地理科学学士学位（都会区规划）

地理学学士学位集中于大都市区规划，可帮助学生了解城市的发展方式，并侧重于空间格局和交通在定居结构中的作用。该集中课程为学生提供了设计城市的技能，以解决诸如可持续性，负担得起的住房和交通，强大的公民生活以及公共卫生与安全等重要问题。学生使用来自各种来源的定量和定性数据，包括已发布的人口普查和地图，航空影像，野外和实验室工作，调查和访谈。他们使用各种工具，包括全球定位系统（GPS），地理信息系统（GIS）和其他计算机应用程序来收集，显示和分析空间数据。地理专业的学生研究并解决复杂的问题，尤其是那些具有人与环境
The Bachelor of Arts in Geography with a concentration in Metropolitan Area Planning helps students understand how cities have evolved, with an emphasis on spatial patterns and the role of transportation in structuring settlements. The concentration provides students with skills for designing cities that address important issues such as sustainability, affordable housing and transportation, a strong civic life, and public health and safety. Geography students at Sacramento State explore Earth's natural and cultural environments using methods from the natural sciences and the social sciences. They study climate, weather, landforms, water resources, and plants and animals, as well as peoples, societies, economies, and cities. These phenomena overlap in intricate ways, giving rise to distinctive places and regions. Geography's approach emphasizes Earth's spatial relationships and patterns, and the processes that govern them, whether found in nature or in human behavior. <br><br>Students work with quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of sources, including published censuses and maps, aerial imagery, field and lab work, surveys, and interviews. They use a variety of tools, including Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and other computer applications to collect, display, and analyze spatial data. Geography students study and address complex issues, especially those with a human-environment interface, such as climate change, resource management, urban growth and design, globalization, immigration, ethnic identity, and territorial conflict. Geographical understanding is applied at different scales, from the local to the global, and regional expertise is cultivated.