Applied Ecology Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available at OSU-Cascades and via Ecampus.
The Applied Ecology option is for Environmental Sciences students who seek to orient their studies around ecology. This is applied ecology and therefore includes geographic methods for measuring and data collection in ecological change. Students seeking a concentration in policy and management are encouraged to consider the Conservation, Resources, and Sustainability option.
Option Code: 845
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ecological Studies | ||
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| Field Methods | ||
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ^ECOLOGICAL METHODS | ||
| ^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH | ||
| WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Geographic Methods | ||
| Select one to three courses from the following: | 4-12 | |
| *FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| GEOVISUALIZATION: CARTOGRAPHY | ||
| REMOTE SENSING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 9-17 credits from the following: | 9-17 | |
| GENETICS | ||
or PBG 430 | PLANT GENETICS | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | ||
or BI 445 | EVOLUTION | |
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| PLANT STRUCTURE | ||
| PLANT SYSTEMATICS | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| MYCOLOGY | ||
| FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY | ||
| FOREST ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| FOREST PATHOLOGY | ||
| ORNITHOLOGY | ||
| SYSTEMATICS OF BIRDS | ||
| ICHTHYOLOGY | ||
| MAMMALOGY | ||
| SYSTEMATICS OF MAMMALS | ||
| INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS | ||
| APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | ||
| CONSERVATION GENETICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| FISH ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ECOLOGY OF SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS | ||
| RANGELAND-ANIMAL RELATIONS | ||
| RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY | ||
or Z 364 | DIVERSITY OF LIFE: INVERTEBRATES | |
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF INSECTS | ||
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY | ||
or Z 374 | DIVERSITY OF LIFE: VERTEBRATES | |
| VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 845