The minor in environmental design (Env Dsn), a non-workshop based track offered by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, provides students from diverse backgrounds a broad foundation in the principles of community planning and the form and function of the built environment. The Env Dsn minor requires a minimum of six courses, totaling a minimum of 18 credits, from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. The program comprises two required lower-division courses and a minimum of four upper-division courses selected in consultation with a faculty advisor. In addition, the minor in environmental design is designed to enhance and provide additional knowledge for students planning to pursue an accredited professional Master of Urban Planning (MUP) graduate degree upon completion of their baccalaureate studies. The Env Dsn minor is typically completed within five to six academic semesters.

Students are admitted to the minor in environmental design by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning upon earning an overall minimum GPA of 2.0 and completing either PD 120 or PD 212 with a minimum grade of B- (GPA of 2.67 on a 4.0 scale) or higher. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or better and must have an average of 2.5 or better in their environmental design minor courses for successful completion.

Upon admission to the minor in environmental design, students will be assigned faculty advisors based upon their interests. These faculty advisors will help students to develop specific plans of study for the Env Dsn minor. Students are required to discuss development of their minor through conferences with their faculty advisors at least once a semester.

For undergraduate information, or for an admission application to the minor in environmental design, contact UB SA&P Advisement at [ap-advising@buffalo.edu].

> prerequisite environmental design minor courses

>> PD 120 Introduction to Urban Studies or PD 212 Urban and Environmental Planning

> required environmental design minor courses

>> PD 120 Introduction to Urban Studies or PD 212 Urban and Environmental Planning (whichever is not taken as the prerequisite course)

>> Minimum of four PD (Urban Planning and Design) department electives --and-- 12 credits at the 300 level or higher

The following is a sample, but not all-inclusive, list of possible planning and design electives offered by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning for the minor in environmental design:

PD 301 Perspectives on Land Use and Development
PD 302 Technology and Public Policy
PD 303 Methods of Communication
PD 305 Environmental Assessment
PD 308 Problem Solving in Urban Environments
PD 312 Design of Cities
PD 313 Local Government Policy and Politics
PD 328 Historic Preservation (prerequisite: PD 212)
PD 355 Urban and Environmental Information
PD 356 Computing for Environmental Analysis
PD 362 Property Management
PD 379 The City Through Film
PD 402 Real Estate Development Business (prerequisite: PD 212)
PD 409 Technology and Urban Social Change
PD 425 CAD Technology in Environ Design (prerequisite: PD 212)
PD 496 Environmental Design Internship (prerequisite: PD 212)

>> For additional information on course electives for the Env Dsn minor, visit the Department of Urban and Regional Planning's Web site at <www.ap.buffalo.edu/planning/courses/electives.asp>.

> minimum required hours for the minor in environmental design: 18

> minor in environmental design advising notes

>> No more than 6 credits of transfer coursework may be applied toward Env Dsn minor requirements.

>> Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in minor courses for successful completion of the minor in environmental design.

>> No more than 3 credits of PD 445 Environmental Design Internship and 3 credits of PD 499 Independent Study may be applied toward Env Dsn minor requirements.

>> Other relevant courses (such as Special Topics courses) from the undergraduate curriculum in environmental design may be approved for the Env Dsn minor, with qualified special permission, from the course instructor and the School of Architecture and Planning’s Office of Undergraduate Advisement. Select courses approved for the minor in environmental design may only be offered on an intermittent basis.

>> For course descriptions, visit <undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/env.shtml#courses>.

>> For undergraduate information, or for an admission application to the minor in environmental design, contact UB SA&P Advisement at [ap-advising@buffalo.edu].

> ub school of architecture and planning advising appointments

Students interested in scheduling an advising appointment with the UB School of Architecture and Planning's Office of Advisement Administration may do so by calling 716.829.3485 between 9am & 4:30pm Monday through Friday and inform the School's operator you'd like to schedule an advising appointment. The School's operator will then schedule an advising appointment.

Current UB students should bring their UB DARS to the advising appointment. UB students can generate their UB DARS for an academic major by visiting MyUB at <http://myub.buffalo.edu>.

 

> UB School of Architecture & Planning Admission Statement

The UB School of Architecture and Planning has an admission policy that actively encourages applicants from protected groups and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Admission is competitive, and applicants are reviewed according to the admission criteria. Acceptance of students in the pre-professional, professional, and post-professional programs is determined on the basis of the applicants' qualifications and experience. However, since the school's size is limited, the programs may exercise discretionary powers of selection. Courses and programs offered by the UB School of Architecture and Planning may include an instructional technology fee.

> UB Undergraduate Student Responsibility Statement

By accepting responsibility for their education, students enhance the development of their academic, social, and career goals. As a condition of enrollment, students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and abiding by the university's regulations, procedures, requirements, and deadlines as described in official publications, including the university's undergraduate catalog, UB Web sites, and official university e-mail communications. In addition, all students are required to positively affirm their knowledge of, and adherence to, UB's Student Conduct Rules, University Standards and Administrative Regulations prior to their inaugural semester at UB. Asserting a lack of knowledge of university regulations will not be accepted as a basis for an exception to these regulations.

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