The Department of Geography at California State University, Long Beach, has
developed three areas of active research and curricular development:
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Geotechniques
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- Geographical Information Science
- Remote Sensing
- Cartography
- Spatial Statistics
- Field Methods
- Responsible faculty: Drs. Gossette, Lee, Rodrigue, Splansky, Tyner,
and Wechsler
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Human Geography, Emphasizing Urban Geography
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- Urban cultural geography
- Urban social geography
- Urban economic geography
- Urban medical geography
- GIS applications in urban geography
- Responsible faculty: Drs. Curtis, Del Casino, Gossette, and
Karabenick
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Environmental Geography
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- Hazards
- Water policy
- Hydrology
- Biogeography
- Climatology
- GIS and remote sensing applications in environmental geography
- Responsible faculty: Drs. Azary, Lee, Rodrigue, and Wechsler
The Department of Geography also maintains four areas of teaching service to
the larger University community:
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Regional Geography
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with courses covering all major regions of the world
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General Education
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with courses satisfying Natural Science and Social Science requirements and
interdisciplinary Explorations and Capstone courses for the upper division
General Education requirement
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Geographic Education
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including a joint position with the College of
Education and the Liberal Arts Program
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Extension Courses
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including a GIS Certificate offered through University College and Extension
Services
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