Environmental Science Graduate Major (MA, MS, PhD)	Print Version
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The Environmental Sciences Graduate Program provides curricula leading to MA, MS and PhD degrees in environmental science. The curricula integrates thinking across disciplines, especially life, physical, and social sciences. Environmental science explores natural processes on earth and their alteration by human activity. OSU has exceptional strength in many of the disciplines, including science, agriculture, forestry, engineering, public health, liberal arts, social science, and oceanography and atmospheric science. Strength in these disciplines allows the ES Graduate Program to provide high-quality interdisciplinary education for environmental scientists and continuing postgraduate educational opportunities to scientists who are already active in the field. The degrees administered by the program are OSU’s contribution to the Joint-Campus Graduate Program for Environmental Sciences, Studies, and Policy, which links environmental graduate programs among the major research universities in Oregon.

The ES Graduate Program develops scientists who will be able to analyze and understand environmental systems, predict environmental change, and participate in the management of the environment. Each student completing a major in the ES Graduate Program will perform research and complete a thesis, dissertation, or research project. Each student will complete a core of ES graduate courses that will integrate concepts across the physical sciences, life sciences, and social sciences. Each student will also develop depth in a carefully designed, interdisciplinary area of concentration or track. Tracks that are currently available include ecology, biogeochemistry, social science, quantitative analysis, water resources, and environmental education. Methods and numerical skill courses, electives, and thesis make up the remainder of a student’s program.

Students in the ES Graduate Program may choose advisors from faculty members already appointed at OSU, as well as other scientists who apply and are accepted in the Environmental Sciences Graduate Faculty. The Environmental Sciences Graduate Program fosters interdisciplinary education, and seeks connections between institutions.

For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Blaustein, Director, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2904, or e-mail: esgp@oregonstate.edu.

Professional Science Master's Degree in Environmental Science

For general information about Professional Science Master's Programs, contact Ursula Bechert, Director of Off-Campus Programs, College of Science, 2082 Cordley Hall, 541-737-5259, e-mail: ursula.bechert@oregonstate.edu.

Degree Requirements

MA and MS Degrees (45 credits)

PhD Degree (108 credits)