2024-2025 University Catalog
Geography and Anthropology
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The Department of Geography and Anthropology offers majors in Geography and Anthropology.
Anthropology
https://www.cpp.edu/class/geography-anthropology/
Kelly Huh, Chair
Katherine M. Kinkopf, Anthropology Coordinator
James J. A. Blair
Amy Dao |
Annie Danis
Claudia García-Des Lauriers |
Anthropology is the scientific study of the peoples of the world, past and present, in the broadest possible sense: their total cultural and biological heritage. The goal of anthropology is a complete understanding of the human species, from its origins several million years ago to the present, including all of its current cultural and biological diversity. Students majoring in Anthropology in the department of Geography and Anthropology enroll in one of three subplans: General Anthropology, Archaeology, or Applied Anthropology. Through a common integrated core of courses selected from all four of the major anthropological subfields (Sociocultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and Linguistics), each of the two subplans provides students with a broad-based understanding of the diverse subject matter of anthropology. Each subplan then diverges to provide additional training aimed toward better serving the individual needs of students with different specialty interests and career goals. Students completing this program receive a Bachelor of Science degree.
Geography
https://www.cpp.edu/class/geography-anthropology/
Kelly Huh, Chair
Kristen Conway-Gómez, Geography Coordinator
Sahar Derakhshan
Gabriel Granco |
Lin Wu |
The Geography degree program, which is housed in the Department of Geography and Anthropology, is designed to provide an understanding of humankind’s cultural and physical environments by examining the dynamic systems (both natural and human) through which these diverse settings are changed or sustained. Students majoring or minoring in Geography analyze social and environmental change as they affect local areas and regions and compare solutions which have been attempted in various parts of the world. Attention is given to the relationships between population use of resources and environmental and social impacts in rural and urban settings.
Majors may choose any of three subplans: Geographical Studies Subplan, which blends physical, cultural and regional geography courses with field work; the Environmental Studies Subplan, which equips graduates for careers as environmental analysts, managers and policy makers, and the Geospatial Analysis Subplan, which prepares students for careers in the rapidly expanding field of spatial data systems for land use management, local government and environmental protection. The Geospatial Analysis subplan emphasizes technical skills such as air photo interpretation, computer cartography and geographic information systems (GIS) software and techniques. Students completing this program receive a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Training in this major provides a broad and suitable background for careers requiring an understanding of peoples, groups, and their cultural and regional institutions. Careers specifically related to this program include government employment in various capacities, secondary school teaching, and positions in international or multicultural capacities in business and management. Preparation for graduate training in this discipline is also offered to majors.
ProgramsBachelorMinorRoadmap: 4-yearRoadmap: 2-year ADTCoursesAnthropologyGeography- GEO 1000 - World: People, Places, and Processes (3) [D3]
- GEO 1010 - Physical Geography (3) [B1]
- GEO 1010L - Physical Geography Lab (1) [B1 and B3]
- GEO 1020 - Human Geography (3) [D3]
- GEO 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
- GEO 2400 - Geographic Information Systems (2)
- GEO 2400L - Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (1)
- GEO 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
- GEO 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
- GEO 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
- GEO 3030 - Climatology (3) [B5]
- GEO 3050 - Global Environmental Systems (2)
- GEO 3050L - Global Environmental Systems Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3070 - Climate Change: Science and Action (2)
- GEO 3070L - Climate Change: Science and Action Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3080 - Biogeography (2)
- GEO 3080L - Biogeography Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3090 - Introduction to Field Geography (2)
- GEO 3090L - Introduction to Field Geography Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3100 - Cultural Geography (3)
- GEO 3120 - Economic Geography (3)
- GEO 3130 - Legal and Political Geography (3)
- GEO 3150 - Urban Geography (3)
- GEO 3220 - GIS Programing (2)
- GEO 3220L - GIS Programing Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3300 - Environmental Geography (2)
- GEO 3300L - Environmental Geography Laboratory (1)
- GEO 3450 - Tourism in a Globalizing World (3)
- GEO 3500 - United States and Canada: People, Environment, and Sustainability (3)
- GEO 3510 - Geography of California (3) [B5 or D4]
- GEO 3520 - Latin America: People, Environment, and Sustainability (3)
- GEO 3570 - Asia: People, Environment, and Sustainability (3)
- GEO 3580 - Africa: People, Environment, and Sustainability (3)
- GEO 3590 - Europe: People, Environment, and Sustainability (3)
- GEO 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
- GEO 4050 - Geodemographics with GIS Lecture (2)
- GEO 4050L - Geodemographics with GIS Laboratory (1)
- GEO 4090 - Applied Cultural Geography (3)
- GEO 4100 - Remote Sensing of the Environment (2)
- GEO 4100L - Remote Sensing of the Environment Laboratory (1)
- GEO 4130 - Environmental Law (3)
- GEO 4150 - Environmental Hazards and Society (3)
- GEO 4350 - Parks and Protected Areas (3)
- GEO 4400 - Advanced GIS (2)
- GEO 4400L - Advanced GIS Laboratory (1)
- GEO 4410 - Internship in Geo-technology and Environmental Applications (1-3)
- GEO 4430 - Geospatial Data Analysis (2)
- GEO 4430L - Geospatial Data Analysis Laboratory (1)
- GEO 4450 - Environmental Modeling with GIS (2)
- GEO 4450L - Environmental Modeling with GIS Laboratory (1)
- GEO 4610 - Senior Project/Capstone 1 (3)
- GEO 4620 - Senior Project/Capstone 2 (1-3)
- GEO 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
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