Management and Marketing Option
This option is available within the Wood Innovation for Sustainability major at the following location:
- Corvallis
The option provides students with the skills to manage organizations to be competitive in the global renewable materials marketplace or develop innovative and effective marketing programs for green products.
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 260 | FOUNDATIONS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET | 4 |
| BA 314 | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 4 |
| BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| BA 330 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 4 |
| BA 351 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | 4 |
| or BA 251 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | |
| BA 360 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| BA 390 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| ECON 202 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| or MTH 251 | *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 | ||
| AGRICULTURAL 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 | ||
| *INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY | ||
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MENTORING AND COACHING | ||
| LEADERSHIP | ||
| ADVANCED APPLICATION OF MARKETING PRINCIPLES | ||
| 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 | ||
| FOREST TO FRAME: MASS TIMBER | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Study Abroad) | ||
CoF Study Abroad courses | ||
| Total Credits | 75 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
Option Code: 288