ARCH 4601

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ARCH 4601
Ecological Literacy and Design

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course is a design-oriented lecture/seminar course for students who are concerned about the role they play as design professionals in affecting the biophysical world. The course's prime objective is to develop a new worldview founded on a broader sensitivity for things living and an accompanying set of meaningful environmental ethics. The course's secondary objectives are to develop a deeper knowledge of environmental issues, construct conceptual frameworks for analysis of these issues and to demonstrate how ecological knowledge can be applied to design. 

When Offered Fall.

Fees Course fee: $25.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Outcomes
  • Develop grounding in the field of ecology as it pertains to the human/nature relationship and the manifest expressions of these ideas through the design of the built environment.
  • Demonstrate a greater proficiency in critical thinking through rhetorical analysis and criticism of the readings.
  • Display commitment to ethical principles, especially those pertaining to the environment.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: DEA 4220

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17463 ARCH 4601   LEC 001

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  • Course fee: field trips approx. $25.

  • 18140 ARCH 4601   FLD 801

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  • Field trip dates & location: TBD.