Water Resources Policy and Management Graduate Major (MS)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Water resources policy and management
A Masters Degree in Water Resources Policy and Management is offered with specialization in the human dimensions of water resources policy and management. Seminars, readings, and conferences in water resources policy and management are offered by Water Resources Graduate Program and several affiliated departments.
The graduate degree options are structured around courses designed to broaden the student’s education in water resources policy and management. University departments that offer courses related to water resources policy and management include the departments of Applied Economics; Anthropology; Fisheries and Wildlife; Geosciences; Rangeland Ecology and Management; Statistics; and Zoology; the School of Public Policy; the School of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management; the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences; the College of Business Administration, and the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.
For more information, email gradwater_director@oregonstate.edu or visit the website.
Major Code: 0990
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| WRP 507 | SEMINAR | 1 |
| or WRS 507 | SEMINAR | |
| WRP 505 | READING AND CONFERENCE | 1 |
| or WRE 505 | READING AND CONFERENCE | |
| or WRS 505 | READING AND CONFERENCE | |
| WRP 507 | SEMINAR | 1 |
| or WRE 507 | SEMINAR | |
| or WRS 507 | SEMINAR | |
| WRP 524 | SOCIOTECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WATER RESOURCES | 3 |
| Methods and Numerical Skills | ||
| Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | ||
| SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION IN ECOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| SAMPLING METHODS | ||
| Basic Water Science | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATE: PHYSICS OF CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| PHYSICAL HYDROLOGY | ||
| GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS | ||
| WATERSHED PROCESSES | ||
| GEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY | ||
| APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| FIELD RESEARCH IN GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY | ||
| SOIL PHYSICS | ||
| Policy and Management | ||
| Select 15 credits of the following: | 15 | |
| READING AND CONFERENCE (Resource Economics) | ||
or AEC 507 | SEMINAR | |
| MICROECONOMIC THEORY I | ||
| APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| APPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| ADVANCED ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY SEMINAR | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| USES OF ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
| COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND DISPUTES | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW INTERACTIONS | ||
| APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT | ||
| SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Major Code: 0990