Undergraduate Program

Faculty Advisor
William Fleming, fleming@unm.edu

School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Advisor
Angela Pacheco, delong@unm.edu


Degree Offered

  • Bachelor of Arts In Environmental Planning and Design (B.A.E.P.D.)
    Concentrations: Community and Regional Planning; Landscape Architecture.

Introduction

The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Planning and Design (B.A.E.P.D.) at the University of New Mexico is an undergraduate course of study related to the graduate degrees in Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture. Environmental planning encompasses systematic and creative methods used to influence and respond to dynamic changes occurring in neighborhoods, cities, and regions throughout the world. Planners assist communities in formulating policies and plans to meet their social, economic, environmental, cultural, and physical needs.

In the American Southwest, human strategies for adapting to arid conditions have been evolving for thousands of years. They represent many different cultural perspectives, complex social histories, and rich practical learning that are vital for current and future survival. The B.A.E.P.D. offers students the opportunity to engage in socially and environmentally relevant skill building and to address the issues of an evolving social and cultural landscape.

Environmental Planners work in governmental, non-profit, and private for-profit settings. Graduates have been hired in tribal, local, state, regional, and national planning and design offices. At the national level, graduates work for the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Resources Conservation Service, the Peace Corps, Los Alamos National Laboratories, the U.S. Department of Transportation, environmental advocacy organizations, and university facility planning departments. B.A.E.P.D. graduates may advance to a graduate program or to work for state agencies, community-based organizations, community development foundations, or private planning firms concentrating in environmental analysis, geographic information systems, and community health planning.


Admissions

Students admitted to the University of New Mexico who are interested in studying Environmental Planning and Design are automatically considered B.A.E.P.D. majors if they schedule an appointment with the School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Advisor and complete a Major Declaration Form.

Transfer Students: Students transferring from other institutions who are interested in studying Environmental Planning and Design, upon admission to UNM, must schedule an appointment with the Undergraduate Advisor to discuss credit hours which may be transferrable to the B.A.E.P.D. degree program, and complete a Major Declaration Form.

 The Undergraduate Advisor's office is located in George Pearl Hall, Room 117.


Degree Requirements

Students in the B.A.E.P.D. program complete a total of 120 credit hours. The course of study consists of 37 credit hours from the University of New Mexico Core, plus one additional credit hour of science laboratory, 33 credit hours of B.A.E.P.D. core courses, 32 credit hours of concentration courses, and 17 credit hours of electives. Students must complete the UNM Core requirements (37 credit hours) in accordance with the Catalog selection options. Courses taken to fulfill UNM Core requirements may not also be used to fulfill B.A.E.P.D. Core requirements. UNM Core selections must include the following:

Credit
Hours
UNM Core - selections must include the following:
Physical and Natural Sciences
Two courses that both include laboratory 8
Social and Behavioral Sciences
CRP 181 Introduction to Environmental Problems 3
PSY 105
-or- 
SOC 101
General Psychology

Introduction to Sociology
3
ARCH 121 Introduction to Architecture 3
Total for UNM Core, plus extra science lab 38
B.A.E.P.D. Core Requirements
CRP 165 Community and Regional Planning, Introduction 3
CRP 376 Human Settlements 3

CRP 482
-or-
LA 482

Graphic Communications 3
CJ 225 Small Group Communication 3
CRP 483 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
Introduction to Research Methods (from any department) 3
18
Physical World (Select One)
SUST 134 Creating a Sustainable Future: Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Economic Health 3
GEOG 195 Humans Role in Changing the Face of the Earth 3
GEOG 352 Global Climate Change 3
GEOG 365 Nature and Society 3
EPS **333 Environmental Geology (Prerequisites exist; check Catalog) 3
3
Philosophy and Ethics (Select One)
ANTH 340 T: Cultural Anthropology 3
CJ 268 Media Theories 3
PHIL 202 From Descartes to Kant 3
PHIL 245 Professional Ethics 3
PHIL 363 Environmental Ethics 3
AMST 182 Introduction to Environment, Science and Technology 3
3
Art and Design (Select One)
ARCH 109 Design Fundamentals 3
ARTH 250 Modern Art 3
ARTS 141 Introduction to Art and Ecology 3
ARTS 187 Introduction to Photography 3
ARTS 320 The Phenomena of Color 3
3
Social and Political Dimensions (Select One)
CRP 435 Community Economics for Planners 3
CRP 470 Sem: Ecotourism and Community Development 3
CRP 487 Political Economy of Urban Development 3
POLS 270 Public Policy and Administration 3
POLS 280 Introduction to Political Analysis 3
3
Ethnic and Gender Studies (Select One)
CRP 428 Gender and Economic Development 3
CRP 473 Planning on Native American Lands 3
CRP 486 Planning Issues in Chicano Communities 3
AMST 330 T: Gender Studies 3
AMST 350 T: Race, Class, Ethnicity 3
3
Total for B.A.E.P.D. Core 33
Choose one of the following concentrations:
Community and Regional Planning
Requirements
CRP 265 Sustainable Community Planning Methods 3
CRP 330 Introduction to Urban Design 3
CRP 420 Environmental Design Studio 5
CRP 427 Watershed Management 3
CRP 467 Regional Planning Process and Theory 3
CRP 472 Indigenous Planning 3
CRP 474 Cultural Aspects of Community Development Planning 3
CRP 480 Community Growth and Land Use Planning 3
ECON 105
-or-
ECON 106
Introduction to Macroeconomics

Introduction to Microeconomics
3
One Statistics course in any discipline 3
Total for Community and Regional Planning concentration 32
Landscape Architecture
Requirements
LA 335 Site-Environment 3
LA 401 Landscape Architecture Design Studio I 6
LA 402 Landscape Architecture Design Studio II 6
LA 421 AutoCAD for Landscape Architects 3
LA 458 Plant Materials 3
LA 461 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture 3
LA 481 Landscape Construction Materials and Techniques 3
Additional course work in either Community and Regional Planning or Landscape Architecture 5
Total for Landscape Architecture concentration 32
Electives 17
Total for B.A.E.P.D. Degree 120

Minor Study

Minor in Community and Regional Planning

Undergraduate students interested in a minor in Community and Regional Planning (CRP) must schedule an appointment with the School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Advisor to complete a Minor Declaration Form. The Undergraduate Advisor's office is located in George Pearl Hall, Room 117.

