Curriculum

The online coursework in Oregon State’s timber circular economy graduate certificate emphasizes real-world applications, ensuring that you can implement sustainable design strategies, improve manufacturing processes and shape policies that drive circular economy initiatives. Your studies will deepen your understanding of circular economy principles, supply chain management, life cycle analysis and sustainability policy, with a focus on leadership roles. 

The online timber circular economy graduate certificate is offered by Oregon State’s College of Forestry.

This program is currently accepting applications, and you may begin the program online as early as fall term 2025.

Required courses (17 credits)

• WSE 523 – Wood as a Sustainable Material for the Future I (3)
• WSE 524 – Wood as a Sustainable Material for the Future II (3)
• WSE 580 – Circular Economy: Narrowing Resource Loops (3)
• WSE 581 – Circular Economy: Slowing Resource Loops (3)
• WSE 582 – Circular Economy: Closing the Loop (3)
• WSE 506 – Projects (2)

Elective course (3-4 credits)

Select one course from the following:

• CCE 522 – Green Building Materials (3)
• ENSC 517 – Environmental Management and Sustainability Assessment (4)
• SUS 550 – Sustainable Organizations (3)