Natural Resources: Wildlife and Conservation Biology M.S.

Natural Resources: Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Natural Resources: Wildlife and Conservation Biology M.S.

Program Overview

NATURAL RESOURCES: WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The MS option in Wildlife and Conservation Biology is typically pursued by those with a BS in Wildlife, Biology, Zoology, Environmental Studies, or related field.  Research often takes an integrated field-laboratory approach to study population ecology and conservation, community and landscape ecology, conservation biology and genetics, and applied wildlife management issues.  Graduates are employed by state and federal agencies, NGOs, and environmental consulting firms, with a number continuing for a PhD at other institutions.    

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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

Wendy F. Rose

Academic Department Program Manager
Phone: (603) 862-3933
Office: Natural Resources & the Environment, James Hall Rm 114, Durham, NH 03824
  • Erica Holm
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    Erica Holm
    M.S. Natural Resources: Wildlife and Conservation Biology
    Research Topic: Use of transmission line rights-of-way and New England cottontail clearcuts by adult and fledgling songbirds during the breeding and post-breeding periods.
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    Wildcat Spotlight
    Erica Holm
    M.S. Natural Resources: Wildlife and Conservation Biology
    Research Topic: Use of transmission line rights-of-way and New England cottontail clearcuts by adult and fledgling songbirds during the breeding and post-breeding periods.
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  • Owen Kanter conducting moose research in the white mountains.
    Research Spotlight
    Tracking a Troubled Icon
    Professor Pete Pekins leads a team of undergraduate and graduate students as they track radio-collared moose and their calves to chart their survival.
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    Research Spotlight
    Tracking a Troubled Icon
    Professor Pete Pekins leads a team of undergraduate and graduate students as they track radio-collared moose and their calves to chart their survival.
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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.

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