Teaches design thinking skills, including creative and critical thinking, in order to address complex social problems (wicked problems) such as climate change, public health, migration, or sustainable development. Through a semester-long project, students tackle a challenging human-centered problem through collaborative processes and experiential learning by researching human behavior and social structures, developing possible interventions, and evaluating solutions.

Lecture/studio in the use of geographic information systems software for the development of environmental design and land planning projects.

Lecture/studio in the use of geographic information systems software for the development of environmental design and land planning projects.

The relationship between concepts of community and the physical environments (home, village, town, city, region) that may be designed in ways that foster personal and societal commitment to community and place.

Vernacular or folk architecture around the world and through history. Emphasis will be on how built form is a response to natural/physical and socio-cultural determinants. Both anthropological and art historical approaches to the subject will be explored.

The major monuments and theories of world architecture from the early modern period to the present. Major monuments will be presented in slide lecture; theory in readings and discussions.

Major movements and monuments in the history of urban planning. The first half of the course will cover the world from ancient times to the present; the second half will focus on America from colonial times to the present.

The study of urban places. Planning processes and regulatory tools and techniques used by urban communities to achieve community goals and objectives.

The interactions and relationships between people and their physical environments. Focuses on the social, behavioral, and cultural aspects of design.

Cultural Heritage and Environmental Issues focuses on the intersection of tangible and intangible cultural resources and how they rely upon, impact, and are impacted by environmental systems and features. Through lectures, readings, and discussion, historic foundations and contemporary issues will be explored.

Landscape architecture from ancient times to the present. Emphasizes the relationship between landscape architecture and culture, aesthetics, and the environment.

Landscape management techniques with an emphasis on the values of environmental conservation and historic preservation.