Required core courses (16–20 credits)
Earth Science (8)
GEO 101. *The Solid Earth (4)
or GEO 201. *Physical Geology (4)
and GEO 102. *The Surface of the Earth (4)
or GEO 202. *Earth Systems Science (4)
or GEO 221. *Environmental Geology (4)
Geosciences (11)
GEO 301. Map and Image Interpretation (4)
GEO 322. Surface Processes (4)
GEO 409. ^Contemporary Earth Science Issues (3)
And 8–12 credits of advanced courses, all in one of four tracks:
Track A. Humans, Resources and Planning
GEO 306. *Minerals, Energy, Water and the Environment (3)
GEO 307. Geology of National Parks (3)
GEO 309. *Environmental Justice (3)
GEO 335. *Introduction to Water Science and Policy (3)
GEO 350. *Population Geography (3)
GEO 420. Geography of Resource Use (3)
GEO 423. Land Use (3)
GEO 424. International Water Resources Management (3)
GEO 425. Water Resources Management in the U.S. (3)
GEO 426. Third-World Resource Development (3)
GEO 440. Economic Geology (4)
GEO 452. Principles and Practices of Rural and Resource Planning (3)
GEO 453. Resource Evaluation Methods/EIS (3)
Track B. Surface Processes and Climate
GEO 308. *Global Change and Earth Sciences (3)
GEO 323. ^Climatology (4)
GEO 324. Geography of Life: Species Distribution and Conservation (4)
GEO 370. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (4)
GEO 431. Applied Climatology (3)
GEO 432. Applied Geomorphology (3)
GEO 439. Topics in Physical Geography (3)
GEO 451. Environmental Site Planning (3)
GEO 481. Glacial Geology (4)
GEO 464. Geoscience Interpretation (4)
GEO 582. Geomorphology of Forests and Streams (3)
Track C. Geology and Geologic Hazards
GEO 306. *Minerals, Energy, Water and the Environment (3)
GEO 310. Earth Materials I: Mineralogy (4)
GEO 315. Earth Materials II: Petrology (4)
GEO 340. Structural Geology (4)
GEO 427. Volcanology (4)
GEO 430. Geochemistry (3)
GEO 451. Environmental Site Planning (3)
GEO 458. Plate Tectonics of Continental Collision (3)
GEO 461. Geology of Earthquakes (3)
GEO 463. Geophysics and Tectonics (4)
GEO 464. Geoscience Interpretation (4)
Track D. Water
CE 412. Hydrology (3)
FE 430. Watershed Processes (4)
GEO 306. *Minerals, Energy, Water and the Environment (3)
GEO 335. *Introduction to Water Science and Policy (3)
GEO 424. International Water Resources Management (3)
GEO 425. Water Resources Management in the U.S. (3)
GEO 430. Geochemistry (3)
GEO 451. Environmental Site Planning (3)
GEO 487. Hydrogeology (4)
2004 Oregon State University
