Resilient Agroecosystems Option
This option is available within the Crop and Soil Science major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
As a student in the Resilient Agroecosystems option, you will gain skills necessary to design, assess, and engage in agricultural production systems that provide high quality food, feed, and fiber while also enhancing long term soil health and addressing social injustice in access to food, land, and dignified work. During your studies you will explore the scientific basis and socioeconomic context of regenerative agriculture and other approaches that aim to restore and maintain ecosystem services in agriculture.
Through engaging coursework and hands-on activities, you will be at the forefront of developing innovative production strategies that avoid harmful exploitation of soil, nature, or people while adapting to the complexity of a changing climate. As a graduate, you will be well prepared for careers in crop production companies, research facilities, non-profit organizations, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies.
Option Code: A023
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcome:
- Determine appropriate soil and crop management practices based on fundamental environment-plant interactions and specific cropping system information.
- Option courses must be distinct from the major and cannot be counted for credit in both the option and major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| SOIL 360 | SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION | 3 |
| CROP 300/HORT 300 | CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | 4 |
| AEC 411 | *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | 3 |
| Integrated Farming Systems | ||
| Select at least three courses from the following: | 9-12 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION | ||
| GRAZING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION | ||
| PLANT PATHOLOGY | ||
| FORAGE PRODUCTION | ||
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| PRECISION AGRICULTURE | ||
| SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| WEED MANAGEMENT | ||
| SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS | ||
| SEED PRODUCTION | ||
| CASE STUDIES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT | ||
| INSECT AGROECOLOGY | ||
| *AGROFORESTRY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS | ||
| ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | ||
| PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE | ||
| WEED MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS | ||
| INSECT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS | ||
| ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE | ||
| PLANT GENETICS | ||
| PLANT BREEDING | ||
| Soil Systems | ||
| Select at least two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS | ||
| SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL PHYSICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION | ||
| SOIL LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS | ||
| Social Systems | ||
| Select at least two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ORGANIC SYSTEM PREDICAMENTS | ||
| INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND ENGAGEMENT | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| Ecology II | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ECOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FUNGAL ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: 1 | 3-4 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | ||
| AGRICULTURAL LAW | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN AGRICULTURE | ||
| KALAPUYA PEOPLES CULTURE AND HISTORY STUDIES | ||
| SCIENCE AND RESEARCH | ||
| *FARMWORKER JUSTICE MOVEMENTS | ||
| *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING OUR FOOD AND BODY | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AGRICULTURE | ||
| INPUTS IN ORGANIC CROPPING SYSTEMS: SOURCING AND EFFICACY | ||
| CASE STUDIES IN URBAN AGRICULTURE | ||
| ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Credits | 37-46 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Other courses allowable as electives with advisor approval
Option Code: A023