Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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FWIS 204 001 (CRN: 26285)
NATURAL DISASTERS
Long Title: NATURAL DISASTERS
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Buffa, Logan
Meeting: 2:00PM - 2:50PM MWF (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 1-NOV-2026 11:30PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course will survey a variety of types of natural disasters that have–or could–impact much of the world. Special attention will be paid to recent natural disasters in the United States, but the course will also attend to disasters from far in the past and outside the US as well.