Natural Resources (M.N.R.)
The Master of Natural Resources (MNR) is an interdisciplinary course-based graduate program designed for current and aspiring professionals who wish to enhance their educational credentials for a career in natural resources. The fundamental objective of the MNR graduate program is to integrate and scale various perspectives — ecology and management; planning, policy and society; and tools and technology — into a systems-view of natural resources. This unique professional degree is accessible to students of diverse academic backgrounds and will help graduates develop credentials and skills for the effective management of natural resources. The degree program can be completed entirely online or through a combination of online and on-campus courses. The MNR program can be combined with the certificate program specializing in fire ecology, management and technology. The five MNR degree specializations include the following:
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Environmental education and science communication
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Fire ecology and management
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Fish and wildlife science and management
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Integrated natural resources
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Restoration ecology and habitat management
Please see the College of Natural Resources graduate handbook for details and program requirements on earning the Master of Natural Resources.
Master of Natural Resources. Major in Natural Resources. Integrated Natural Resources Option.
The Integrated Natural Resources Option of the MNR covers a breadth of natural resource science and management subjects. The program provides knowledge and skills to support holistic, integrated approaches to careers in natural resources. The Integrated Natural Resources Option of the MNR consists of 30 semester credits (at least 7 credits from each of three MNR program categories—Ecology and Management; Policy, Planning, and Society; and Tools and Technology—plus 0-7 elective courses and 2 credits for a final portfolio) to total 30 credits. Up to 12 semester credits can be transferred into the program from other institutions. Coursework must include a minimum of 18 credits numbered 500 or above.
Admission to the College of Graduate Studies requires a minimum 3.0 GPA, three letters of reference, and a statement of purpose.
Complete admission and degree information is available online at: http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/grad-programs/online-degrees/master-of-natural-resources.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of 7 credits from each of the three categories below: | 21 | |
| Ecology and Management: | ||
| Environmental Hydrology | ||
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total.) | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Behavioral Ecology | ||
| Large River Fisheries | ||
| Aquaculture in Relation to Wild Fish Populations | ||
| Climate Effects & Cons Manage | ||
| Wetland Restoration | ||
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total. ) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Mountain Ecology | ||
| Fire Effects and Management | ||
| Wildland Habitat Ecology and Assessment | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Integrated Rangeland Management | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Landscape and Habitat Dynamics 1 | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| External Speakers | ||
| Policy, Planning, and Society: | ||
| Introduction to Bioregional Planning | ||
| Planning Sustainable Places | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| Tree Rings and Environmental Change | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Planning Theory and Process | ||
| Principles of Sustainability | ||
| Research Methods in the Environmental Social Sciences | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Law, Ethics, and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Regulations | ||
| Science Synthesis and Communication | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke 2 | ||
| Natural Resource Policy Development | ||
| Wildland Fire Policy | ||
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total. ) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Moral Reasoning in Natural Resources | ||
| Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Project Management and Decision Making | ||
| Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest | ||
| Tools and Technology: | ||
| Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | ||
| Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing | ||
| LIDAR and Optical Remote Sensing Analysis | ||
| Restoration Ecology Practicum | ||
| Data Wizardry in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Emerging Media Outreach in Natural Resources | ||
| GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management | ||
| Landscape and Habitat Dynamics | ||
| Advanced Vegetation Measurement and Monitoring | ||
| Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest | ||
| Conservation Genetics | ||
| Landscape Genetics | ||
| Environmental Hydrology | ||
| Elective Courses: | 1-7 | |
| Special Topics | ||
-OR- any additional courses listed above -OR- advisor-approved electives to bring total to 30 credits | ||
| Final Portfolio: | 2 | |
| Non-thesis Master's Research (Final Portfolio) | ||
| Total Hours | 24-30 | |
Courses to total 30 credits for this degree
- 1
REM 507 (Landscape and Habitat Dynamics) can be used to contribute to either the Ecology and Management requirement -OR- the Tools and Technology requirement (but not both).
- 2
FIRE 554 (Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke) can be used to contribute to either the Policy, Planning, and Society requirement -OR- the Tools and Technology requirement (but not both).
