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Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Landscape Architecture, BS

2022-2023 Edition

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        • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Environmental Studies, BA
        • Marine Biology, BS
        • Computer Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Data Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Chemistry, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Economics, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Journalism, BS
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Landscape Architecture, BS
        • Environmental Studies and History, BA
        • Environmental Studies and International Affairs, BA
        • Environmental Studies and Philosophy, BA
        • Environmental Studies and Political Science, BA
        • Sociology and Environmental Studies, BA
        • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Minor
        • Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Minor
        • Environmental Studies, Minor
        • Geosciences, Minor
        • Marine Sciences, Minor
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The Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences and the program in landscape architecture provide an education in basic environmental and sustainability sciences and landscape-architecture-related disciplines. This combined major provides students the opportunity to obtain the fundamental scientific background and practical training to tackle environmental and landscape-related issues. The program seeks to prepare students for advanced studies or careers in fields of urban planning, urban design, sustainable development, environmental consulting, and/or other fields focusing on the interactions among landscapes, the built environment, human societies, and overall climate impacts.  

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Required Courses
Core Courses
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
5
ENVR 1200
and ENVR 1201
Dynamic Earth
and Lab for ENVR 1200
4
or ENVR 2200 Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
and Lab for ENVR 1400
5
ENVR 2515Sustainable Development4
Complete one course from each category:
Skills 4-5
ENVR 1500
and ENVR 1501
Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data
and Lab for ENVR 1500
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
Earth, Oceans, and Environmental Change4-5
ENVR 2310
and ENVR 2311
Earth Materials
and Lab for ENVR 2310
ENVR 3125
Global Oceanic Change
ENVR 3600
Oceanography
ENVR 5150
Climate and Atmospheric Change
ENVR 5600
Coastal Processes, Adaptation, and Resilience
ENVR 5670
Global Biogeochemistry
Conservation, Restoration, and Management4
EEMB 2400
Introduction to Evolution
EEMB 3460
Conservation Biology
EEMB 4001
Landscape and Restoration Ecology
ENVR 5220
Ecosystem-Based Management
ENVR 5700
Streams and Watershed Ecology
Sustainable Planning and Development4
ENVR 3150
Food Security and Sustainability
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
ENVR 5210
Environmental Planning
ENVR 5350
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
ENVR 5450
Applied Social-Ecological Systems Modeling
ENVR 5800
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Environment and Society4
ENVR 5750
Urban Ecology
POLS 2395
Environmental Politics and Policy
PPUA 5260
Ecological Economics
SOCL 2485
Environment, Technology, and Society

Landscape Architecture Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
ARCH 1110Fundamental Architectural Representation4
ARCH 1120Fundamental Architectural Design6
LARC 2130Sustainable Urban Site Design6
LARC 2230Introduction to Sustainable Site Planning and Design4
LARC 2330Cities, Landscape, and Modern Culture4
LARC 2340Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture4
LARC 2430Plants, People, and Landscape Change4

Landscape Architecture Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following:12-14
ARCH 3351
Architecture Topics Abroad: Theory
ARCH 3352
Architecture Topics Abroad: Drawing
ARCH 3370
Advanced Topics in Architectural History
ARCH 3450
Advanced Architectural Communication
ARCH 4850
Urban and Architectural History Abroad
LARC 2240
Sustainable Site Construction and Detailing
LARC 2440
Planting Design
LARC 3170
Landscape Planning and Urbanism Studio
LARC 5210
Landscape Ecology
LARC 5220
Sustainable Landscape Practices
LARC 5310
Urban Landscape Seminar
SUEN 6210
Implementation and Visualization for Urban Environments 1
SUEN 6220
Implementation and Visualization for Urban Environments 2

Capstone/Integrative Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
ENVR 4997
Senior Thesis
LARC 5120
Comprehensive Design Studio
LARC 5210
Landscape Ecology
ENVR 4050
Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone

Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Landscape Architecture Major Credit Requirement

Complete a minimum of 84 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirements

132 total semester hours required

Four-Years, Two Co-ops

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
LARC 24304ARCH 11104Elective4Elective4
ENVR 1400
and ENVR 1401
5ARCH 11206ENGW 11114Elective4
ENVR 22004EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
5  
Elective4EEAM 20001  
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
LARC 21306LARC 23404Elective4Co-op0
LARC 22304ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
5Elective4 
LARC 23304LARC elective4  
ENVR elective4Elective4  
 18 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENVR elective4ENGW 33144Co-op0
 ENVR elective4Elective4 
 ENVR elective4  
 LARC elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ENVR 25154  
 Capstone4  
 ENVR elective4  
 LARC elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132
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