- BA in Geography
- Preparation
- Geography 3A Oceans and Atmosphere
- Geography 3B Land, Water and Life
- Geography 5 People, Place and Environment
- Geography 12 Maps and Mapping
- At least one course from Area A, B, or C
- A:
- Chem 1A/1AL General Chemistry
- EEMB 2-2L Introductory Biology II - Ecology and Evolution
- EEMB 20 Concepts of Biology
- EEMB 21 General Botany
- MCDB 20 Concepts of Biology
- ES 2 Introduction to Environmental Science
- Geology 2 Principles of Physical Geology
- Geology 4 Introduction to Oceanography
- Physics 10 Concepts of Physics
- B:
- Anthropology 2 Introductory Cultural Anthropology
- Anthropology 5 Introductory Physical Anthropology
- Communications 1 Introduction to Communication
- Economics 1 Principles of Economics - Micro
- Economics 2 Principles of Economics - Macro
- ES 3 Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
- Linguistics 20 Language and Linguistics
- Political Science 7 Introduction to International Relations
- Psychology 1 Introduction to Psychology
- Sociology 1 Introduction to Sociology
- C:
- Geography 7 Oil and Water
- Geography 8 Living with Global Warming
- Geography 20 Geography of Surfing
- One statistics course from:
- Communication 87 Statistical Analysis for Communication
- PSTAT 5A Statistics
- PSTAT 5E Statistics with Economics and Business Applications
- Psychology 5 Introductory Statistics
- Note: It is strongly recommended that you take Math 3A and 1 course in computer programming
- Upper Division Major: 40 upper division Geography units are required, distributed as follows:
- Area A
- A1: 4 units from Physical Geography
- Geog 102 Intro to Environmental Optics in Physical Geography
- Geog 104 Physical Geography of the World's Oceans
- Geog 110 Intro to Meteorology
- Geog 112 Environmental Hydrology
- Geog 114A Soil Science
- Geog 114B Soil Genesis and Classification
- Geog 116 Groundwater Hydrology
- Geog 133 Tropical Meteorology
- Geog 134 Earth System Science
- Geog 144 Forms, Process and Human Use of Rivers
- Geog 162A Environmental Water Quality
- Geog 163 Ocean Circulation
- Geog 165 Waves and Tides in the Ocean
- Geog 167 Biogeography: The Study of Plant and Animal Distributions
- Geog 170 Intro to Vegetation Analysis
- Geog 175 Environmental Data Analysis
- A2: 4 units from Human Geography
- Geog 101 Transportation Futures
- Geog 108 Urban Geography
- Geog 109 Intro to Economic Geography
- Geog 111A Transportation Planning and Modeling
- Geog 111B Transportation Modeling and Simulation
- Geog 141A Population Geography
- Geog 141B Population and Development
- Geog 141C California Population Analysis and Policy
- Geog 146 Intro to Transportation Systems Planning
- Geog 153A Behavioral Geography
- Geog 153B Introduction to Spatial Decision Making and Behavior
- Geog 153C Environmental Perception and Cognition
- Geog 153D Spatial Decisions in Retail
- Geog 153E Geography of Everyday Life
- Geog 180 Geography of the Information Society
- Geog 185A Geography of Planning and Policy Making
- Geog 185B Environmental Issues and Location Decision Making
- Geog 185C Urban and Regional Modeling and Planning
- Geog 185D Urban and Environmental Systems Analysis
- Geog 190 Location Theory and Modeling
- A3: 4 additional units from either A1 or A2 above
- Area B: 8 units from Techniques Courses:
- Geog 115A Geographic Photo Interpretation
- Geog 115B Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques
- Geog 115C Intermediate Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques
- Geog 117 Research Methods in Geography
- Geog 126 History of Cartography: Maps in Science and Society
- Geog 128 Analytical and Computer Cartography
- Geog 168 Field Studies in Biogeography
- Geog 172 Intermediate Geographical Data Analysis
- Geog 176A Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
- Geog 176B Technical Issues in Geographic Information Systems
- Geog 176BL Lab in Geographic Information Systems I
- Geog 176C GIS Design and Application
- Geog 183 Cartographic Design and Geovisualization
- Geog 184A Introduction to Cartographic Programming: Note: this class is being discontinued
- Geog 191 Intro to Optimization Models for Geographic Problems
- Geog 191L Lab in Optimization Models fr Geographic Problems
- Geog 193 Internship in Geography (max of 4 units toward the major for 193)
- Area C: 8 units from Integrative and Regional Geography Courses:
- Geog 135 Mock Environmental Summit
- Geog 135S Mock Environmental Summit (Summer)
- Geog 140 Environmental Issues in Human History
- Geog 148 California
- Geog 149 The California Channel Islands
- Geog 150 Geography of the U.S.
- Geog 155 Geography of Latin America
- Geog 158 Geography of the California Current
- Geog 159 Geography of Europe
- Geog 182 Global Cities in the Information Age
- Geog 161 World Agriculture, Food, and Population
- Geog 169 Cultural and Biological Diversity of Food Plants
- Geog 171BT Biotechnology, Food, and Agriculture
- Geog 171FT Small-Scale Food Production
- Area D: 12 Additional units from areas A-C to bring the total upper division units to 40 (any of those listed above)