GEOS218
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GEOS218 - Geological Disasters and Society
Course ID
016064
Course Description
Geological disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, flooding, heat waves, etc.) are potentially life-changing events that are a feature of normal Earth processes. This course will acquaint students with the scientific principles governing these events, and their frequency and magnitude. We will address how we, as a society, plan for, mitigate (or increase!) the risks of, respond to, and recover from these events to limit the loss of life and property.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
GE - T2-NATS (Tier 2 Natural Sciences), GEED - EPNAT (Gen Ed: EP Natural Scientist)
Course Requisites
Two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (Catalog numbers 170A, 170B, 170C).
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No