Science and Engineering Option
This option is available within the Wood Innovation for Sustainability major at the following location:
- Corvallis
This is a flexible, math- and science-intensive program that allows students to design a personalized curriculum that opens doors to jobs that solve complex problems, create efficiencies, foster intelligent use of renewable materials, or to graduate school. Students select a group of courses (often minors) that complement their interests.
Option Code: 289
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of wood and similar renewable materials that make them challenging to utilize as industrial and building materials.
- Demonstrate command of renewable material moisture content and specific gravity calculations.
- Demonstrate ability to find, compile, analyze and communicate technical information.
- Gain familiarity with the diverse complexity of the Renewable Materials industry, and the challenges it faces with balancing business and environmental goals.
- Demonstrate a combination of technical and business accum that allows effective management of process and people.
- Gain information and knowledge to become a better global citizen.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Core | ||
CH 123 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
MTH 251 & MTH 252 & MTH 254 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS and VECTOR CALCULUS I | 12 |
PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
or PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
or PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
or PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3-4 |
or ST 243Z | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I | |
or ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | |
WSE 321 | WOOD CHEMISTRY | 3 |
WSE 324 | PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM | 4 |
WSE 425 | TIMBER TECTONICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE | 4 |
WSE 430 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS | 4 |
WSE 462 | ADVANCED WOOD MANUFACTURING 1 | 4 |
WSE 463 | ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2 | 4 |
WSE 471 | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS | 3 |
Approved Area of Concentration | ||
Select a 16-credit program of study, including 12 upper-division credits | 16 | |
Total Credits | 78-82 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Option Code: 289