Curriculum Overview: Access PDM is planned as a 3-year academic Take the airport Express “Haruka” from program. Students are expected to take JR Kansai International Airport and get to at least three lecture classes as electives Shin-Osaka. Sapporo during the program to build an Change to the JR Kyoto line and take the analytical and conceptual basis of train to Kyoto, and get off at Takatsuki understanding of disaster management. As core requirements, station. (About 90 min. from KIX) students are expected to take seminar classes to work on for their doctoral thesis under the guidance of one of our full-time professors of their choice. All classes are taught in English. Along Tokyo Kyoto Nagoya with the taught modules, students are expected to participate as Kobe Hiroshima co-researchers in research projects that professors in the PDM are Osaka engaged in. Through this highly hands on training, students can Nagasaki learn how to work as independent researchers and will have plenty of opportunity to publish research papers. During the third Settsu-Tonda Takatsuki year of this program or later, students are required to write a Sannomiya Hankyu Railway Ph.D. dissertation on a selected topic under the guidance of a Awaji Takatsuki-shi supervising professor. Sannomiya Osaka (Umeda) JR [West Japan Railway] Qualifications for application: Subway PDM Kansai This program is designed for students International Airport Namba NN whose first language is not Japanese. Osaka-ko Applicants are not expected to be Nankai RailwayShin- proficient in Japanese, but must be Imamiya Tennoji proficient enough in English to conduct research in the PDM. We welcome JR Hanwa Line applicants from all countries who have, or expect to have a Kansai University Master’s Degree in any field. See Application Guidelines for Takatsuki Muse details. Campus

Scholarship: N Kansai University provides financial support for selected Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences students. See Application Guidelines for details. Kansai University Application and Admission: Students can enroll at the PDM either from the beginning of April

(spring semester) or late September (fall semester). Admissions Bank process begins approximately 3 months before the beginning of each semester. However, applicants should contact the professor they wish to be supervised by in advance. Visit our website for details. Application Information: http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Gr_sch/english/eng/index.html Contact Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences Kansai University Kansai University Takatsuki Muse Campus 7-1 Hakubai-cho, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-1098 Japan Tel: +81-72-684-4000 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Fc_ss/ Course Overview Faculty Staff The Kansai University Ph.D. course in Disaster Management Prof. Katsuyuki KAMEI, Ph.D. Prof. Shingo NAGAMATSU, Ph.D. (PDM) will prepare you with a high level of analytical skills and Seminar Group Theme: Risk Management Seminar Group Theme: Economics of Disasters and Policy Analysis for Disaster Reduction knowledge to make a difference in the fields of disaster manage- A social risk management approach is vital in our ment, including disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and modern society as we face complicated social This seminar focuses on disaster management recovery. The curriculum combines interdisciplinary training in risk. In this course, we try to study the general policy as regards economics. Students are engineering, economics, psychology, and management in order to principle of organizational risk management and expected to learn economic theory of disasters produce leaders with innovative ideas for disaster reduction in both its practice from a social risk management viewpoint. The topics and policy analysis skills such as econometric analysis and cost practice and the academic field. addressed in this seminar include (1) contemporary risk control and benefit analysis (CBA), and write academic papers that can The Kansai region, where we are located, is one of Japan’s most risk finance, (2) organization of risk management, (3) risk contribute to support or challenge existing disaster management disaster prone areas. The 1995 Kobe (Hanshin-Awaji Great information disclosure as a means of risk communication, theories. Students are expected to also have compassion, an accurate knowledge of scientific facts and policy practices, and Earthquake) is one of the most severe earthquake disasters in human (4) strategy and risk management, (5) leadership and crisis management, (6) SMEs and risk management, and an analytical mind to study policies under economic and public history. The Kansai region has also experienced large scale floods (7) safety for schools and children risk management, etc. policy theory. and landslides, such as those that occurred during Typhoon No.12 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (Severe Tropical Storm Talas) in 2011 resulting in 82 fatalities. Moreover, Kansai is facing another major threat; earthquakes occurring on the Nankai Trough, which has been occurring regularly; every 90–150 years. The possible largest activity of the Prof. Kenji KOSHIYAMA, Ph.D. Prof. Koji ICHII, Dr.Eng., P.E. (Jp.) Seminar Group Theme: Urban Disaster Theme of Lectures: Advanced Earthquake next Nankai Trough earthquake is estimated to reach as much as Reduction Planning Engineering M9.1 by the Japanese government, therefore designating it a catastrophe that is a matter of national alert. Globalization and urbanization are creating new Lectures on the mechanism of earthquakes, Our faculty staff guiding the PDM has been engaged in the risk of disaster in our society. This seminar seismic hazard analysis, strong motion study of and recovery from disaster for a long time, and has a rich focuses on the mechanism of new disaster observation, site response of ground motion, network with local residents and government. They have also been occurrence and the methodology for disaster reduction from the dynamics of single degree freedom (SDOF) systems, seismic viewpoint of urban design and planning. Students can learn about design, soil liquefaction and countermeasures, and working on ways to reduce future disaster risks in close collabora- development of the disaster management cycle, the vulnerability performance-based design of structures. tion with both local and national stakeholders. Professional research approach, hazard simulation, environmental design after disasters, E-mail: [email protected] and analysis on cutting edge topics produced in our schools have and prevention urban planning for disasters. Under this theme, we always been an integral part of this collaboration. With this will take a look at new challenges facing risk reduction logically environment full of opportunities to engage in practical study, PDM and practically. students can learn how Japanese disaster management policy works E-mail: [email protected] collaboratively with scientists, mass media, government, the private sector, and also how academic researchers can contribute to disaster reduction and disaster management. Prof. Shoji TSUCHIDA Asso. Prof. Tomofumi KOYAMA, Ph.D. Seminar Group Theme: Psychology of Societal Safety Theme of Lectures: Advanced Geo-disaster

This seminar focuses on (1) risk perception, Recently there have been frequent occurrences Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI, Ph.D. (2) risk communication, and (3) psychological of geo-disasters such as landslides caused by processes in crisis. The field cases, for example, heavy rainfall and earthquakes all around the Professor, Dean, Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences are public acceptance/rejection and consensus world. In this series of lectures, we take a look formation processes of science/technology (EMF, nuclear, GMO, at typical geo-disasters such as landslides and soil liquefaction etc.), and the social psychological responses to disasters and crises and also look at how they are generated and possible countermea- (earthquake, tsunami, severe accident, etc.). Theoretical sures (both structural and non-structural). background is based on social psychology regarding attitude E-mail: [email protected] Katsuyuki KAMEI, Ph.D. structure, emotion, social cognition, self-concept, interpersonal relations, communication, group dynamics, and collective Professor, Program Director of PDM behaviors. E-mail: [email protected]