Master of Natural Resources Management
North Dakota State University - Graduate School
Key Information
Campus location
Fargo, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 421 / per credit **
Application deadline
01 May 2024*
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* International applications are due May 1 for fall semester and August 1 for spring and summer semesters. Domestic applicants should apply at least one month prior to the start of classes.
** All students, regardless of residency, pay $421 per credit because this program is fully online
Introduction
The Master of Natural Resources Management (MNRM) degree at North Dakota State University is designed as a professional, non-thesis degree program specifically designed for students holding a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resources Management or a closely related field. This program is available online.
This graduate degree program enables students to expand their existing base of knowledge by engaging in an approved curriculum of coursework (30 graduate units) encompassing the interdisciplinary format of Natural Resources Management and a culminating professional oral presentation evaluated by the student's graduate committee.
This degree program is designed to serve:
- Recently graduated individuals seeking an advanced degree comprised of graduate coursework
- Individuals who have several years of work experience in the field of natural resources and who are seeking to expand their educational base and advance their professional status.
Admissions
Curriculum
School of Natural Resource Sciences
The Natural Resources Management program in the School of Natural Resource Sciences prepares students for the environmental challenges of the 21st century. Through the NRM graduate program, students gain a breadth of knowledge in relevant planning, analysis, and management.
In cooperation with the following NDSU academic programs and departments, students select a curriculum and an adviser from one of these participating units:
- Agribusiness and Applied Economics
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- Biological Sciences (Botany and Zoology)
- Civil Engineering
- Communications
- Entomology
- Natural Resources Management
- Plant Sciences
- Range Sciences
- Earth and Climate Science
- Geosciences
- Soil Science
- Sociology/Anthropology/Emergency Management
- Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences