AAG

Waverly C. Ray, Ph.D. (Texas State University – San Marcos, 2012),
Assistant Professor
Mark M. Trembley, M.A., M.L.A. (University of California at
Berkeley, 1970, 1975, respectively), Professor Emeritus
Christa Stutz Farano, Ph.D. (Texas State University – San Marcos,
2015), Adjunct Faculty
Barbara Batterson, M.S. (University of California at Davis, 1990),
M.A., M.S. (San Diego State University, 2007, 2011,
respectively), Adjunct Faculty
Fred Stutz, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, 1970), Adjunct Faculty
Jonathan Rossiter, M.A. (San Diego State University, 2010), Adjunct
Faculty
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
DATE FOUNDED: 1914
GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1956
GRANTED 05/31/14-05/31/15: 42 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 5
Ph.D.
STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 126 Majors, 45 Masters, 26
Ph.D.
CHAIR: Piotr Jankowski
DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR: Patricia O'Leary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO: Diana
Richardson, Undergraduate Advisor, Allison Bailund, Graduate
Program Coordinator, Dr. Allen Hope, Master's Program Advisor, or
Dr. Fernando Bosco, Ph.D. Program Advisor, Department of
Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-
4493. Telephone (619) 594-5437. Fax (619) 594-4938.
E-mail: geography@mail.sdsu.edu. Internet: geography.sdsu.edu.
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department
faculty is dedicated to quality teaching and scholarly research.
Graduate and undergraduate students interact closely with faculty.
DOCTORAL: A Ph.D. program in geography is offered jointly with the
University of California, Santa Barbara. The program offers work in
the following systematic areas with supporting development of skills
in spatial techniques as follows: (A) Systematic Areas: (1) Human
Geography: Comparative urban structure; economic geography; social
and critical theory; social and political geography; urban cultural
geography; urban and regional modeling. (2) Environmental
Geography: Society and environment; watershed/ecosystem analysis.
(3) Physical Geography: Biogeography; climatology; hydrology and
geomorphology. (B) Spatial Analytical Techniques: Remote sensing
and image processing; geographic information systems; cartography
and internet mapping; big data analytics, geostatistics,
geocomputation and spatial modeling; spatial quantitative and
qualitative methods.
MASTERS: A flexible curriculum complemented by careful advising
permits the department to design a program tailored to the
professional goals of each master's candidate. Students benefit from a
long tradition of close faculty-student contact. The main emphases of
the master's program are the systematic areas and spatial techniques
listed above in the doctoral section. Graduate student internships are
available. A general M.A. degree and an M.S in Geographic
Information Science or Watershed Science are both offered.
UNDERGRADUATE: The undergraduate major offers two B.A.
degrees, and a B.S. degree. The B.A. degree in Applied Arts and
Sciences is offered with emphasis in Foundations of Geography. The
B.A. degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences consists of emphases in (a)
Environment and Society, (b) Human Geography and Global Studies,
(c) Integrative Geography, (d) Methods of Geographic Analysis, and
(e) Urban and Regional Studies. The B.S. degree in Applied Arts and
Sciences consists of emphases in (a) Environmental and Physical
Geography, and (b) Geographic information Science. The Internship
Program provides opportunities for students to apply their geographic
training in business, planning, and resource management situations.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE CERTIFICATE: The
certificate offers flexible program of 9 courses distributed between the
departments of Geography and Computer Science. The program
emphasis is on computational skills and data analytics.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT: In addition to well-equipped
classrooms and lecture halls, the Department has spatial processing,
cartographic, qualitiative methods, remote sensing/GIS, and physical
geography laboratories, as well as field and photogrammetric
equipment. The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Youth and
Space (ISYS) offers qualitative and applied research opportunities for
faculty and students interested in children, youth, families and
communities. SDSU operates three field stations in San Diego and
Riverside counties. The Center for Earth Systems Analysis Research
(CESAR), the Department's specialized laboratory facility, has spatial
data processing capabilities including 10 Sun workstations and
servers, 55 Dell workstations and servers, 10 Apple MacPros, E-size
plotters and printers, and IP/GIS/mapping software (ERDAS, ENVI,
ArcGIS, ArcView, IDRISI, Overwatch Feature Analyst, Definiens and
BAE Systems). The Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age
addresses opportunities that spring from convergence of new
developments in spatial science, mobile technology, big data, and
social behavior research. The Center for Information Convergence and
Strategy offers opportunities for transdisciplinary research and
education, with particular focus on data mining and advanced visual
techniques, building strategic solutions for government and private
industry. The UC San Diego supercomputer center is readily
accessible. Extensive field equipment includes survey and mapping
quality GPS units, spectral radiometer, field spectrometers and two
high-resolution airborne digital imaging systems. In addition, Love
Library has a collection of over 150,000 flat maps and more than
1,000 atlases.
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND
FINANCIAL AID:
DOCTORAL: This program is administered jointly by the Departments
of Geography at SDSU and UCSB. Normally, the student will spend
the first year at SDSU, the second at UCSB, and subsequent years at
SDSU. Although there is no specified number of units, students with a
master's degree in geography can expect to complete a minimum of 45
semester units (75 quarter units). Satisfactory completion of a
dissertation consisting of original research of publishable quality is
required. Research and teaching associateships are available on a
competitive basis. Deadline for application form, statement of
purpose, three letters of reference, transcripts, and GRE scores is
December 15. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25, a graduate GPA
above 3.50, and a combined (verbal and quantitative) GRE score of at
least 307 (new scale) or 1100 (old scale) is expected. Both verbal and
quantitate scores should exceed the 50 th percentile.
MASTERS: The Master's program requires 30 semester units of
coursework including the submission and defense of a thesis.
Assistantships are available for qualified students on a competitive
basis; deadline for applications, three letters of reference, transcripts
and GRE scores is December 15. Semester system. Minimum
graduate admission standards include a GPA of 3.0 on last 60
semester units of undergraduate credit, and a combined (verbal and
quantitative) GRE score of at least 300 (new scale) or 1000 (old
scale).
UNDERGRADUATE: For admission requirements, refer to the
University General Catalog.
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