Chemistry and the Environment Option
This option is available within the Environmental Sciences major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
This program prepares students to pursue the chemistry of environmental issues. Knowledge of chemistry to apply to environmental issues ranging from water quality to soil contamination, pesticides to naturally occurring minerals, and chemical exchanges between the atmosphere, biota, water, soils, and the lithosphere is central to environmental science. Students with the knowledge and skills gained in this option will be prepared for field- and laboratory-based jobs in the private sector (consultancies and industry), government agencies, and non-governmental organizations, or to continue their education in graduate school.
Option Code: 916
Options follow the learning outcomes of the major. For this option, refer to the learning outcomes of the Environmental Sciences major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Select a minimum of 11 credits from the following courses: | 11 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 16 credits from the following courses: | 16 | |
| ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
or BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
| +CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| POLLUTION SCIENCE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH TOXICOLOGY | ||
| CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF TOXICOLOGY | ||
| CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ECOTOXICOLOGY: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
Option Code: 916