Curriculum

Undergraduate Curriculum

Undergraduate Sustainability Courses:

BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development
Credits: 3
Provides an overview of international trends in reducing the environmental impacts of land development and construction. Surveys best practices in a dozen countries around the world. (S, N)

DCP 3210 Sustainable Problem Solving
Credits: 3

DCP 3200 Methods of Inquiry
Credits: 3

DCP 3220 Social & Cultural Sustainability
Credits: 3

DCP 4941 Practicum in Sustainability
Credits: 6

DCP 4942 Field Experience
Credits: 6

DCP 4290 Sustainability Capstone
Credits: 6

DCP 4910 Individual Research or Approved Capstone Studio
Credits: 6

LAA 2330 Site Analysis
Credits: 3
Inventory, analysis and evaluation of site development procedures; emphasis on landscape ecology.

LAA 2532 Landscape Management
Credits: 3
Emphasizing design decision-making based on sound landscape management principle that in turn are based on fundamental principles of ecology and landscape ecology.

LAA 4260 Water Conservation through Site Design and Green Roofs
Credits: 3
This course will explore the impacts of development on the natural systems of the site with a focus on water resources, and how through sustainable site planning and design methodologies these impacts can be mitigated.

Graduate Curriculum

• Certificate in Sustainable Architecture
• Interdisciplinary Concentration and Certificate in Historic Preservation (College of Design, Construction and Planning)
• Certificate in Sustainable Construction Management (MICM Program – Rinker School of Building Construction)
• Concentration in Sustainable Construction (MS/MBC Program– Rinker School of Building Construction)

Graduate Sustainability Courses

ARC 6391 Architecture, Energy, and Ecology
Credits: 3
Integration of energetic and environmental influences on architectural design.

ARC 6933 Sustainable Site Design
Credits: 3
Prereq: must be a DCP graduate student. Architecture’s relationship to landscape environments. Focuses on architecture’s interrelationship with the diverse fields of landscape architecture, ecology, and civil engineering.

ARC 6934 European Approach to Sustainable Design
Credits: 3
Ideas and design strategies used in Europe that might be considered for the United States. Focuses on several countries in Europe that are leaders in sustainable design.

ARC 6935 Seminar in Sustainable Design
Credits: 3
Overview of principles and practices of sustainable architecture design, including weekly reading, use studies of excellent design practices, local field trip, and on-campus practice.

BCN 6580 High-Performance Green Building Delivery Systems
Credit: 3
Prereq: BCN 6585/ICM6680, or consent of instructor. High-performance green buildings; emerging delivery systems, evaluating their sustainability, and details on LEED criteria.

BCN 6585 Sustainable Construction
Credits: 3
Sustainability principles applied to planning, design, operation, renovation, and deconstruction of built environment. Emphasis on resource efficiency, environmental protection, and waste minimization.

BCN 6586 Construction Ecology and Metabolism
Credits: 3
Sustainability principles and concepts related to reducing environmental impacts of creating, operating, and deconstruction built environment.

ICM 6680 Principles of International Sustainable Construction
Credits: 3
Techniques for creating good indoor and outdoor environments, renewable resources, conservation, low environmental impact methods, life cycle assessments.

ICM 6682 Construction Ecology and Metabolism
Credits: 3
Application of ecological theory and developments in industrial ecology to ecological design in built environment.

ICM 6684 High-Performance Green Building Delivery Systems
Credits: 3
Prereq: BCN 6585 or ICM 6680, or consent of instructor. Overview of emerging delivery systems for high-performance green buildings and the basis on which their sustainability can be evaluated. LEED criteria are discussed in detail.

LAA 6382 Ecological and Environmental Policy
Credits: 3
Survey of major environmental policy and law with particular reference to Florida case studies.

LAA 6931 Water Conservation through Site Design and Green Roofs
Credits: 3
Exploration of the impacts of development on the natural systems of a site, particularly water resources. Mitigation of these impacts through sustainable site planning and design methodologies.

URP 6131 Growth Management Powers I
Credits: 3
Introduction to regulatory and nonregulatory techniques of plan implementation. Relationship of law and politics to the planning process. Police power as the basis for regulation. Mandatory planning and status of adopted comprehensive plans.

URP 6132 Growth Management Powers II
Credits: 3
Prereq: URP 6131. Traditional and innovative approaches to the control of land use. Zoning, subdivision regulation, and other land use control codes. Growth management in modern context.

URP 6716 Transportation Policy and Planning
Credits: 3
Introduction to transportation policy planning in urban context. Transportation policy instruments and policy-making processes, critical issues in transportation policy, history of policy in U.S. at federal, state, and local levels.

URP 6718 Bikeways Planning and Design
Credits: 3
Planning and designing bicycle paths, greenways, and facilities that form a network for non-motorized transportation. Oriented toward a systems approach.