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Field Volcanology and Hazards
Professional Certificate programs are series of courses designed by industry leaders and top universities to build and enhance critical professional skills needed to succeed in todays most in-demand fields.
Free
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3 months at 1 - 2 hours per week
english
Online - Self Paced
professional certificate
University of Canterbury
About Field Volcanology and Hazards
UCx's Field Volcanology and Hazards Professional Certificate
Volcanology field science and society
Volcanic hazards
Job Outlook
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 Māori 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, weigh 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..