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Twin Cities Campus

Natural Resources Science and Management Minor

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Forest Resources
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Forest Resources, 116d Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Avenue N., St. Paul MN 55108 (612-624-7683)
Email: nrsm@umn.edu
  • Program Type: Graduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2021
  • Length of program in credits (master's): 8
  • Length of program in credits (doctoral): 12
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
Students in the Natural Resources Science and Management Program normally emphasize one of the following tracks: 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) Forest Products; or 7) Paper Science and Engineering.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Students majoring in other programs who wish to declare a minor in Natural Resources Science and Management must file a proposal with the NRSM program office. The NRSM program does not require specific courses for completion of the minor. Rather, the student should work in consultation with their major advisor(s) and with the NRSM faculty member who will serve on the student's examination committee as the representative of the program minor.
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Minor Requirements
The NRSM program does not require specific courses for completion of this minor. The minor requires at least 8 credits of graduate-level courses to be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor and the NRSM faculty member who will serve on the student's examination committee as the minor program representative. The proposed coursework will be reviewed by NRSM's Director of Graduate Studies and must be approved before the student can submit their Graduate Degree Plan.
Doctoral
Requirements
The NRSM program does not require specific courses for completion of this minor. The minor requires at least 12 credits of graduate-level courses to be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor and the NRSM faculty member who will serve on the student's examination committee as the minor program representative. The proposed coursework will be reviewed by NRSM's Director of Graduate Studies and must be approved before the student can submit their Graduate Degree Plan.
 
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