UGRC 144 — Science and Technology in our Lives/Geohazards
University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana
The course introduces students to various geological hazards, with an emphasis on an understanding of the natural processes that operate on our planet Earth, both at the surface and deep within the interior. The course also examines the causes and effects of these hazards and the appropriate preventive measures. Processes examined include: Earthquakes and associated hazards Volcanic activities and hazards related to volcanoes Mass wasting and their impact on the environment Waste disposal and management problems, and the potential impact of wastes on the environment Medical geology which looks at the processes responsible for the release of chemicals and naturally occurring dangerous geologic elements onto the environment, the mechanisms through these elements enter our body and the accompanying health effects on humans, animals and plants living in that environment Greenhouse effect and climate change Flooding
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
Other courses on this programme
- UGRC 131 — Understanding Human Societies/Culture and Development
- UGRC 132 — Understanding Human Societies/Religion and Societies
- UGRC 133 — Understanding Human Societies/Economy and Business
- UGRC 134 — Understanding Human Societies/Language in Society
- UGRC 135 — Understanding Human Societies/Human Behaviour and the Social
- UGRC 136 — Understanding Human Societies/Governance in the Information society
- UGRC 141 — Science and Technology in our Lives/Everyday Physics
- UGRC 142 — Animals as Friends of Humans
- UGRC 143 — Science and Technology in our Lives/Earth Resources
- UGRC 145 — Science and Technology in our lives/Food and Nutrition in Everyday life
- UGRC 146 — Science and Technology in our lives/Chemistry and Life
- UGRC 160 — Introduction to Literature
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).