The Community and Regional Planning minor consists of 21 CRP credit hours as follows: 165, 181, 265, 376 or 480, 473 or 486, 481 or 482 or 483, and 3 hours of a 300- or 400-level CRP course.


Courses

CRP 165. Community and Regional Planning, Introduction. (3)



CRP 181. Introduction to Environmental Problems. (3)



CRP 265. Sustainable Community Planning Methods. (3)



CRP 330. Introduction to Urban Design. (3)



CRP 376 / 576. Human Settlements. (3)



CRP 403 / 503. Community-Based Practice. (3)



CRP 413 / 513. Qualitative Research Methods. (3)



CRP 416 / 516. The Natural History of Watersheds: A Field Approach. (3)



CRP 420. Environmental Design Studio. (5)



CRP 421. Urban Design Studio. (3)



CRP 427 / 527. Watershed Management. (3)



CRP 428 / 528. Gender and Economic Development. (3)



CRP 429 / 551. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CRP 435 / 535. Community Economics for Planners. (3)



CRP 462 / 562. The Housing Process. (3)



CRP 467 / 567. Regional Planning Process and Theory. (3)



CRP 470. Seminar. (1-3, no limit Δ)



CRP 473 / 573. Planning on Native American Lands. (3)



CRP 474 / 574. Cultural Aspects of Community Development Planning. (3)



CRP 480. Community Growth and Land Use Planning. (3)



CRP 481 / 581. Computer Applications for Planning and Administration. (3)



CRP 482 / 582. Graphic Communications. (3)



CRP 483 / 583. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). (3)



CRP 484 / 584. Neighborhood Planning. (3)



CRP 485 / 585. Practice of Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution. (3)



CRP 486 / 586. Planning Issues in Chicano Communities. (3)



CRP 487 / 587. Political Economy of Urban Development. (3)



CRP 500. Planning Theory and Process. (4)



CRP 503 / 403. Community-Based Practice. (3)



CRP 508. Design and Planning Assistance Center. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



CRP 510. Planning Communication Workshop. (2)



CRP 511. Analytical Methods for Planning. (4)



CRP 513 / 413. Qualitative Research Methods. (3)



CRP 516 / 416. The Natural History of Watersheds: A Field Approach. (3)



CRP 520. Planning Studio. (4)



CRP 521. Advanced Planning Studio. (5)



CRP 527 / 427. Watershed Management. (3)



CRP 528 / 428. Gender and Economic Development. (3)



CRP 530. Internship. (2)



CRP 531. Foundations of Community Development. (3)



CRP 532. Foundations of Natural Resources. (3)



CRP 533. Foundations of Physical Planning. (3)



CRP 534 [572]. Foundations of Indigenous Planning [Indigenous Planning]. (3)



CRP 535 / 435. Community Economics for Planners. (3)



CRP 537. Urban Systems. (3)



CRP 538. Community Participatory Methods. (3)



CRP 539. Indigenous Space, Place and Mapping. (3)



CRP 540. Pueblo Design and Planning. (3)



CRP 541. Navajo Design and Planning. (3)



CRP 543. Transportation Planning. (3)



CRP 545. Land Use Controls. (3)



CRP 546. Contemporary Indigenous Architecture. (3)



CRP 551 / 429. Problems. (1-3, no limit Δ)



CRP 562 / 462. The Housing Process. (3)



CRP 567 / 467. Regional Planning Process and Theory. (3)



CRP 569. Rural Community Development. (3)



CRP 570. Seminar. (1-3, no limit Δ)



CRP 573 / 473. Planning on Native American Lands. (3)



CRP 574 / 474. Cultural Aspects of Community Development Planning. (3)



CRP 576 / 376. Human Settlements. (3)



CRP 577. Practice of Policy Development. (3)



CRP 578. Latin American Development Planning. (3)



CRP 580. Community Growth and Land Use Planning. (3)



CRP 581 / 481. Computer Applications for Planning and Administration. (3)



CRP 582 / 482. Graphic Communications. (3)



CRP 583 / 483. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). (3)



CRP 584 / 484. Neighborhood Planning. (3)



CRP 585 / 485. Practice of Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution. (3)



CRP 586 / 486. Planning Issues in Chicano Communities. (3)



CRP 587 / 487. Political Economy of Urban Development. (3)



CRP 588. Professional Project/Thesis Preparation Seminar. (2 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



CRP 589. Professional Project II. (1-6, no limit Δ)



CRP 590. Historic Research Methods. (3)



CRP 591. Introduction to Preservation and Regionalism. (3)



CRP 597. Capstone Planning Studio. (1-6, no limit Δ)



CRP 598. iTown Studio. (1-6, no limit Δ)



CRP 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



CRP 691. Sustainable Settlements. (3)



CRP 692. Urban Outcomes Analysis. (3)



CRP 693. Urban Goals and Components Analysis. (1-3)



CRP 694. Urban Design Methods. (1-3)



CRP 695. Urban Development and Regulation. (1-3)



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