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GEOS-4314: Coastal Hazards

Description: Study of past, current, and future drivers of coastal change and hazards. Integration of concepts and skills from: climatic, isostatic, and tectonic processes that drive sea-level change; geologic (e.g., coastal stratigraphy, microfossils) and instrumental (e.g., tide gauges, satellite altimetry) coastal change reconstructions, models, measurements, and projections. Coastal earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, and storm-surge hazards. Approaches and challenges of communicating coastal hazards to the public. Coastal hazards and public policy.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GEOS-1004 or GEOS-2024 or GEOS-2104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.39 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 40.20%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Cristina Dura202467.1%17.7%8.8%5.0%1.5%0.0%3.394

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W