MS Natural Resources Science and Management at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Students in the natural resources science and management program may emphasize one of the following tracks, or develop an individualized plan of study: 1) forests: biology, ecology, conservation, and management; 2) economics, policy, management, and society; 3) assessment, monitoring, and geospatial analysis; 4) recreation resources, tourism, and environmental education; 5) forest hydrology and watershed management; 6) tribal natural resources; 7) forest products; or 8) paper science and engineering.

Faculty: College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences  |  Duration: 2 years / Plan A 20 credits; Plan B 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Orientation, Assessment, Monitoring, and Geospatial Analysis, Economics, Policy, Management, and Society, Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management, Forest Products, Forests: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Management, Paper Science and Engineering, Recreation Resources, Tourism, and Environmental Education. The MS is offered under Plan A (with thesis) and Plan B (without thesis). Plan A students usually design a program to support their specific thesis project.

Official programme page