Sustainable Urban Environments Minor

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 one course from the SUE Core:

URB-UY 2004 Global Perspectives on Urban Sustainability 4 Credits
URB-UY 2054W Introduction to Urban Policy 4 Credits
HI-UY 3034W History of New York’s Urban Infrastructure 4 Credits
URB-UY 2024W Design of Cities 4 Credits
URB-UY 2044 Methods for Studying Urban Environments 4 Credits

Remaining Credits

In addition to one core course, students are required to take URB-UY 4504 Advanced Seminar in Urban Studies AND any two courses with a URB-UY designation.

Contact Information:

Departmental Adviser: James Lewis

jpl366@nyu.edu