Management and Marketing Option
This option is available within the Wood Innovation for Sustainability major at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Marketing and Management option (M&M) is designed for students interested in business topics set in the context of the wood products and renewable materials industries. Students learn a broad set of business principles along with understanding wood as a material. Completion of the M&M option and meeting additional grade requirements of the College of Business may fulfill the requirements for a transcript-visible Business Minor.
Option Code: 288
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Describe fundamental properties and performance aspects that must be considered when using wood (rather than steel, concrete, or other synthetic materials) in industrial production, as a building material, or in aesthetics and design.
- Calculate wood moisture content and specific gravity and explain the concepts of equilibrium moisture content and fiber saturation point.
- Analyze and communicate scientific and technical information.
- Describe and diagram major conversion processes from downed log to final product.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| BA 226Z | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| BA 251 | +MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | 4 |
| BA 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | 4 |
| BA 314 | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 4 |
| BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| BA 360 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| ECON 201Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 202Z | +*PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| MTH 241 | +*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| or MTH 251Z | +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| ST 351 & ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 8 |
| WSE 455 | INDUSTRIAL MARKETING OF WOOD PRODUCTS | 3 |
| WSE 457 | WOOD PRODUCTS SALES | 3 |
| WSE 471 | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS | 3 |
| or WSE 385 | *EVALUATING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS | |
| Approved Area of Concentration | ||
| Select 18 credits from the following courses: | 18 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | ||
| +*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| QUANTITATIVE PRICE AND MARKET ANALYSIS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ||
| SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INITIATIVES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SUSTAINABILITY AND BUSINESS | ||
| INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | ||
| VENTURE MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | ||
| DENDROLOGY | ||
| FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | ||
| FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS II | ||
| ADVANCED APPLICATION OF MARKETING PRINCIPLES | ||
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MENTORING AND COACHING | ||
| LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE | ||
| CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT | ||
| PROFESSIONAL SALES | ||
| PERSONAL SELLING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES | ||
| INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| GLOBAL MARKETING | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SANDING AND FINISHING WOOD PRODUCTS | ||
| +FUNGAL DECAY IN YOUR WORLD | ||
| HEMPOLOGY: THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP STORY | ||
| WOOD CHEMISTRY | ||
| PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM | ||
| WOOD PRODUCTS STUDIO | ||
| +*BAMBOOLOOZA: THE FASCINATING WORLD OF BAMBOO | ||
| WOODTURNING WITH SCIENCE II | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL WOODTURNING | ||
| INTEGRATED SCULPTURAL WOODTURNING | ||
| TIMBER TECTONICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS | ||
| ADVANCED WOOD MANUFACTURING 1 | ||
| ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2 | ||
| *FORESTS, WOOD, AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (up to 6 credits of COF International Programs) | ||
| Total Credits | 75 | |
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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
Option Code: 288