| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.89 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | Oct. 24, 2024 |
University of New Hampshire
AC-4: Graduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Jennifer
Andrews Project Director Sustainability Institute |
Majors and degree programs
Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
The graduate program in Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science (NRESS) is geared toward "researchers addressing today's environmental challenges." Both the global environment and our understanding of that environment are changing at rates that are unprecedented in the history of the Earth. Solutions to environmental problems require knowledge of the interaction among physical, biological, environmental, and socioeconomic factors, while ethical considerations underlie both the identification of environmental problems and choice of action.
The NRESS Ph.D. program is designed to meet this challenge and to encourage interdisciplinary research on the environment in the broadest sense. It is one of the largerst, most interdisciplinary Ph.D, programs at UNH and draws on the University's strengths in environmental and earth sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and ethical and policy studies, and has the following objectives
- To increase our understanding of environmental and natural resource problems and solutions at local, regional, and global scales;
- To provide the opportunity for graduate students to pursue interdisciplinary research on the environment;
- To stimulate excellence in research and teaching through increased contact between students and faculty in different departments and colleges.
Earth and Environmental Sciences (ESSEES)
Areas of study include, but are not limited to, ecosystem science, biogeochemical cycling, geochemical systems, atmospheric science, environmental philosophy, forestry, geologic science, hydrology, marine science, oceanography, social science, environmental policy and ethics, environmental education, and multidisciplinary natural resources management.
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NREN)
Focus is on problems dealing with the allocation and distribution of natural resources, policies at the local to global scale, and ethical and societal factors that affect resource management. Students typically enter the program with a bachelor's and/or master's degree in economics, environmental conservation, philosophy, political science, or sociology.
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Additional degree programs (optional)
The Master of Arts in Community Development Policy and Practice is an online program that prepares individuals for advanced policy- and practice-oriented work in sustainable development both in the United States and in developing countries. The program has two pathways to complete the master's degree: a 14-month pathway and a 24-month pathway.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
See https://catalog.unh.edu/programs/
Other graduate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Other graduate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
- Chemical Engineering (including a focus on Energy and on Environment) BS and Ph.D.
- Civil Engineering MS and Ph.D.
- Earth Sciences: Geology Option MS
- Earth Sciences: Oceanography Option MS
- Earth Sciences: Ocean Mapping Option MS
- Earth Sciences: Specialization in Geochemical Systems MS
- Environmental Economics MA and Ph.D.
- Health Economics MA and Ph.D.
- Hydrology MS
- Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS)
- Marine Environmental History
- Mechanical Engineering MS and Ph.D.
- Microbiology MS & Ph.D.
- Ocean Engineering MS & Ph.D.
- Outdoor Education MS & Ph.D.
- Outdoor Education and Social Work Dual MS/MSW
- Plant Biology MS & Ph.D.
- Public Health MPH
- Recreation Management and Policy MS
- Resource Administration and Management MS
- Resource Economics MS
- Systems Engineering Ph.D.
- Zoology MS and Ph.D.
Minors, concentrations and certificates
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment is a multidisciplinary group of faculty and students.
Graduate Degree Options include a general MS in Natural Resources, or ​concentrations in:
- Environmental Conservation and Sustainability
- Environmental Economics
- Forestry
- TIDES (ecology, social sciences, and statistics)
- Soil and Water Resources Management
- Wildlife and Conservation Biology
For info on all of these, see https://colsa.unh.edu/natural-resources-environment/academics
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Additional minors, concentrations and certificate programs (optional)
UNH's doctoral degree in economics requires students to select one of three minors along with the major: health, environmental, or international economics.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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Optional Fields
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/curricula
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