You graduate with increased capacity to assimilate, synthesize, and apply tools and ideas from diverse areas to help solve resource management problems of individuals, organizations, and communities as they strive to enhance their own well-being. Our alums can be found in Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malawi, Nepal, Thailand, and in many states within the U.S.A. courses of study for M.Sc. The OSU program in Family Resource Management is the only FRM master's program in Oregon and the only FRM doctoral program in the western United States. In each case, graduate study begins with a conference with your faculty adviser to help determine your interests and goals. Depending on your background, prerequisites may be required for certain courses.
Foreign language is optional.
A thesis is essential in every graduate program in Family Resource Management. Minors in real estate and urban planning can be taken at the University of Oregon. Your doctoral program may include substantial course work at other universities, as long as you meet the residency requirement of three concurrent terms as a full-time OSU students. Students enrolled at OSU may be concurrently enrolled at other institutions in the Oregon State System of Higher Education. The procedures for application are specified on the application forms which will be sent upon request.