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.

Students are required to take a minimum of 30 hours of graduate coursework approved by their advisory committee, to include:

FANR 8060

Forestry and Natural Resources Seminar Series

1

FANR 9000  (6 hours)

Doctoral Research

1-18

FANR 9300  (3 hours)

Doctoral Dissertation

1-12

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 8900

University Teaching in Forestry and Natural Resources

1-3

FANR 9990

Supervised Teaching Practicum in Forestry and Natural Resources

1-4

Choose 16 credit hour(s) from the following:

8000/9000 level coursework*

*Excluding FANR 9000 and FANR 9300

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

Courses required to earn the Geospatial Information Science Area of Emphasis. These courses may be used towards Required courses as appropriate.

FANR 8400

Advanced Spatial Analysis for Natural Resources

1-4

Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:

FANR 5640/7640-5640L/7640L

Unmanned Aerial Systems' (UAS) Role in Natural Resource Management

3

FANR(ECOL) 8500

Agent-Based Modeling in Ecology and Management

3

FORS 5650/7650-5650L/7650L  Analytical Thinking

Aerial Photogrammetry in Forestry

3

FORS 7670

Forestry Information Systems

3

FORS 8450  Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking

Advanced Forest Planning

3

WILD(ECOL) 8330

Landscape Ecology

3

NOTE: Students must take the 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 have pursued postdoc opportunities or academic careers as research and teaching faculty at universities. Other graduates pursue successful non-academic 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: - PhD Integrative Conservation (with an emphasis in Forestry and Natural Resources) - Master of Forest Resources (MFR) - Master of Natural Resources (MNR) - Master of Science (MS)