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GES428 GEO HAZARDS| 3 - Credit Hours

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Subject Code

GES

Course Number

428

Department(s)

Academic Level (Course Level)

Undergraduate

Course Title

GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS

Course Description

Prerequisites: GES 306, GES 307, GES 408 or instructor permission. Causes, risk assessment, and mitigation of geologic hazards in marine and terrestrial environments, including volcanos, earthquakes, tsunamis, shoreline erosion, flooding, subsidence, avalanches, landslides, mud and debris flows. Emphasis on identifying and modeling underlying natural and human-induced disturbances that result in hazards and delineating risk potential. Use of case studies to map and model hazards with consideration of mitigation options. Offered every fall semester.

Course Types

SUSF

Credit Hours Min

3

Lecture Hours Min

3