2016-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda)

Nov 26, 2024

2016-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sustainable Urban Environments Minor

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The program in Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE) prepares students to join scholars, policymakers, and other professionals as they work to create sustainable urban areas. The SUE program combines the liberal arts and technology, to ensure that students are conversant with both the contemporary technical and social problems of sustainability that face cities. Students in the minor can take courses in sustainable cities, urban policy, and city design, as well as courses in civil engineering and infrastructure planning. This minor is open to all NYU majors. Students seeking a minor in SUE must complete at least 16 credits of courses in the program, as described below:

SUE Core Courses

At least two courses from the SUE Core:

URB-UY 2054/W Introduction to Urban Policy 4 Credits
HI-UY 3034/W History of New York’s Urban Infrastructure 4 Credits
URB-UY 2024/W Design of Cities 4 Credits
URB-UY 2044 Methods for Studying Urban Environments 4 Credits

Remaining Credits

The remaining credits can be from other SUE core courses listed above or any other course with a URB-UY designation.

Contact Information:

Departmental Adviser: James Lewis

jpl366@nyu.edu