Explore Marine-Related Minors
Adding a marine-related minor gives you the opportunity to explore additional learning experiences. With eight minors related to the oceans and coasts, you can choose the marine minors that best suit your interests.
Put the Ocean in Your Major
Whatever your major— arts, humanities, business, engineering, or earth, life, and social sciences— you can gain experience in coastal and ocean issues with a minor to expand your learning experience. All minors provide opportunity for students to visit and learn at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, as well as in diverse coastal and ocean habitats in the Pacific Northwest
The Marine Studies minor provides an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the dynamic interconnectedness of human cultures, literature and philosophy, and the social sciences within marine and coastal spaces.
The Earth Sciences minor is designed for students who have a broad interest in Earth Sciences. Earth Science majors and Environmental Sciences majors are restricted from taking this minor. View minor requirements.
The interdisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences integrates the biological and physical sciences with the social sciences for the study of human interactions with natural systems, especially with the goal of addressing environmental problems. View the minor requirements.
The Oceanography Minor is suggested for students in any major. However, students will need some science background to complete the 400 level coursework. View the minor requirements.
The Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences minor offers a broad foundation in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem function and human influences on natural resources, as well as fish and wildlife biology. View the minor requirements.
The Marine Biology minor overviews the vast variety of marine life and habitats of the ocean, along with the process that impact and regulate them. View the minor requirements.
The Marine Conservation and Management minor focuses on marine vertebrates, conservation science, and management of living marine resources. View the minor requirements.
The Microbiology minor is designed for students from other majors who have an additional interest in the field of microbiology. View the minor requirements.
Students majoring in other programs at OSU can choose to complete the Natural Resources minor. The minor is intended to provide a broad exposure to the natural resources field. It offers course work that integrates a number of natural resource disciplines. View the minor requirements.