Courses BOKU-StartDepartment of Landscape, Water and InfrastructureInstitute of Mountain Risk EngineeringCourses This page is available under these URLs: https://boku.ac.at/en/lawi/alpe/courses https://short.boku.ac.at/9e2vvp Course nr Title Credits Course nr TYP ECTS Title Winter term 2026/27 LAWI001591 VO Snow and avalanches - field methods 2 LAWI001591 VO 2 Snow and avalanches - field methods LAWI001593 VU Torrent and avalanche control: Planning processes and engineering practice 3 LAWI001593 VU 3 Torrent and avalanche control: Planning processes and engineering practice LAWI301600 VX Mountain hazard processes 6 LAWI301600 VX 6 Mountain hazard processes LAWI301602 VX Physics of snow 3 LAWI301602 VX 3 Physics of snow LAWI301605 VO Introduction to natural hazard management 2 LAWI301605 VO 2 Introduction to natural hazard management LAWI301608 VX Snow and avalanche hazards - analysis and evaluation 3 LAWI301608 VX 3 Snow and avalanche hazards - analysis and evaluation LAWI301609 VX Technical protection measures: avalanches 3 LAWI301609 VX 3 Technical protection measures: avalanches LAWI301610 VX Hazards due to mass movements - rockfall 3 LAWI301610 VX 3 Hazards due to mass movements - rockfall LAWI301612 VS Dynamics of geophysical flows 3 LAWI301612 VS 3 Dynamics of geophysical flows LAWI301613 VS Risk management and vulnerability assessment 3 LAWI301613 VS 3 Risk management and vulnerability assessment LAWI301614 VX Environmental aspects in the flood protection 3 LAWI301614 VX 3 Environmental aspects in the flood protection LAWI301615 VS Vulnerability and risk management 2.5 LAWI301615 VS 2.5 Vulnerability and risk management LAWI301616 VO Introduction to natural hazard management 1.5 LAWI301616 VO 1.5 Introduction to natural hazard management LAWI301619 VX Civil protection 1.5 LAWI301619 VX 1.5 Civil protection LAWI301620 VO Communicaton, information and participation 3 LAWI301620 VO 3 Communicaton, information and participation LAWI301621 VO Forecasting and warning systems 1.5 LAWI301621 VO 1.5 Forecasting and warning systems LAWI301622 VO Event documentation and damage analysis 1.5 LAWI301622 VO 1.5 Event documentation and damage analysis LAWI301623 VX Disaster management and emergency services 1.5 LAWI301623 VX 1.5 Disaster management and emergency services LAWI301624 VO Damage adjustment 1.5 LAWI301624 VO 1.5 Damage adjustment LAWI301625 VX The role of forests in mountain risk engineering 2 LAWI301625 VX 2 The role of forests in mountain risk engineering LAWI301626 VS Politics of natural hazards and risk governance 1.5 LAWI301626 VS 1.5 Politics of natural hazards and risk governance LAWI301627 VS Runoff formation in torrential headwater basins 2 LAWI301627 VS 2 Runoff formation in torrential headwater basins Summer term 2027 LAWI001592 UX Snow and avalanches - field training 2 LAWI001592 UX 2 Snow and avalanches - field training LAWI001594 VS Glacier mass-balance measurements - seminar 2 LAWI001594 VS 2 Glacier mass-balance measurements - seminar LAWI001595 PR Glacier mass-balance measurements - winter-balance 2 LAWI001595 PR 2 Glacier mass-balance measurements - winter-balance LAWI001596 PR Glacier mass-balance measurements - summer-balance 2 LAWI001596 PR 2 Glacier mass-balance measurements - summer-balance LAWI100165 PI Torrent and avalanche control 3 LAWI100165 PI 3 Torrent and avalanche control LAWI301598 VO Natural hazards 2 LAWI301598 VO 2 Natural hazards LAWI301599 VX Protection and mitigation measures against natural hazards 3 LAWI301599 VX 3 Protection and mitigation measures against natural hazards LAWI301601 VX Mountain risk engineering 6 LAWI301601 VX 6 Mountain risk engineering LAWI301603 VO Cost/benefit analysis 3 LAWI301603 VO 3 Cost/benefit analysis LAWI301604 VO Disaster management 2 LAWI301604 VO 2 Disaster management LAWI301606 VS Hydrological hazards - analysis and assessment 3 LAWI301606 VS 3 Hydrological hazards - analysis and assessment LAWI301607 VX Hydrological hazards - mitigation measures 3 LAWI301607 VX 3 Hydrological hazards - mitigation measures LAWI301611 PJ Watershed management 6 LAWI301611 PJ 6 Watershed management LAWI301618 PR Simulation models in natural hazards analysis 3 LAWI301618 PR 3 Simulation models in natural hazards analysis
