Ecological and Environmental Informatics Option
This option is available within the Biological Data Sciences major at the following location:
- Corvallis
Students in the Ecological and Environmental Informatics Option take courses in general population and community ecology as well as courses in categories covering topics in modeling and environmental informatics.
Option Code: 917
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Apply the process of scientific investigation to real world biological datasets.
- Use appropriate quantitative and visual methods in scientific investigation.
- Demonstrate proficiency in using appropriate methods to organize and manipulate large datasets.
- Demonstrate effective communication and functioning in trans-disciplinary teams.
- Perform work in a professional and ethical manner.
- Apply the core concepts in the biological sciences, mathematics, statistics, and computer science to scientific investigation.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics/Statistics | ||
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 420 | MODELS AND METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| or MTH 427 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY | |
| or ST 415 | DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF PLANNED EXPERIMENTS | |
| General Ecology | ||
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| Genome Biology | ||
| BDS 474 | INTRODUCTION TO GENOME BIOLOGY | 3 |
| Biological Data Sciences | ||
| BDS 310 | FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES | 4 |
| or CS 161 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | |
| or CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | |
| Population, Community & Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| BDS 477/BOT 477 | POPULATION GENOMICS | 3 |
| Select three courses from the following, including at least one course from each group: | 9-12 | |
| Group A | ||
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| SYMBIOSES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| DISEASE ECOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST PATHOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | ||
| CONSERVATION GENETICS | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| THE HUMAN MICROBIOME | ||
| MICROBE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS | ||
| Group B | ||
| PHYLOGENETICS | ||
| POPULATION BIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS | ||
| POPULATION DYNAMICS FOR CONSERVATION | ||
Other course with advisor approval | ||
| Physical Environmental Science | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| +*CLIMATE SCIENCE | ||
| *SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
Other course with advisor approval | ||
| Environmental Informatics | ||
| Select two courses from the following, including at least one course from each group: | 7-8 | |
| Group A | ||
| GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | ||
| FOREST REMOTE SENSING AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| Group B | ||
| PRECISION AGRICULTURE | ||
| SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| REMOTE SENSING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
Other course with advisor approval | ||
| Total Credits | 39-44 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
Option Code: 917