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Degree Requirements

Concentration Courses

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Fall 2007 Classes

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Concentrations:

Horticulture Studies

Landscape Studies

Urban Studies

Built Environment
Studies

 

 

 

 

Environmetal Design (BS)

Landscape Studies Concentration

Fall 2005
(4/9/05)

CORE CLASSES (required of all Environmental Design majors)

EnvirDes 543 Hist Arch & Landsp II MW 6:00-7:30

EnvirDes 574 City Planning TuTh 8:00-9:15 am

LandArch 547 Landscape Pattn&Procs TuTh 11:15-12:05 +lab (Tu 8:00-11:00 , or Th 8:00-11:00 )

 

CONCENTRATION COURSES

Biology 108 Biodiversity MWF 10:10-11:00

Biology 287 Intro Ecology (prereqs) MWF 10:10-11:00

Biology 485 Aquatic Vasc Plnts (prereq) MW 1:25-4:25

Econ 308 Politl Econ of Env (prereqs) TuTh 9:30-10:45

EnvirSci 101 Intro Envirnmntl Biology MWF 2:30-3:20 + discussion (Tu or W afternoons)

EnvirSci 213 Intro Envirnmntl Policy TuTh 11:15-12:30

EnvirSci 504 Air Pollution Biol (prereqs) TuTh 11:15-12:05

Forest 528 Forest&Wetland Hydro MWF 9:05-9:55

Forest 592G Sem-GIS in Forestry Tu Th 11:15-12:30

Geo-Sci 354 Climatology TuTh 9:30-10:45

Geo-Sci 530 Population & Envrnmnt Tu 1:00-3:45

Geo-Sci 594A Sem: Intro to GIS MWF 11:15-12:05

Geo-Sci 597R ST-Ecological Cities M 2:30-5:00

NRC 100 Society & Environment TuTh 2:30-3:45

NRC 382 Humn Dimns Nat Res Mgt TuTh 9:30-10:45 + W 12:20-3:20 (4 credits)

PoliSci 382 Envirntl Policy (restricted) MWF 10:10-11:00

Res-Econ 102 Intro Resource Econ TuTh 9:30-10:45

Res-Econ 263 Natural Resource Econ TuTh 2:30-3:45

Res-Econ 472 Adv Res&Env Ec (prereqs) MW 12:20-1:35

W&FConsv 564 Wildlife Hab Mgt (prereq) TuTh 11:15-12:30 + Th 12:30-5:15

W&FConsv 577 Ecosys Model Simulation MW 11:15-1:10

W&FCons 597E Endan Spec Mgt (restricted) W 2:30-4:25

 

(restricted) = some restrictions on who can take course. Check Spire for details.

(prereq) = some prerequisites. Check Spire and catalog for details.

Horticulture Studies Concentration

Fall 2005
(4/9/05)

CORE CLASSES (required of all Environmental Design majors)

EnvirDes 543 Hist Arch & Landsp II MW 6:00-7:30

EnvirDes 574 City Planning TuTh 8:00-9:15 am

LandArch 547 Landscape Pattn&Procs TuTh 11:15-12:05 +lab (Tu 8:00-11:00 , or Th 8:00-11:00 )

 

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSE (for all Horticulture Studies majors)

EnvirDes 335 Plants in Landscape MW 8:00-8:50 + lab

 

ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION COURSES

Biology 103 Plant Biology MWF 10:10-11:00 + lab

Biology 108 Biodiversity MWF 10:10-11:00

Biology 287 Intro Ecology (prereqs) MWF 10:10-11:00

Biology 510 Plant Physiolgy (prereq) MWF 10:10-11:00

EnvirSci 342 Pestcds, Envir & Pub Pol TuTh 1:00-2:14 (also PlSoilIn 342)

Forest 332 Princ of Arboriculture TuTh 11:15-12:30

LandArch 191A Sem-Graphics I Tu 9:05-11:00 + lab (Fri mornings)

LandArch 297A SpTpc-Studio I MWF 1:25-4:25

PlntSoil 555 Env Stress&Plnt (prereq) TuTh 2:30-3:45

PlSoilIn 100 Basic Plant Science MWF 9:05-9:55

PlSoilIn 109 Insects of Ornamentals WF 11:15-12:05 + lab

PlSoilIn 120 Organic Farm & Garden TuTh 11:15-12:05 + Tu 1:00-2:15

PlSoilIn 200 Plant Propagtn (prereqs) MW 9:05-9:55 + lab (Wed afternoons)

PlSoilIn 230 Intro Turf Mgt (prereqs) MW 8:00-8:50 + lab

PlSoilIn 310 Princ Weed Mgt5 TuTh 9:30-10:20 + lab

PlSoilIn 342 Pestcds, Envir & Pub Pol TuTh 1:00-2:25 (also EnvirSci 342)

 

 

(restricted) = some restrictions on who can take course. Check Spire for details.

