Bachelor of Urban + Environmental Planning

At UVA School of Architecture the Urban + Environmental Planning program focuses on understanding how cities can fulfill their greatest promise as places of commerce, social equity, and environmental sustainability.

 

The undergraduate curriculum in Urban + Environmental Planning gives students professional and design skills in the context of a liberal arts education, while emphasizing interdisciplinary study, internships, and research and design projects. Students typically take courses in the social and natural sciences, the humanities, and in design fields that complement professional courses in planning practice and theory.

The first year of study is a shared Common First Year curriculum wherein students take courses in three School of Architecture departments: Architecture, Urban + Environmental Planning, and Architectural History. During the spring semester of the first year, students choose an intended major: Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Bachelor of Urban + Environmental Planning, or Bachelor of Architectural History.

The Urban + Environmental Planning department offers a wide range of lecture, practice-based and seminar courses, including a focus on community design and development, transportation strategies, data analysis and visualization, land use and environmental policy, field work, and social planning.


122 CREDITS

The Bachelor of Urban + Environmental Planning is a 4-year undergraduate degree with a minimum of 122 credits.


The undergraduate program in Urban + Environmental Planning is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, sponsored jointly by the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.


 

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Undergraduate students entering the School of Architecture share a Common First Year Curriculum. Students take core courses in three School of Architecture departments: Architecture, Urban + Environmental Planning, and Architectural History to provide a framework for the study of contemporary culture through observation, analysis, and design. Students must pass each core course with a grade of C- or higher. During the spring semester of the first year, students choose an intended major: Bachelor of Architectural History, Bachelor of Science Architecture, or Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning.

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