Environmental Sciences Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
- OSU-Cascades
The interdisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences integrates the biological and physical sciences with the social sciences for the study of human interactions with natural systems, especially with the goal of addressing environmental problems. The Environmental Sciences minor provides an opportunity for students to develop a basic background in environmental sciences and related interdisciplinary topics.
To add a CEOAS minor, complete the CEOAS Minor Declaration Form.
Minor Code: 758
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate a rigorous cross-disciplinary base across the biological, physical, and social sciences.
- Articulate connections between multiple components of human and natural systems, including implications for land, air, water, climate, energy, food, biodiversity, and human health.
- Investigate and diagnose interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder environmental issues to propose solutions.
- Apply the analysis of data to an environmental problem.
- Reflect on how identity, including one’s own, affects the perception of issues and the practice of environmental science.
- Communicate effectively with diverse audiences in writing, speech, and in graphic forms.
Students must complete a minimum of 14 unique credits in the minor that do not fulfill requirements of majors, minors, options or certificates. A total of 27 credits in the minor is required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Environmental Sciences | ||
| ENSC 221 | +ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES | 4 |
| or SUS 102 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY | |
| Earth Systems Science | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| +*CLIMATE SCIENCE | ||
| +INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| +*SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| +*PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| +*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
or GEOG 102 | +*DYNAMIC PLANET | |
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEOLOGY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| +*THE BLUE PLANET: THE WORLD'S OCEANS | ||
| SOIL SCIENCE and +*SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ECOLOGY | ||
| TROPICAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| Contaminants in the Environment | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| POLLUTION SCIENCE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH TOXICOLOGY | ||
| CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Environmental Law and Policy | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| +*INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
or AEC 254 | +INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| ^PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| THE POLICY AND LAW OF UNITED STATES COASTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE | ||
| MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| People and the Environment | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| +*INDIGENOUS ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONS | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| OCEANS IN PERIL | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES | ||
| +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| AI & THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| +*FOOD FROM THE SEA | ||
| +*WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN A CHANGING WORLD | ||
| +*POWER AND JUSTICE IN U.S. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| +*THERE IS NO PLAN(ET) B: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE | ||
| +*HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| +*TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS | ||
| +URBAN AQUA NETWORKS: ANCIENT TO MODERN | ||
| +*LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| +*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| +*POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | ||
| +*GEOGRAPHIES OF RISK, VULNERABILITY, AND RESILIENCE | ||
| CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, ADAPTATION AND VULNERABILITY | ||
| EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SCIENCE | ||
| +LANDSCAPES AND WATERSCAPES IN INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICA | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| +NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING | ||
| +OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY (if not used above) | ||
| +*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| *WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| FOREST PATHOLOGY | ||
| +*POLLINATORS IN PERIL | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY | ||
| *ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION | ||
| FOREST ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| +TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | ||
| MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST | ||
| INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| +*ENDANGERED SPECIES & SOCIETY | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| +*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *NATIONAL PARK GEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION | ||
| HYDROLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, ADAPTATION AND VULNERABILITY | ||
| CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| 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
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
Minor Code: 758