Graduate Degrees

Wildland Resources

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The Wildland Resouces Department offers opportunities for graduate study through MS and PhD programs. For the PhD degree, there is a more variable amount of required coursework, as well as a research dissertation. Compared to the MS degree, the PhD degree has a greater emphasis on theory, research methods, writing research proposals, and publishing research in peer reviewed outlets.

Graduate Degrees

Ecology (MS, PhD)

The Ecology Center at USU has had a string of directors known nationally and worldwide as premier scientists in the field of ecology, and students graduating with a degree in ecology are able to make contacts with influential faculty that can help them as...

Forestry (MS) (PhD)

Study the management of forest ecosystems and a variety of related issues in a customized plan of study as you earn a graduate degree.

Master of Natural Resources (MNR)

The online Master of Natural Resources degree is designed to give natural resource professionals the skills to analyze complex natural resource issues and better communicate the results of their analyses.

Wildlife Biology (MS) (PhD)

Study the management of human-wildlife conflict and current issues and concerns in natural resources under professors who are world-renown for their research and publications.

Certificates

Geographic Information Science (GIS) (PBC)

Utah State University’s online Geographic Information Science (GIS) certificate is designed for graduate students or professionals wanting skills and experience applying industry standard GIS and remote sensing tools to natural resource issues.