2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Geography
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Department Chair: Suzanne Perlitsh
Department Office: LA1-123
Telephone: (562) 985‑4977 / (562) 985-8432
Website: Geography Department
Faculty: Hyowon Ban, Lily House-Peters, Gary Hytrek, Christine L. Jocoy, Paul Laris, Linna Li, Mystyn Mills, Jonathan Pando Ocón, Suzanne Perlitsh,Dmitrii Sidorov, Deborah Thien
Advisors:
Undergraduate: Linna Li
Graduate: Gary Hytrek (MA), Suzanne Perlitsh (MSGISci)
Administrative Support Coordinator: Jenny Sok Wisman, Leanne Johnson
College: College of Liberal Arts
Courses: GEOG
Career Possibilities
Cartographer • Climate Change Adaptation Planner • Climate Change Policy Analyst • Climatologist • Community Development Specialist • Demographer • Emergency Management Specialist • Environmental Analyst • Environmental Impact Report Writer • Environmental Monitor • Environmental Planner • Geographer • Geospatial Scientist • Geovisualization Specialist • GIS Technician/Analyst • GIS Web Developer • Hazards Analyst • Homeland Security • Housing Consultant • Intelligence Analyst • Marketing Analyst • Natural Resources Manager • Park Ranger • Policy Analyst • Real Estate Appraiser • Recreation Resource Planner • Remote Sensing Specialist • Restoration Ecologist • Sustainability Specialist • Teacher • Transportation Planner • Travel Counselor/Agent • UAV/Drone Specialist • Urban Planner • Water Quality Scientist • Wilderness Conservation
Introduction
Geography focuses on the spatial organization of human and physical landscapes, the interactions between human society and the physical environment, as well as on the meanings that people bring to their place in the world.
The Department offers the Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Mater of Science in Geographic Information Science (MSGISci), a B.A./B.S to + M.A. Beach EDGE Blended Programs, Geography Minor, GIS Minor and three certificates. For further information, visit the Geography Department website.
ProgramsGraduate and Professional DegreesBeach EDGE Program (Bachelor’s + Master’s Degree)Undergraduate DegreesMinorCertificatesCoursesGeographic Information ScienceGeographyPage: 1
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