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Dec 03, 2024
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Spring 2024 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions
Natural Resources, MNR
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This graduate program is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline in the COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES .
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master of Natural Resources, you will be able to:
- Use research to help make informed natural resource management decisions.
- Apply leadership and administration skills relevant to management positions within natural resources.
- Demonstrate professional communication skills including writing, conflict resolution and facilitation.
- Apply ecological principles to making natural resource management decisions.
You must earn at least 31 credits in graduate courses. A minimum of 22 credits must be in courses numbered 700 and above.
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Natural Resources Courses
Take the following courses (12 credits):
Comprehensive Examination
After completing the above courses you will register for NRES 796 with subtitle Comprehensive Examination (1 credit). In this course you will write a detailed examination that integrates principles from the above classes. You must pass this examination in order to receive your degree. If you fail one or more parts of the examination, you will be allowed one retake.
Electives
You must choose 18 additional credits of 500-900 level courses (9 or more which must be at the 700 level or above). Elective courses will be offered online but if you reside locally, you could substitute graduate courses that are offered only face-to-face. Use of UW-Stevens Point graduate courses offered outside of the College of Natural Resources is possible but must be approved by the CNR Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Additionally, up to nine credits of natural resources-related graduate courses from another institution may be transferred with approval of the Associate Dean.
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