Geography Major

Department of Geography College of Liberal Arts 1250 Bellflower Boulevard California State University Long Beach, CA 90840-1101 USA

Bachelor of Arts in Geography

(code GEOGBA01) (120 units)

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 must be at the 400 level. These units are broken down into two broad categories:

• Lower Division: 12 units required, GEOG 100 or 120 or 160; GEOG 140; GEOG 200; and GEOG 280.
• Upper Division: 27 units required, which must include at a minimum:
  • GEOG 340 or 355I
  • GEOG 360
  • GEOG 380
  • one Regional course (see list below)
  • and an additional 12 units within one Concentration:
    • Human Geography
    • Environmental/Physical geography
    • Geospatial Techniques, or
    • Global and Regional Studies).

Geography Course Clusters:

Geography courses are grouped into four clusters, which correspond to the structure of the field and to the concentrations in the major:

• Environmental/Physical Geography:
  • GEOG 340, 355I, 440, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 455, 458, 481
• Human Geography:
  • GEOG 319I, 352, 360, 366, 381, 452, 460, 465, 468, 470
• Geospatial Techniques (GIScience):
  • GEOG 400, 402, 473, 474, 475, 482, 484, 485, 486, 487A, 487B, 488
• Global and Regional Studies:
  • Global: 319I, 352, 355I, 452, 460, 468, 470
  • Specific regions: GEOG 304, 306, 308I, 309I, 313I, 314I, 315I, 316, 318, 321, 322, 326

Advising

For more information, please contact one of our undergraduate advisors:

Dr. Paul Laris: plaris@csulb.edu 1 (562) 985-1862 or -8432 or (fax) -8993 LA4-103E Department of Geography/1250 Bellflower Blvd./California State University/Long Beach, CA 90840-1101

Dr. Deborah Thien: dthien@csulb.edu 1 (562) 985-7072 or -8432 or (fax) -8993 LA4-206B Department of Geography/1250 Bellflower Blvd./California State University/Long Beach, CA 90840-1101

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Last Updated: 08/15/08