Natural Resource Education Option
This option is available within the Natural Resources major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
This option will prepare students for careers as natural resource educators. Students may choose to focus on teaching in informal settings such as interpretive centers, aquariums, museums, and parks or pursue a career in formal education at middle or high school level.
Students may wish to explore a second major or minor offered by the College of Education. Courses taken for the Natural Resources Education option may be double count with the Elementary Education or Secondary Education majors where applicable. Students in the Secondary Education degree may seek Content Mastery for certification in biology or integrated science in order to teach in middle school or high school.
Option Code: 679
Options follow the learning outcomes of the major. For this option, refer to the learning outcomes of the Natural Resources major.
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 | ||
| Measurement and Analysis | ||
| FES 422 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Foundations of Natural Resource Education | ||
| FOR 111 | +INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY | 3 |
| or FES 342 | FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST | |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| TRAL 493 | ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | 4 |
| Education and Program Development | ||
| ED 216 | +*PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| or ED 219 | +*SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION | |
| ED 253 | +LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 3 |
| FES 430 | FOREST AS CLASSROOM | 4 |
| SED 413 | INQUIRY IN SCIENCE AND SCIENCE EDUCATION | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 10 credits from either or both of the following categories: 2 | 10 | |
| Education Electives | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | ||
| PLANNING AND DELIVERING NON-FORMAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ADULT LEARNING | ||
| +*PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | ||
or ED 219 | +*SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION | |
| FIELD PRACTICUM | ||
| TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN EDUCATION II | ||
| APPLIED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN K-12 SCHOOLS | ||
| LEARNING STYLES AND NEEDS IN ADOLESCENCE | ||
| CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | ||
| METHODS FOR TEACHING HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FINE ARTS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ESOL EDUCATION | ||
| PROJECTS | ||
| Natural Resource Electives | ||
| +*INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY IN AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| +ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND OPPRESSION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | ||
| BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
| BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS | ||
| +*FOOD FROM THE SEA | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| +*POWER AND JUSTICE IN U.S. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| HERPETOFAUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| +*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| +*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *NATIONAL PARK GEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| +*TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP | ||
| BACKCOUNTRY LEADERSHIP | ||
| NATURE IN STORYTELLING OVER THE CENTURIES | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE LIVING: PRACTICES AND POLICIES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| +*SUSTAINABILITY, JUSTICE, AND ENGAGEMENT | ||
| RECREATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS | ||
| *PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT | ||
| Total Credits | 37 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects, or study abroad may be used to fulfill requirements in this option as approved by petition
Education or Natural Resource Electives
Students select a minimum of 12 credits from either the Education Electives or Natural Resource electives. Students may choose to focus on teaching in informal education settings or formal classroom instruction in middle or high schools.
Students pursuing the Secondary Education major or the Master of Science in Education should choose courses that can double count for the courses listed in Content Mastery for Biology or Integrated Science. An Oregon teacher license requires additional science courses not listed in the Natural Resource major or the Natural Resource Education option. To satisfy the biology and integrated science endorsement requirements, Natural Resource students need to take the 200-level biology, two additional courses in chemistry to make it a full year and at least two physics classes. Students must work closely with their advisor(s) to plan an appropriate plan of study to meet their goals.
Option Code: 679