Master of Natural Resources: MNR

About This Degree

The online Master of Natural Resources degree is designed to give natural resource professionals the skills to analyze complex natural resource issues and better communicate the results of their analyses. Students completing this degree acquire the skills to work as decision makers and advance their careers in natural resource management positions.

It focuses on five core course areas: Human Dimensions, Ecological Foundations, Quantitative Methods, Information Management, and Policy/Administration. Students are required to take three credits from each core area and complete a capstone experience. The capstone project is derived from each student’s disciplinary or career interests. The purpose of the project is to demonstrate a student’s interdisciplinary knowledge of the MNR’s core learning objectives, synthesize and apply them to a specific problem for management purposes. Depending upon the project, students are allowed to take 3-6 credits of NR 6600 NR integrative experience to be applied to the MNR degree program.

Locations

• Beaver
• Bicknell
• Castle Dale
• Delta
• Ephraim
• Junction
• Nephi
• Price (USU Eastern)
• Richfield

Location Restrictions

To view all degrees and programs available at USU, visit Degree Finder. Please note, not all degrees and programs are available at every location. We recommend searching by location unless you intend on relocating. Contact a Statewide Campuses advisor to verify program availability in your area.

View Potential Careers

Graduates gain a broad education in how to solve natural resource problems from multiple perspectives that prepares them for management and decision-making careers in natural resources fields.

Course Listing (University Catalog)

• Loading...