Considerable flexibility is allowed on technical electives. Consequently, students can complete this dual program in four years plus a summer. Students who graduate in the Forest Ecosystems Science option will find many opportunities for careers with public agencies, private firms, and non-profit organizations. They also are well prepared to enter graduate programs in management of natural resources or in ecological research and other areas of applied biology. Graduate programs are offered leading to the Master of Professional Studies, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in both programs.
Students can specialize in virtually all areas of study concerned with forest resources.
The combination of a B.S. degree in one program and an M.P.S. degree in the other is another route to integrating ESF's strengths in Forest Resources and Environmental and Forest Biology faculties. The Forestry M.P.S. requirements are easily adaptable to a joint program with Environmental and Forest Biology. The Environmental and Forest Biology M.P.S. allows students with forestry undergraduate degrees to specialize in many facets of forest biology and ecology. The undergraduate and graduate programs in the Division prepare graduates for professional careers that depend upon an understanding of natural systems. Environmental and Forest Biology graduates enter careers where their knowledge of basic and applied ecology is paramount.