• Demonstrate skill in integrative thinking and collaborative learning across several disciplines within the natural resource professions; show familiarity with a wide range of disciplinary knowledge and the capacity to apply knowledge to natural resource problems at multiple scales.
• Construct a study project about a specific issue using appropriate data/information gathering techniques, cross-disciplinary interactions, and integrated analysis methods.
• Apply sound methodologies and work ethics to problems in management or sustainability of natural resources.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
Select 18 credits from four thematic areas: 1
Theme: Overview/Introduction
MNR 511	INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES	3
Theme: Ecology/Production
Select six credits from the following courses:		6
BEE 511	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: USING DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS
FES 535/TOX 535/MCB 535	GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK
FES 536	CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS
FES 545/FW 545	ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
FES 547/HORT 547	ARBORICULTURE
FES 548	INVASIVE PLANTS: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
FES 552/FW 552	FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT
FES 560	GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FW 518	URBAN ECOLOGY
FW 519	THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING
FW 521	AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
FW 523	MONITORING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS
FW 527	PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
FW 535	WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
FW 551	AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
FW 554	FISHERY BIOLOGY
FW 556	FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
FW 558	MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
FW 562	ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
FW 563	CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF WILDLIFE
FW 575	WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR
FW 576	FISH PHYSIOLOGY
FW 579	WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY
FW 580	STREAM ECOLOGY
FW 581	WILDLIFE ECOLOGY
FW 583	SPECIES RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION
FW 597	AQUACULTURE
MNR 530	TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
MNR 538	ADAPTING FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
MNR 550	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
SNR 530	ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES
SNR 532	PLANNING AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS
SNR 533	NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION
SNR 535	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN RESOURCES
SNR 540	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
SOIL 511	SOIL: A NATURAL AND SOCIETAL RESOURCE
Theme: Human Systems
Select six credits from at least two of the following five areas:		6
Economics
AEC 534	ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
FES 500/MNR 500	MARKET TOOLS FOR MANAGING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
FW 537	STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SNR 521	ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Policy
AEC 532	ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
FES 527	FOREST CARBON ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSMENTS AND POLICY AGREEMENTS
FES 555/HORT 555	URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
FES 565	URBAN FORESTRY LEADERSHIP
FES 586	PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
FOR 531	ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE
FW 515	FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY
FW 522	INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW
FW 620	ECOLOGICAL POLICY
GEOG 540	CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US
GEOG 541	THE WORLD'S WATER
GEOG 552	ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PPOL 546	THE POLICY AND LAW OF UNITED STATES COASTAL GOVERNANCE
PPOL 547	INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE
PS 575	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 577	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 578	RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
WRP 521	WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
Sociology
ANTH 581	NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES
FES 585	CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
GEOG 551	PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
SOC 554	LEISURE AND CULTURE
SOC 580	ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 581	SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
SNR 520	SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES
Ethics
FW 549	HISTORY OF FISHERIES SCIENCE
GEOG 564	GEOSPATIAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND ETHICS
MNR 519	DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN NATURAL RESOURCE MGMT
PHL 540	ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
PHL 543/REL 543	WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
SNR 522	BASIC BELIEFS AND ETHICS IN NATURAL RESOURCES
Communication
FW 514	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEETING COMMUNICATIONS
LEAD 542	LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS
LEAD 543	LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS
SED 535	COMMUNICATING OCEAN SCIENCES TO INFORMAL AUDIENCES
TRAL 593	ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION
Theme: Methodology
Select three credits from the following courses:		3
BOT 540	FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY
FES 522	RESEARCH METHODS SOCIAL SCIENCE
FW 524	INTRODUCTION TO FISHERIES ASSESSMENT
GEOG 560	GISCIENCE I: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
GEOG 561	GISCIENCE II: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS
GEOG 580	REMOTE SENSING I: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS
PPOL 521	UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL RESEARCH
PPOL 523	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
ST 516	FOUNDATIONS OF DATA ANALYTICS
ST 517	DATA ANALYTICS I
ST 539	SURVEY METHODS
Area of Emphasis
Select one of the following certificates or design your own option: 2		18
Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
Sustainable Natural Resources (SNR)
Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT)
Fisheries Management
Urban Forestry
Forests and Climate Change
Wildlife Management
Design own option (not transcripted)
Capstone Project
Select one of the following groups depending on your area of emphasis: 3		9
Group 1
MNR 560	DEVELOPING THE MNR CAPSTONE PROPOSAL
MNR 561	MNR CAPSTONE PROJECT
Group 2
SNR 512	SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SNR 506	INDEPENDENT PROJECT IN NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY
MNR 561	MNR CAPSTONE PROJECT
Total Credits		45

1

These must be courses that are not already being used to satisfy units in the area of emphasis. If a Natural Resources Major graduate student is also doing a minor in another program, those minor courses cannot be used to satisfy units in the core

2

A certificate may not be used to satisfy core requirements

3

All students should choose Group 1 unless they have completed SNR 512 and SNR 506 as part of their certificate program. Students must take MNR 560 or SNR 506 before MNR 561. If choosing Group 1, students must take MNR 511 before MNR 560. MNR 561 credits may be broken up over more than one term

• Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
• Sustainable Natural Resources (SNR)
• Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT)
• Fisheries Management
• Urban Forestry
• Forests and Climate Change
• Wildlife Management
• Design own option (not transcripted): developed in consultation with your advisor)