Geography

Department Chair: Suzanne Perlitsh Wechsler

Department Office: LA1-123
Telephone: (562) 985‑4977 / (562) 985-8432
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/geography/

Faculty: Hyowon Ban, Deshonay Dozier, Lily House-Peters, Gary Hytrek, Christine L. Jocoy, Paul Laris, Linna Li, Mystyn Mills, Christine M. Rodrigue, Dmitrii Sidorov, Deborah Thien, Suzanne P. Wechsler

Advisors:

Undergraduate: Linna Li
Graduate: Gary Hytrek (MA), Suzanne Perlitsh Wechsler (MSGISci) 

Administrative Support Coordinator: Jenny Sok Wisman, Leanne Johnson

College: College of Liberal Arts  

Courses: GEOG  

Career Possibilities

Geographer • Geospatial Scientist • Urban Planner • Cartographer • Geovisualization • Environmental Planner • GIS Web Developer • Emergency Management Specialist • Natural Resources Manager • Environmental Monitor • GIS analyst • Hazards Analyst • Water Quality Scientist • Transportation Planner • Travel Counselor/Agent • Real Estate Appraiser • Environmental Analyst • Intelligence Analyst • Marketing Analyst • Community Development Specialist • Demographer • Recreation Resource Planner • Climatologist • Restoration Ecologist • Environmental Impact Report Writer • Teacher • Sustainability Specialist • Climate Change Adaptation Planner • Wilderness Conservation • UAV/Drone Specialist • Park Ranger

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 Arts, Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees, Geography Minor, GIS Minor and three certificates. For further information, visit the Geography Department website. For the Master of Arts degree in Geography, candidates are responsible for the general requirements stated in this catalog as well as the specific departmental requirements contained in the Geography Master of Arts Handbook.

Programs

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

• Geography, B.A.

• Geographic Information Science Minor
• Geography Minor

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

Courses

• 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