Sustainable Built Environments - University of A

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Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Urban Planning | Environmental Planning

Area of study

Architecture and Construction | Natural Science

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

Sustainable Built Environments: Sustainable Communities Emphasis

Overview

The Sustainable Communities Emphasis of the Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments program guides students to discover how local and regional planning creates more sustainable communities. Students explore climate action planning, transportation planning, and urban development, building critical thinking skills and a solutions-based approach to navigate the urban challenges of the present and future. This program prepares students to begin careers in sustainable communities and also serves as a strong launchpad for graduate studies.

Program Details

Sample Courses

SBE 201: Sustainable Design & Planning
PLG 468: Urban Transportation Planning
PLG 497S: Sustainable Development

Career Fields

Education
Government
Nonprofit
Public administration
Urban planning

Level of Math

Moderate Knowledge

The M-strand is for students who require mathematical facility at the level of at least MATH 112 (College Algebra Concepts) or 108 (Modeling with Algebraic and Trigonometric Functions). This strand involves reasonable facility with algebra and algebraic functions, graphs, and simple modeling. Students who choose the M-strand are prepared for further mathematical work.

Level of Second Language

2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options:

Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona.
Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level.
An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department.
In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

This Major's College

College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Envir

Sample Plans

2025, Sustainable Built Environments: Sustainable Communities Emphasis

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First Year

1st Semester

SBE 195A - Intro. To Sustainability (1 credit)
ENGL 101 - First-Year Composition (3 credits)
MATH 112 - College Algebra (3 credits)
GE Foundation Second Language (First Semester) (4 credits)
GE Core Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course) (1 credit)

2nd Semester

SBE 195B - Careers in Sustainability (1 credit)
ENGL 102 - First-Year Composition (3 credits)
ECOL 182R - Intro. Biology 2 Lecture (3 credits)
ECOL 182L - Intro. Biology 2 Lab (1 credit)
GE Core Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
GE Foundation Second Language (Second Semester) (4 credits)

Second Year

3rd Semester

SBE 201 - Sustainable Design & Planning (3 credits)
SBE 221 - History of Built Environment 1 (3 credits)
SBS 200 - Intro. To Statistics (4 credits)
EVS 260 - Environmental Studies: Ideas/Institutions (3 credits)
ECON 200 - Basic Economics (3 credits)

4th Semester

SBE 202 - Professional Communication (3 credits)
SBE 222 - History of Built Environment 2 (3 credits)
CHEE 204 - Water & Energy: Con. & Alt Systems (3 credits)
PHYS 102 - Intro. Physics 1 Lecture (3 credits)
PHYS 181 - Intro. Physics 1 Lab (1 credit)
GE Core Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)

Third Year

5th Semester

LAR 470 - Intro to GIS for Planning & Land Arch (4 credits)
GE Core Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
PLG 468 - Urban Transportation Planning (3 credits)
PLG 402 - Planning for Sustainable Cities and Regions (3 credits)
GE Core Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)

6th Semester

SBE 301 - Intro. To Design Thinking (4 credits)
GEOG 367 - Population Geography (3 credits)
PHIL 323 - Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
PLG 408 - Planning for Urban Resiliancy (3 credits)
Upper-Division Elective (3 credits)
General Education Portfolio (Exit Course) (1 credit)

Fourth Year

7th Semester

SBE 393 - Professional Internship (3 credits)
SBE 480 - Research Methods (3 credits)
PLG 497S - Sustainable Development (3 credits)
PLG 472 - Environmental Land Use Planning (3 credits)
Upper-Division Elective (3 credits)

8th Semester

SBE 498 - Senior Capstone (3 credits)
PLG 476 - Land Development Process (3 credits)
ARC 471S - History & Theory of Architecture 4 (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)

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