You are in the official 2000-2001 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2000-2001 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in geography requires the completion
of 124 units, at least 42 of which shall be in geography. The major is so
designed that students can emphasize that area in geography in which their
interest lies; or which conforms to their career objectives.
Major requirements (42 units)
Lower-division courses: GEOG 2, 4, 7, and 5 or 10 (12 units)
Upper-division breadth requirements (see Advising Notes) (30 units)
General Education (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements* (31-37 units)
(See Degree Requirements); may be used toward a dual major or minor
Total (124 units)
________
*This figure takes into consideration the fact that the Department of Geography
will allow a maximum of 6 units of lower-division General Education courses
to be applied to the geography major requirements. The applicable courses
are GEOG 2, 4, and 10, which are anticipated to also meet General Education
requirements. Consult the department chair or faculty adviser for additional
details.
Elect from GEOG 2, 4, 5, or 7 (9 units)
Elect from upper-division geography* (12 units)
Total (21 units)
________
* No more than 3 units earned in GEOG 195 may be applied to the minor. Students
completing a Minor in Geography are encouraged to seek faculty advice relative
to course selection and program planning.
See the Social Sciences credential adviser, Jared Stallones, in Social
Science, Room 215, for advising, and refer to Secondary Teaching Credential
under Social Sciences Programs.
The Urban Studies Minor provides exposure to the analysis of urban and
regional problems and serves as an excellent supplement to other academic
degree programs offered throughout the university. A special major in urban
studies may be designed to meet the needs of students with an interest in
this area.
Coordinator: Wayne V. Merchen, Professor of City and Regional Planning,
Geography Department.
Faculty Advisers: Mary A. Ludwig, Anthropology Department; Edward
E. Nelson, Sociology Department.
Concepts and Issues* (9 units)
ANTH 108, GEOG 160, or SOC 163 (3 units)
PL SI 181 (3 units)
C R P 100 (3 units)
Methods and Techniques* (6-9 units)
Select from the following list of courses: C R P 103, 135; GEOG 101, 110;
PL SI 90; SOC 175
Electives (3-6 units)
With the approval of a program adviser, elect 3-6 units with no more than
3 lower-division units from the following list of courses: AF AM 135; ANTH
108, 172; B A 120, 154; C R P 103, 110T, 111, 135, 190, 192; CLS 3; CRIM
2; ECON 40, 50; ETH S 1, 104W; FIN 180, 186; GEOG 101, 107, 108, 109, 128,
146, 160; HIST 137; PL SI 90, 103, 160, 163; SOC 2, 25, 111, 131, 163. Senior
students may elect internship by registering for S SCI 185, 1 to 3 units.
Total (21 units)
_______
* Students with a course equivalent to one in this category, taken in their
major, may, with the ap proval of the coordinator, substitute additional
units from the electives list for the units required here.
The Department of Geography offers the Master of Arts degree in Geography.
Students may select thesis or nonthesis options, both of which require the
completion of 30 units of graduate work. Electives may be chosen that emphasize
skills necessary to compete successfully for private or public employment
opportunities or that will prepare graduates to teach geography at the community
college level. All graduates will be well prepared for entry into doctoral
programs in geography or related fields.
Structure and content of the Master of Arts program in Geography reflect
the philosophy that all graduates shall be geographically literate. The
program provides an education that incorporates a balance between theory
and practice, cultural and physical, and technical and regional geography
theory and concepts. In order to implement this philosophy, program content
ensures that graduates have an opportunity to develop a sound knowledge
of geographical theory, concepts, and practice; an awareness of the importance
of excellence of communication skills; and an ability to make effective
use of verbal, written, computer-based, and graphic media.
The department recognizes the growing demand for new and rapidly expanding
technical dimensions in geography and its allied disciplines and thus offers
graduate courses in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and city and regional
planning. Special program needs of individual students may be met through
cooperative agreements with other departments in the College of Social Sciences.
Applicants to the Master of Arts in Geography who have an undergraduate degree in Geography may be admitted with classified standing if they meet the following requirements:
Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree in geography, but who do not meet these requirements may be admitted at the discretion of the Graduate Committee. At the time of admission, the Graduate Committee will specify the conditions that must be met to achieve classified standing.
Applicants to the degree program for the Master of Arts in Geography who do not have an undergraduate degree in Geography may be admitted with conditional classified standing and must meet the following requirements as a condition for receiving classified standing.
(See also Admission to Graduate
Standing, Advancement to Candidacy,
Program Requirements, and Criteria for Thesis and Project.)
For specific requirements, consult the departmental graduate adviser or
the department chair; for general requirements, see the Division
of Graduate Studies section in this catalog.
Under the supervision of the department's graduate adviser, each student develops and submits a proposed program of study for approval by the department's Graduate Committee and chair. This 30-unit degree program must include a minimum of 21 units taken from 200-series courses. In addition, programs must include the following elements:
Graduate Core Seminars (9 units)
GEOG 200*, 230, and GEOG 206T or 260T
Electives (15-18 units)
Select from 100- and 200-level geography and other related courses**
Thesis or Project (3-6 units)
Total (30 units)
_________
* GEOG 200 meets the graduate writing skills requirement and must be completed prior to advancement to candidacy.
** Courses must be selected in consultation with the departmental graduate adviser. A maximum of 9 units may be selected from related disciplines.
***As of fall 1998, admission to the M.A. in Geography has been suspended.
Suspension is not expected to exceed three years.
