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Minor

Environmental Sciences Minor

Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences 103 courses 27 total credits

About This Program

The interdisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences integrates the biological and physical sciences with the social sciences for the study of human interactions with natural systems, especially with the goal of addressing environmental problems. The Environmental Sciences minor provides an opportunity for students to develop a basic background in environmental sciences and related interdisciplinary topics.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 27 credits

Program Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ENSC 221 or SUS 102 +Environmental Field Studies or +*Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability 4
CLIM 201 +*Climate Science 4
CLIM 217 +Introduction to Meteorology 4
CLIM 323 ^Climatology 4
CSS 205 +*Soil Science 4
ENSC 210 +*Environmental Earth Sciences 4
GEO 201 +*Physical Geology 4
GEO 202 or GEOG 102 +*Earth Systems Science or +*Dynamic Planet 4
GEO 308 *Global Change and Earth Sciences 3
GEO 387 Environmental Hydrogeology 3
GEOG 340 *Introduction to Water Science and Policy 3
OC 101 +*The Blue Planet: the World's Oceans 4
SOIL 205 Soil Science 3
SOIL 206 +*Soil Science Laboratory for Soil 205 1
BI 370 Ecology 3
ENSC 341 Tropical Ecology and Conservation 3
FES 341 Forest Ecology 3
GEOG 324 ^Ecological Biogeography 4
ENSC 350 Pollution Science 3
FW 366 Environmental Contaminants in Fish and Wildlife 3
GEO 431 Environmental Geochemistry 3
H 344 *Foundations of Environmental Health 3
H 448 Public Health Toxicology 3
TOX 430 Chemical Behavior in the Environment 3
AEC 122 +*Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy 3
AEC 250 +*Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy 4
AEC 253 or AEC 254 *Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics or +Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy 4
AEC 351 *Natural Resource Economics and Policy 3
AEC 352 *Environmental Economics and Policy 3
AEC 432 Environmental Law 4
FES 486 ^Public Lands Policy and Management 3
FW 415 Fisheries and Wildlife Law and Policy 3
FW 422 Introduction to Ocean Law 3
PPOL 446 The Policy and Law of United States Coastal Governance 4
PPOL 447 Integrated Policy: Food, Energy, Water, Climate 4
PPOL 448 Marine Policy in the United States 4
PS 473 Us Energy Policy 4
PS 475 Environmental Politics and Policy 4
PS 476 Science and Politics 4
PS 477 International Environmental Politics and Policy 4
PS 478 Renewable Energy Policy 4
AG 201 +*Indigenous Ecosystem Sciences in Pacific Northwest Regions 3
ANTH 481 *Natural Resources and Community Values 3
BI 347 Oceans in Peril 3
BOT 301 *Human Impacts on Ecosystems 3
EAH 411 *Perspectives in Environmental Arts and Humanities 4
ECON 201Z +*Principles of Microeconomics 4
ENSC 204 Ai & the Environment 3
ES 353 *Environmental Racism 4
ES 448 Native American Philosophies 4
FES 485 *Consensus and Natural Resources 3
FW 324 +*Food From the Sea 3
FW 325 +*Seeking Solutions to Global Crises in Resource Ecology 3
FW 340 +*Power and Justice in U.s. Natural Resource Management 3
FW 462 Ecosystem Services 3
GEOG 203 +*There Is No Plan(Et) B: Human-Environment Geography in the Anthropocene 3
GEOG 240 +*Human Dimensions of Climate Change 3
GEOG 241 +*Transforming Environmental Conflicts 3
GEOG 242 +Urban Aqua Networks: Ancient to Modern 3
GEOG 250 +*Land Use Planning for Sustainable Communities 3
GEOG 300 +*Sustainability for the Common Good 3
GEOG 331 +*Population, Consumption, and Environment 3
GEOG 333 +*Environmental Justice 3
GEOG 350 +*Geographies of Risk, Vulnerability, and Resilience 3
GEOG 440 Conflict, Cooperation, and Control of Water in the Us 3
GEOG 441 The World's Water 3
GEOG 433 Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability 3
GEOG 453 Effective Communication of Environmental Change Science 3
HST 223 +Landscapes and Waterscapes in Indigenous North America 4
HST 481 *Environmental History of the United States 4
NR 455 +Natural Resource Decision Making 4
OC 203 +Oceans, Coasts, and People 3
PHL 440 *Environmental Ethics 3
PHL 443 *World Views and Environmental Values 3
SOC 480 *Environmental Sociology 4
SOC 481 *Society and Natural Resources 4
SUS 102 +*Introduction to Environmental Science and Sustainability 4
SUS 350 +*Sustainable Communities 4
WGSS 440 *Women and Natural Resources 3
BOT 413 Forest Pathology 3
ENT 331 +*Pollinators in Peril 4
FES 350 Urban Forestry 3
FES 365 *Issues in Natural Resources Conservation 3
FES 412 Forest Entomology 3
FES 445 Ecological Restoration 4
FOR 346 Topics in Wildland Fire 3
FW 251 Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation 3
FW 323 Management Principles of Pacific Salmon in the Northwest 3
FW 326 Integrated Watershed Management 3
FW 350 +*Endangered Species & Society 3
FW 456 Freshwater Ecology and Conservation 4
FW 464 Marine Conservation Biology 3
GEO 306 +*Minerals, Energy, Water and the Environment 4
GEO 307 *National Park Geology and Preservation 3
GEOG 424 Hydrology for Water Resources Management 3
GEOG 430 Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management 3
GEOG 451 Planning Principles and Practices for Resilient Communities 4
GEOG 452 Environmental Assessment 3
RNG 341 Principles of Rangeland Ecology and Management 3
RNG 421 Rangeland Restoration and Management 4
RNG 455 Riparian Ecohydrology and Management 4
Total Program Courses 27 credits

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