This is a terminal degree, suitable for students who want additional instruction and training in Natural Resources. The MNR requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate-level course work, but additional courses may be required by the student’s Advisory Committee. No thesis is required.
This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (BSFR)/Natural Resources MNR Ecology AB/Natural Resources MNR (non-thesis) Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Aquatic Science)/Natural Resources MNR(non-thesis) Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Wildlife Sciences)/Natural Resources MNR(non-thesis) Natural Resource Management and Sustainability BSFR(Community Forestry and Arboriculture)/Natural Resources MNR(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu
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
33 Hours
All courses must be approved by Major Professor and Advisory Committee.
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.
Choose 11 credit hour(s) from the following:
Courses numbered 6000 or above
| GRSC 7001 * | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
* Must be taken in the first or second semester of degree program.
Area of Emphasis in Fisheries Science
Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:
Required:
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FISH 8002
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Advanced Fisheries and Aquatic Science | 3 |
Electives:
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FANR(WILD) 4820/6820
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
| FANR 8300-8300L | Scientific Communication in Forestry and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FANR 8400 | Advanced Spatial Analysis for Natural Resources | 1-4 |
| FANR(ECOL) 8500 | Agent-Based Modeling in Ecology and Management | 3 |
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FANR 8800
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Critical Thinking
Leadership & Collaboration
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management | 3 |
| FANR(COFA)(FISH)(FORS)(GISC)(PRTM)(WASR)(WILD) 8950 | Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources | 1-4 |
| FISH 4200/6200 | Aquatic Biology | 3 |
| FISH 4200L/6200L | Aquatic Biology Lab | 1 |
| FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | Environmental Biology of Fishes | 3 |
| FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300L/6300L | Environmental Biology of Fishes Laboratory | 1 |
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FISH 4500/6500
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Fish Physiology | 3 |
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FISH 4500L/6500L
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Fish Physiology Lab | 1 |
| FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550-4550L/6550L | Sustainable Aquaculture | 4 |
| FISH 4650L/6650L | Georgia Fishes Field Study | 4 |
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FISH 5360/7360
Analytical Thinking
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Fisheries Management | 3 |
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FISH 5360L/7360L
Analytical Thinking
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Fisheries Management Laboratory | 1 |
| FISH 7980 | Fisheries and Aquaculture Problems | 1-12 |
| FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 | Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology | 3 |
| FISH(EHSC) 8610 | Aquatic Toxicology | 3 |
| FISH(EHSC) 8630-8630L | Quantitative Ecological Toxicology | 4 |
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WILD 5700/7700
Analytical Thinking
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Applied Population Dynamics | 2 |
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WILD 5700L/7700L
Analytical Thinking
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Applied Population Dynamics Lab | 1 |
| WILD(FISH) 8001 | Principles of Fisheries and Wildlife Management | 3 |
| WILD(FISH) 8300 | Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar | 1-2 |
| WILD(FISH) 8327 | Spatial Capture-Recapture | 2 |
| WILD(FISH) 8360 | Quantitative Conservation Science | 3 |
| WILD(FISH) 8370-8370L | Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science | 3 |
| WILD(FISH) 8390 | Inference for Models of Fish and Wildlife Population Dynamics | 3 |
NOTE: Students must take graduate level courses
NOTE: These courses may be used towards Required and Elective courses as appropriate.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Graduates have careers in consulting, government agencies, and NGOs (e.g., as science teachers in public school systems, camp and nature center directors, park rangers, environmental educators, and county extension 4-H agents).
Competitive Warnell Scholarships
Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.
Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when they will facilitate their professional development.
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 Science (MS)