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Environmental Design Program (BA/BS)

University of Oregon
Eugene , United States
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Program Overview

Environmental Design Program (BA/BS)

Degree Overview

The Environmental Design program is a multidisciplinary BA/BS focusing on visual and spatial design skills applied to the context of environmental sustainability. This degree combines coursework from landscape architecture, architecture, interior architecture, planning, public policy, art, product design, and historic preservation.


Careers

The unique multidisciplinary structure will equip students with skills for a range of careers in government agencies, including parks and recreation, city planning offices, the National Park Service and Forest Service, environmental nonprofits, ecological restoration, and sustainable development.


Curriculum

The Environmental Design (BA/BS) degree emphasizes design skills within the five-track areas of:


  • Design Technology
  • Landscape Design
  • Urban Sustainability
  • Climate Resilience and Advocacy
  • Sustainable Built Environments Key features of the degree include:
    • Strong emphasis on data visualization skills on both large and small scales
    • Strong emphasis on landscapes and the built environment
    • Introduction to the use of sustainable materials and practices in both interior and exterior built environments
    • Pathways to Master's degrees in design and planning
    • Developing skills in visual modeling of environmental amenities, challenges, and solutions
    • Conceptualizing, planning, and implementing design solutions for the built environment
    • Exploring sustainable options in materials and materiality
    • Producing compelling visual/spatial communications for environmental action
    • Opportunities for double majors

BA/BS in Environmental Design

The degree starts with a broadly interdisciplinary mix of introductory design courses from a variety of academic fields within the College of Design. As students progress through the program, they choose one of five specified tracks to complete their elective requirements for the degree. Completion of the appropriate track can reduce the total credits required to complete a master's degree, if the student is interested in further professional training or licensure.


Culture

Design is a process of discovery, characterized by questioning, creating, testing, and evaluating. In the Department of Landscape Architecture, the administrative home of the BA/BS in Environmental Design, we strive to create environments that fulfill human needs and potential and are ecologically responsive and socially just.


Courses for Environmental Design Majors

Required Core Courses

The first set of core courses, totaling 36 credits, introduce design principles across scales (from small to continental), species, and intention (from visual representation to planning). Students also complete a career development course early in their degree (ideally, sophomore year). The cross-disciplinary nature of the courses listed below allows Environmental Design majors to enroll in introductory courses in several degree fields.


  • ARCH 201 Introduction to Architecture (4 credits)
  • IARC 204 Understanding Contemporary Interiors (4 credits)
  • ENVD 201 Environmental Design Careers (2 credits)
  • LA 260 Understanding Landscapes (4 credits)
  • ENVD 289 Environmental Design Studio (6 credits)
  • ENVD 210 (co-required with ENVD 289)
  • LA 337 Design for Sustainable World (4 credits)
  • PPPM 205 Introduction to City Planning (4 credits)
  • PPPM 321 Inclusive Urbanism (4 credits)
  • PPPM 445 Green Cities (4 credits)

Context Courses

In addition to the required courses listed above, students select two courses (totaling 7 or 8 credits) from a list of additional field courses called context courses. This is intended as a final opportunity to widen the scope of design inquiry to include perspectives from additional fields and demonstrate the application of design principles in different career settings.


  • AAAP 411 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 credits)
  • ARCH 430 Architectural Contexts (4 credits)
  • ARCH 440 Human Context of Design (4 credits)
  • ARH 358 History of Design (4 credits)
  • ARH 150 Introduction to Visual Culture (4 credits)
  • ART 233 Drawing I (4 credits)
  • PD 101 Introduction to Product Design (4 credits)

Environmental Design Program Tracks

The Environmental Design Program has five tracks that enable students who have completed most of the introductory coursework to develop field-specific skills. Students must choose one of the five tracks:


  • Design Technology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Urban Sustainability
  • Resilience & Advocacy
  • Sustainable Built Environments

Design Technology Track Courses

  • ENVD 451 Landscape Media (2 credits)
  • ENVD 452 LA Media II (2 credits)
  • ENVD 453 LA Media III (2 credits)
  • LA 423 Drawing the Landscape (4 credits)
  • PPPM 434 Urban GIS (4 credits)
  • LA 415 GIS (4 credits)
  • LA 450 Environmental Data Visualization (4 credits)
  • LA 450 Advanced AutoCAD (4 credits)
  • LA 459 3D Mapping with LiDAR (2 credits)
  • LA 459 Sensing the Environment (2 credits)
  • LA 459 Sustainable Sites (4 credits)
  • ART 233 Drawing I (4 credits)
  • GEOG 481 GIScience I (4 credits)
  • GEOG 482 GIScience II (4 credits)
  • GEOG 485 Remote Sensing I (4 credits)
  • GEOG 486 Remote Sensing II (4 credits)
  • GEOG 490 Drones and Mapping (4 credits)
  • GEOG 493 Advanced Cartography (4 credits)

