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COMMON COURSE WORK STRUCTURE FOR COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES MS AND PHD DEGREES

MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) DEGREE

Orientation
CFR 500 (1) Graduate Orientation Seminar

Social and Natural Sciences Applied to Natural Resource and Environmental Issues
CFR 509 (3) Natural Resource Issues: Unspoken Basics

Disciplinary Knowledge
Minimum 10 credits (400-500 level): menu driven

Research Design and Quantitative Analysis
Minimum 8 credits (400-500 level): menu driven

Current Topics
2 credits (500 level): topics vary from year to year

Thesis Research
CFR 700 (9 credits minimum)

45 credits total for MS degree

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPY (PHD) DEGREE

Same as for Masters Degree with one additional course in each of the categories:

Disciplinary Knowledge
Research Design and Quantitative Analysis
Current Topics

Dissertation Research
CFR 800 (27 credits minimum)

90 credits total for PhD degree