Natural Resources Graduate Major (MNR)
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The MNR is a 45-credit online degree program with curriculum organized into three sections: core (18 credits), area of emphasis (18 credits), and capstone project (9 credits). It is taught entirely online through OSU Ecampus, although some students work toward the MNR degree while in-residence at OSU.
The MNR degree is offered as a non-thesis program with a capstone project, rather than a thesis. The MNR's contemporary content is for natural resource professionals who work in settings that require cross-disciplinary competency to find solutions to natural resource problems. Integration of multiple disciplines occurs through the curriculum, assignments, and a capstone project. All MNR students integrate concepts and approaches developed throughout the entire program in a final capstone project.
Major Code: 2430
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Demonstrate skill in integrative thinking and collaborative learning across several disciplines within the natural resource professions; show familiarity with a wide range of disciplinary knowledge and the capacity to apply knowledge to natural resource problems at multiple scales.
- Construct a study project about a specific issue using appropriate data/information gathering techniques, cross-disciplinary interactions, and integrated analysis methods.
- Apply sound methodologies and work ethics to problems in management or sustainability of natural resources.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Select 18 credits from four thematic areas: 1 | ||
| Theme: Overview/Introduction | ||
| MNR 511 | INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| Theme: Ecology/Production | ||
| Select six credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: USING DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS | ||
| GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
| CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| ARBORICULTURE | ||
| INVASIVE PLANTS: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT | ||
| GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| URBAN ECOLOGY | ||
| THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| MONITORING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF WILDLIFE | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| FISH PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| STREAM ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| SPECIES RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION | ||
| AQUACULTURE | ||
MNR 530 | ||
| ADAPTING FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| PLANNING AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS | ||
| NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION | ||
| SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN RESOURCES | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | ||
| SOIL: A NATURAL AND SOCIETAL RESOURCE | ||
| Theme: Human Systems | ||
| Select six credits from at least two of the following five areas: | 6 | |
Economics | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| MARKET TOOLS FOR MANAGING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | ||
| STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
Policy | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| FOREST CARBON ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSMENTS AND POLICY AGREEMENTS | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY LEADERSHIP | ||
| PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF FOREST WILDLAND FIRE | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| ECOLOGICAL POLICY | ||
| CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| THE POLICY AND LAW OF UNITED STATES COASTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION | ||
Sociology | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| LEISURE AND CULTURE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
Ethics | ||
| HISTORY OF FISHERIES SCIENCE | ||
| GEOSPATIAL PERSPECTIVES ON INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND ETHICS | ||
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN NATURAL RESOURCE MGMT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| BASIC BELIEFS AND ETHICS IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
Communication | ||
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| COMMUNICATING OCEAN SCIENCES TO INFORMAL AUDIENCES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | ||
| Theme: Methodology | ||
| Select three credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FISHERIES ASSESSMENT | ||
| GISCIENCE I: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | ||
| GISCIENCE II: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| REMOTE SENSING I: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL RESEARCH | ||
| QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF DATA ANALYTICS | ||
| DATA ANALYTICS I | ||
| SURVEY METHODS | ||
| Area of Emphasis | ||
| Select one of the following certificates or design your own option: 2 | 18 | |
Geographic Information Science (GIScience) | ||
Sustainable Natural Resources (SNR) | ||
Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT) | ||
Fisheries Management | ||
Urban Forestry | ||
Forests and Climate Change | ||
Wildlife Management | ||
Design own option (not transcripted) | ||
| Capstone Project | ||
| Select one of the following groups depending on your area of emphasis: 3 | 9 | |
| Group 1 | ||
| DEVELOPING THE MNR CAPSTONE PROPOSAL | ||
| MNR CAPSTONE PROJECT | ||
| Group 2 | ||
| SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INDEPENDENT PROJECT IN NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| MNR CAPSTONE PROJECT | ||
| Total Credits | 45 | |
- 1
These must be courses that are not already being used to satisfy units in the area of emphasis. If a Natural Resources Major graduate student is also doing a minor in another program, those minor courses cannot be used to satisfy units in the core
- 2
A certificate may not be used to satisfy core requirements
- 3
All students should choose Group 1 unless they have completed SNR 512 and SNR 506 as part of their certificate program. Students must take MNR 560 or SNR 506 before MNR 561. If choosing Group 1, students must take MNR 511 before MNR 560. MNR 561 credits may be broken up over more than one term
Major Code: 2430