Overview

Here at California State University San Marcos we offer courses that teach you how land forms and changes, how the global food system functions, how ancient landscapes in the Middle East used to look, and how the earth system operates and is changing through human impacts on the environment and feedbacks that such changes cause.

What makes Geography different from other majors?

Geographers get out in the world and do things. We call this field work. And our students get to take part in regular field work as part of their education at CSUSM.

They gain hands-on experiences and take classes featuring high impact projects that will allow them to participate in student research events such as the annual CSUSM research symposium and hands-on learning activities like actual farming on our campus and actual wildlife tracking out in Northern San Diego County.

Will a Geography degree get me a job?

How about a career?

Geographers are in demand around the world and may be found in just about every economic sector. They work as planners with state, federal and international agencies and governments. They work in your community as local development experts and planners and park rangers.

There is even a federal Office of the Geographer which provides ongoing intelligence and support to the U.S. government concerning issues from transboundary conflicts and humanitarian crises to wildlife tracking and environmental change.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Geography

Geographic Information Systems

World Regional Geography

Borders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context

Environmental Geography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National deadline

February 16

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Geography View 506 other Bachelors in Geography in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Are or will be a high school/secondary school graduate or equivalent
The minimum GPA required for conditional admission is 2.0.
SAT or ACT recommended but not required

Tuition Fee

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International

15246 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15246 USD per year during 48 months.
National

15246 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15246 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

5742 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5742 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for San Marcos

1100 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Geography.

Available Scholarships

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