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’s and master’s 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’s and master’s 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