Major in Geography and Environmental Planning
Geography and Environmental Planning majors must complete a minimum of 39 units.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| GEOG 101 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 109 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 221 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOG 401 | GROWTH OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT | 3 |
| Methods Course | ||
| GEOG 375 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| or GEOG 376 | QUALITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | |
| Regional Course | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF MARYLAND | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA | ||
| RETHINKING BRAZIL | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| THE TWO DOWN-UNDERS: GEOGRAPHIES OF AUSTRALIA AND AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND | ||
| THE SILK ROAD: THE GEOGRAPHIES OF CENTRAL EURASIA | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select seven Geography (GEOG) courses (maximum two courses may be lower-level). | 21 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | ||
| ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRO TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO URBAN PLANNING | ||
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY | ||
| SOILS AND VEGETATION | ||
| CARTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS I | ||
| GEOGRAPHIES OF HEALTH | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF THE BLUES | ||
| HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF URBANIZATION | ||
| CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| FEMINIST GEOGRAPHIES | ||
| ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF HUMAN MIGRATION | ||
| CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| QUALITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| METEOROLOGY | ||
| POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND SOCIETY: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE | ||
| POPULATION GEOGRAPHY | ||
| URBAN SYSTEMS | ||
| TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING | ||
| URBAN HOUSING JUSTICE | ||
| SECURITIZING THE CITY | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING | ||
| PLANNING FOR URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| APPLICATION OF GIS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | ||
| APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| STUDIES IN NATURAL HAZARDS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIES OF CONSUMPTION AND WASTE | ||
| SEVERE AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER | ||
| GIS APPLICATIONS | ||
| ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING: DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS | ||
| OUTDOOR RECREATION AND PLANNING MANAGEMENT | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE TO POLICY | ||
| GIS DATABASE DESIGN | ||
| THE GLOBAL ECONOMY | ||
| PYTHON SCRIPTING FOR ARCGIS | ||
| ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN GIS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY | ||
| FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPACE AND SOCIETY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS | ||
| LAND USE PLANNING | ||
| GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING INTERNSHIP | ||
| TRAVEL AND STUDY | ||
| DIRECTED READNGS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| Total Units | 39 | |
Departmental Honors Program
The Department of Geography & Environmental Planning offers a departmental honors program for students who demonstrate exemplary abilities in geography. Students who earn a degree in geography with honors graduate with a sense of tremendous accomplishment while also increasing their marketability to employers and graduate schools. The departmental honors program is academically rigorous. Students complete an intensive research project in their area of interest and gain a firm grounding in research for graduate school and the job market.
Geography majors who are interested in pursuing the program must meet first with the department chair. Applicants must complete 75 units with a cumulative GPA of 3.30 and at least 18 units of geography with a GPA of 3.50 in the major. Applicants admitted to the departmental honors program must complete a minimum of 6 units of Honors Directed Readings (GEOG 498) and Honors Thesis in Geography (GEOG 499), which may also serve to satisfy upper-level elective units needed for the major. Successful departmental honors students will complete a twenty page paper presenting substantial research in geography and defend their thesis before a faculty audience. Departmental honors are designated on the successful graduate's transcript.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Coursework for Departmental Honors in Geography | ||
| GEOG 498 | HONORS DIRECTED READINGS | 3 |
| GEOG 499 | HONORS THESIS IN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
Major in Geography and Environmental Planning Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| GEOG 101 (Core 8) | 3 | GEOG 221 | 3 |
| GEOG 109 (Core 12) | 3 | GEOG Elective 1 | 3 |
| MATH 111 (Core 3) | 3 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | Core 7 | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | Core 6 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| GEOG Elective 2 | 3 | GEOG Elective 3 | 3 |
| Core 4 | 3 | GEOG 251 ( Core 10) | 3 |
| Core 11 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| GEOG 375 or 376 (Methods Course) | 3 | GEOG Elective 4 | 3 |
| GEOG 401 (Core 9) | 3 | Core 14 | 3 |
| GEOG Upper-Level Regional Course | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core 5 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core 13 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| GEOG Elective 5 | 3 | GEOG Elective 6 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | GEOG Elective 7 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||