Technical Management - Designed for the consulting sectors as well as environmental managers who are expected to render technical services. Project Management - Designed for those who work in industry particularly where an environmental manager is expected to manage projects from beginning to end. PhD degrees in Environmental Science. The primary objective of the program is to broaden the scope of scientific and technological study of the environment through a multidisciplinary approach based on ecological principles, and encompassing the social and legal aspects of environmental concerns. The flexibility of the program allows students to align their degree plans with personal interests and career goals.
Coursework is designed under the guidance of a faculty adviser and administrative professionals.
Environmental Management is offered as a specialization within the Environmental Science graduate degree program. The degree program is administrated by OSU's Environmental Institute in close association with the Graduate College. The Institute is an organizational body that integrates environmentally-based academic research and education between and among six disciplinary colleges in the University. Through the Institute, the Environmental Science graduate program can access the University's expertise in areas such as agriculture, conservation, engineering, education, environmental chemistry, environmental resources, environmental toxicology, policy, and regulation. These areas include many environmentally related research topics from which students draw their thesis or dissertation research.