Master of Natural Resources. Major in Natural Resources. Environmental Education and Science Communication Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NRS 501 | Seminar | 2 |
| Ecology and Management | 8 | |
| Place-based Ecology I | ||
| Place-based Ecology II | ||
| Human Dimensions | 6 | |
| Team Leadership for Environmental Educators | ||
| Science Communication and the Environment | ||
| Policy, Planning, and Society | 6 | |
| Community Leadership for Environmental Educators | ||
| Place Based Env. Education | ||
| Environmental Education Teaching Practicum II | ||
| Tools and Technology | 6 | |
| Field Science Teaching | ||
| Teaching Environmental Education in a Winter Environment | ||
| Environmental Education Teaching Practicum I | ||
| Special Topics (Optional: Intro Ecol Data Analysis ) | ||
| Case Study Project | 4 | |
| Non-thesis Master's Research | ||
| Environmental Education Teaching Practicum III | ||
| Total Hours | 32 | |
Master of Natural Resources. Major in Natural Resources. Fire Ecology and Management Option.
The Fire Ecology and Management Option provides depth to address wildfire management challenges facing society. Completing this option will help students advance their professional careers in wildland fire management, fuels management, and restoration by advancing knowledge of fire science, ecology, fire-related policy and social issues, and the latest tools and technology. The option also reinforces fundamentals in applied ecology, natural resources management, communications, and other career-advancing knowledge and skills.
The Fire Ecology and Management Option of the MNR consists of 30 semester credits (14 credits of Core Courses; 2-3 credits of Ecology; 4 credits of Tools and Technology; 6 credits of Policy, Planning, and Society; 2 credits of electives; and 2 credits of NR 599 non-thesis research for a final portfolio). Up to 12 semester credits can be transferred into the program from other institutions. Admission to the College of Graduate Studies requires a minimum 3.0 GPA, three letters of reference, and a statement of purpose. Coursework must include a minimum of 18 credits numbered 500 or above.
Complete admissions and degree information is available online at: http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/grad-programs/online-degrees/master-of-natural-resources.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Science and Management Core | 14 | |
| Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Science Synthesis and Communication | ||
| Advanced Fire Behavior | ||
| Wildland Fire Policy | ||
| Ecology and Management | 3 | |
| Climate Effects & Cons Manage | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Mountain Ecology | ||
| Hydrologic Effects of Forest Management | ||
| Wildland Habitat Ecology and Assessment | ||
| Wetland Restoration | ||
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total. ) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Landscape and Habitat Dynamics 1 | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Fire Effects and Management | ||
| Tree Rings and Environmental Change | ||
| External Speakers | ||
| Tools and Technology | 4 | |
| Research Methods in the Environmental Social Sciences | ||
| Data Wizardry in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Emerging Media Outreach in Natural Resources | ||
| LIDAR and Optical Remote Sensing Analysis | ||
| Restoration Ecology Practicum | ||
| GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management | ||
| Landscape and Habitat Dynamics 1 | ||
| Advanced Vegetation Measurement and Monitoring | ||
| Statistical Ecology | ||
| Environmental Hydrology | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Policy, Planning, and Society | 6 | |
| Planning Sustainable Places | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| Planning Theory and Process | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Law, Ethics, and the Environment | ||
| Natural Resource Policy Development | ||
| Principles of Sustainability | ||
or ENVS 536 | Principles of Sustainability | |
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total. ) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Moral Reasoning in Natural Resources | ||
| Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Project Management and Decision Making | ||
| NEPA in Policy and Practice | ||
| Final Portfolio | 2 | |
| Non-thesis Master's Research | ||
| Elective Courses: | 1 | |
| Seminar (A maximum of 2 credits of seminar can be used towards the 30 credit total. ) | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| External Speakers | ||
| -OR- any additional courses listed above -OR- advisor-approved electives to bring total to 30 credits | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Courses to total 30 credits for this degree
- 1
REM 507 (Landscape and Habitat Dynamics) can be used for either the Ecology and Management requirement -OR- the Tools and Technology requirement (but not both).
- 2
FIRE 454 or FIRE 554 (Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke) can be used to contribute to either the Policy, Planning and Society requirement -OR- the Tools and Technology requirement (but not both).
