Natural Hazards

Natural hazards is an awesome class! The workload is pretty low, and the course material is interesting and pertinent. One article to read and one worksheet to complete outside of class each week. Most of our grade was the Natural Hazards journal, which takes a little time but is entirely manageable.

Natural Hazards with Sean Peters was a perfect introduction to ECSC. He is very passionate about his work and very kind. There were quizzes every Monday that were simple if you did the readings and took good notes during class (he allows 1 note sheet for each quiz). He bridges the gap between science and our local communities, making the subject matter relevant to our own personal lives and hometowns. There is not much emphasis on the geologic/atmospheric processes (although that is taught and very important to the class), and more on the different kinds of natural hazards and the impact that they have. Essentially, this class is what you would expect of an introductory geology/climate science class.

Natural Hazards with Sean Peters was a perfect introduction to ECSC. He is very passionate about his work and very kind. There were quizzes every Monday that were simple if you did the readings and took good notes during class (he allows 1 note sheet for each quiz). He bridges the gap between science and our local communities, making …Read more

This class was extremely easy with minimal work required outside of lectures. Sean Peters is extremely passionate and engaging and worked to make the material relevant to our lives. There are readings assigned each week but you don't really need to do them.

Professor Peters is an incredibly passionate and upbeat teacher that makes a class that has potential to be a drag into an enjoyable and valuable experience. The weekly quizzes are designed to be easy as long as you are doing the readings and at least concious in class. I will certainly try to take another class with prof. Peters in the future.

Sean Peters is a great professor and very passionate and fun. If you need a lighter class in your schedule I would definitely recommend taking natural hazards with Sean Peters. If you pay attention in class you can actually learn a lot about natural disasters, how they are formed and how they affect communities. The readings are straightforward and there is a simple quiz every Monday but it is chill because we get one page of notes to use.

Sean Peters is a great professor and very passionate and fun. If you need a lighter class in your schedule I would definitely recommend taking natural hazards with Sean Peters. If you pay attention in class you can actually learn a lot about natural disasters, how they are formed and how they affect communities. The readings are stra …Read more

The easiest class I have taken at Midd so far. Basically no homework, just a few things such as a journal you need to keep track of. Quizzes every Monday but we were allowed to use a sheet of notes. I think the information in this class is valuable just as a citizen of the world, and it is a good class to fulfill you're requirements. However if you're a STEM student you would probably be pretty bored.

The easiest class I have taken at Midd so far. Basically no homework, just a few things such as a journal you need to keep track of. Quizzes every Monday but we were allowed to use a sheet of notes. I think the information in this class is valuable just as a citizen of the world, and it is a good class to fulfill you're requirements. …Read more

this course was very very easy. we had weekly quizzes, but you could have a note sheet, which you could easily fit the entire lecture & textbook readings onto. professor peters was very enthusiastic about the material and definitely made the class enjoyable. for all people who need to fill a SCI requirement, I would highly recommend.

This course was a great addition to my schedule. Super chill and easy. Few papers but they were all due at the end of the semester so very self paced. Class time was pretty boring since there was no incentive to pay attention. Overall a great class to get your SCI requirement without a lab.

This class is really a gem, and Sean Peters makes it extremely easy. I chose this class to get the Science distribution out of the way and it is perfect for this. There are quizzes every week but they are extremely easy. If you have at least two brain cells, you should be able to get an A.

Lizz Ultee is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and genuinely cares about the classes she teaches. Natural Hazards, however, is as easy as everyone says it is despite this. One significant issue with her teaching style, however, is that she fails to communicate expectations. For instance, I had points taken off of my final journal entry because of "bad citations" when in reality she had told the class she didn't care what type of citations were used. Ultimately, it's an easy class, but go over exactly, word for word what she is looking for because she simply does not communicate with the class.

Lizz Ultee is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and genuinely cares about the classes she teaches. Natural Hazards, however, is as easy as everyone says it is despite this. One significant issue with her teaching style, however, is that she fails to communicate expectations. For instance, I had points taken off of my final journal entry b …Read more

This course is a really quick run-through of a ton of the natural hazards present in the environment, and as a result is very fast paced. Professor Lizz Ultee ran through a lot of the material in her lectures, and there was so much content that I didn't have enough time to take notes for each slide and really take it in. The focus of the class is loosely understand the mechanisms of natural disasters, and is equally focused on the science and societal impacts. I thought this class would be much more science driven and in-depth in each topic, but because there are so many different natural hazards and mechanisms, it's hard to cover everything. Professor Lizz Ultee is very passionate, and her activities were fun sometimes, but often included math and calculating that felt random and unrelated to the science. The final is a five part paper, with each part being a different natural disaster that happened over the class that is due at the end of the semester. I spent a lot of time writing that thoroughly, but I feel like I over-worked it, the requirements were very minimal. This class didn't reward my studying with the knowledge I thought I would learn from it. Overall, I would not take this course again.

This course is a really quick run-through of a ton of the natural hazards present in the environment, and as a result is very fast paced. Professor Lizz Ultee ran through a lot of the material in her lectures, and there was so much content that I didn't have enough time to take notes for each slide and really take it in. The focus of …Read more

This class was very engaging and I thought that the homework was very relevant. There was a very light workload in this course but I still felt like I learned a lot. If you have any interest in basic geology, I would highly recommend taking this course.

This is a very easy class with little to no work required. While the material is useful to have a better understanding of the effects of climate change, it was not incredibly in depth. The weekly quizzes are very easy and we were allowed a notes sheet.