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Dec 22, 2024
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Fall 2024 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions
Natural Resources, MNR
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This graduate program is administered by the Environment and Society Discipline in the COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES .
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master of Natural Resources, you will be able to:
- Iedentify the intersection between natural systems and human systems by examining political, economic, social, and environmental aspects of natural resource management.
- 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 and Business Courses
Take the following NRES courses (12 credits):
Take 3 of the 4 BUS courses (9 credits required)
Comprehensive Examination
After completing the above courses you will register for NRES 775 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.
Specialized Elective Certificates
You must choose at least one specialized certificate to complete your degree. Choices include the Environmental Education and Interpretation Professional Certificate , or any other certificate approved by the CNR Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Certificate 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 and Sentry School of Business and Economics 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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