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California 95929-0425 or telephone (530) 898-5285 or refer to
http://www.csuchico.edu/geop/. For information on graduate studies,
please contact the graduate advisor, Dr. Don Hankins, at
dhankins@csuchico.edu.
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The 45-unit B.A.
Program provides breadth in a 21-unit core, including emphasis on
writing, research, and map measurement and GIS skills. The other 24
units are chosen from two options: Human Geography and Planning;
and Physical and Environmental Geography. The department also
offers two 21-unit certificates in Geospatial Technology and Resource
Management & Land Use Planning. Geography and Planning also
houses a minor in Environmental Studies and Geospatial Literacy.
Geography and Planning in collaboration with two other academic
departments house two formal double majors: Geography and
Economics; and Geography and History.
The 30-unit Master of Arts in Environmental Policy and Planning is
intended to broaden the training of, and to prepare, qualified students
for: (1) employment in public service and the private sector where an
advanced degree is desirable, (2) community college teaching in
geography and social science, and (3) advanced academic work
preparatory to the doctorate at other institutions. In particular, it
stresses practical field experience and training in land use,
environmental planning and development in urban and rural areas.
Field studies in the region and internships with local government and
private agencies are important elements of the program. The mountain
and valley counties and towns of the University’s Northern California
service region are an excellent laboratory for both the Master of Arts
and the undergraduate options in planning.
The department offers comprehensive facilities and equipment for
undergraduate and graduate study. These include an extensive
collection of maps, imagery, and technical field equipment; a physical
geography laboratory; a multi-purpose 30 seat GIS, cartography,
remote sensing and statistical analysis computer laboratory; a multimedia
outfitted group project geography lounge; multi-media graduate
seminar room; access to University ecological preserves; and an
outdoor classroom for restoration ecology in the Butte Creek preserve.
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND
FINANCIAL AID: The University academic calendar consists of fall
and spring semesters and summer session. Applicants wishing to
pursue a master’s degree must have an acceptable baccalaureate
degree with an undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 in the
last sixty semester units and a grade point average of at least 3.0 in all
post-baccalaureate graduate level coursework taken. Also required for
admission are two letters of recommendation, writing samples, and
Statement of Purpose.
A range of seven scholarships are available to undergraduate and
graduate students based on gpa, merit and need. Student interns are
often hired for CSU Chico Research Foundation contract projects at
the Geographical Information Center and Center for Economic
Development on a competitive basis. Internships are also available
from surrounding cities, county, state, and federal agencies, and in
private business as well as non-profit organizations. Teaching
assistantships are available for Graduate students on a competitive
basis. Equal opportunity Affirmative Action students are particularly
encouraged to apply.
FACULTY:
Scott Brady, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1996, Professor —
cultural geography, geographic education, Mexico & Central
America,
Jacquelyn R. Chase, Ph.D., UCLA, 1993, Professor — rural planning
& development, gender, urban-rural relations, economic
geography, Latin America, Brazil
Dean H.K. Fairbanks, Ph.D., University of Pretoria, South Africa,
2001, Professor — landscape ecology, GIS, humanenvironmental
relations, environmental planning, spatial
econometrics, remote sensing
Don L. Hankins, Ph.D., UC Davis, 2005, Professor — fire ecology
and management, water resources, restoration ecology,
indigenous peoples geography
LaDona G. Knigge, Ph.D., SUNY-Buffalo, 2006, Associate Professor
— urban geography, community planning, qualitative research,
critical GIS
Paul Z. Melcon, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979,
Associate Professor — physical geography, hazards,
geomorphology, remote sensing
Eugenie Rovai, Ph.D., Clark University, 1991, Professor — hazards,
water resources, cartography
Noriyuki Sato, Ph.D., Indiana University, 2007, Associate Professor
— climatology, climate change, transportation, quantitative
methods, remote sensing
Mark Stemen, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1999, Associate Professor —
environmental studies, sustainability issues, environmental
education, historical geography of the US
Xining Yang, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2015, Assistant Professor
— GIS, geovisualization, big data analytics, web-GIS,
geography of food and health
ADJUNCT:
Owen Bettis, M.A., CSU, Chico, 2012 — physical geography
James Claflin, M.A., University of Texas, 1986 — California
geography, cultural geography
Steven Herman, M.A., University of North Carolina, 1982 —
geographic education, California geography, American West
Robert Pierce, M.A., CSU, Chico, 2003 — physical geography
Jeremy Miller, M.S., Antioch Univ., 1999 — sustainability issues,
physical geography
Ryan Miller, M.A., Univ. of Washington, 2014 — Urban Planning,
GIS
Steven Stewart, M.A., CSU, Chico, 1996 — GIS, cartography,
geographic education
Claudia Stuart, M.L.A., UC Berkeley, 1992 — rural land use planning,
environmental impact, CEQA/NEPA
EMERITI:
Richard L. Haiman, Ph.D., UCLA, 1973, Professor
Donald G. Holtgrieve, Ph.D., Oregon, 1973, Professor
Ladd Johnson, Ph.D., UCLA, 1964, Professor
Guy Q. King, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1982, Professor
Ralph Meuter, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Professor
Louis Mihalyi, Ph.D., UCLA, 1964, Professor
Edward L. Myles, Ph.D., Michigan State, 1973, Professor
Susan Place, Ph.D., UCLA, 1991, Professor
Frank Seawall, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Professor
Jerry R. Williams, Ph.D., Florida, 1969, Professor
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