Environmental Sciences Minor
Updated 6/2007
The Environmental Science minor is available to students from all departments and programs at Oregon State University. The 28-29 credits required for the minor are in addition to the credits required for the student’s major. Course substitutions must be selected in consultation with an environmental sciences advisor. Substitutions must cover material in the same course category at a similar or higher level.

 

Core: Natural Environmental Systems (12-14)

ATS 210. Intro to the Atmospheric Sciences (3) or GEO 323. Climatology (4)
BI 370. Ecology (3)
GEO 202. *Earth System Science (4)
          or GEO 221. *Environmental Geology (4)
          or CSS 305. Principles of Soil Science (5)
OC 331. Intro to Oceanography (3)

Humans and the Environment (15-19)
Select one course in each of the following three categories, plus additional classes from any category to equal 28 credits total for the minor:

Environmental Ethics and Politics:

ANTH 481. *Natural Resources and Community Values (3)
AREC 352. *Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
PHL 440. Environmental Ethics (3)
PHL 443. *World Views and Environmental Values (3)
PS 474. Bureaucratic Politics (4)
PS 475. Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
PS 476. *Science and Politics (4)
The Human Environment:
BI 301. *Human Impacts on Ecosystems (3)
BI 306H. *^Environmental Ecology (3)
FW 325. *Global Crises in Resource Ecology (3)
H 344. Environmental Science: A Global Perspective (3)
BI 489/BOT 489. *^Analysis of Environmental Issues (3)
Z 348. *Human Ecology (3)
ENSC 479. *^Environmental Case Studies (3)

 

The Human Environment:

BI 301. *Human Impacts on Ecosystems (3)
BI 306H. *^Environmental Ecology (3)
FW 325. *Global Crises in Resource Ecology (3)
H 344. Environmental Science: A Global Perspective (3)

BI 489/BOT 489. *^Analysis of Environmental Issues (3)

Z 348. *Human Ecology (3)

ENSC 479. *^Environmental Case Studies (3)

 

Environmental Law and Management:

AREC 253. *Evolution of U.S. Environmental and Natural Resources Law (4)
AREC 352. *Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
AREC 432. Environmental Law (4)
FOR 462. Natural Resource Policy and Law (3)
FOR 463. Environmental Policy and Law Interactions (3)
FW 325. *Global Crises in Resource Ecology (3)
FW 326. Integrated Watershed Management (3)
FW 435. ^Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems (3)
FW 453. Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation (3)
FW 458. Management of Big Game Animals (4)
PH 313. *Energy Alternatives (3)
RNG 355. Desert Watershed Management (3)
RNG 421. Rangeland Improvements and Restoration Ecology (4)
RNG 455. Riparian Ecology and Management (3)
RNG 490. Rangeland Management Planning (4)

 

Total=28