Human development through two courses

　The Faculty of Social Safety Sciences is intended to develop socially-contributable human resources who can make policies and implement measures for disaster prevention/mitigation, accident prevention, and risk management. In order to realize a society where people can live safely and securely, student will acquire expertise on natural disasters and social disasters, and learn what social system should be established under what kind of institution and policy. Specifically, there are two courses: Natural Disaster Management Course and Man-made Disaster Management Course. The faculty will develop human resources who acquire higher level of expertise and practical skill in their respective field.

1. Modules of Human-Made Disaster Management

   　Focusing on various accidents and incidents occurred in today’s industrial society, student will learn accident prevention, disaster mitigation, workplace safety, human error, risk management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), safety-related legal system, etc. This course is intended to develop human resources who can play an active role in corporation and society to realize safe and secure society.

2. Modules of Natural Disaster Management

   　By analyzing mechanism of natural disaster, student will deepen understanding of disaster prevention/mitigation method, how to support disaster victims, how self-help, cooperation and governmental assistance (roles of government, self-responsibility and public policies) should be, and how to establish risk management system. The faculty will develop human resources who can contribute to society as a specialist of disaster prevention/mitigation through safety management.

Concept of Curriculum

Characteristics of the curriculum

　For these 4 points, students will acquire knowledge step by step through the curriculum consisting of the above-mentioned subject group; Basic Program, Advanced Program, Integrated Program and Free Electives.

Contents of Program

Curriculum

　It is a curriculum for the purpose of forming ability, that we will learn interdisciplinary and complex from both natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, in fields related to disaster prevention / reduction, accident prevention, crisis management, and contributes to the realization of a safe and secure society by fusing and developing them. While conducting education and research on social safety in general, we will acquire basic knowledge and methods, especially with respect to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods and social disasters centering on accidents. We will also conduct learning aimed at improving English communication skills.

Basic Programs

	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
Compulsory Subjects	■Introduction to Safety Science I ■Introduction to Safety Science II ■Legal Systems for Safety in Society ■Contemporary Business ■Introduction to Mathematical Science ■Social Psychology ■Logic ■Elementary Statistics ■Modern History ■Contemporary International Society ■World Geography ■Contemporary International Society ■Theory of Legal Systems ■Public Administration ■Introduction to Economics ■Introduction to Business Management ■Philosophy ■Ethics ■Psychology ■History of Technology and Engineering ■Natural Environment ■Introduction to Geophysics ■Constitution of Japan ■Basic Physical Education I ■Basic Physical Education II ■Career Design I (Work Career and Life Career) ■Takatsuki City and Kansai University	■Study of Health-Sports Science ■Career Design II (Job and Working World) ■Career Design III(Career Decision Making)
Information Processing Practicum Subjects	■Practicum in Basic Information Technology I ■Practicum in Basic Information Technology II	■Practicum in Application of Information Technology I ■Practicum in Application of Information Technology II
Foreign Language	■English I a ■English I b ■English II a ■English II b ■German I a ■German I b ■German II a ■German II b ■French I a ■French I b ■French II a ■French II b ■Russian I a ■Russian I b ■Russian II a ■Russian II b ■Spanish I a ■Spanish I b ■Spanish II a ■Spanish II b ■Chinese I a ■Chinese I b ■Chinese II a ■Chinese II b ■Korean I a ■Korean I b ■Korean II a ■Korean II b ■Advanced Foreign Language (English I a) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English I b) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English II a) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English II b)	■English III ａ ■English III ｂ ■English IV ａ ■English IV ｂ ■Advanced Foreign Language (English III ａ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English III ｂ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English IV ａ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English IV ｂ)	■English V ａ ■English V ｂ ■English VI ａ ■English VI ｂ ■Advanced Foreign Language (English V ａ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English V ｂ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English VI ａ) ■Advanced Foreign Language (English VI ｂ)
	■Overseas Training (Each Seminar) ■Authorization of Certification 1 (Each Certification Examination) ■Authorization of Certification 2 (Each Certification Examination) ■Authorization of Certification 3 (Each Certification Examination)
Subjects for Foreign Students	■Japanese I a ■Japanese I b ■Japanese II a ■Japanese II b ■Japanese III a ■Japanese III b ■Contemporary Japan I ■Contemporary Japan II	■Japanese IV a ■Japanese IV b ■Japanese V a ■Japanese V b	■Japanese VI a ■Japanese VI b

