The graduate program is a combined graduate degree and certification program in natural resources, offered collaboratively by the College of Natural Resources, the College of Business, and the Center for Public Administration and Policy. The graduate degree program features an interdisciplinary approach to renewable natural resources management and conservation. The MNR is being developed as a collaborative degree program with George Mason University . The MPA provides a natural resources perspective of public administration policy as carried out by government, independent organizations, or the private sector.
Course work integrates theory and practice.
The MPA is a professional degree, intended to improve the skills of mid-career administrators and policy makers in natural resource areas. The MBA program provides an advanced education in business administration. Courses can be selected from several concentrations, with the opportunity to take electives in natural resources management. Certificate Programs Certificate programs give the graduate non-degree student additional professional education in natural resource related disciplines. A minimum of four semester-length courses is required.