Natural Resources: Environmental Conservation M.S.

Natural Resources Environmental Conservation
Natural Resources: Environmental Conservation M.S.

Program Overview

NATURAL RESOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Students in the Environmental Conservation option typically have a BS/BA degree or strong background in environmental and natural resource sciences with a keen interest in combining the natural sciences with the social sciences.  Those without this background may be accepted upon completion of some additional fundamental courses.  Areas of interest include natural resource policy, conservation biology, sustainability, ecological ethics and values, international environmental affairs, and spatial data analysis (remote sensing and GIS).  After successful completion of the MS degree, students have gone on to work for federal and state agencies, for private industry, and for non-governmental organizations.

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Thomas D. Lee

Graduate Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
Phone: (603) 862-3791
Office: Natural Resources & the Environment, James Hall Rm G05, Durham, NH 03824

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Curriculum & Requirements

Degree Requirements

An M.S. degree is conferred upon successful completion of a program of not less than 30 credits for natural resources options: forestry, environmental conservation, environmental economics, general, soil and water resource management, and wildlife and conservation biology.

Course Requirements or Equivalents

EDUC 904Qualitative Inquiry in Education (Policy oriented)4
Or
NR 903Approach to Research2
And with NR 903, choose one of the following additional research methods classes for a total of 4 credits:2
NR 905
Grant Writing
BIOL 902
Writing and Publishing Science
BIOL 950
Scientific Communication
Or an alternative with approval from the Graduate Coordinator
NR 993Natural and Environmental Resources Seminar1-2
or NR 947 Current Issues in Ecosystem Ecology
NR 996Natural Resource Education (1 credit )1 - 2
or LSA 900 College Teaching
Select one of the following Quantitative methods courses:3-4
BIOL 811
Applied Biostatistics II
BIOL 933
Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Experiments
DATA 800
Introduction to Applied Analytic Statistics
ECON 926
Econometrics I
ESCI 801
Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences
MATH 835
Statistical Methods for Research
MATH 840
Design of Experiments I
MATH 969
Topics in Probability and Statistics I
NR 909
Analysis of Ecological Communities and Complex Data
NR 913
Quantitative Ecology
POLT 905
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
PSYC 905
Research Methodology and Statistics I
PSYC 907
Research Methods and Statistics III
SOC 901
Sociological Methods I: Intermediate Social Statistics
SOC 903
Sociological Methods III: Advanced Social Statistics
SOC 904
Sociological Methods IV: Qualitative and Historical Research Methods
Or an alternative with approval from the Graduate Coordinator
Select one of the following:
NR 899Master's Thesis (and a formal presentation of the thesis) 16
NR 998Directed Research (and directed research results) 24

An approved program of study plan is required during the first semester.

Environmental Conservation Option Requirements

Select one of the following Ecology courses:4
NR 806
Soil Ecology
NR 811
Wetland Ecology and Management
NR 830
Terrestrial Ecosystems
NR 834
Tropical Ecology
NR 851
Aquatic Ecosystems
NR 857
Remote Sensing of the Environment
NR 965
Community Ecology
MEFB 825
Marine Ecology

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