As of June 5, 2004, this non-thesis professional degree program offers three newly-named degrees, namely, the Master of Fisheries Science (MFSC), Master of Natural Resources Development (MNRD), and Master of Wildlife Science (MWSC). Previous to this date, students were enrolled in Master of Agriculture (MAG.) degrees in Fisheries Science, Natural Resources Development, and Wildlife Science, respectively. The overall goal of this graduate degree program is to provide working natural resource professionals with an understanding of the interrelationships among ecology, policy, culture and economics as factors that influence natural resource management.
Program objectives are to provide working or in-service natural resource professionals with:
- Additional academic training that supplements student’s understanding of the full range of considerations in natural resources management.
- A rigorous graduate degree program that supplements job skill requirements
- A program delivery strategy that accommodates on-the-job obligations