Master of Natural Resources. Major in Natural Resources. Restoration Ecology and Habitat Management Option.
Complete admissions and degree information is available online at http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/grad-programs/online-degrees/master-of-natural-resources.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration Ecology and Habitat Management Core: | ||
| ENVS 579 | Introduction to Environmental Regulations | 3 |
| or NRS 588 | NEPA in Policy and Practice | |
| FISH 540 | Wetland Restoration | 3 |
| NR 599 | Non-thesis Master's Research (Final Portfolio) | 2 |
| NRS 580 | Restoration Ecology Practicum | 2 |
| REM 440 | Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| REM 507 | Landscape and Habitat Dynamics | 3 |
| or REM 429 | Landscape Ecology | |
| Ecology and Management (choose two courses): | 5-6 | |
| Large River Fisheries | ||
| Mountain Ecology | ||
| Hydrologic Effects of Forest Management | ||
| Wildland Habitat Ecology and Assessment | ||
| Aquaculture in Relation to Wild Fish Populations | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Fire Effects and Management | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Landscape Ecology (if not taken in the Core) | ||
| Integrated Rangeland Management | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Environmental Soil Chemistry | ||
| Soil Fertility | ||
| Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Tools and Technology (choose 3 credits): | 3 | |
| Environmental Hydrology | ||
| Data Wizardry in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Statistical Ecology | ||
| Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | ||
| Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing | ||
| LIDAR and Optical Remote Sensing Analysis | ||
| Plant Community Restoration Methods | ||
| GIS Application in Fire Ecology and Management | ||
| Emerging Media Outreach in Natural Resources | ||
| Principles of Vegetation Monitoring and Measurement | ||
or REM 520 | Advanced Vegetation Measurement and Monitoring | |
| Conservation Genetics | ||
| Landscape Genetics | ||
| Policy, Planning, and Society (choose two courses): | 5-6 | |
| Planning Sustainable Places | ||
| Wildland Fire Policy | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| Drinking Water and Human Health | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Regulations | ||
| Natural Resource Policy Development | ||
| Principles of Sustainability | ||
| Moral Reasoning in Natural Resources | ||
| Environmental Project Management and Decision Making | ||
| NEPA in Policy and Practice | ||
| Additional elective graduate credits to total a minimum of 30 credits | ||
| Total Hours | 29-31 | |
Courses to total 30 credits for this degree
Master of Natural Resources. Major in Natural Resources. Fish and Wildlife Science and Management Option.
All listed courses are available online. Additional courses are available for on-campus students and could be substituted for some of the courses below with advisor permission.
18 credits must be from 500 level courses.
Complete admissions and degree information is available online at http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/grad-programs/online-degrees/master-of-natural-resources.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses (11 credits) | ||
| NRS 555 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | 3 |
| FISH 598 & NR 599 | Internship and Non-thesis Master's Research | 4 |
| or FISH 502 | Directed Study | |
| FOR 546 | Science Synthesis and Communication | 3 |
| WLF 506 | External Speakers | 1 |
| Select 8 credits of Fish & Wildlife Science Courses: | 8 | |
| Fish Physiology | ||
| Aquaculture in Relation to Wild Fish Populations | ||
| Limnology | ||
| Climate Effects & Cons Manage | ||
| Large River Fisheries | ||
| Fish Physiology | ||
| Wetland Restoration | ||
| Ecology & Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates | ||
| Freshwater Invertebrate Field Methods | ||
| Wildland Habitat Ecology and Assessment | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Riparian Ecology | ||
| Conservation Genetics | ||
| Wildlife Habitat Ecology | ||
| Landscape Genetics | ||
| Landscape Genetics Lab | ||
| Behavioral Ecology | ||
| Select one course in Quantitative & Statistical Methods: | 2-3 | |
| Introduction to SAS/R Programming | ||
| Survey Sampling Methods | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
| Data Wizardry in Environmental Sciences | ||
| Statistical Distributions and their Applications in Ecology | ||
| Ecological Modeling | ||
| Applied Mixed Effects Modeling | ||
| Select one course in Policy, Planning & Society: | 2-3 | |
| Planning Sustainable Places | ||
| Introduction to Bioregional Planning | ||
| Planning Theory and Process | ||
| Law, Ethics, and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Regulations | ||
| Natural Resource Policy Development | ||
| Wildland Fire Policy | ||
