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Twin Cities Campus
Natural Resources Science and Management Ph.D.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, 105 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Avenue N., St. Paul MN 55108 (612-624-7683; fax: 612-625-5212)
Email:
nrsm@umn.edu
Website: http://www.nrsm.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Students in the Natural Resources Science and Management (NRSM) Ph.D. program 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; 7) Paper Science and Engineering; or 8) Wildlife Ecology and Management.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Most admitted students have earned degrees in natural resource-related majors. Applicants with exceptional academic records but no related background are eligible; if admitted, they may complete the prerequisites for advanced courses during the early stages of their graduate program. These prerequisites will vary depending upon the student's chosen track and major adviser.
Applicants will not be admitted unless a member of the program faculty agrees to advise the student ahead of time. This decision depends on admissibility (the applicant's overall credentials), mutual research interests, and the faculty member's ability to take on a new student. Some faculty members will not advise students unless they have funding for the student. Applicants are encouraged to review faculty profiles on the program website and begin making contacts prior to and during the application process.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
23 to 33
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required. Plan A: Plan A requires
up to
major credits,
up to
credits outside the major,
and
up to
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
up to
major credits and
up to
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
The University of Minnesota requires at least 48 credits for a doctoral degree, 24 of which must be thesis credits. The NRSM graduate program will typically expect to see 40 to 50 course credits. If a student enters the program with a relevant master's degree, relevant credits from the prior degree can be transferred in to apply toward the doctoral degree pending adviser, committee, graduate program, and college approval. Normally, a student who enters the doctoral program with a master's degree will complete 20-30 additional credits in the major program. At least 12 semester credit hours are required in a related or minor field.
Course selection and thesis proposals are developed by each student in consultation with the faculty adviser and are approved by the Natural Resources Science and Management Graduate Studies Committee. Students must also receive training in the ethical conduct of research and present a formal seminar to faculty and peers. This presentation is separate from the final exam seminar.
Joint- or Dual-degree Coursework:
Law, Health and the Life Sciences
Students may take a total of 12 credits in common
among the academic programs.
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.
Assessment, Monitoring, and Geospatial Analysis
Addresses measurements and related technology applications and resource analysis. Graduate students in this track may choose to specialize in topics such as: geographic information systems (GIS); remote sensing; geospatial analysis; survey design (including forest inventory and monitoring), measurement, modeling; and biometrics. Studies typically focus on landscape, region, or global levels.
Economics, Policy, Management, and Society
For students interested in focusing on how society values and makes decisions about the use, management, and protection of natural and environmental resources. Graduate students in this track can specialize in areas such as: economics, policy, administration and management, planning, operations research, conflict resolution, human dimensions, and land use planning. Studies might consider choices, impacts, and tradeoffs in protecting, restoring, developing, and allocating natural and environmental resources. The research conducted by students in this track may address a wide range of issues and problems from local to international in scope.
Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
Brings together the integrally related areas of earth sciences, soils, and water resources management with an applied focus on wildland ecosystems, which may include the interface of forests with grasslands, wetlands, and agriculture. Graduate students in this track may specialize in areas such as: forest hydrology, water quality, and watershed management. Research would focus on forest, riparian, and wetland ecosystems.
Forest Products
For students who wish to specialize in areas such as: wood and fiber as raw materials; deterioration of wood; wood mechanics and structural design; wood moisture interactions and drying; processing and performance of composites; economics of manufacturing systems; technology and processing of solid wood products; marketing, design and production of housing components; and energy-efficient building construction.
Forests: Biology, Ecology, Conservation, and Management
Focuses on forest resources and allows students to choose from specializations in the following areas: forest biology, ecology, ecophysiology; genetics and tree improvement; tree physiology; reproductive biology and forest regeneration; forest growth and vegetation dynamics; timber harvesting, silviculture, and sustainable forest management; landscape ecology, restoration, and management; conservation of biodiversity and wildlife habitat management; forest health; disturbance (including fire) ecology; urban and community forestry; and agroforestry. Research normally focuses on forest and related ecosystems.
Paper Science and Engineering
Specializes in areas such as: the chemistry and biotechnology of lignocellulosic materials; material science of paper and fiber products; paper recycling; energy and manufacturing efficiency in the pulp and paper-making process; novel and environmentally friendly pulping and bleaching, transport processes through porous media, surface and colloid science of papermaking; chemical engineering applications in pulp and paper processes; and statistical process control.
Recreation Resources, Tourism, and Environmental Education
Focuses on the use and management of natural resources for recreation and tourism. Graduate students in this track may specialize in areas such recreational land management, resource-based tourism, planning for recreation and tourism, and the human dimensions of natural resource uses. Additionally, students may focus on environmental education and leadership for effective communication with diverse publics about natural resources.
Wildlife Ecology and Management
For students interested in working with leaders in ecology, physiology, evolution, genetics, statistics, computer science, forestry, natural resource policy, and the social sciences as they relate to wildlife, ecology and management, and conservation biology.
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