and Sports Science

Goals of the Course

【Standardized across all programs】 This course aims to obtain and understand evidenced-based knowledge about health, exercise, and sports sciences necessary for personal health management.

Objectives of the Course

1. Students can gain scientific knowledge about drugs, diet, and exercise.
2. Students can gain basic knowledge about epidemiology and statistics, and increase the ability to

interpret the clinical studies 3. Students will experience the effect of behavior change. 4. Students can learn the importance of mental health. 5. Students can learn how to prevent infectious diseases.

Creative Approach to Teaching

Based on my clinical experience as a psychiatrist, I teach a mental health course for G30 international students in their first year as part of the university's general education program. The course aims to raise awareness about common mental disorders and developmental disorders, cultivating students' ability to recognize signs of distress in themselves or peers and respond appropriately. It incorporates questions to ensure understanding and encourages discussion, creating a learning environment that emphasizes interactivity. This includes sharing student reflections while offering supplementary explanations and feedback from the faculty.

Course Contents or Plan

Session 1 Lifestyle (another lecturer)
① Alcohol and Smoking
② Diet
③ Exercise
④ Obesity and diabetes

Session 2 Infectious diseases (another lecturer)
① How to prevent infection?
② SARS-CoV-2 Covid-19
③ HIV/AIDS

Session 3 Brain and Mental Disorder (Ogawa)
① Sleep
② Neurodevelopmental disorders
③ Eating disorders

Course Evaluation Method and Criteria

Final exam (60%), Assignment (20%), Quiz (20%)
Standard method for converting marks-out-of-100 to letter won’t be used. Students who are absent from the final examination will get an “Absent” grade. Students do not need to notify the instructor of the course withdrawal.

Study Load (Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours)

Students need to plan, do, and report a project on lifestyle change.

Text Book

None (Reading materials will be available from the Website.)

Reference Book

None (Materials will be announced in class if necessary.)

Lecture materials

Session3-2: Neurodevelopmental disorders

This lecture is provided under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

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