Cal State L.A.

Geography Department

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Option (88-89 units)


Lower Division Required Courses (32 units)


GEOG 155 Cultural Geography (4)
GEOG 160 Physical Geography (4)
GEOG 260 Map and Air Photo Interpretation (4)
GEOG 268 Computer and Internet Applications in Geography (4)
GEOG 269 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)
GEOG 282 Spatial Measurements and Elementary Statistics (4)
CS 201 Introduction to Programming (4)
MATH 103 Algebra and Trigonometry (4)

Upper division courses (56-57 units)


Technical Core (36-37 units)
GEOG 395 Geographic Methodology (4)
GEOG 453 Locational Analysis (4)
GEOG 468 Computer Cartography (4)
GEOG 495 Senior Thesis (4)
CIS 455 Visual Basic.Net Database Applications (4)

Select 16-17 units from the following:
GEOG 466 Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 469 Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling (4)
GEOG 482 Multivariate Statistics in Geography (4)
GEOG 485 Field Geography (5)
GEOG 496 Special Topics (1-4)
GEOG 497 Special Topics (1-4)
UNIV 398 Cooperative Education (1-4)

Systematic Core in Geography (12 units)
Select three from the following:
GEOG 402 Geomorphology (4)
GEOG 407 Biogeography (4)
GEOG 410 Applied Climatology (4)
GEOG 442 Population Geography (4)
GEOG 448 Medical Geography (4)
GEOG 455 Political Geography (4)
GEOG 457 Transportation Geography (4)
GEOG 476 Urban Geography (4)

Electives in Geography (8 units) Select additional courses from above groups or from following:
GEOG 310, 322, 333, 341, 358, 370, 376, 377, 415, 421, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 430, 431, 432, 446, 451, 475, 478, 479, 499

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