This page details academic information about the minor. For full program information, visit humanitarian.engineering.oregonstate.edu.
Undergraduate Minor and Upcoming Course Offerings
Undergraduate Opportunities in humanitarian engineering include research, projects, a minor, and various course offerings to take alone or within the minor.
Research Opportunities
Students are encouraged to contact individual faculty in the program to determine if research opportunities are available.
Projects
There are a variety of projects available including senior capstone design projects sponsored by our program and undergraduate theses for the honors college students. Watch for announcements about these opportunities on the website or contact faculty directly to inquire.
Undergraduate Minor
Complete requirements for the minor can be found in the course catalog listing or HEST advising sheet:
To enroll in the minor or request consideration for substitutions for the requirements, please contact Ms. Cassie Pitkin in 238B Rogers Hall, 541-737-7991or email her via cassie.pitkin@oregonstate.edu. We note that MyDegrees does not do a good job of aligning coursework with the minor requirements, please contact Ms. Pitkin for assistance. Dr. Kendra Sharp can also be contacted via kendra.sharp@oregonstate.edu to assist with substitutions/overrides.
If you are interested in the minor, a good place to start is to select your Bacc Core courses from the humanitarian engineering, science and technology (HEST) playlist. Courses marked by a '+' are specifically recommended because of the relevance of the material or because they are taught by a HEST-affiliated faculty member. Note that HEST310, HEST320, and HEST 412/512 are all currently approved to fill Bacc Core requirements for any student on campus. We are in the process of seeking Bacc Core approval for HEST 201 (to be offered in Spring 2020).
The two required core courses for the minor are ANTH 482/582 Anthropology in International Development and HEST 411/511 Engineering Design in Emergency and Low-Resource Environments*. We are in the process of revising the requirements for the minor to better accommodate the timing of our course offerings. Please see the 20/21 advising sheet for recommended substitutions. Other requirements for the minor include: at least 6 credits of other HEST-designated courses including those listed below; 11-14 credits from the HEST Bacc Core Playlist or other thematic electives with advisor approval; and participation in a humanitarian engineering related experience such as Engineers without Borders, a related capstone design project, honors thesis, undergraduate research, field immersion, OSU's Launch Academy, or related internship of your choice.
If you are need more advising on the minor, please start with Ms. Pitkin, and then as needed contact students in the Humanitarian Engineering Lab (Rogers 342), Dr. MacCarty, or Dr. Sharp directly.
Current Year Course Offerings
Winter 2020
- Capstone projects with Dr. Kendra Sharp.
Spring 2020
- HEST 241/541: Household Energy in Guatemala: Background. Dr. Nordica MacCarty.
- HEST 299: Innovation for Social Impact. New course introducing methods from engineering design, entrepreneurship, and anthropology to create solutions for global needs. Dr. Nordica MacCarty. Course approval in progress.
- HEST 412/512 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Case Studies in Humanitarian Engineering, Science and Technology, E-Campus, Dr. Carolyn Fonyo.
Summer 2020 - September
- HEST 242/542: Household Energy in Guatemala (Field). Contact Dr. Nordica MacCarty for more information. Also check out this blog post about the field course activities in 2016.
Fall 2020
- Capstone projects.
Winter 2021
- Capstone projects.
Spring 2021
