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2018 - 2020 CNM Catalog, Volume 50

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2018 - 2020 CNM Catalog, Volume 50 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

Environmental Planning and Design, Associate of Arts

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School of Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS)

Provides students a pathway toward completing the Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Planning, and Design, one of two bachelor’s degrees offered in UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning. Includes the study of design, planning, and sustainability.

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Approximate Costs of this Educational Option

Financial Aid Considerations

This is a financial aid eligible program.
- Direct Subsidized Loans: 150 percent rule
- Some courses are not eligible for Financial Aid. Please check the list here when considering a course.

Educational Opportunities

This associate of arts degree would provide students a pathway toward completing the Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Planning and Design, one of two Bachelor’s degrees offered in UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning. This degree is related to the Master’s Degree in Community and Regional Planning, and graduates with the bachelor’s degree often work in state or municipal jobs or private firms related to planning issues.

Career Opportunities

Gainful Employment information is available from Job Connection Services.

Program Requirements

Math 1200 Series
  or
Math Skills 3
  or
Math Skills 4
Reading & Writing Skills 2

Courses

Term 1

ENG 1101 - College Writing 3 credit hour(s)
or
ENG 1101P - College Writing Plus 4 credit hour(s)
Humanities Requirement 3 credit hour(s)
IT 1010 - Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Systems 3 credit hour(s)
Mathematics Requirement 3-4 credit hour(s)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 credit hour(s) *

Term 2

ARCH 1121 - Introduction to Architecture 3 credit hour(s)
CRP 1181 - Introduction to Environmental Problems 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1102 - Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hour(s)
Laboratory Science Requirement 4 credit hour(s)
Modern Language Elective 4 credit hour(s)

Term 3

COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s)
or
COMM 2221 - Interpersonal Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
CRP 1165 - Introduction to Community and Regional Planning 3 credit hour(s)
Humanities Requirement 3 credit hour(s)
Laboratory Science Requirement 4 credit hour(s)
Social/Behavioral Science Requirement 3 credit hour(s)

Term 4

Program Approved Electives 12 credit hour(s)

Associate of Arts in Environmental Planning and Design 60-61 credit hours

* UNM requires PSY 1105 or SOC 1101 .

Program Approved Electives

Community and Regional Planning Core

3 credit hours recommended

CRP 2265 - Sustainable Community Planning Methods 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 2200 - Macroeconomics 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 2201 - Microeconomics 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2200 - Statistical Principles 3 credit hour(s)

Design Core

3 credit hours recommended

ARCH 1109 - Introduction to Architectural Studio 3 credit hour(s)
ARCH 1111 - Architectural Graphics I 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2250 - Modern Art 3 credit hour(s)

Ethics Core

3 credit hours recommended

COMM 2225 - Small-Group Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2268 - Media Theories 3 credit hour(s)
CST 1182 - Environment, Science & Technology 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2202 - Modern Philosophy 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2245 - Business Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2246 - Environmental Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2247 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2248 - Ethics of Technology 3 credit hour(s)

Physical World Core

3 credit hours recommended

GEOG 1950 - Environmental Studies 3 credit hour(s)
SUST 1134 - Introduction to Sustainability: Environment, Society, and Economy 3 credit hour(s)

Social and Political Core

3 credit hours recommended

PSCI 2270 - Introduction to Public Policy 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2280 - Introduction to Political Analysis 3 credit hour(s)

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