EASC110

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Natural Hazards and Disasters

Course Prerequisite

Approved reading placement score, or equivalent.

Course Description

This course applies the basic principles of earth science to the understanding of natural hazards and the mitigation of related disasters. Students learn about the scientific causes and societal effects of wildfires, floods, severe storms, hurricanes, landslides, droughts, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, impact events and mass extinctions. A special emphasis will be placed on the natural hazards that effect Central Illinois.

Credit Hours

Course Credit Type

Transfer Course (TC)

CIP Code Classification

40.0601

Lecture Hours per week (full semester)

Lab hours per week (full semester)

Course Typically Offered

Fall Spring Summer

Department

MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Is the course Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved?

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC)

Meets an Associate Degree General Education Requirement For

Arts (AA), Science (AS), Applied Science (AAS), Associate in Fine Arts (AFA)

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Distribution Area

Science (Non-Lab)

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code

P1 905

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code (2)

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Distribution Area(s)

Physical Science (P)