Conservation, Resources, and Sustainability Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available at OSU-Cascades and via Ecampus.
The Conservation, Resources, and Sustainability option helps students to think in terms of conservation approaches, resource management, and sustainability as science and policy that combine as both personal endeavor and profession.
Option Code: 843
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students should first complete the following course: | ||
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| Conservation | ||
| Select at least three courses from the following: | ||
| BI 375 | FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | 4 |
| FES 445/FW 445 | ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 1 | 4 |
| FES 452/FW 452 | BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | 3 |
| FW 302 | BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS | 4 |
| FW 320 | INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS 1 | 4 |
| FW 326 | INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| FW 370 | CONSERVATION GENETICS 1 | 4 |
| FW 435 | ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| FW 451 | AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| FW 467 | ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION | 4 |
| Z 349 | *BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION | 3 |
| Resource Management and Policy | ||
| Select at least three courses from the following: | ||
| AEC 351 | *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
| AEC 352/ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY 1 | 3 |
| AEC 432 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 4 |
| FES 350/HORT 350 | URBAN FORESTRY | 3 |
| FES 355 | MANAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE RESOURCE VALUES | 3 |
| FES 455/HORT 455 | URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| FOR 330 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | 4 |
| FOR 331 | FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS II | 4 |
| FOR 346 | TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | 3 |
| FW 321 | APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FW 323 | MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST 1 | 3 |
| FW 415 | FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | 3 |
| FW 422 | INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | 3 |
| FW 435 | ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| FW 462 | ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | 3 |
| GEOG 360 | GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY 1 | 4 |
| GEOG 430 | RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| GEOG 431 | GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| GEOG 440 | WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| GEOG 441 | INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| GEOG 450 | LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST | 3 |
| GEOG 451 | PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | 4 |
| GEOG 452 | SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING | 3 |
| PS 473 | US ENERGY POLICY | 4 |
| PS 475 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY 1 | 4 |
| PS 477 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | 4 |
| RNG 341 | RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 1 | 3 |
| RNG 490 | RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING | 4 |
| SUS 304 | *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT 1 | 4 |
| TRAL 352 | WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| Society and Values | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | ||
| ANTH 481 | *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | 3 |
| BEE 411 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: USING DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS | 3 |
| BI 301 | *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| BI 347 | *OCEANS IN PERIL | 3 |
| BI 348 | *HUMAN ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FES 485 | *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES 1 | 3 |
| FW 340 | *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| FW 439 | ^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| FW 470 | *ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | 3 |
| GEO 309 | *ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 1 | 3 |
| HST 481 | *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| NR 455 | NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING 1 | 4 |
| OC 333 | OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE | 3 |
| PHL 443 | *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | 3 |
| PS 461 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL THEORY | 4 |
| SOC 480 | *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 4 |
| SOC 481 | *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 4 |
| SUS 350 | *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 1 | 4 |
| WGSS 440 | *WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| WGSS 450 | ECOFEMINISM | 3 |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Available at OSU-Cascades |
Option Code: 843