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Geography at San José State |
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Geography
is for explorers, whether their discoveries are a
world away or just next door. Our goal is to make sense of how
people and the world's environments interact to build the
landscapes where we learn, work, and play. Geographers analyze
the world with broad and integrative methods, often linking data
from the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.
Geography is the way to understand locations and regions, and it
is the way to interpret both the world's incredible diversity
and its repetitive similarities. Geographers love maps. Much of
geography centers on learning from maps and communicating with
maps. Whether a sketch on a napkin or a computer-driven
Geographic Information System (GIS), maps tell of locations and
regions, routes and pathways, and the directions to both the
past and the future. Modern geography, at the junction of
globalism, environmentalism, and the innovations in electronic
communications technologies, is both exciting and rewarding.
The undergraduate and graduate programs in geography at San Jose State focus on the analysis of geographical processes and problems. Undergraduate majors complete a set of core courses that provide a common foundation in geographic analysis. The remainder of the student's program is flexible, but we strongly encourage students to select courses in one or more of the following alternatives: The M.A. Program in Geography focuses on Geographic Information Science. Students specialize in geographic information systems development (including design of databases, algorithms, and application software), cartographic visualization (including design of dynamic and interactive mapping systems, especially integrated with GIS), or applications of geographic information technology to geographic analysis and geographic education. |
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Department of Geography
San Jose State University 118 Washington Square Hall One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0116 Telephone: 408-924-5475 Fax: 408-924-5477 http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/geography |
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