ENVD 1040 - Studio 1: Introduction to Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2026
Explores concepts and strategies related to urban planning and design. Students collaboratively develop a design solution to a small-scale problem within an urban fabric using basic skills of analysis and design iteration. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1040, Studio 1: Introduction to Sustainable Planning and Urban Design, an 8-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1030, Studio 1: Introduction to Landscape Architecture, taken during the first 8-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1012, Technology 2: Visual Communications, a 16-week class that is taught alongside the two 8-week studios.
ENVD 1140 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Planning and Urban Design
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Through a small-scale urban planning and design project, students explore solutions to challenges in dynamic urban systems. Builds on knowledge and skills gained in the introductory studios to explore the human and environmental dimensions of intertwined systems within the built environment.
ENVD 2101 - Context of Design: Planning and Implementation
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2025
Explores the regulatory and procedural context in which design decisions are made and implemented. Includes an examination of finance, policy, and development procedures necessary in bringing conceptual designs to life.
ENVD 4311 - Housing Policies and Practices
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Spring 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Provides students with a descriptive knowledge and analytical understanding of the use and development of residential settings in global and political economies of high-, low-, and middle-income countries.
ENVD 4979 - Honors Thesis
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Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Working with an advisor, students prepare, complete, and defend a research-based honors thesis project, in an area of Environmental Design. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
GEOG 4002 - Topics in Human and Environment/Society Geography
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Spring 2024
Examines various topics in human and environment / society geography that are not typically covered in the curriculum. Offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors.
PLAN 2100 - Studio 1: Foundations of Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Spring 2026
Expands on introductory sustainable planning and urban design concepts and methods to address social and ecological challenges in communities. Exploration skills include spatial analysis, basic community engagement techniques, legal and regulatory framework, and policy alternatives. The resultant project addresses challenges at the intersection of social and environmental systems. Recommended corequisite: PLAN 2004.
PLAN 4100 - Capstone in Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2025
Applies advanced concepts in comprehensive planning, plan-making, and plan implementation for communities. Capstone experience provides an opportunity for students to engage with real-world challenges, working closely with communities to address complex issues. The project integrates both qualitative and quantitative skills, focusing on solving social, environmental, and ecological problems while emphasizing sustainable, impactful planning solutions for community development and resilience.
