Education
| Lectures | Practicals | Extensions |

Lectures

-For freshmen as liberal arts

1. Environment and Forest Ecosystems

what to learn? Functions of forest ecosystems with respect to the environmental issues
who to attend? Freshmen or later of all faculties
where? Liberal Arts Building 1, Room ??, at the Matsue Campus, Shimane University
when? Every Monday of Fall semester (October-February)
how many credits? Two credits

2. Landscape and Primary Industry in Izumo Region

what to learn? Experience the forest, farmland and marine biome in Izumo Region
who to attend? Freshmen or later of all faculties
where? Some lectures and field trips at field science facailities of Shimane University
when? 6-8 August in Univ. Farm, 28-30 August in Univ. Forest, 5-7 October in Marine Biology Station
how many credits? Two credits
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-For postgraduates (MSc)

4. Forest Soil Science

what to learn? Relationships between soil and vegetation, forest nutrition, soil ecology etc
who to attend? MSc students of Life and Envirionmental Sciences
where? Life and Environmental Science Building 2, Room423, at the Matsue Campus, Shimane University
when? Fifteen one and half hour lectures in Fall semester (October-February)
how many credits? Two credits

Practicals

-For freshmen

1. Introductory Practical in Forestry

what to learn? Forest vegetation, forest biomass, forest work etc
who to attend? BSc students of Life and Envirionmental Sciences
where? At Sambe Forest, Shimane University, Mt. Sambesan, and other places
when? 25-27 September 2007
how long? For three days
how may credits? One credit
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-For juniors

2. Practical in Forest Science I

what to learn? Forest census, thinning design, thinning operation etc
who to attend? BSc students of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
where? At Sambe Forest, Shimane University
when? 10-14 September 2007
how long? Five days
how many credits? One credit

Extensions as lifelong learning

-For citizen

1. Let's begin tree watching. Introductory Course in Dendrology

what to learn? How to distinguish one tree species from another
who to attend? No matter who
where? At Sambe Forest, Shimane University
when? Not planned in 2007
how long? One day
how much?
Go to Tamon's Home

3. Environmental Soil Science II

what to learn?
who to attend? Students of Ecology and Environmental Science and others
where? Life and Environmental Science Building 3, Room ??, at the Matsue Campus, Shimane University
when? Every Monday of Fall semester (October-February)
how many credits? Two credits
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-For undergraduates

5. Forest Soil Science E

6. Tropical Forest Ecology E

-Special Programme for Foreign Studens (MSc)