3 credits
Summer 1 (May 11 - 29)
Hyflex - In-person and Online
Course Description
GEOL 1073 - Natural Disasters
Natural disasters, their causes and effects and the science that underlies decision-making, prediction, and remediation. Topics include volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, rivers and flooding, mass wasting and erosion, subsidence, coastal hazards, severe weather, climate change, impacts and extinctions.
Course Details for Summer 2026
Course Code: GEOL 1073 SUA1
Schedule: May 11 - 29, 2026; 9:00am - 12:00pm (M-F)
Instructor: David McMullin
Modality: Hyflex Learning
Instruction is available simultaneously online (synchronous and/or asynchronous) and in-person. Students can decide which modality to use to access the program components and can make that decision on an ongoing basis.