GEOL 118
Summer 2026 Part of Term S2B
(2nd half) Jul 13-Aug 6
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduces the nature, causes, risks, effects, and prediction of natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, subsidence, global climate change, severe weather, coastal erosion, floods, mass extinctions, and meteorite impacts; covers scientific principles and case histories of natural disasters as well as human responses (societal impact, mitigation strategies, and public policy).
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in
Fall 2022 for: