Outdoor Products Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following location:
- OSU-Cascades
The Outdoor Products degree program combines product commercialization, lands stewardship, and experiential learning to educate and inspire future leaders for the opportunities and challenges in the outdoor industry. Graduates of the program will lead by balancing product, profits, people, and the planet.
Major Code: 081
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate and apply a systems overview approach toward product commercialization.
- Describe the value of minimizing negative environmental impact, increased access, and the importance of promoting social justice during a product’s lifecycle.
- Situate knowledge of iconic historical figures and their companies, and the history, use, management, and protection of public lands and ethical business practices as an essential competency for work in the outdoor product industry.
- Apply key elements of coursework to experiential learning opportunities that include internships and integrated cross-disciplinary projects.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major Core | ||
Skills and Support Courses | ||
COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
or AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
ENGR 248 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D MODELING | 3 |
ST 243Z | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I | 4 |
ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
Systems Approach Toward Commercialization | ||
BA 161 & BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION and INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 6 |
or BA 101Z & BA 131 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS and MICROSOFT EXCEL | |
BA 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | 4 |
BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
BA 357 | OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 |
DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
OP 101 | INTRODUCTION TO THE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INDUSTRY | 4 |
OP 231 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - WATER | 2 |
OP 232 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - WINTER | 2 |
OP 233 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - LAND | 2 |
OP 301 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PROCESS CONNECTIONS | 4 |
OP 351 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT I | 4 |
OP 352 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT II | 4 |
OP 353 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS FAILURE | 4 |
OP 360 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS BRANDING, MERCHANDISING AND SALES | 4 |
Impact, Access and Social Justice | ||
AEC 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
GEOG 333 | *ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | 3 |
SUS 102 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY | 4 |
SUS 304 | *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | 4 |
TRAL 251 | RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
History and Ethics | ||
TRAL 132 | FOUNDATIONS OF OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
TRAL 357 | *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Experiential Learning | ||
ENGR 415 | ^ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN 1 | 4 |
ENGR 416 | ^ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN 2 | 4 |
OP 307 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PRE-INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1 |
OP 410 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INTERNSHIP | 4 |
Additional Requirements | ||
Remaining Bacc Core and Electives | 63 | |
Total Credits | 180 |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
Major Code: 081
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
MTH 111Z | +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS | 4 |
OP 101 | INTRODUCTION TO THE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INDUSTRY | 4 |
WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
BA 161 | INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION | 3 |
ST 243Z | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I | 4 |
TRAL 132 | FOUNDATIONS OF OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE PROFESSIONS | 3 |
Bacc Core: Literature & The Arts | 3 | |
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity | 4 | |
Credits | 17 | |
Spring | ||
BA 162 | INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY | 3 |
COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | 4 |
ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
OP 231 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - WATER | 2 |
SUS 102 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
ENGR 248 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND 3-D MODELING | 3 |
OP 232 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - WINTER | 2 |
TRAL 251 | RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Bacc Core: Biological or Physical Science | 4 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
OP 233 | EXPERIENCE OUTDOOR PRODUCTS - LAND | 2 |
OP 307 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PRE-INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1 |
Bacc Core: Physical Science | 4 | |
Elective | 4 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
BA 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | 4 |
GEOG 333 | *ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | 3 |
OP 301 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS PROCESS CONNECTIONS | 4 |
OP 360 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS BRANDING, MERCHANDISING AND SALES | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Winter | ||
AEC 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3 |
BA 357 | OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 4 |
DSGN 341 | DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION | 4 |
OP 351 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT I | 4 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
OP 352 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT II | 4 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 4 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
OP 353 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS FAILURE | 4 |
ENGR 415 | ^ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN 1 | 4 |
OP 410 | OUTDOOR PRODUCTS INTERNSHIP | 4 |
Credits | 16 | |
Winter | ||
ENGR 416 | ^ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN 2 | 4 |
SUS 304 | *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | 4 |
TRAL 357 | *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring | ||
Elective | 4 | |
Elective | 4 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 180 |