Green Letters: Compulsory Subjects

Advanced Program

	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
Common Specialized Subjects	■Risk Theory ■Probability Theory for Risk Analysis ■Mechanism and Characteristics of Artifacts ■Human Activity and Ecosystem ■Health Risk Studies ■Risk Economics ■Risk Sociology ■Risk Psychology ■Industrial Product Safety ■Natural Disaster History ■History of Urban Structures ■Urban and Regional Safety ■Danger and Safety of Life ■Safety Education ■Social Investigation Method ■Social Psychology Experiment Method	■Environmental Law Policy ■Safety-related Laws ■Public System of Anti-disaster Measures ■Science Technology and Ethics ■Industrial Psychology ■Public Utility ■Crisis Management and Leadership ■Corporate Ethics ■Corporate Social Responsibility ■Insurance ■Risk Management ■Risk Communication ■Sociology of Safety and Security ■Psychology of Security and Trust ■Mathematics of Planning and Management ■Environmental Risk ■Resources and Energy ■Specialized English I ■Specialized English II
Social Disaster Management Course		■Compliance ■Accident Liability ■Accident Investigation System ■Food Safety and Hygiene ■Public Health ■Drug Development and Safety ■Transportation System ■Nuclear Plant Safety ■Crime Deterrence ■Information Security ■Human Error ■Mental Health	■Consumer Safety Act ■Occupational Safety and Health ■Public Traffic Safety Management ■Crisis Management ■Human Error and Traffic Accident ■Disaster Victim Psychology ■Epidemic Control Science ■Accident Simulation ■Chemical Plant Safety
Natural Disaster Management Course		■Administrative Law ■Local Administration ■Local Finance ■Firefighting Disaster Prevention Administration ■Economics of Disasters ■Urban Disaster Measures ■Earth Disaster Prevention ■Earthquake Disaster ■Global Environmental Issues ■Meteorological Disaster Studies ■Regional Disaster Prevention Psychology	■Urban and Regional Disaster Prevention Studies ■Logistics ■Disaster Recovery ■Disaster Relief and Support ■International Development of Disaster Education ■Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management ■Fire Disaster ■Environmental Policy ■Disaster Simulation

Green Letters: Compulsory Subjects

Integrated Program

	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
Practicum	■Social Safety Experience Practice I	■Social Safety Experience Practice II ■Social Safety Practice (disaster investigation) ■Social Safety Practice (social research)	■Social Safety Practice (disaster experiment) ■Social Safety Practice (social psychology experiment)
Common Subjects			■Outline of Engineering ■Social Technology ■Thought of Safety ■Advanced Disaster Recovery Issues ■Disaster Case Analysis ■Accident Case Analysis ■Theme Study I ■Theme Study II
Training Subjects	■Introductory Exercise	■Basic Practice	■Specialized Practice	■Graduation Research

Green Letters: Compulsory Subjects

Free elective subjects

	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
	■Outline of Japanese History a ■Outline of Japanese History b ■Outline of Teaching Profession ■Education Principle ■Library Material	■Oriental History ■Western History ■Geography a ■Geography b ■Geography Outline a ■Geography Outline b ■Education System ■Human Rights Education -Focusing on Buraku Liberation Education- ■Educational Psychology ■Social Studies Education Method (1) ■Social Studies Education Method (2) ■Civil and Community Education Method (1) ■Civil and Community Education Method (2) ■Moral Education Research ■Extra-Curricular Activities ■Educational Methods and Techniques ■Educational Counseling ■Information Resource Organization Outline ■School Management and School Library ■Learning Instructions and School Library ■Reading and Rich Humanity ■Utilization of Information Media	■Curriculum Development ■Social Studies Education Method (3) ■Social Studies Education Method (4) ■Students Career Guidance ■Teaching Practice Pretraining ■Teaching Practice (1)	■Teaching Practice (2) ■Teaching Practical Exercise (intermediate)
	Internship (each institution)

Specialized Subject Group

For those enrolled before AY 2014