DEA 1500

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DEA 1500
Introduction to Environmental Psychology

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams.


Enrollment Priority Enrollment priority given to: DEA undergraduate majors. DEA minors and transfers will be given enrollment consideration based on course caps and/or permission of instructor.

Distribution Requirements (D-AG, SBA-AG), (SSC-AS), (D-HE, LAD-HE, SBA-HE)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SU, 2024FA, 2024SU

Learning Outcomes

  • Provide overview of knowledge about the environment and human behavior (grounding in field).
  • Understand cultural and life course diversity in human-environment interactions (sensitivity to diversity).
  • Learn how to analyze problems like an environmental psychologist (develop critical thinking skill).

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: COGST 1500, PSYCH 1500

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1621 DEA 1500   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 31, 2026

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.