GEOG1104 Disasters! (University of Western Australia): rated 3.5/5 overall across 12 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
GEOG1104 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Social Sciences in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 灾害！
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit focuses on physical disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, epidemics, and those related to climate change including fires, droughts and floods. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the environmental, physical and geological and social triggers of these events from an environmental science viewpoint and the social vulnerabilities and failures that, together, result in slowly unfolding disasters or rapid-onset catastrophic events.
GEOG1104 has 12 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "The easiest unit I’ve done with no exams or tests was the Disaster unit ( GEOG1104). You basically just do in-depth research on a disaster and present it with your group in class. The tutor that we had was very kind and lenient aswell. So its a very chill class. Recommend doing …"
On Reddit: "yes sorry i was busy when i messaged!! Level 1 means first year Level 2 means second year Level 3 means third year ALTHOUGH that is just difficulty level really, a first year can take another level unit if there are no prerequisites (and same for a third year if they have room t…"
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Q: Is GEOG1104 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 12 reviews: usefulness 2.5/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GEOG1104, and when is it offered?
A: GEOG1104 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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