Sustainability and the Built Environment
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment (BSSBE) allows students to explore creative solutions for the planning, design and construction of human structures and settlements.
About This Major
- College: Design, Construction and Planning
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment
- Hours for the degree: 120
- Minor: No
- Website: www.dcp.ufl.edu/sustainability
Overview
Whether it is the redesign and rehabilitation of existing structures or innovative new design, students will be provided a theoretical foundation for seeking sustainable solutions to problems in the built environment. The degree program is supported by the globally recognized expertise in sustainability of the faculty in the College of Design, Construction and Planning and from across campus.
Graduates will have excellent opportunities for work in various green industries, for government agencies involved with regulation and management of the built environment and with nonprofit organizations promoting the principles of sustainability. Additionally students will be prepared to enter graduate school in architecture, building construction, historic preservation, interior design, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning.
Transfer students must complete the AA degree, MAC 1147 or (MAC 1140 and MAC 1114),
STA 2023, and ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 with minimum grades of C. Students must also have a 3.0 minimum overall GPA.
Certain highly qualified students may have the option of pursuing a 4+1 or a 4+2 degree in urban and regional planning, landscape architecture or building construction. Refer to the admissions website for transfer admission information, application deadlines and the online application.
Required field trips broaden and expand students' educational experiences through study of planning, design, construction and sustainability projects. Students may also be required to attend state and national professional meetings.
Core Courses (9 hours / 3 courses)
Take one 2000-level core course from each of the three disciplinary groups:
Humanities
- AMH 2631 History of Sustainability
- CLA 2521 Classical Antiquity and Sustainability
- REL 2071 Religion and Sustainability
Natural Sciences
- BSC 2862 Global Change Ecology and Sustainability
- GLY 2038 Sustainability and the Changing Earth
Social Sciences
- ANT 2402 Anthropology of Sustainability
- POS 2032 Politics of Sustainability
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Critical Tracking
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- 2.00 UF GPA required
- Complete BCN 1582 or IDS 2154 with minimum grade of C+
- Complete ECO 2023 with minimum grade of C
Semester 2
- 2.50 UF GPA required
- Complete ARC 1701 or BCN 3012 or IND 2100 or IND 2130 or LAA 2710 or
URP 4000 with minimum grade of C
- Complete MAC 1147 or (MAC 1140 and MAC 1114)
- Complete one core course (from the list above) with minimum grade of C.
Note: For semesters 2, 3 and 4 students must choose one core course for a total of three courses (one from each group) to be on track by the end of Semester 4.
Semester 3
- 2.75 UF GPA required
- Complete ECO 2013 with minimum grade of C
- Complete LAA 2330 with minimum grade of C
- Complete one core course (from the list above) with minimum grade of C
Semester 4
- 3.0 UF GPA required
- Complete STA 2023
- Complete one core course (from the list above) with minimum grade of C
Semester 5
- 3.0 UF GPA required
- Complete DCP 3200 and DCP 3210 with minimum grades of C+
- Complete one: AEB 4126, REL 2104,REL 3103, REL 3492, PHM 3032, SYD 3410 or
SYD 4512 with minimum grade of C
Recommended Semester Plan
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. Students are required to complete HUM 2305 The Good Life (GE-H) in semester 1 or 2.
