Environmental Arts and Humanities Graduate Major (MA)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
Major Code: 8200
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Demonstrate ability to apply understanding of diverse cultural, moral, historical, aesthetic, and spiritual dimensions of environmental decisions.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Arts and Humanities Foundation | ||
| EAH XXX. Environmental Arts and Humanities Field Course (Pending submission & approval) | 3 | |
| EAH 411/EAH 511 | *PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 4 |
| EAH XXX. Environmental Science Methods and Practice | 3 | |
| EAH XXX. Professional Development (Pending submission & approval) | 1 | |
| EAH XXX. Thesis or Project Proposal Writing for Environmental Arts and Humanities (Pending submission & approval) | 2 | |
| EAH 412/EAH 512 | *ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN CONTEXT | 4 |
| Environmental Arts and Humanities Core | ||
| Select three of the following with no more than one from any department: | 9 | |
ART XXX. Art and Nature (Pending approval) | ||
| TOPICS IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION (Environmental Communication) | ||
COMM XXX. The Rhetoric of Land Use (Pending submission & approval) | ||
EAH XXX. Classics of American Environmental Thought (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
ES XXX. Environmental Racism (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
HST XXX. Global Environmental History (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| Graduate Areas of Concentration | ||
| Select one area of concentration and complete a minimum of 12 credits in that area: | 12 | |
| Environmental Imagination | ||
ART XXX. Art and Nature (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | ||
ART 569 | ||
COMM 550 | ||
COMM XXX. Environmental Rhetoric (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| STUDIES IN NONFICTION | ||
| STUDIES IN CRITICISM | ||
| STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
PHL 539 | ||
| MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING | ||
| ^ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING | ||
WR 525 | ||
| Environmental Action | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: THEORIES AND ISSUES | ||
| BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Environmental Conflict Resolution ) | ||
| ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| HISTORY OF FISHERIES SCIENCE | ||
| ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
HST XXX. Global Environmental History (Pending approval) | ||
| *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY | ||
HSTS 422/HSTS 522 | ||
PHL XXX. Environmental Justice (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY | ||
WGSS 523 | ||
WGSS 540 | ||
WGSS 550 | ||
| Environmental Thinking | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
FES XXX. Conservation Ethics (Pending submission & approval) | ||
FES XXX. Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
HSTS 515 | ||
PHL 539 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| CLASSIC MORAL THEORIES | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MORAL THEORIES | ||
| WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
PHL XXX. Philosophy of Adaptive Ecosystem Management (Pending submission & approval) | ||
| *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA | ||
PS 461/PS 561 | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 9 credits 1 | 9 | |
| Engagement | ||
| Select 14 credits | 14 | |
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Select electives that inform graduate areas of concentration and meet learning, research, and career goals. Students are encouraged to use elective credits to pursue an OSU graduate certificate such as the Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management, the Graduate Certificate in Management for Science Professionals, the Graduate Certificate in Marine Resource Management, the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Natural Resources, and the Graduate Certificate in Water Conflict Management and Transformation. Students may also fulfill their elective credits by participating in the Natural Resources Leadership Academy.
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Baccalaureate Core Course
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Note: Students must enroll in at least 29 stand-alone courses (52% of their course work).
Engagement
Students are required to develop a plan for their Engagement credits with their committee by the end of year one. Engagement credits include fieldwork and thesis/project credits.
EAH XXX. Fieldwork (up to 8 credits)
EAH XXX. Thesis/Project (up to 8 credits)
All students will be required to make a final thesis or project presentation and defend the work to the student’s committee. Students must submit a draft of their thesis or project to their committee for review six weeks prior to their presentation and oral examination.
Thesis Options: Students can develop a written thesis of appropriate length and format as agreed upon by their committee. Theses can include, but are not limited to 1) a sustained argument broken into closely related chapters or sections, or 2) a number of articles (e.g., magazine articles, scholarly articles) that develop arguments on distinct but related topics with a framing introduction that addresses their relationship.
Project Option: Student’s projects can take any form with the approval of the student’s committee. Examples include developing a community program, making a documentary film, and creating multi-media or art exhibits.
Major Code: 8200