For the remaining approximately 17 credits, students elect a technical option administered by one of the three participating departments. Recreation and Tourism Management and soil science in the Department of Soil Science. The soil science option is available only as the non-thesis degree. Students should have an undergraduate degree in natural resources or a related field. Experience in natural resources management and administration will be considered in lieu of an appropriate undergraduate degree.
Admission is contingent upon acceptance by an advisor.
The M.S. degree requires a research thesis based on completion of a research project. The Master of NR degree requires a practical project which develops and demonstrates problem-solving skills. NR 571 Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy. PA 500 Public Administration or PA 511 Public Policy Analysis. ST 501 Experimental Statistics for Biological Science I or a higher level statistics course.