Natural Resources Graduate Major (MNR)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Fisheries management, forests and climate change, geographic information science (GIScience), sustainable natural resources, urban forestry, water conflict management, and wildlife management
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.
18 credits are required from four thematic areas. These must be courses that are not already being used to satisfy units in the area of emphasis.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Theme: Overview/Introduction | ||
| MNR 511 | INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | 3 |
| Theme: Ecology/Production | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
| 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 | ||
| THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LAB | ||
| VERTEBRATE POPULATION DYNAMICS | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF WILDLIFE | ||
| ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| FISH PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| STREAM ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| SPECIES RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION | ||
| AQUACULTURE | ||
| TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| ADAPTING FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| RADIATION BIOLOGY | ||
| RADIOECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SUSTAINABLE SILVICULTURE AND FOREST CERTIFICATION | ||
| PLANNING AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS | ||
| ALTERNATIVE (NONTIMBER) FOREST PRODUCTS | ||
| REDUCED IMPACT TIMBER HARVEST | ||
| SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN RESOURCES | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | ||
| Theme: Human Systems | ||
| Select 6 credits from at least 2 of the 5 areas below: | 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 | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY LEADERSHIP | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| ECOLOGICAL POLICY | ||
| WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING | ||
| THE POLICY AND LAW OF UNITED STATES COASTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION | ||
| Sociology | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| MANAGING AT THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE | ||
| CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| 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 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| BASIC BELIEFS AND ETHICS IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Communication | ||
| COMMUNICATION AND THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE | ||
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| COMMUNICATING OCEAN SCIENCES TO INFORMAL AUDIENCES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION | ||
| Theme: Methodology | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR SCIENTISTS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FISHERIES ASSESSMENT | ||
| GISCIENCE I: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | ||
| GISCIENCE II: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| REMOTE SENSING I: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL RESEARCH | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF DATA ANALYTICS | ||
| DATA ANALYTICS I | ||
| SURVEY METHODS | ||
| Area of Emphasis | ||
| Students may select a certificate listed below or design their own option. A certificate may not be used to satisfy core requirements. | 18 | |
| Capstone Project | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 9 | |
| Option 1: For students who do not complete a capstone project as part of their Area of Emphasis. | ||
| Option 2: For students who do complete a capstone project as part of their Area of Emphasis. The student must complete 6–7 credits of MNR 560 plus 2–3 credits from an independent study project that was completed as part of the area of emphasis. | ||
Area of Emphasis
Students may select a certificate listed below or design their own option. A certificate may not be used to satisfy core requirements.
- Geographic Information Science (GIScience)
Contact: Kuuipo Walsh - Sustainable Natural Resources (SNR)
Contact: Badege Bishaw - Water Conflict Management and Transformation (WCMT)
Contact: Lynette de Silva - Fisheries Management
Contact: fw.gradadvising@oregonstate.edu - Urban Forestry
Contact: Paul Ries - Forests and Climate Change
Contact: Badege Bishaw - Wildlife Management
Contact: fw.gradadvising@oregonstate.edu
OR - Design own option (no certificate)
Contact: Janean Creighton
Major Code: 2430