Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Option
This option is available within the Natural Resources major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
Students in this option will develop skills and knowledge to better understand the cultural, social, political, and philosophical issues associated with natural resources, and prepare them to work with various stakeholders in natural resource management.
Option Code: 675
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Describe ecological processes, including human impacts that influence ecosystem change, natural succession and the future sustainability of natural resources.
- Characterize natural resources and be able to quantify at least one of these resources.
- Envision desired future conditions in an area to achieve a set of natural resource-related objectives, prescribe management actions needed to achieve those objectives, and evaluate success of these actions.
- Describe how the use, management, and allocation of natural resources are affected by laws, policies, economic factors (both market and non-market), and characteristics (including demographic, cultural, ethnic, and “values” differences) of private and public resource owners and users.
- Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with audiences of diverse backgrounds.
- Work effectively with, and within, interdisciplinary and diverse groups to resolve management problems and achieve management objectives.
A Specialty Option in the Natural Resources major requires a minimum of 37 credits including at least 20 upper division credits and a minimum GPA of 2.25.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Option Requirements 1 | ||
| Measurements | ||
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Consensus and Communication | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| SMALL-GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
| BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES | ||
| *TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| Philosophy and Ethics of the Environment | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6-7 | |
| CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES | ||
| NATURE IN STORYTELLING OVER THE CENTURIES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND ENGAGEMENT | ||
| Natural Resource Policy | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| Resource Economics | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY | ||
| ECONOMICS OF RECREATION AND TOURISM | ||
| Management Issues | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9-11 | |
| *ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ^PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | ||
| INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| *LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS | ||
| COMMUNITIES, NATURAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | ||
| Social Issues | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9-12 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *WHEN SCIENCE ESCAPES THE LAB: SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| *OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| *WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Total Credits | 37-45 | |
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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
- 1
Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects, or study abroad may be used to fulfill credit requirements in this option as approved by petition
Option Code: 675