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Sustainable Community Development Major Requirements
In order to complete the Sustainable Community Development major, students must take 14 courses, totaling 46 – 53 credits. Students must also meet the University’s General Education and credit requirements to earn the Bachelor of Science. Major requirements include 8 core courses (28 – 29 credits) and 6 concentration courses (18 – 24 credits).
These curriculum requirements became effective in the fall of 2017. Students who enrolled prior to that date should consult with the Program Director.
Core Courses
Typical terms and times and listed. Please check the current departmental course offerings for up-to-date information.
|
COURSE |
CREDITS |
TERM |
TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SustComm 110 Transforming Your World: Intro to Community Engagement (GenEd: SB, DU) |
4 |
Fall |
TuTh 2:30 – 3:45pm |
|
SustComm 140 Awareness of the Visual Environment (GenEd: AT) |
4 |
Fall |
TuTh 1 – 2:15pm |
|
SustComm 232 History of Sustainable Community Development (GenEd: HS, DG) |
4 |
Spring |
TuTh 10 – 11:15am |
|
SustComm 314 Writing in Community Development & Landscape Architecture (GenEd: JYW) |
3 |
Spring |
TuTh 11:30am – 12:45pm or 1 – 2:15pm |
|
SustComm 394RI Research Issues in Community Development (GenEd: IE) |
3 |
Fall |
TuTh 10 – 11:15am |
|
SustComm 543* Landscape Architecture History I (GenEd: AT) |
4 |
Fall |
WeFr 9:45– 11am |
|
SustComm 544* Landscape Architecture History II |
3 |
Spring |
TuTh 5:30 – 6:45pm |
|
SustComm 574 City Planning |
3 |
Fall |
TuTh 8:30 – 9:45am |
|
LandArch 547 & 547L Landscape Pattern & Process, & Lab |
3 + 1 |
Fall |
TuTh 11:30am – 12:45pm (lecture) + Tu 8:00 – 11:15am, Tu 1 – 3:45 pm, Th 8:00 – 11:15am, or Th 1 – 3:45 pm (lab) |
*Only one of the two Landscape Architecture History courses (SustComm 543 or SustComm 544) is required.
Concentration Courses
See concentration pages for details on concentration requirements.
- Built Environment (4 required courses and 2 concentration electives)
- City & Society (4 required courses and 2 concentration electives)
- Climate Change & Green Infrastructure (4 required courses and 2 concentration electives)
- Landscape Design Build (6 required courses)
- Independently Designed Concentration (6 courses selected in coordination with the Program Director)
Gen Eds
Junior Year Writing (JYW) and Integrative Experience (IE) are Gen Ed requirements that are taken within the student’s major. In addition, students may apply two courses from their major department towards Gen Ed requirements: one diversity class (DU or DG) and one in any other Gen Ed category. All other Gen Ed requirements must be satisfied by courses outside of the major department. For more information about General Education requirements, go to umass.edu/gened.
Course Sequencing
Students should plan to take SustComm 110 and SustComm 140 in their freshman or sophomore years. SustComm 394RI is restricted to juniors and seniors. SustComm 314 (Junior Year Writing) is typically taken junior year but may be taken by sophomores with instructor permission. Concentration classes can be taken at the same time as core classes. When concentrations have 100- and 200-level courses, these should be taken earlier in the program. 500-level classes are typically appropriate for juniors and seniors, and sometimes sophomores.
Transfer students, students entering from the AS in Landscape Contracting, and students completing the major requirements in less than three years may have a different course sequence; consult the Program Director to plan a course schedule.