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Help designers integrate nature into buildings for human well-being.
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Applied Psychology and Biophilic Design explores how psychological principles can shape built environments that support human well-being, cognition, and emotional health. This interdisciplinary field combines human-centered design with nature-inspired (biophilic) strategies to create spaces that reduce stress, boost mood, and promote sustainability. Students learn to evaluate how environments affect behavior, apply research to real-world design challenges, and foster deeper connections between people, place, and the planet—making it ideal for careers in design, wellness, sustainability, and community development.
This degree prepares you for careers at the intersection of psychology, design, and sustainability. You’ll learn how the spaces around us shape mood, behavior, and well-being, and how to apply that knowledge to real-world design challenges. Graduates go on to work in wellness and workplace design, sustainability consulting, community development, and design psychology, bringing a human-centered, nature-inspired approach to the built environment.
Your online education should be affordable and manageable. Thanks to our promise to keep tuition flat through 2030, you won’t be burdened with unexpected increases or fees.
Our team of Distance Education concierges will work with you through the admissions process to help you plan and pay for your degree. Learn more about the costs here.
Our comprehensive 120-credit program can be tailored to fit your schedule and goals! Completion time is flexible, determined by the number of credits you choose to take each term (8 terms/year) and less time with transfer credits. Without transfer credits, you can anticipate the following completion times:
- 24 credits/year: Complete in just 5 years
- 30 credits/year: Achieve your degree in 4 years
- 48 credits/year: Fast-track your education in only 2.6 years
General Education Core: 26 credits
Environmental Professional Core: 18 credits
Elective Courses: 40 credits
Program Core: 40 credits
- ARTS 102: Art, Nature, and Biophilia
- BDSG 201: Neuroscience of Place: Evolution, Emotion, and Design of Well-Being Environments
- BDSG 202: Embodied Experience of Place Laboratory
- BDSG 301: Embodied Cognition and Intersensory Design
- BDSG 302: Biophilic Patterns: Physiological Optimization in Built Environments
- BDSG 401: Biophilic Elements and Place/Space Design
- BDSG 402: The Economics of Biophilic Design: Case Studies, Data, and Analysis
- BDSG 403: Of Birds and Buildings: Adaptive Investments in Biodiversity and Public Health
- BDSG 404: Biophilic Design Studio
- BIOL 103: Biology: Foundations of Life
- BIOL: 105 Biological Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution
- ECON 305: Economic Development Within Planetary Boundaries and Sustainable Development Goals
- MATH 201: Statistics for Environmental Professionals
- PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 201: The Mind-Body Connection: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Applied Psychology
- PSYC 202: Psychology of Cultural Diversity
- PSYC 303: Psychology of Motivation and Intentional Behavior Change
- PSYC 402: Action Research Methods in Applied Psychology
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
Applied Psychology and Biophilic Design Course Examples
Art, Nature, and Biophilia
Learn how animals learn and apply best practices in husbandry, training, and handling to minimize stress and improve interactions.
Neuroscience of Place
This course explores how evolutionary biology and neurophysiology shape our experience of place, grounded in biopsychology and cognitive neuroscience, covering homeostasis, the parasympathetic nervous system, and emotional regulation in built and natural environments.
Of Birds and Buildings
This course explores the connections between biodiversity, environmental resilience, and public health through biophilic design, focusing on equitable micro-habitat interventions—’biophilic acupuncture’—that minimize harm and maximize benefits for living organisms in shared spaces.
Realizing Your Potential. Protecting Your Planet.
Why Unity Distance Education?
Learning Flexibility
Balance life, work, and education by studying when and where you want.
Transfer-Friendly
Accepting up to 90 transfer credits to graduate sooner and save money.
Multiple Start Dates
Up to 8 terms each year let you take breaks without affecting financial aid.
Real Career Outcomes
Ranked in the top 1% of universities nationwide by the Social Mobility Index.
High Educational Value
Nationally recognized educational quality at an affordable price.
Personalized Guidance
Dedicated to turning career and academic aspirations into tangible achievements.
Inspiring Faculty
Connect with experts who share your passion for working in the animal industry.
Sustainability Core
Focused on sustainable practices for an environmentally aware future.
