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FREC-4554: Creating the Ecological City

Description: Multidisciplinary, team oriented, problem-solving approaches to creating cities that foster healthy interconnections between human and ecological systems. Analysis of problems from practical and ethical perspectives in the context of the diverse knowledge bases and values of decision-makers. Formation and utilization of integrated design teams to solve complex urban design and planning problems at a variety of scales. Senior standing.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: FREC-2134 or HORT-2134

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: BSE-4554, HORT-4554, LAR-4554, SPIA-4554

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.72 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 70.36%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.50%

Terry L Clements2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Staff Nuckols202370.7%19.3%5.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.702
Vinh Nguyen202475.0%12.5%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.481

Grade Distribution Over Time