Geography

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. 

Programs

• Geographic Information Science, M.S.
• Geography, M.A.

• Geography, B.A. or B.S. + M.A.

• Geography, B.A.
• Geography, B.S.

• Geographic Information Science Minor
• Geography Minor

• Certificate in Geography for Security
• Geographic Information Science Certificate
• Urban Studies Certificate

Courses

• GEOG 596 - Geographic Thought and Literature
• GEOG 600 - Seminar in Geography
• GEOG 640 - Seminar in Physical/Environmental Geography
• GEOG 650 - Seminar in Cultural Geography
• GEOG 666 - Seminar in Urban Geography
• GEOG 680 - Seminar in Geospatial Science
• GEOG 696 - Seminar in Geographical Research Design
• GEOG 697 - Directed Research
• GEOG 698 - Thesis