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Department of History and Geography

History

The study of history contributes to cultural literacy and develops critical thinking and other useful skills while helping students understand today and plan for tomorrow.

Geography

The study of geography investigates the spatial variation in natural and human phenomena such as climate, landforms, vegetation, cultural diversity, and resource utilization. Geographers use this understanding to explain the character of regions; to ascertain the ways in which humans, historical and contemporary, have utilized and shaped the earth's surface; and to predict future patterns and interaction between humans and the natural environment. The Mission College program is particularly concerned (a) the Pacific Rim; (b) the non-industrial world; (c) the physical and cultural diversity of California, and their mutual interactions in an era of increasing mental limitations.

Career Options
  • Administrator
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  • Librarian
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  • Archivist
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  • Museum Curator
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  • Business Consultant
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  • Pre-Law/Lawyer
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  • Foreign Service
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  • Researcher/Research Analyst
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  • Government Service
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  • State Park Historian
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  • Historian
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  • Teacher
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  • Journalist
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  • Writer
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    Some career options may require more than two years of college study. Classes beyond Associate Degree level may be required to fulfill some career options.

    Career Options
  • Cartographer
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  • Intelligence Analyst
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  • Climatologist
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  • International Development
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  • Demographer
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  • Marketing Area Analyst
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  • Educator (Elementary through University)
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  • Natural Resources Management (Park/Forest Ranger)
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  • Environmental Consultant
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  • Real Estate (Forecasting and Consulting)
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  • Environmental Research Specialist
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  • Travel Industry Agent/Consultant
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  • G.I.S. Analyst
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  • Urban and Rural Planning
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  • Industrial Development Specialist
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    Highlights

    • Overview of Western Civilization and American History, Asian, African-American History, Women in American History.
    • Faculty includes widely traveled scholars, authors and active historians.

    Highlights

    • Lower division course offerings.
    • Field trips.
    • Courses fulfill CSU multicultural requirement.
    History Courses (pdf) Geography Courses (pdf) 

     

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