Bachelor of Arts Requirements
PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR: 20 lower division units required:
Geog 3A - Physical Geography: Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes
Geog 3B - Physical Geography: Land Surfaces Processes
Geog 5 - Introductory Human Geography
Plus one course from either of the two areas below:
EEMB 20/MCDB 20 - Concepts of Biology
EEMB 21 - General Botany
Geology 2 - Principles of Physical Geology
Anthropology 2 - Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 5 - Introductory Physical Anthropology
Economics 1 - Principles of Economics, Micro
Economics 2 - Principles of Economics, Macro
Environmental Studies 3 - Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Political Science 7 - Introduction to International Relations
Psychology 1 - Introduction to Psychology
Sociology 1 - Introduction to Sociology
And one statistics course from the following:
Geog 17, PSTAT 5A, PSTAT 5E, EEMB 30,Communication 87, or Psychology 5
UPPER DIVISION MAJOR: 36 upper-division units required in Geography distributed as follows:
A1: 4 Units from Physical Systematic Courses:
Geog 102 - Introduction to Environmental Optics in Physical Geography (5.0)
Geog 104 - Physical Geography of the World's Oceans (4.0)
Geog 110 - Introduction to Meteorology (4.0)
Geog 112 - Environmental Hydrology (4.0)
Geog 114A - Soil Science (5.0)
Geog 114B - Soil Genesis and Classification (5.0)
Geog 116 - Groundwater Hydrology (5.0)
Geog 123 - Contaminant Hydrology (4.0)
Geog 133 - Tropical Meteorology (4.0)
Geog 134 - Earth System Science (4.0)
Geog 135 - Mock Environmental Summit (4.0)
Geog 135S - Mock Environmental Summit (4.0), 3-week summer course
Geog 140 - Environmental Impacts in Human History (4.0)
(may be petitioned to Area A1 or A2, but not both)Geog 144 - Forms, Process, and Human Use of Rivers (4.0)
Geog 162A - Environmental Water Quality (5.0)
Geog 163 - Ocean Circulation (4.0)
Geog 165 - Waves and Tides in the Oceans (4.0)
Geog 166 - Physical Climatology (4.0)
Geog 167 - Biogeography: The Study of Plant & Animal Distributions (4.0)
Geog 170 - Introductory to Vegetation Analysis (5.0)
Geog 194 - Field Studies in Geography * (1.0-4.0)
Geog 195 - Selected Topics in Geography * (2.0-4.0)
Geog 198 - Readings in Geography * (1.0-2.0)
Geog 199 - Independent Studies in Geography Studies * (1.0-5.0)
Geog 199RA - Independent Research Assistance in Geography * (1.0-5.0)
* These classes can be applied to either Physical or Human Systematics by petition depending on content.
A2: 4 Units from Human Systematic Courses:
Geog 108 - Urban Geography (4.0)
Geog 108E - Urban Economic Geography (4.0)
Geog 111 - Introduction to Transportation Systems Planning (4.0)
Geog 140 - Environmental Impacts in Human History (4.0)
Geog 141 - Population Geography (4.0)
Geog 143 - Population, Development and the Environment (4.0)
Geog 146 - Introduction to Transportation (4.0)
Geog 153A - Behavioral Geography (4.0)
Geog 153B - Introduction to Spatial Decision Making and Behavior (4.0)
Geog 153C - Environmental Perception and Cognition (4.0)
Geog 153D - Spatial Decisions in Retailing (4.0)
Geog 153E - Geography of Everyday Life (4.0)
Geog 180 - Geography of the Information Society (4.0)
Geog 182 - Global Cities in the Information Age (4.0)
Geog 185A - Geography Planning and Policy Making (4.0)
Geog 185B - Environmental Issues and Location Decision Making (4.0)
Geog 185C - Urban and Regional Modeling and Planning (4.0)
Geog 185D - Urban and Environmental Systems Analysis (4.0)
Geog 187 - The Idea of Nature (4.0)
Geog 190 - Location Theory and Modeling (4.0)
Geog 194 - Field Studies in Geography * (1.0-4.0)
Geog 195 - Selected Topics in Geography * (2.0-4.0)
Geog 198 - Readings in Geography * (1.0-5.0)
Geog 199 - Independent Studies in Geography * (1.0-5.0)
Geog 199RA - Independent Research Assistance in Geography * (1-5.0)
*These classes can be applied to either Physical or Human Systematics by petition depending on content.
B: 8 Units from Techniques Courses:
Geog 115A - Geographic Photo Interpretation (5.0)
Geog 115B - Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques (4.0)
Geog 115BL - Laboratory in Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques (1.0)
Geog 115C - Intermediate Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques (4.0)
Geog 115CL - Lab in Intermediate Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques (1.0)
Geog 117B - Research Methods in Human Geography (4.0)
Geog 118 - Cartographic Design (4.0)
Geog 128 - Analytical and Computer Cartography (4.0)
Geog 172 - Intermediate Geographical Data Analysis (5.0)
Geog 176A - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4.0)
Geog 176B - Technical Issues in Geographic Information Systems (4.0)
Geog 176BL - Lab in GIS I (1.0)
Geog 176C - GIS Design and Applications (5.0)
Geog 184A - Introduction to Cartographic Programming (4.0)
Geog 184B - Advanced to Cartographic Programming (4.0)
Geog 184C - Geographic Visualization (4.0)
Geog 191 - Intro to Optimization Models for Geographic Problems (4.0)
Geog 191L - Lab in Optimization Models for Geographic Problems (1.0)
Geog 193 - Internship in Geography ** (1.0-4.0)
C: 4 Units from Regional Courses:
Geog 148 - California (4.0)
Geog 149 - The California Channel Islands (4.0)
Geog 150 - Geography of the U.S. (4.0)
Geog 156 - Great Cities of The World (4.0)
Geog 158 - Geography of the California Current (4.0)
Geog 159 - Geography of Europe (4.0)
D: 16 Units of Upper Division Electives:
These electives may be fulfilled by any UD courses listed above.
* Students seeking to enroll in 198/199/199RA courses must meet certain requirements. Consult the University Catalog or a department advisor for further details.
** Only 4 units of Geography 193 and/or 199RA with pass/no pass grade can be counted toward requirements for the major.
A maximum of eight upper division units from related fields may be included for Geography credit, selected without petition from a list of approved alternatives in the department office or from other related courses by petition. Students who plan to obtain teaching credentials should not utilize this option. See Related Course List.
P/NP grading option is not allowed for any major course (Prep or UD), except for Geog 193 and Geog 199RA.
The same Geography course cannot be used to satisfy more than one category towards the major.
G.P.A. requirements: At least 2.0 overall UC average in all upper-division major courses and all courses (Prep and UD) for the major.
At least 20 upper-division units in major must be taken while in residence at UCSB.
