Overview

Students get to know faculty and students from all College of Architecture divisions and participate in courses that bring environmental design students together.

Collaborative, community-minded design does not happen solely through lectures, so courses include experiential learning opportunities that allow students to work on real-world issues in Oklahoma communities, like the University of Oklahoma Institute for Quality Communities.

From revitalizing historic downtowns to imagining new neighborhoods, environmental design students learn about problems that are worth solving to make places that matter for people.

Environmental Design students come from many backgrounds at various stages of educational development. Overall, students can be described in these ways:

Environmental Design students “feel the weight of the world” on their shoulders. Sometimes, they feel like they don’t quite fit into a world of competitiveness and consumerism. They are into collaboration and stewardship.

Many Environmental Design students are great cooks. Many have organic gardens. Many of them sew. All of them find new uses for old things. Many students live in places like MidTown in Oklahoma City and walk or bike to events in the Plaza District, Paseo, or Automobile Alley. They know the histories of the buildings where they live.

Careers

Students have many options for employment, including the following:

Grassroots advocacy programs and non-profit organizations focused on certain environmental or design issues.

Downtown revitalization or community revitalization programs.

Government positions of all levels: city, county, state, regional, or national.

Educational institutions (research or teaching).

Private sector—especially consulting.

Entrepreneurship (and social entrepreneurship), advocating for small businesses and locally-based businesses.

Some may continue their studies in the form of graduate programs, including city planning, community development, construction science, interior design, landscape architecture, and architecture.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research and Critical Writing

Historic Preservation

Research and Critical Writing

Environmental Design Capstone

Electives from other College of Architecture classes

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norman, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Design Environmental Economics & Policy View 220 other Bachelors in Environmental Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit either the OU Application, Common Application, or Coalition Application. This includes a $40, non-refundable application fee for domestic applicants.

Official high school transcript that reflects at least six semesters of work completed and includes your GPA computed on an unweighted 4.0 scale and your class rank

Official test scores to us through ACT and/or The College Board. Your test scores may also be included on your official high school transcript

Letter of recommendation

Official copies of any AP or CLEP test scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34414 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23490 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

5370 USD / year

≈ 5370 USD / year

Living costs

Norman

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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