Bachelor of Arts or Science - Environmental Design

The environmental design program is an interdisciplinary BA/BS focusing on visual and spatial design skills applied to the context of environmental sustainability. The exploratory degree, first of its kind in the College of Design and the west coast, combines coursework from architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, planning, public policy, art, product design, historic preservation, and more.

Why choose environmental design as a major? Climate change is one of many factors impacting urbanization, human life, and ecology on a global scale. Landscape design, design technology, resilience and advocacy, sustainable built environments, and urban sustainability are the five tracks, or specializations, in the environmental design program and aim to prepare the next generation of designers, scientists, and advocates to tackle critical concerns.