PHYS 1002ID
Intro to Phys of Nat Disasters · 3 credits · Fall 2026
This course meets as a lecture plus a lab. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.
Requirements
PREREQUISITE OF MAT 1190 OR MAT 1190CO OR HIGHER
About this course
This geophysics course for non-science majors focuses on natural disasters and the dynamic Earth processes that control them. It integrates the principles of geology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, and astronomy to provide rudimentary understanding of geophysics. Students learn about the nature, causes, risks, impacts, and prediction of natural disasters including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and climate change. Laboratory exercises are incorporated with class work to illustrate and supplement the lecture material.
Seat status as of Sep 29, 11:50 PM ET. Seats change fast, so a class shown as open may be full by now. Watch a full class to be emailed the moment it opens.