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Field Volcanology and Hazards Course

Course Description

The Field Volcanology and Hazards course is a free online course that explains the science of how volcanoes work and the skills a field volcanologist needs to investigate and communicate volcanic hazards.

Course Details

• Title: Field Volcanology and Hazards
• Instructors: Professor Ben Kennedy, Dr Jonathan Davidson
• Start Date: Enrol now
• Price: Free (optional upgrade cost available to include graded assignments and completion certificate)

What You Will Learn

• Describe why volcanoes erupt in Iceland and New Zealand
• Use the field skills of a volcanologist to explain and describe volcanic rocks and landscapes
• Explain why different volcano types have different eruption hazards
• Appreciate the value of cross-cultural perspectives from Mori narratives and values to stories of Icelandic trolls
• Apply field data and historic eruption stories to discuss volcanic hazard implications in different locations in Iceland and Aotearoa New Zealand
• Discuss the plan to drill into a magma chamber, weighing up the societal benefits such as renewable geothermal energy and better eruption prediction with risks and costs
• Use appropriate cultural consideration and apply communication skills to describe volcanic processes to diverse audiences

Other Online Short Courses

The university also offers other online short courses, including:

• Smart Cities
• Statistical Analysis in R
• Text Analytics with Python
• A Better Start to Reading
• Mental Health and Nutrition
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Sustainability: Energy Transition
• Bayesian Statistics Using R
• Organizational Psychology MicroMasters
• Teaching Computational Thinking
• Foundational Field Skills for Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Antarctica in a Changing Climate