OEAS 003, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, 0 Credits

Engage in research activities appropriate to the discipline and through the research experience, acquire skills, techniques, and knowledge relevant to the field of study.

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 004, INTERNSHIP, 0 Credits

Engage in a hands-on learning experience that complements the theoretical knowledge acquired through academic coursework to foster personal and professional development.

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 007, +BEYOND OSU I: PREPARE, 0 Credits

Explore career goals and interests. Emphasize and build National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career competencies through OSU and related experiences. Relate career development concepts to career goals.

Attributes: CSC1 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Preparation

Prerequisite: CORE 100 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better or CORE 300 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 008, +BEYOND OSU II: ENGAGE, 0 Credits

Engage in career-related experiences or activities to gain insights into postgraduation careers. Apply career development concepts to future goals.

Attributes: CSC2 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Engagement

Prerequisite: OEAS 007 with SC or better

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 497, +RESEARCH IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 1-16 Credits

Engage in experiential research activities appropriate to the discipline; and through the research experience, acquire skills, techniques, and knowledge relevant to the field of study and future careers. Identify objectives and make and execute a research plan under the guidance of research mentors.

Attributes: CSC1 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Preparation; CSC2 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Engagement

Prerequisite: CORE 100 with D- or better or CORE 300 with D- or better or BA 100 with D- or better or BA 300 with D- or better or ENGR 110 with D- or better or ENGR 310 with D- or better or LA 100 with D- or better or LA 300 with D- or better or SCI 100 with D- or better or SCI 300 with D- or better

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 498, +INTERNSHIP IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 1-16 Credits

Engages in supervised practical experience working with professionals at selected cooperating institutions, agencies, laboratories, or companies. Develops career relevant skills appropriate to a student's field of study.

Attributes: CSC1 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Preparation; CSC2 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Engagement

Prerequisite: CORE 100 with D- or better or CORE 300 with D- or better or BA 100 with D- or better or BA 300 with D- or better or ENGR 110 with D- or better or ENGR 310 with D- or better or LA 100 with D- or better or LA 300 with D- or better or SCI 100 with D- or better or SCI 300 with D- or better

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

OEAS 500, CASCADIA FIELD TRIP, 2-4 Credits

A field course to various locations within the Cascade volcanic arc, Coast Range and Oregon Coast. Introduction to the range of physical and biological science topics to be covered in OEAS 520, OEAS 530 and OEAS 540 in field settings; the linkages between these topics, and their impact on humans, with case examples. Students will practice math skills, and collect samples and data to be used in laboratory sessions in the later courses. Offered annually. Transportation fee charged.

This course is repeatable for 4 credits.

OEAS 511, CEOAS GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS, 1 Credit

Introduces new graduate students in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences to specific College and University resources available to them to help them be successful. Helps produce a cohort of graduate students early in their graduate careers.

Equivalent to: OEAS 511X

OEAS 515, SCIENTISTS AS WRITERS, 3 Credits

Focuses on strategies for writing for scientists, including stages of drafting and revising part or all of a thesis or research proposal, graduate thesis chapter, or scientific manuscript. Examines scientific proposal, thesis, and manuscript structure, constructive reviewing, and responding to feedback. Explores strategies for setting and meeting writing goals, grounded in literature on the psychology of successful academic writers. Develops a personalized, sustainable daily writing routine to avoid binge-writing.

Equivalent to: OEAS 515X

OEAS 520, THE SOLID EARTH, 4 Credits

Movement of mass and energy within the Earth and into/out of its outer surface, expressed as plate tectonics, earthquakes, heat flow, volcanoes, geomagnetic field; composition, structure, hydrology and aging of ocean crust; lithosphere creation, recycling and mantle overturn. Marine sedimentation, sources and transport, continental weathering, tectonics-climate interactions, glacial history and sea level response. Geohazards, storm events, beach and estuary processes. Offered annually. Lec/lab.

Recommended: One year each of physics, chemistry and calculus

OEAS 530, THE FLUID EARTH, 4 Credits

Fundamental principles of fluid circulation in the atmosphere and ocean. Atmospheric chemistry, radiation, thermodynamics, and dynamics. Conservation of mass, heat, momentum and vorticity in the ocean; equations governing motion; geostrophy; planetary boundary layers; wind-driven and thermohaline circulation. Air-sea fluxes and global circulation models; climate change. Offered annually. Lec/lab.

Recommended: One year each of physics, chemistry, calculus, or science and a field course

OEAS 540, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL EARTH, 4 Credits

Integrating fundamental concepts in biological and chemical oceanography to understand energy and material transformations in estuarine, coastal and open ocean habitats. Topics include structure and function of marine ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and human impacts. Offered annually. Lec/lab.

Recommended: One year of physics, chemistry, and calculus