University of Minnesota, Duluth
AC-4: Graduate Program

The purpose of this program is to develop advanced practitioners in EE who will take on leadership roles through positions such as EE specialists and directors at nature centers, outdoor and EE centers, natural resource agencies, conservation groups, park and recreation programs, and in P-16 school settings. Core requirements include teaching methodology in formal and non-formal settings; program development, management, and evaluation; theory; and research. Elective courses are used for supporting the final project and/or specific areas of interest. Final project options for this Plan B Master's Degree include a research-based project or journal article, field project, or curriculum project. The degree is intended to be completed in two years, and a minimum of 34 credits is required. Coursework is offered primarily on-campus (in person); some electives are available on-line. Summer coursework is limited, and most students spend summers away from campus gaining relevant experience.

The Water Resources Science (WRS) graduate program is an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional program offered on the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses. The WRS program is committed to the education goals of producing scientists with strong technical skills, developing a holistic understanding of the hydrologic cycle and associated ecosystems, and generating an understanding of the interplay between the bio-physical sciences and the social sciences in developing and implementing public policies related to water. The program draws on numerous water-related courses from departments on the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, and is administered by the University of Minnesota’s Water Resources Center. The Water Resources Center is affiliated with the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and University of Minnesota Extension.

The Master of Liberal Studies Program offers students an opportunity to assemble a degree that suits their individual interests and career objectives. Students work with the best faculty across UMD. With the help of their advisors, students adopt multiple approaches to solve the most important problems facing our community, our region, and our lives as individuals. The Program allows students to designate one of four emphases to help focus their work. Emphasis in Sustainability Studies Emphasis in the History of Ideas Emphasis in Media Studies Emphasis in Global Indigenous Studies

Civil Engineering (MS) Environmental Health and Safety (MEHS) Integrated Biosciences (MS, Ph.D) http://www.d.umn.edu/grad/graduate-programs.php Master of Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship (MTRES) https://cla.d.umn.edu/departments/masters-programs/mtres

This program is designed primarily for teachers and interpretive naturalists, but is open to anyone with a bachelor's degree and an interest in pursuing a career as an environmental educator. The program emphasizes interpretive skills in the natural sciences, education on environmental issues, and helping people recognize and solve potential environmental problems. Three main areas of concentration are education, social sciences, and natural sciences.

The geological sciences graduate program includes areas of economic geology, geophysics, glacial geology and geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, isotope and aqueous geochemistry, limnogeology, paleoclimatology, planetary geology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, surface processes, and structure-tectonics. Several of these areas are strengthened by collaboration with the Large Lakes Observatory, the Natural Resources Research Institute, and the Precambrian Research Center.

The all-University integrated biosciences graduate program offers students an opportunity to study in three areas of emphasis: cell, molecular, and physiological (CMP) biology emphasis, chemical biology (CB) emphasis, and ecology, organismal, and population (EOP) biology emphasis.

Liberal Studies Minor https://onestop2.umn.edu/pcas/viewCatalogProgram.do?programID=9023&strm=1199&campus=UMNDL Water Resources Science Minor https://onestop2.umn.edu/pcas/viewCatalogProgram.do?programID=8161&strm=1199&campus=UMNDL