| Semester 1 |
Credits |
|---|
BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (GE-S and N) or
IDS 2154 Facets of Sustainability |
3 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) |
4 |
| HUM 2305 What is the Good Life (GE-H) |
3 |
| Composition (GE-C) |
3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or B) |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
| Semester 2 |
Credits |
|---|
History of a Built Environment:
ARC 1701 Architectural History 1 (GE-H and N) or
ARC 1720 Survey of Architectural History (GE-H and N) or
BCN 3012 History of Construction (GE-H and N) or
IND 2100 History of Interior Design 1 (GE-H) or
IND 2130 History of Interior Design 2 (GE-H) or
LAA 2710 History of Landscape Architecture (GE-H and N) or
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (GE-H) |
3 |
MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) or
MAC 1140 Algebra and MAC 1114 Trigonometry (GE-M) |
3-4 |
| Core course |
3 |
| Elective, 1000/2000 level |
3 |
| Total |
12-13 |
| Semester 3 |
Credits |
|---|
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) |
4 |
| LAA 2330 Site Analysis |
3 |
| Core course |
3 |
| Elective, 1000/2000 level |
6 |
| Total |
16 |
| Semester 4 |
Credits |
|---|
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics (GE-M) |
3 |
| Core course |
3 |
| Physical or Biological Science (GE-P or B) |
3 |
| Elective, 1000/2000 level |
7 |
| Total |
16 |
| Semester 5 |
Credits |
|---|
| DCP 3200 Methods of Inquiry for Sustainability and the Built Environment |
3 |
| DCP 3210 Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment |
3 |
Ethics and/or Environmental Justice:
AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resources Ethics (GE-H or S) or
PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (GE-H) or
REL 2104 Environmental Ethics (GE-H) or
REL 3103 Religion and Nature in North America (GE-H) or
REL 3492 Religion, Ethics and Nature (GE-H) or
SYD 3410 Urban Sociology or
SYD 4512 Environment and Society |
3 |
| Approved electives * |
6 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 6 |
Credits |
|---|
| DCP 3220 Social and Cultural Sustainability and the Built Environment |
3 |
Ecology for the Built Environment:
EES 4103 Applied Ecology (2) or
EES 4316 Industrial Ecology or
EVR 3323 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration (4) or
FOR 2662 Forests of the World or
FOR 3153C Forest Ecology or
FOR 4090C Urban Forestry or
GEO 3352 The Human Footprint on Landscape or
PCB 3601C Plant Ecology or
SWS 2007 The World of Water (GE-P) or
SWS 2008 Land and Life (GE-B) or
SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (GE-P) or
SWS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use (GE-P) or
WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Perspectives (GE-B and N) or
WIS 4203C Introduction to Landscape Ecology or
WIS 4427C Wildlife Habitat Management or
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation or
WIS 4554 Conservation Biology |
3 |
Energy and/or Climate Change:
AGG 3501 Environment, Food and Society (GE-B) or
AOM 2520 Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future or
ARC 3610 Environmental Technology 1 or
ARC 4620 Environmental Technology 2 or
GEO 3250 Climatology (GE-P) or
GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate Change (GE-P) or
LAA 4260 Water Conservation Through Site Design and Green Roofs |
3 |
| Approved electives * |
6 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 7 |
Credits |
|---|
Practicum in Sustainability:
DCP 4941 Practicum or
DCP 4942 Field Experience |
6 |
Resource Economics:
AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (GE-S) or
AEB 2451 Economics of Resource Use (GE-S) or
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S) or
AEB 3281 Agricultural Macroeconomics or
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics or
AEB 4283 International Development Policy (GE-S) or
FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development or
GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (GE-S) or
GEO 3502 Economic Geography (GE-S) or
GEO 3602 Urban and Business Geography (GE-S) or
SYO 4352 Consumption, Economy and Society (GE-S) |
3 |
| Approved elective * |
3 |
| Elective, 3000/4000 level ** |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
| Semester 8 |
Credits |
|---|
Sustainability Capstone:
DCP 4290 Sustainability Capstone Project or
DCP 4910 Individual Research Project |
6 |
| Approved electives * |
6 |
| Elective, 3000/4000 level ** |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
* Approved electives: Any 3000/4000-level course in the College of DCP not otherwise required. Additional courses that also fulfill this requirement:
AEB 2014, AEB 2451, AEB 3103, AEB 3281, AEB 3450, AEB 4126, AEB 4283, AGG 3501, AGR 4268C, ANT 4403, AOM 2520, ARC 2304, EES 3000, EES 4050, EES 4316, EMA 6938, ENV 4612, EVR 3323, FNR 4660, FOR 2662, FOR 3004, FOR 3153C, FOR 4060, FOR 4090C, GEO 2500, GEO 3250, GEO 3352, GEO 3372, GEO 3502, GEO 3602, GLY 3074, IND 2214, LAA 2360C, PCB 3601C, PHM 3032, REL 3103, REL 3492, SWS 2008, SWS 3022,
SWS 4231C, SYD 3410, SYD 4512, SYO 4352, WIS 2552, WIS 4203C, WIS 4427C, WIS 4523, WIS 4554.
** Upper-division electives: Any 3000/4000-level course not otherwise required.
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