Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Methods Courses
- GEOG 380 - Map Investigation
- GEOG 381 - Computerized Map Design
- GEOG 383 - GIS Scripting Fundamentals
- GEOG 385 - Spatial Data Analysis
- GEOG 484 - Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 581 - Data Visualization
- GEOG 582 - Introduction to GIS Programming
- GEOG 583 - Internet Mapping and Distributed GIServices
- GEOG 584 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
- GEOG 585 - Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
- GEOG 586 - Qualitative Methods in Geographic Research
- GEOG 589 - GIS-Based Decision Support Methods
Nine Units Selected From
39 units- GEOG 341 - Feeding the World
- GEOG 348 - Environment and Development
- GEOG 360 - Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy
- GEOG 375 - Environmental Hydrology
- GEOG 426 - Regional Field Studies
- GEOG 440 - Food Justice
- POL S 440 - Food Justice
- GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice
- GEOG 572 - Land Use Analysis
- GEOG 573 - Population and the Environment
- GEOG 574 - Water Resources
- GEOG 576 - Advanced Watershed Analysis
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.