| Local and Regional Environmental Planning | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Project Management and Decision Making | ||
| NEPA in Policy and Practice | ||
| Electives from below -OR- any additional courses listed above to total 30 credits: | 4-6 | |
| Workshop | ||
| Statistical Ecology | ||
| Environmental Hydrology | ||
| Fuels Inventory and Monitoring | ||
| Fire Ecology | ||
| Air Quality, Pollution, and Smoke | ||
| Hydrologic Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Current Lit in Remote Sensing | ||
| LIDAR and Optical Remote Sensing Analysis | ||
| Restoration Ecology Practicum | ||
| Mountain Ecology | ||
| Hydrologic Effects of Forest Management | ||
| Integrated Rangeland Management | ||
| Rangeland Ecology | ||
| Landscape and Habitat Dynamics | ||
| Advanced Vegetation Measurement and Monitoring | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest | ||
| Total Hours | 27-31 | |
Courses to total 30 credits for this degree
Natural Integrated Natural Resources
- The student will master and integrate information and knowledge from ecological, social, economic and political perspectives – into a systems view of natural resource issues.
- The student will be able to synthesize ideas and information to identify, analyze and problem-solve natural resource issues; demonstrate an application of this synthesis.
- The student will be able to demonstrate oral, written and visual techniques to communicate complex natural resource ideas.
- The student will understand diverse viewpoints and perspectives and apply these to the natural resources professions; demonstrate reflection and expanded understanding as applied to one’s professional goals.
- The student will be able to define and apply sustainable stewardship and/or management of natural resources as an ethical, socially responsible practice; understand ethical dilemmas and make ethical choices.
Fire Ecology and Management
- The student will master and integrate information and knowledge from ecological, social, economic and political perspectives – into a systems view of fire ecology and management issues.
- The student will be able to synthesize ideas and information to identify, analyze and problem-solve fire ecology and management issues; demonstrate an application of this synthesis.
- The student will be able to demonstrate oral, written and visual techniques to communicate complex natural resource ideas with relevance to fire ecology and management.
- The student will understand diverse viewpoints and perspectives and apply these to the fire ecology and management; demonstrate reflection and expanded understanding as applied to one’s professional goals.
- The student will be able to define and apply sustainable stewardship and/or management of wildland fire and natural resources as an ethical, socially responsible practice; understand ethical dilemmas and make ethical choices.
Restoration Ecology and Habitat Management
- The student will master and integrate information and knowledge from ecological, social, economic and political perspectives – into a systems view of restoration ecology and habitat management issues.
- The student will be able to synthesize ideas and information to identify, analyze and problem-solve restoration ecology and habitat management issues; demonstrate an application of this synthesis.
- The student will be able to demonstrate oral, written and visual techniques to communicate complex natural resource ideas with relevance to restoration ecology and habitat management.
- The student will understand diverse viewpoints and perspectives and apply these to restoration ecology and habitat management; demonstrate reflection and expanded understanding as applied to one’s professional goals.
- The student will be able to define and apply sustainable stewardship and/or management of natural resources and wildlife habitat as an ethical, socially responsible practice; understand ethical dilemmas and make ethical choices.
Fish and Wildlife Science and Management
- The student will master and integrate information and knowledge from ecological, social, economic and political perspectives – into a systems view of fish and wildlife science and management issues.
- The student will be able to synthesize ideas and information to identify, analyze and problem-solve fish and wildlife science and management issues; demonstrate an application of this synthesis.
- The student will be able to demonstrate oral, written and visual techniques to communicate complex natural resource ideas with relevance to fish and wildlife science and management.
- The student will understand diverse viewpoints and perspectives and apply these to fish and wildlife science and management; demonstrate reflection and expanded understanding as applied to one’s professional goals.
- The student will be able to define and apply sustainable stewardship and/or management of natural resources, fisheries, and wildlife habitat as an ethical, socially responsible practice; understand ethical dilemmas and make ethical choices.