Apr 06, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography, B.A.

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

Requirements

A grade of “C” or better must be achieved in all upper division Geography courses. The Geography major requires at least 39 units of which at least 9 units must be at the 400 level.

Lower Division (12 units):

Take one of the following courses:

GEOG 130 - Geography of Weather and Climate (4 units)
GEOG 140 - Introduction to Physical Geography (3 units)

Take one of the following courses:

GEOG 100 - World Regional Geography (3 units)
GEOG 120 - Race, Place and Culture (3 units)

Take the following courses:

GEOG 280 - Introduction to Geospatial Techniques (3 units)
GEOG 200 - Introduction to Research Methods for Geographers (3 units)

Upper Division (27 units)

Take all of the following courses:

GEOG 340 - Environmental Geography (3 units)
GEOG 360 - Human Geography (3 units)
GEOG 380 - Introduction to Digital Cartography & Analysis (3 units)

Take one Regional course

(see list below)

Take 3 courses in one of the following concentrations:

Environmental/Physical Geography, Human Geography, Geospatial Techniques, or Global/Regional Studies

Take additional upper division elective courses to reach the minimum of 27 upper division units.

Major Concentrations

Students are urged to complete courses in each cluster and to seek the advice of the undergraduate advisor and other faculty to identify courses that are best suited to meet their educational and career objectives. In addition, programs may be tailored to meet the needs of individual students, especially those choosing to double-major.

Environmental/Physical Geography:

GEOG 330 - California Ecosystems (3 units)
GEOG 355 - International Environmental Issues (3 units)
GEOG 440 - Land and Water Resources (3 units)
GEOG 441 - The Geography of Mars (3 units)
GEOG 442 - Biogeography (3 units)
GEOG 443 - Watersheds: Processes and Management (4 units)
GEOG 444 - Climatology (3 units)
GEOG 445 - Paleoclimatology (4 units)
GEOG 447 - Landscape Restoration (3 units)
GEOG 448 - Environmental Assessment (3 units)
GEOG 450 - Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice (3 units)
GEOG 455 - People as Agents of Environmental Change (3 units)
GEOG 458 - Hazards and Risk Management (3 units)
GEOG 481 - Geographic Information Science for Natural Sciences (4 units)

Human Geography:

GEOG 301 - The Urban Scene (3 units)
GEOG 319 - International Development (3 units)
GEOG 352 - Geography of Travel and Tourism (3 units)
GEOG 357 - Sacred Geographies (3 units)
GEOG 371 - Geospatial Science for Health (3 units)
GEOG 402 - Qualitative Research Methods (4 units)
GEOG 446 - Land Use Planning (3 units)
GEOG 452 - Geography of Globalization (3 units)
GEOG 460 - Population Geography (3 units)
GEOG 462 - Gender, Place and Culture (3 units)
or
GEOG 562 - Gender, Place and Culture (3 units)
GEOG 464 - Urban Geography: Sustainable Cities (3 units)
GEOG 465 - Social Geography (3 units)
GEOG 467 - Urban Geography: Metropolitan Problems and Solutions (3 units)
GEOG 468 - World Cities/Cities of the World (3 units)
GEOG 469 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)
GEOG 470 - Political Geography (3 units)
GEOG 471 - Geographic Information Science (GISci) for Justice (3 units)

Geospatial Techniques:

GEOG 400 - Multivariate Geographical Analysis (4 units)
GEOG 402 - Qualitative Research Methods (4 units)
GEOG 473 - Remote Sensing (4 units)
GEOG 475 - Geographical Applications in Remote Sensing (4 units)
GEOG 482 - Advanced Digital Cartography & GIS (4 units)
GEOG 484 - Enterprise GIS Development (4 units)
GEOG 485 - Principles of Geographic Information Science (4 units)
GEOG 486 - Field Methods in Landscape Analysis (4 units)
GEOG 487A - Applications of Geographic Information Science (GIS): Environment and Natural Resources (4 units)
GEOG 487B - Applications of Geographic Information Science (GIS): Urban and Economic (4 units)
GEOG 488 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Programming (4 units)

Global and Regional Studies:

Global Studies Courses:

GEOG 319 - International Development (3 units)
GEOG 352 - Geography of Travel and Tourism (3 units)
GEOG 355 - International Environmental Issues (3 units)
GEOG 452 - Geography of Globalization (3 units)
GEOG 460 - Population Geography (3 units)
GEOG 464 - Urban Geography: Sustainable Cities (3 units)
GEOG 468 - World Cities/Cities of the World (3 units)
GEOG 470 - Political Geography (3 units)

Regional Courses

(no more than two)

GEOG 304 - California (3 units)
GEOG 306 - United States and Canada (3 units)
GEOG 309 - The Middle East and North Africa (3 units)
GEOG 313 - Southeast Asia (3 units)
GEOG 314 - South Asia (3 units)
GEOG 315 - East Asia (3 units)
GEOG 316 - Europe (3 units)
GEOG 318 - Russia and Its Neighbors (3 units)
GEOG 321 - Geography of Latin America (3 units)

Additional Courses

The following courses may be included in the above concentrations with approval of the Undergraduate Advisor:

GEOG 392 - Climate Action and Sustainability at CSULB (3 units)
GEOG 492 - Applied Internship (3 units)
GEOG 494 - Selected Topics in Geography (1-3 units)
GEOG 497 - Directed Studies (1-3 units)