Science and Engineering Option
This option is available within the Wood Innovation for Sustainability major at the following location:
- Corvallis
This is a flexible, math- and science-intensive program that allows students to design a personalized curriculum that opens doors to jobs that solve complex problems, create efficiencies, foster intelligent use of renewable materials, or to graduate school. Students select a group of courses (often minors) that complement their interests.
Option Code: 289
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 | ||
| CH 123 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| MTH 251 & MTH 252 & MTH 254 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS and VECTOR CALCULUS I | 12 |
| PH 201 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
| or PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
| PH 202 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
| or PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
| PH 203 | *GENERAL PHYSICS | 4-5 |
| or PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | |
| ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3-4 |
| or ST 243Z | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS I | |
| or ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | |
| WSE 321 | WOOD CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| WSE 324 | PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM | 4 |
| WSE 425 | TIMBER TECTONICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE | 4 |
| WSE 430 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS | 4 |
| WSE 462 | ADVANCED WOOD MANUFACTURING 1 | 4 |
| WSE 463 | ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2 | 4 |
| WSE 471 | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS | 3 |
| Approved Area of Concentration | ||
| Select a 16-credit program of study, including 12 upper-division credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 78-82 | |
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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: 289