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In the Department of Studies of Lifestyle Management at Jissen Women’s University, undergraduate students can learn about environmental science and energy. The introductory course on environmental science is offered to first-year undergraduates. In this course, the electromagnetic waves, such as visible, infrared and ultraviolet rays, are taught from through the phenomenon of aurora. It was found that the use of teaching materials with many photographs and graphs are very effective for the undergraduates. The positive attitude of the undergraduates in studying environmental science and energy was enhanced by the creation of an ecological campus map and growing the KANTO Taraxacum (a dandelion that grows naturally in the Kanto region of Japan).

The education for regional vitalization including renewable energy is one of the main purposes of the Department of Studies on Lifestyle Management at Jissen Women’s University. Therefore, education of natural sciences, primarily chemistry, and social sciences is required for recognizing the academic fields of energy and the environment. Recognition of the important relations between women and energy is enhanced by the lectures carried out by female scientists concerning the works of energy and environment. The author promotes the increase of undergraduate students holding licenses related to energy and the environment through various kinds of education within those fields of study.