GEL 3540 - Geologic Hazards: Denver and Vicinity

Credits: 2

Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 or ENV 1200 or GEG 1100 or Permission of instructor.

Description: In this course, students investigate geologic hazards we live with in the Denver area, including risk of rockfalls, landslides, and slumps; subsidence over abandoned coal mines; soils that swell, collapse, or corrode steel and concrete; radon from bedrock and soil; potential earthquakes; and geologic factors that affect other natural hazards such as avalanches, floods, and wildfire.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.

Field Trips: This course includes required field trips.

Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 3540