The M.S. degree is a research degree designed for students who want to specialize in particular academic or scientific areas. This degree is for students who plan an academic, research, or staff specialist career, and for those students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. The M.S. requires a thesis and minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level course work.
Dr. Kyle Maurice Woosnam Director of Graduate Studies woosnam@uga.edu Graduate Program Administrator Kate deDufour dedufour@uga.edu 706.542.1183 warnell.uga.edu
30 hours
Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of Recommendation CV or Resume Statement of Purpose (career goals) Unofficial Transcript (3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA) -Graduate Study Objective form indicating faculty member(s) contacted for potential advisors. -International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program.
| FANR 7000 (6 hours) | Master's Research | 1-18 |
| FANR 7300 (3 hours) | Master's Thesis | 1-12 |
| FANR 8060 | Forestry and Natural Resources Seminar Series | 1 |
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| FANR 6750-6750D | Experimental Methods in Forestry and Natural Resources Research | 4 |
| STAT 6220 | Introduction to Statistical Methods II | 3 |
Other graduate-level statistics course approved by advisory committee
Choose 1 course(s) from the following:
| ERSH 4200/6200 * | Methods of Research in Education | 3 |
| FANR 8200 | Scientific Research in Forestry and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FANR 8600 * | Qualitative and Case-Study Methods in Natural Resources Research | 2 |
| SOCI 6600 * | Research Methods | 3 |
*May be taken with committee's approval
Choose 4 credit hour(s) from the following:
Non-split-level courses numbered 6000 or above
| GRSC 7001 | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
Courses required to earn the Forest Biology Area of Emphasis. These courses may be used towards Required and Elective courses as appropriate.
Total of 9 hours required:
Choose a minimum of 1 course(s) from the following:
| FORS 8030 | Advanced Tree Physiology | 3 |
| FORS 8100 | Advanced Forest Ecology | 3 |
Electives:
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FANR(BINF)(GENE) 8140
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Functional Genomics | 3 |
| FORS 4010/6010-4010L/6010L | Silviculture | 4 |
| FORS 4030/6030 | Regional Silviculture | 3 |
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FORS 4210/6210
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Forest Health and Protection | 3 |
| FORS 6777 | Precision Silviculture | 3 |
| FORS 8080-8080D | Forest Health Seminar Series | 1 |
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FORS 8220-8220L
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Advanced Forest Entomology | 3 |
| FORS 8230-8230D | Tree Resistance Mechanisms and Plant Defense Theories | 3 |
| HORT 8150 | Plant Growth and Development | 3 |
| PBIO(CRSS) 4500/6500 | Introduction to Gene Technology | 3 |
| WASR(FORS) 4000/6000-4000L/6000L | Forest Soil Management | 4 |
NOTE: Students must take graduate level courses
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program. All courses must be approved by Major Professor and Advisory Committee.
Graduates pursue PhD degrees, as well as careers with private industry, government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.
Competitive Warnell Scholarships
Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and the annual Warnell Graduate Student Symposium.
Warnell Graduate Student Association (WGSA)
Other programs in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources: -Doctoral of Philosophy (PhD) -PhD Integrative Conservation (with an emphasis in Forestry and Natural Resources) -Master of Forest Resources (MFR) -Master of Natural Resources (MNR)