Economics of Disasters Online

Economics of Disasters Online looks at a variety of natural disasters of the past – from the Black Death of the Middle Ages, to Hurricane Katrina, as well as the recent SARS and COVID-19 pandemics – through the lens of economic analysis. The contexts were chosen to facilitate the teaching of economic reasoning principles in history, current events, and other social studies courses in addition to economics. 

EoDO Course Details:  

  • Registration Fee: $225 
  • Course Length: 12 weeks 
  • Prerequisites: successful completion of one other FTE online course, or other online course (with instructor approval) 
  • Curriculum: lectures, teacher background outlines, lesson plans, and videos of classroom activity demonstrations. 
  • Registration: approximately Online ( 30 students per section, first-come, first-served, based on receipt of deposit registration payment 
  • Optional graduate credit: 3 semester hours of graduate credit are available from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs for an additional fee of $120 per credit unit (total fee of $360) 

For questions about the online curriculum please contact our Online Curriculum Director, Brett Haglin, at bhaglin@fte.org.  

Read Across America Day 2026: Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers 

March 2, 2026 When we asked our staff what they are reading right now, the responses felt exactly like FTE…

Michele Mar, FTE alumna, in front of the White House

Empowering Educators: Michele Mar’s Journey with FTE

February 26, 2026 FTE’s commitment to excellence in economic education starts with its teachers – and each year, we have…

The True Cost of Glory: What Economics Teaches Us About the Winter Olympics

February 19, 2026 As Norway celebrates its 15th gold medal and Italy rallies behind its home team’s nine golds at…