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Ecological Engineering Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
- Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| Select one of the following chemistry series: | 7-15 | |
| Series A | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
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| Series B 1 | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY |
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| Series C 1 | ||
| CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS and CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS and LABORATORY FOR CH 202 |
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| COMM 111 | *PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3 |
| or COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | |
| or COMM 218 | *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| Select one of the following math pairs: | 4-7 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA and INTRODUCTION TO SERIES |
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| INFINITE SERIES AND SEQUENCES and LINEAR ALGEBRA I |
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| PH 211 & PH 212 & PH 213 |
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS |
12 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| BEE 221 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | 3 |
| BEE 222 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING COMPUTATION | 2 |
| BEE 270 | ECOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| HHS 231 & HHS 241 |
*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH and *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) |
3 |
| SOIL 205 & SOIL 206 |
SOIL SCIENCE and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 |
4 |
| ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| or ST 421 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | |
| or ST 422 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS | |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Professional Core Courses (62 credits) | ||
| BEE 311 | ECOLOGICAL FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
| BEE 312 | ECOHYDRAULICS | 4 |
| BEE 313 | ECOHYDROLOGY | 4 |
| BEE 320 | BIOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING | 4 |
| BEE 322 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS AND TRANSFER PROCESS | 4 |
| BEE 361 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| BEE 362 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING MICROBIAL PROCESSES | 3 |
| BEE 468 | BIOREMEDIATION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| BEE 481 | ^ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I | 4 |
| BEE 482 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II | 3 |
| BEE 483 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN III | 2 |
| Professional Skills Courses | ||
| BEE 415 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| FE 208 | FOREST SURVEYING | 4 |
| FE 257 | GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| Science and Public Policy | ||
| AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 3-4 |
| or ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | |
| Ethics | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *THE RESPONSIBLE ENGINEER | ||
| *ETHICS | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| Additional Perspectives and Synthesis Courses | ||
| *Biological Science | 4 | |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| *Cultural Diversity | 3 | |
| *Literature and The Arts | 3 | |
| *Western Culture | 3 | |
| *Science, Technology & Society | 3 | |
| *Contemporary Global Issues | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Science and Engineering Electives (23 credits) 2 | ||
| Engineering Electives | ||
| Select at least 10 non-blanket credits from the following courses: | 10-14 | |
| RESEARCH | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP | ||
| IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN | ||
| RIVER ENGINEERING | ||
| NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL | ||
| OCEAN ENGINEERING | ||
| GIS IN WATER RESOURCES | ||
| COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING DESIGN | ||
| OREGON LAND SURVEY LAW | ||
| PROPERTY SURVEYS | ||
| CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN | ||
| DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | ||
| WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | ||
| AIR POLLUTION CONTROL | ||
| FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | ||
| SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | ||
| FOREST ROUTE SURVEYING | ||
| SOIL ENGINEERING | ||
| SOIL MECHANICS | ||
| HARVESTING PROCESS ENGINEERING | ||
| UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM REMOTE SENSING | ||
| WATERSHED PROCESSES | ||
| FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| TECHNIQUES FOR FOREST RESOURCE ANALYSIS | ||
| SLOPE AND EMBANKMENT DESIGN | ||
| Science and Public Policy Electives | ||
| Select at least 9 non-blanket credits from the following courses: | 9-13 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY | ||
| *CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE | ||
| ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INITIATIVES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SUSTAINABILITY AND BUSINESS | ||
| ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *HUMAN ECOLOGY | ||
| VIRUSES IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| PLANT STRUCTURE | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
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| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | ||
| THEORIES OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | ||
| BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION PROCESSES | ||
| THIRD PARTIES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION: MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION | ||
| ^FOREST OPERATIONS REGULATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES | ||
| *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SILVICULTURE PRINCIPLES | ||
| FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | ||
| ^FOREST POLICY | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW | ||
| FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING | ||
| DAIRY PROCESSING | ||
| DAIRY PROCESSING LABORATORY | ||
| FOOD LAW | ||
| CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF BEER | ||
| PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF BEER | ||
| CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF WINE | ||
| FERMENTATION MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | ||
| INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| SURFACE PROCESSES | ||
| APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY | ||
| GLACIAL GEOLOGY | ||
| HYDROGEOLOGY | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GEOVISUALIZATION: CARTOGRAPHY | ||
| REMOTE SENSING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| SNOW HYDROLOGY | ||
| PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE | ||
| CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE | ||
| PRECISION AGRICULTURE | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| APPLIED ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| APPLIED PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOLOGY OF GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ECOLOGY OF SHRUBLAND ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
| RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| BIOLOGY OF SOIL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS and INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS |
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| *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| INDUSTRIAL MARKETING OF WOOD PRODUCTS | ||
| *BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION | ||
| Total Credits | 181 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Either chemistry series CH 121/CH 122/CH 123 or CH 201/CH 202/CH 205 are accepted for transfer students
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Upper-Division Science and Engineering Electives must total 23 credits, with a minimum of 10 credits from Engineering and a minimum of 9 credits from Science and Public Policy
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
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| FALL | CREDITS | |
| ENGR 100 | THE OREGON STATE ENGINEERING STUDENT | 3 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 |
5 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| WINTER | ||
| ENGR 102 | DESIGN ENGINEERING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 3 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
5 |
| COMM 111
or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING
or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| ENGR 103 | ENGINEERING COMPUTATION AND ALGORITHMIC THINKING | 3 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
5 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| BEE 270 | ECOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| WINTER | ||
| BEE 221 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | 3 |
| PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| *Biological Science | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| SPRING | ||
| BEE 222 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING COMPUTATION | 2 |
| MTH 264 | INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX ALGEBRA | 2 |
| MTH 265 | INTRODUCTION TO SERIES | 2 |
| ENGR 213 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| *Ethics Cluster | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| BEE 311 | ECOLOGICAL FLUID MECHANICS | 4 |
| BEE 320 | BIOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING | 4 |
| *Difference, Power & Discrimination | 3 | |
| Science & Public Policy UD Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| WINTER | ||
| BEE 312 | ECOHYDRAULICS | 4 |
| BEE 322 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS AND TRANSFER PROCESS | 4 |
| FE 257 | GIS AND FOREST ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| SOIL 205 | SOIL SCIENCE | 3 |
| SOIL 206 | *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| BEE 313 | ECOHYDROLOGY | 4 |
| BEE 361 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| BEE 362 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING MICROBIAL PROCESSES | 3 |
| Engineering UD Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| BEE 415 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| BEE 481 | ^ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I | 4 |
| FE 208 | FOREST SURVEYING | 4 |
| Engineering UD Elective | 3 | |
| Science & Public Policy UD Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| WINTER | ||
| BEE 482 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II | 3 |
| BEE 468 | BIOREMEDIATION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Engineering UD Elective | 3 | |
| Perspectives or Synthesis | 3 | |
| Perspectives or Synthesis | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| SPRING | ||
| BEE 483 | ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN III | 2 |
| Additional UD Elective | 3 | |
| Science & Public Policy UD Elective | 3 | |
| Perspectives or Synthesis | 3 | |
| Perspectives or Synthesis | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 181 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
