Geography 2009-2010 |
| The Greek derivation of the word geography is "earth description." Geography studies natural features such as mountain ranges, rivers, valleys, forests, deserts, and grasslands, as well as man-made features such as cities, roads, dams, and bridges. Geography is truly an integrated discipline. It helps us to understand our natural environment and its capacity to maintain life. Is this capacity of supporting human civilization unlimited? If not, how much more can we abuse our physical environment without diminishing its capacity to sustain life? Geography is central to an understanding of the international global arena and provides an exciting and challenging way to examine our planet. |
Career Opportunities |
| Geography serves as an excellent undergraduate major. City, county, and state governments are hiring geographers in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), urban planning, and environmental studies because of their broad training. The national mapping division of the United States Geological Survey traditionally needs geographers in map making and its related job openings such as photo-interpretation, satellite image analysis, land use and land cover mapping. In addition, the analytical skills gained through a Geography major provide a strong foundation for graduate study in law, urban planning and architecture. Geographers with advanced degrees are also in demand in colleges and universities around the world. Students should enhance their major with a strong array of courses in the international arena, statistics, physical sciences, computer science, and basic business principles. |
Units required for Major: 33 |
| Units required for Certificate: 20-35 |
Associate Degree Requirements: |
| • English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
• All General Education requirements
• Core courses (17 Units)
• Support courses (8 Units)
• Electives (8 Units)
• Other graduation requirements as appropriate.
NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates. 55% of certificate course work must be completed at Foothill College. |
NOTE: Students having difficulty attaining an Associate in Arts Degree because of timing or availability of classes should consult with a counselor to submit a petition for course substitution. |
Core Courses: (17 units) |
| GEOG 1 Physical Geography (5 units)
GEOG 2 Human Geography (4 units)
GEOG 5 Introduction to Economic Geography (4 units)
GEOG 10 World Regional Geography (4 units) |
Support Courses: (8 units) |
| ANTH 2A Cultural Anthropology (4 units)
or ANTH 2B Patterns of Culture (4 units)
ECON 25 Introduction to the Global Economy (4 units)
GEOG 9 California Geography (4 units)
GEOG 12 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
HIST 4A History of Western Civilization I (4 units)
or HIST 4B History of Western Civilization II (4 units)
POLI 15 International Relations/World Politics (4 units)
or POLI 15H Honors International Relations/World Politics (4 units) |
Elective Courses: (8 units*) |
| ANTH 6 Peoples of Africa (4 units)
HIST 8 History of Latin America (4 units)
HIST 9 History of Contemporary Europe (4 units)
or HIST 9H Honors History of Contemporary Europe (4 units)
HIST 18 Introduction to Middle Eastern Civilization (4 units)
HIST 19 History of Asia: China/Japan (4 units)
HIST 20 History of Russia & the Soviet Union (4 units)
POLI 2 Comparative Government & Politics (4 units)
or POLI 2H Honors Comparative Government & Politics (4 units)
*Students may also use courses listed under "Support Courses" for electives. May be taken only once for credit (either support or electives). |
Certificate information |
| To request a certificate please visit: http://bss.foothill.fhda.edu/certificates. |
Career Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (21 units) NON-TRANSCRIPTABLE |
| Required Courses: (15 units)
GEOG 12 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
GEOG 52 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
GEOG 54A Seminar in Specialized Applications of Geographic Information Systems I (2 units)
GEOG 58 Remote Sensing & Digital Image Processing (3 units)
GEOG 59 Cartography, Map Presentation & Design (2 units)
AND
Focus Area Courses (6 units): Courses in an approved academic area of the students’ selection. |
Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36 units) |
| Required Courses: (25 units)
GEOG 12 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
GEOG 36Y Special Projects in Geography (3 units)
GEOG 52 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
GEOG 54A Seminar in Specialized Applications & Geographic Information Systems I (2 units)
GEOG 54B Seminar in Specialized Applications of Geographic Information Systems II (2 units)
GEOG 58 Remote Sensing & Digital Image Processing (3 units)
GEOG 59 Cartography, Map Presentation & Design (2 units)
CIS 52B Oracle SQL (5 units)
and
Focus Area Courses (6 units): Courses in an approved academic area of the students’ selection
Support Courses: (5 units)
Select one of the following:
COIN 61 Publishing on the Web Using HTML/XHTML (5 units)
CIS 27A Computer Science I: Java (5 units)
CIS 12A Fundamentals of Visual Basic.Net Programming (5 units) |
Academic Year: 2009-2010 |
DE ANZA COURSES: All same or similar De Anza courses may be substituted (by petition) for Foothill Business and Social Science (BSS) courses and Social Science General Education requirements, regardless of units. The unit total for the A.A. degree remains the same. |
Status: Approved |
| Date Modified: 2009-05-28 16:26:24 |
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