Undergraduate Water Majors & Minors
Choosing a program can feel overwhelming, especially at a university as large as Ohio State. Undergraduate students have many opportunities to combine an interest in water with other areas of study. We’ve compiled a list of water-related majors and minors on campus, organized by department. If any catch your interest, dig in and learn more about them.
Majors:
- Agribusiness and Applied Economics
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Earth Science
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Policy and Decision Making
- Environmental Science
- Evolution and Ecology
- Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering
- Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
- Geography
- Natural Resource Management
- Sustainable Agriculture
Minors:
- Agribusiness
- Earth Science
- Engineering Sciences
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Evolution and Ecology
- Farm Management
- Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
- Geography
- Health, Environment, Risk and Science Communication
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Science and Engineering in the Public Interest
- Society and Environmental Issues
- Soil Science
- Surveying and Mapping
- Sustainable Agriculture
Certificate Programs:
In addition, this spreadsheet compiled by the Sustainability Institute collates majors, minors, and certificate programs across Ohio State related to different elements of sustainability. To get started, try searching for “environment,” “marine,” “natural,” or “earth.”