BA in Environmental Design, Policy and Planning
The Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to understand and address complex issues related to development, land-use, urbanization, and suburban sprawl. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. The goal is to address the complex scientific, legal, ethical, political, environmental, and socio-economic issues that surround the development, management, and use of the built environment.
The major builds on the interdisciplinary core curriculum offered at Stony Brook Southampton. Students will enroll in major-specific courses in their junior and senior year. As part of the preparation, students will work in teams with students enrolled in related majors to collaboratively solve problems. A design project is an essential part of the curriculum to provide real-world experience. Internships and independent research courses provide additional real-world experiences. Seniors are required to present their Design Project at an Annual Gathering of Researchers and Scholars on the Stony Brook Southampton campus.
Bulletin Sample Course Sequence
Requirements
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A: Foundation Courses (34-35 credits)
MAT 125-C Calculus A or MAT 131-C Calculus I
ECO 108-F Introduction to Economics
SBC 111 Introduction to Sustainability Studies
SBC 115 Introduction to Human Demographics
ENV 115-E Chemistry, Life, Environment
SBC 113-E Physical Geography
SBC 114 Physical Geography Lab
ARS 154-D Foundations of Drawing
AMS 102-C Elements of Statistics
SBC 201 Systems and Models
POL 102-F(4) Introduction to American Government
SBC 205 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
SBC 206 Economics and Sustainability
B: Career Leadership Skills (5 credits)
CSK 102 Career Leadership Skills: Working in Teams (1 credit)
CSK 302 Technical Writing and Communication (3 credits)
Plus one of the following (1 credit each):
CSK 101 Career Leadership Skills: Advocacy and Change
CSK 103 Career Leadership Skills: Behavioral Decision Making
CSK 104 Career Leadership Skills: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
CSK 105 Career Leadership Skills: Leadership
CSK 106 Career Leadership Skills: Communication Methods and Strategies
CSK 107 Career Leadership Skills: Assessment
CSK 108 Career Leadership Skills: Entrepreneurship
CSK 109 Career Leadership Skills: Forecasting & Planning
C: Core Courses (31 credits)
(Students will be required to take: the 10 credits in Group 1; 6 credits from each of Groups 2 through 4; and 3 credits from Group 5)
- Core Courses (10 credits)
SBC 313 GIS Applications and Design
SBC 354 Drawing for Design --- CAD
EDP 303 Spatial Economics
- Historic and Theoretical Persectives 300-level courses (6 credits)
SBC 200-F: Human Settlements: History and Future
EDP 307: Theories and Design of Human Settlements
- Physical and Built Environment Upper Division Block (6 credits)
EDP 301: The Built Environment I
EDP 302: The Built Environment II - Policy, Politics and Regulations (6 credits)
EDP 309: Planning: Policies and Regulations
One of the following courses: EDP 305: Risk Assessment and Sustainable Development; SBC 308-K: American Environmental Politics; SBC 309: Global Environmental Politics - Societal and Cultural Aspects (3 credits)
SUS 303: Demographic Change and Sustainability
SBC 307-K(4): American Environmental History
SBC 310: Migration, Development and Population Redistribution
SBC 312-F: Environment, Society and Health
One of the following can be substituted for any of the courses in Group 5. NOTE: each course below has a prerequisite outside the major.
SUS 301 Environmental Ethics
SBC 331 City Suburb Sprawl
EHI 322-G Human Ecology
D: Design Project Course (3 credits)
EDP 404: Environmental Design Project
E: Upper Division Writing Requirement
2 essays required; 0 credits