KUGF Course Guide 2019

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Science of Washoku (Japanese Cuisine)Washoku was registered an Intangible World Heritage, and ever since belief has wide spread that Washoku is genuinely a healthy diet. Some belief has a sound basis, and others do not. In this course, we try to explain both merit and demerit of Washoku, and guide you to a point of becoming able to compose healthy diet for your own based on what have been learnt during the course.2 creditsSpring SemesterPolysaccharide ScienceCarbohydrates or saccharides are the most abundant class of biomolecules and they are used to store energy, as well as serving other important functions. Saccharides, especially polysaccharides are important class of nutrient. The course will provide student to learn and understand the fundamentalsof several polysaccharides such as Starch, Alginate, Pectin, Carrageenan, Chitin/chitosan as well as the fundamental knowledge of saccharides.2 creditsFall SemesterMarketing of Food, Alcohol and CosmeticsIn order to understand what can be added by Marketing to our business, we will study the history of Marketing, theory, and practical examples in which Marketing has demon-strated its significance.2 creditsFall SemesterFood Production and Supply inGlobal SocietiesThis course will introduce the issue of food security and is designed to help students look at current food systems and think critically about the effects our food choices have on the environment, the economy, society, and ourselves. Focusing both on agriculture (in Japan and overseas) and on food supply chains in other parts of the world, this course will examine how food has shaped our environmental and social landscapes. Case studies will be drawn from Japanese and international contexts to examine humanity's changing relationship with production, supply chain, ecological, economic and socio-cultural systems fundamental to the provision of food.2 creditsFall SemesterBiotechnology and BioethicsBiotechnology, the field dealing with the transformation of living and inanimate matter to produce products beneficial to humankind, is a fast-paced science that is continuously expanding to an extent of engulfing almost all major sciences. It is a chain of major biological sciences, technol-ogy, production and regulation. It has become the 'PILOT' that maneuvers the world's society and moves the global economy. In short, Biotechnology opens great horizons, from job opportunities to entrepreneurship, in food, medicines, therapies, and information technology. Never-theless, all these promises commence several inevitable bioethical issues that command immediate attention to be addressed. Bioethics, hence, is an important factor to keep the humankind safe from the emerging applications of Biotechnology.Biotechnology and Bioethics influence the life of humankind in one way or another. This course will cover concepts, foundation, applications of biotechnology and the bioethical issues behind. Awareness of what it is all about may even pave the way of one to partake in the evolving science of Biotechnology and have an interesting future endeavour. 2 creditsFall SemesterFood SafetyFood safety is an essential part of our life, but is not placed as much importance as it actually deserves. This is because people are not provided with appropriate level of knowledge that makes them understand what will be a consequence if basic rule of food safety is not followed. In this course, we will take a look of how food safety concept has been established in our society, and major changes in our way of life that was induced by the accumulated knowledge of food safety. Toward the end of this course, attendants are guided to formulate a simplified HACCP for their food so that they will know what they must cast a big attention in the aspect of food safety.2 creditsFall SemesterModule 2Food Science & BiotechnologyKANSAI UNIVERSITY GLOBAL FRONTIER4