Graduate Programs

Natural resource management graduate students pursue majors in natural resource management either through biological sciences with a specialization in natural resource management or wildlife and fisheries sciences, which are aligned in their curriculum requirements and generally follow those of the SDSU Graduate School.

  • Biological Sciences with Natural Resource Management Specialization: We offer a M.S. (Plan A: 30 credits, thesis) and a Ph.D. in (dissertation). The PhD program has two options: students with bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees are admitted in 90-credit and 60-credit plans, respectively.

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  • Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences: We offer a M.S. in wildlife and fisheries sciences (Plan A: 30 credits, thesis - wildlife option and fisheries option) and a Ph.D. in wildlife and fisheries sciences (wildlife option and fisheries option). The Ph.D. program has two options: students with bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees are admitted in 90-credit and 60-credit plans, respectively.
  • We also offer a Project-based M.S. in BIOL (NRM) or WLF program (Plan B: 32 credits) and a coursework-based M.S. (Plan C: 36 credits) in both programs.

Please contact faculty members who are aligned with your interests before applying to either of our graduate programs.

NRM Faculty GENERAL Research Interests

Master's Degrees

Doctorate Degrees

Online Certificate

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