Why This Program

You’ll develop professional skills in writing, research, presentations and the latest technologies including geographic information systems, remote sensing and, yes, mapping of all kinds.

The North Coast provides a unique learning lab for students—connecting their education to practical experiences that can’t be found elsewhere.

Use what you know out in the field, undertaking important research topics that interest you - like global warming, deforestation, ethnic conflict, urban planning and much more - in places that inspire you.

We strive for societal and economic improvement, demonstrated in our personal passions and the professions that we pursue.

Program Concentrations

• Environmental Science & Management
• Social Science

Get Involved

Get engaged and learn from a community of your peers who share a love of geography, the environment, and spatial analysis. Our active student organizations include the Geospatial Club, The Cartographic Society of Cal Poly Humboldt, and the Natural Resources Club, among others.

Careers

Equipped with critical thinking skills that integrate knowledge of the human world and physical environment, combined with latest in geospatial technical skills, our majors are prepared to pursue meaningful careers in a wide range of fields.

• Photogrammetrist
• Cartographer
• Geographer
• Remote sensing analyst
• Surveyor
• Demographer
• GIS Programmer/Software Developer
• GIS Analyst
• GIS Specialist
• Geospatial Database Manager

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Our Facilities

Our Dendroecology Research Lab supports research in the areas of physical geography, vegetation and disturbance ecology, dendroecology, landscape ecology and geospatial analysis.

Cartography and data visualization come alive in our Kosmos Lab, named for Alexander von Humboldt's groundbreaking work in geographic analysis.