SOPHIA UNIVERSITY A Guide for High School Students 2018-2019

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Information and Communication SciencesWith mathematics as the main pillar of its research, the Department of Information and Communication Sciences combines computer science, electrical and electronic engineering, and life sciences and even covers the humanities and the social sciences. Students use information science, which enables diverse analyses and studies by expressing phenomena numerically and structuralizing them for processing, to promote learning, contribute to the advancement of industry, and harmonize and develop society. Engineering and Applied Sciencese Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences combines applied sciences and engineering as the foundation for research in physics. Students explore the truth by understanding natural phenomena such as heat, electromagnetism, and motion, and develop the science (physics) and engineering (machinery, electricity, and electronics), that underpin the progress of humankind, by controlling such phenomena appropriately.Materials and Life Sciencese Department of Materials and Life Sciences combines physics, chemistry, and life sciences. Students study the fundamental elemental composition of matter and elucidate phenomena and stages of atoms, molecules, macromolecules, and life. ey also apply what they have learned to promote industrial advancement and environmental protection.Features of the Three DepartmentsLearning of Science and TechnologyHigh school subjects that one excelled inChemistryInformationScienceMathematicsBiologyPhysicsFaculty of Science and TechnologyMaterials and NanotechnologyBased on physics, chemistry, and life sciences, students analyze fundamental particles in the form of atoms and molecules, matter, and the phenomena of life, and eectively use knowledge thus acquired to promote advances in industry.Generation and Utilization of EnergyMethods to eciently generate, transmit, and use thermal, uid, electrical, and renewable energies are pursued, contributing to realizing a recycling-oriented society that coexists with nature.Human Information ScienceStudents analyze humans from the perspective of information science and understand their essence. ey also use informatics for humans to achieve sound social development. Harmonization of Life and EnvironmentStudents understand the correlations among science and technology, the environment, and the phenomena of life, and contribute to resolving such global issues as the reduction of environmental impact and the preservation of ecosystems.Understanding Substances and Creating Materials/DevicesStudents gain an understanding of the properties of materials such as superconductor, semiconductor, metals, and magnetic substances, and create optical and electronic devices with new functions and other functional materials.CommunicationsBased on an understanding of the essence of human communication, students study information and communications technology that connects two or more people and machines, and contribute to its advancement. Creation of Highly functional Materialsis theme combines knowledge in chemistry, physics, biology, material science, and environmental science to create materials having innovative functions that support today’s advanced society.Manufacturing and Creating Systemse objectives of this theme are to pursue futuristic manufacturing that is friendly to humans and the environment, and to develop creative systems that control design, analysis, and experiments. Social Information ScienceIn this theme, students consider information as the foundation for businesses, organizations, and societies, and aim to use it eciently and establish information systems that would benet both humans and the society. MathematicsStudents study mathematical principles that underpin information science and engineering, and fundamental mathematical theories that support them, and strive to further their advancement and application. DepartmentContents of key themes students choose in the third year16