(prereq) = some prerequisites. Check Spire and catalog for details.

 


Urban Studies Concentration

Fall 2005
(4/9/05)

CORE CLASSES (required of all Environmental Design majors)

EnvirDes 543 Hist Arch & Landsp II MW 6:00-7:30

EnvirDes 574 City Planning TuTh 8:00-9:15 am

LandArch 547 Landscape Pattn&Procs TuTh 11:15-12:05 +lab (Tu 8:00-11:00 , or Th 8:00-11:00 )

 

CONCENTRATION COURSES

AfroAm 236 Hist Civ Rghts Mvmnt TuTh 2:30-3:45

Art-Hist 342 19 th Century Architecture MWF 10:10-11:00

Econ 103 Intro to Microecon MW 2:30-3:25 + discussion

Econ 104 Intro to Macroecon MW 11:15-12:05 + discussion

Econ 121 Internatl Economy MW 12:20-1:10 + discussion (Tuesday)

Econ 308 Polit Econ of Env (prereq) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Econ 314 State & Locl Pub Fin TuTh 11:15-12:30

Econ 330 Labor Am Econ (restricted) MWF 12:20-1:10

Econ 366 Econ Developmnt (prereqs) W 6:00-8:30 pm

EnvirSci 213 Intro Envir Policy TuTh 11:15-12:30

Geo-Sci 370 Urban Geography MWF 1:25-2:15

Geo-Sci 530 Population & Environmt Tu 1:00-3:45

Geo-Sci 597R ST-Ecological Cities M 2:30-5:00

History 591E S-Paris, London , Berlin MW 11:15-12:30

PolSci 181 Controversies Pub Policy TuTh 1:00-2:15

PolSci 219 State&Loc Gov (restricted) TuTh 11:15-12:30

PolSci 382 Envir Policy (restricted) MWF 10:10-11:00

Res-Econ 102 Intro Resource Econ TuTh 9:30-10:45

Res-Econ 211 Intro Stats/Life Sci MWF 9:05-9:55 + discussion (W afternoon)

Res-Econ 263 Nat Resource Econ TuTh 2:30-3:45

Res-Econ 472 Adv Res&Env Ec (prereqs) MW 12:20-1:35

Sociol 106 Race, Gndr, Class, Ethncty various lecture + discussion times

Sociol 212 Elem Statistics MWF 1:25-2:15

Sociol 224 Soc Class Ineql (restricted) MW 12:20-1:10 + discussion (Friday)

Sociol 325 Pol Soc (restrict/prereq) TuTh 4:00-5:15

Sociol 329 Soc Mvmts (restrict/prereq) TuTh 9:30-10:45

Social 340 Race Rel (restrict/prereq) MWF 12:20-1:10

 

 

(restricted) = some restrictions on who can take course. Check Spire for details.

(prereq) = some prerequisites. Check Spire and catalog for details.

 


Built Environment Studies

Fall 2005
(4/9/05)

 

CORE CLASSES (required of all Environmental Design majors)

EnvirDes 543 Hist Arch & Landsp II MW 6:00-7:30

EnvirDes 574 City Planning TuTh 8:00-9:15 am

LandArch 547 Landscape Pattn&Procs TuTh 11:15-12:05 +lab (Tu 8:00-11:00 , or Th 8:00-11:00 )

 

CONCENTRATION COURSES

Art 104 Basic Studio Drawing MW 7:00-10:00 pm , or TuTh7:00-10:00 pm

Art 105 Basic Studio Design MW 7:00-10:00 pm , or TuTh7:00-10:00 pm

Art 197E ST-Design Investigations MW 1:25-4:10

Art-Hist 115 Intro to Visual Arts MWF 10:10-11:00

Art-Hist 342 19 th Century Arch MWF 10:10-11:00

Art-Hist 347 Islamic Art & Arch I MWF 12:20-1:10

BMatWT 211 Enrgy Effcnt Housing TuTh 2:30-3:45

BmatWT 313 Light-Frame Strct Tc TuTh 9:30-10:45

Ce-Engin 240 Statics (prereqs) MWF 11:15-12:05

Ce-Engin 241 Strngth of Mtrls (prereqs) MWF 11:15-12:05 + lab

Geo-Sci 597R ST-Ecological Cities M 2:30-5:00

LandArch 191A Sem-Graphics I Tu 9:05-11:00 + lab (Friday)

LandArch 297A SpTpc-Studio I MWF 1:25-4:25

Math 128 Calc Soc Sci II (prereq) various times and days

Math 132 Calculus II (prereq) various times and days

 

 

(restricted) = some restrictions on who can take course. Check Spire for details.

(prereq) = some prerequisites. Check Spire and catalog for details.

 

 

   
 
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