Santa Barbara, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 419 / per credit
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Geography is an Associate in Arts (AA) programs generally aim to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the spatial relationships between humans and their environment. The curriculum typically covers a range of topics, including physical geography, human geography, geographic information systems (GIS), cartography, environmental studies, and regional geography.
Geography is a complex discipline allied to the social, biological and physical sciences. The major is concerned with the physical environment and the human element that operates within that environment.
Attention is focused upon historic and contemporary human activities within the context of the biophysical and cultural environment, and the emergence of humanity as one of the major agents of change on the earth's surface.
SBCC offers a Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG). A TAG is a contractual agreement between the student, SBCC, and specific four-year colleges or universities. This includes six University of California ( *UC) institutions, six California State Institutions (CSU), seven California private institutions, nine out-of-state institutions, as well as Honors Transfer Agreements with ten institutions and 8 CSUs without campus impaction. Students must enroll in the TAG program and work with a TAG advisor. Please click here to learn more on the TAG program website.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Enrolled students may apply one time per year in February. If awarded, the money is disbursed for the following academic year in two parts: half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester. The amounts range from very small: $100-750 and larger $1000-2500 with some variations in between.
Curriculum
Department Requirements
- GEOG 101/ERTH 141 Physical Geography
- GEOG 101L/ERTH 141L Physical Geography Laboratory
- GEOG 102 Human Geography
- GEOG 104 World Regional Geography
- GEOG/ERTH 152 Weather and Climate
- GEOG/ERTH 171 Introduction To Geographic Information Systems And Maps
- GEOG/ERTH 172 Geographic Information Systems: Software Applications
Complete 9 units of Controlled Electives from the following:
- ANTH 103 Introduction To Cultural Anthropology
- BIOL 122 Ecology
- or BIOL 144 Biogeographyor BOT 121
- Plant Diversity BIOL 124
- Biological Oceanography ENVS 110
- Humans And The Biological Environment ERTH 111
- Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology or ERTH 111H
- Dynamic Earth - Physical Geology, Honors ERTH/ENVS 115
- Environmental Geology
- or ERTH 112 History Of The Earth
- ERTH/ENVS 116
- Energy and Natural Resources ERTH 131
- Geologic Field Studies - Eastern Sierra Nevada or ERTH 132
- Geologic Field Studies - Death Valley
- or ERTH 133
- Introductory Geologic Field Seminar - Colorado Plateau ERTH 151
- Introductory Physical Oceanography GEOG 105/ERTH 142
- Economic Geography GEOG 106
- Geography Of California GLST 101
- Introduction to Global Studies GLST 102
- Global Problems MATH 117
- Elementary Statistics
Program Outcome
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and assess Earth’s physical processes and their impacts on human culture and activities.
- Describe and assess human cultural and economic activities and their impacts on Earth’s physical environment.
- Identify and implement the methods and technologies used in geographic spatial analysis (ex. GIS, remote sensing, spatial statistics, cartography and map analysis).
English Language Requirements
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