Degrees Offered:
| Program Title |
Ph.D. |
Ed.D. |
M.S. |
M.A. |
Master |
M.Ed. |
MFA |
| Natural Resources |
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Y |
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Y |
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GRADUATE FACULTY
Directors of Graduate Programs:
J. C. Peel, Box 8001, 515-3663, judy_peel@ncsu.edu, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
S. T. Warren, Box 8001, 515-7996, stwarren@ncsu.edu, Forestry and Environmental Resources
T. J. Smyth, Box 7619, 515-2838, jot_smyth@ncsu.edu, Soil Science
William Neal Reynolds Professor:
M. J. Vepraskas
Professors:
R. C. Abt, A. Amoozegar, D. H. Anderson, F. W. Cubbage, H. A. Devine, W. S. Dvorak, M. F. Floyd, B. Goldfarb, J. L. Havlin, K. A. Henderson, S. Khorram, H. J. Kleiss, J. C. Peel, D. J. Robison, J. P. Roise, C. D. Siderelis, T. J. Smyth, M. G. Wagger, W. E. Winner;
Emeritus Professors:
J. D. Gregory;
Associate Professors:
A. Attarian, G. B. Blank, B. P. Bullock, G. R. Hess, Y. Leung, F. H. Magallanes, R. L. Moore, C. E. Moorman, S. C. Nelson, E. G. Nichols, T. H. Shear, J. L. Stape, T. A. Steelman, S. T. Warren;
Research Associate Professors:
P. K. Baran;
Emeritus Associate Professors:
L. D. Gustke;
Assistant Professors:
K. M. Boone, A. L. James, M. N. Peterson;
Research Assistant Professors:
G. P. Catts;
Extension Assistant Professors:
M. A. Megalos;
Teaching Associate Professors:
H. M. Cheshire
The natural resources program is an interdepartmental
program designed to prepare students for positions in both
private and public natural resource organizations. A selection of technical
options couple core courses in natural resources issues and
management with a series of related courses in a variety of related technical
disciplines. The purpose of the natural resources core curriculum is to educate
professionals at a Master's level who are well-versed in policy and
regulation and who have skills in quantitative assessments. Currently approved technical options include:
assessment and analysis, ecological restoration, economics and management, policy and administration, international resources,
hydrology, and spatial information systems in the
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources; outdoor recreation management and spatial information systems in
the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management; landscape
architecture in the Department of Landscape Architecture; and soil science in the
Department of Soil Science. With one exception, each option is available as either
the M.S. in NR or as the non-thesis Master of NR. The soil science option is available
only as the non-thesis degree.
Admissions Requirements: Students should have an undergraduate degree in
natural resources or a related field. Experience in natural resources management and
administration will be considered in lieu of an appropriate undergraduate degree.
Admission is contingent upon meeting departmental requirements and acceptance by an advisor.
Master's Requirements: The M.S. degree requires a research thesis based
on completion of a research project. The Master of NR degree requires a practical project
which develops and demonstrates problem-solving skills. Students enrolled in the
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources must take FOR 603 in the first or second semester. The
minimum number of credit hours varies by technical option, but is generally 36
credit hours including research or project credits and core courses.
Core Courses (10 credit hours)
NR 500 Natural Resource Management
NR 571 Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy
ST 5** Graduate-level statistics course
Departmental seminar
Click on Graduate
Courses for current course information.