Landscape Architecture Track Courses

  • LA 289 Foundations II (6 credits)
  • ENVD 451 Landscape Media (2 credits)
  • ENVD 452 LA Media II (2 credits)
  • ENVD 453 LA Media III (2 credits)
  • LA 439 Introductory Design I: Systems (6 credits)
  • LA 439 Introductory Design II: Landform (6 credits)
  • LA 439 Introductory Design III: Assemblies (6 credits)
  • LA 474 History of Landscape Architecture I (4 credits)
  • LA 475 History of Landscape Architecture II (4 credits)
  • LA 440 Land Planning Analysis (4 credits)
  • LA 423 Drawing the Landscape (4 credits)
  • LA 326 Fall Plants (4 credits)
  • LA 328 Spring Plants (4 credits)
  • LA 415 GIS (4 credits)
  • LA 413 Analyzing Land Systems (4 credits)
  • LA 410 Sustainable Design Practices & Principles (4 credits)
  • LA 459 Certifying Sustainability SITESv2 Ratings (4 credits)
  • LA 472 Landscape Architecture Theory (4 credits)
  • ARH 457 Land and Environmental Art (4 credits)
  • ARH 368 Arts and Visual Cultures of Climate Change (4 credits)

Urban Sustainability Track Courses

  • PPPM 434 Urban GIS (4 credits)
  • PPPM 442 Sustainable Urban Development (4 credits)
  • PPPM 440 Land Use Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 370 Global Sustainable Development and Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 408 Workshop: Environmental Impact Assessment (4 credits)
  • PPPM 432 Justice and Urban Revitalization (4 credits)
  • PPPM 438 Topics in Transportation Planning (4 credits)
  • PPPM 443 Natural Resources Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 448 Collaboration (4 credits)
  • Law 101 Introduction to American Law (4 credits)
  • Law 201 Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy (4 credits)
  • Law 310 Environmental Regulation (4 credits)
  • ARCH 431 Community Design (3 credits)
  • ARCH 435 Principles of Urban Design (4 credits)
  • GEOG 481 GIScience I (4 credits)
  • GEOG 482 GIScience II (4 credits)
  • GEOG 485 Remote Sensing I (4 credits)
  • GEOG 486 Remote Sensing II (4 credits)
  • GEOG 490 Drones and Mapping (4 credits)
  • GEOG 493 Advanced Cartography (4 credits)
  • ENVS 455 Sustainability (4 credits)
  • ENVS 467 Sustainable Agriculture (4 credits)

Resilience & Advocacy Track Courses

  • PPPM 101 Advocacy and Social Change (4 credits)
  • PPPM 201 Introduction to Public Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 340 Climate Change Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 443 Natural Resources Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 444 Environmental Policy (4 credits)
  • LA 326 Fall Plants (4 credits)
  • LA 328 Spring Plants (4 credits)
  • LA 441 Applied Ecology (4 credits)
  • LA 390 Urban Farm (4 credits)
  • LA 429 Civic Agriculture (4 credits)
  • LA 410 Design for Climate Action (4 credits)
  • PPPM 442 Sustainable Urban Development (4 credits)
  • PPPM 440 Land Use Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 370 Global Sustainable Development and Policy (4 credits)
  • PPPM 408 Workshop: Environmental Impact Assessment (4 credits)
  • PPPM 432 Justice and Urban Revitalization (4 credits)
  • PPPM 410 Community Organizing (4 credits)
  • IARC 476 History of Interior Architecture III (3 credits)
  • ARH 457 Land and Environmental Art (4 credits)
  • ARH 368 Arts and Visual Cultures of Climate Change (4 credits)
  • ENVS 345 Environmental Ethics (4 credits)
  • ENVS 435 Environmental Justice (4 credits)

Sustainable Built Environments Track Courses

  • ENVD 451 Landscape Media (2 credits)
  • ENVD 452 LA Media II (2 credits)
  • ENVD 453 LA Media III (2 credits)
  • ARCH 430 Architectural Contexts (4 credits)
  • ARCH 440 Human Context of Design (4 credits)
  • ARCH 450 Spatial Composition (4 credits)
  • ARCH 431 Community Design (3 credits)
  • ARCH 435 Principles of Urban Design (4 credits)
  • ARCH 437 Theory of Urban Design II (3 credits)
  • ARCH 407 Sustainable Urbanism (3 credits)
  • ARCH 407 Real Estate Development (3 credits)
  • ARCH 492 Environmental Control Systems 2 (3 credits)
  • ARH 314 History of World Architecture I (4 credits)
  • ARH 315 History of World Architecture II (4 credits)
  • IARC 444 Furniture: Theory & Analysis (3 credits)
  • IARC 447 Color Theory and Application for the Built Env. (3 credits)
  • IARC 474 History of Interior Architecture I (3 credits)
  • IARC 475 History of Interior Architecture II (3 credits)
  • IARC 476 History of Interior Architecture III (3 credits)
  • ART 233 Drawing I (4 credits)
  • PD 370 Design Process (4 credits)
  • PD 350 Objects & Impacts (4 credits)
  • PD 340 Design for Use (4 credits)
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