Geography B.A.
Requirements
(64 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
Requirements for the B.A. in Geography:
Lower-division requirements (18 units)
1. GEOG 100. Introduction to Human Geography (4)
2. GEOG 103. Physical Geography (5)
3. GEOG 201. Map Interpretation (4)
4. GEOG 202. Introduction to Geographical Information Systems and Mapping (5)
Upper-division requirements (46 units)
1. GEOG 305. Geographic Statistics and Research Methods (4)
2. Twelve units chosen from:
GEOG 320. Geography of Social Issues (4)
GEOG 322. United States and Mexico Border Issues (4)
GEOG 350. Conservation and Natural Resources (4)
GEOG 380. Population Geography (4)
GEOG 420. Geography of Economic Activity (4)
May choose only one of the following two courses:
GEOG 415. Urban Planning and Land Development (4)
GEOG 440. Understanding the City (4)
3. Twelve units chosen from:
GEOG 304. Field Methods in Geography (4)
May choose only one of the following two courses:
GEOG 360. Weather and Climate (4)
GEOG 365. Climate Change (4)
GEOG 370. Landscape Analysis (4)
GEOG 470. Hydrology and Water Resources (4)
GEOG 480. Geomorphology (4)
4. Eight units chosen from:
GEOG 312. Geography of the Developing World (4)
May choose one of the following two courses:
GEOG 313. Geography of the Developed World (4)
GEOG 323. Area Study: North America (4)
5. A minimum of four units chosen from:
GEOG 306. Remote Sensing of the Environment (4)
GEOG 307. Transportation Issues and Development (4)
GEOG 308. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (5)
GEOG 402. Geographic Information Systems Applications (5)
GEOG 403. Advanced Map Design (5)
GEOG 406. Digital Image Processing (4)
6. GEOG 500. Senior Seminar (2)
7. Four units of upper-division course work in geography except GEOG 300 and 311 which cannot count for the Geography major.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.