Working closely with world-class programs and faculty in the Colleges of Forestry, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Science, and Agricultural Sciences, the Environmental Policy concentration prepares students for careers in government and non-profit positions in natural resource and environmental organizations. There are many opportunities for students to engage in research and internships with the Institute for Natural Resources (located at OSU), OSU Sun Grant, OSU Sea Grant, and the Oregon Climate Change Research Center. 

The Environmental Policy Concentration Advisor is Professor Lori Cramer.

Environmental Policy Faculty available for MPP student committees.

 OSU Based Research Centers and Programs:

Minimum 16 credit hours of the following courses (MPP & PhD):

  • ANTH 577 - Ecological Anthropology
  • ANTH 581 - Natural Resources and Community Values [4 credits]
  • AREC 534 - Environmental and Resource Economics [3 credits]
  • AEC 550 - Environmental AND NATURAL RESOURCE Economics [3 credits]
  • AEC 551 - APPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND Natural Resource Economics [3 credits]
  • ECON 566 - ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [4 credits]
  • FOR 562 - Natural Resource Policy and Law [3 credits]
  • FOR 563 - Environmental Policy and Law Interactions [3 credits]
  • PPOL 544 - Collaborative Governance [4 credits] 
  • PPOL 547 - INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE[4 credits] 
  • PPOL 582 – Energy, Climate and Society [4 credits]
  • PS 555 - The Politics of Climate Change [4 credits]
  • PS 570 - Global Food Politics and Policy [4 credits]
  • PS 573 - U.S. Energy Policy [4 credits]
  • PS 575 - Environmental Politics and Policy [4 credits]
  • PS 576 - Science and Politics [4 credits]
  • PS 577 - International Environmental Politics and Policy [4 credits]
  • PS 578 - Renewable Energy Policy [4 credits]
  • SOC 575 - Rural Sociology [4 credits]
  • SOC 580 - Environmental Sociology [4 credits]
  • SOC 581 - Society and Natural Resources [4 credits]
  • SOC582 – Energy, Climate and Society [4 credits]

Marine Policy

  • FW 515 – Fisheries and Wildlife Law and Policy [3]
  • FW 522 – Introduction to Ocean Law [3]
  • MRM 530 - Principles and Practices of Marine Resource Management [4 credits]
  • MRM 535 - Rights-Based Fishery Management [4 credits]
  • PPOL 544 - Collaborative Governance [4 credits] 
  • PPOL 546 – The Policy and Law of United States Coastal Governance [4 credits] 
  • PPOL 548 - Marine Policy [4 credits] 
  • PS 555 - The Politics of Climate Change [4 credits]
  • PS 577 - International Environmental Politics and Policy [4 credits]