You can thrive while working in traditional resource areas, or you can ride the wave of change arising from the surge of technological and self-employment opportunities. You're free to meet challenges out in the field by working in traditional natural resource areas, such as Forestry, Fish and Wildlife or Geology, to mention a few, or you can pursue programs in the applied environmental sciences area, like Ecosystem Management, Environmental Pest Management or Environmental Resources. You can choose a career in the more technical areas of resource industries, with programs like Heavy Equipment and Resources Drilling. The School has taken a key leadership role when it comes to fostering excellence in the area of education. The programs offered are recognized for their excellent global applications.
Faculty are well-known and respected leaders in their chosen fields.
The School's reputation for applied research within the college system is unique, with extensive research studies in the area of aquaculture and technology transfer. Learners can take these courses from anywhere in the world, using a computer and modem to connect with an instructor and access labs, lectures and other materials. Courses delivered on the Internet include Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology, and Bioart. The School also offers a broad range of distance education courses where correspondence is conducted primarily by mail. There is a growing emphasis on the higher technologies required in the environmental and natural resource fields.