A long-running specialized graduate program at SF State with many alumni working in environmental and resource management in California and beyond.
This concentration affords opportunities for work in affiliated disciplines, and specializations in geographic techniques, physical geography, urban geography, environmental or land-use history and environmental analysis.
In general, this program meets the academic needs of individuals seeking careers in environmental management and policy, urban and regional planning, as academics at the community college level, as well as students who wish to pursue doctoral studies elsewhere.
Entering students without previous work in geography, resource management or environmental planning are required to take prerequisite courses in physical and human geography, as well as techniques, plus two upper-division courses selected on advisement.
All School of the Environment Masters' students must complete a foundation seminar in scope and methods of research, environmental management, as well as seminars in both physical processes and human-environment relations (with necessary prerequisites). Additional seminars and upper-division coursework offer an opportunity for specialization.
Three-Minute Thesis Videos: Students in Geography, Resource Management and Environmental Planning