Overview

To prepare leaders in the conservation and sustainable management of forests and other natural resources; to discover ways to restore and better use the earth’s natural resources; and to put into practice forestry and natural resources knowledge.

Quick Facts:

The MS degree in Forest Resources at the University of Georgia is a research degree designed for students who want to specialize in particular academic or scientific areas. This degree is for students who plan an academic, research, or staff specialist career, and for those students who plan to pursue a PhD. The MS requires a thesis and minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level course work, 12 hours of which must be in courses open to graduate students only, and three hours of which must be in FORS 7300 (thesis).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Natural Resources Conservation
Forestry and Sustainable Resource Management
Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
International Issues in Natural Resources and Conservation
Forest Ecosystem Services
Soils and Hydrology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Athens, United States

Disciplines

Natural Resource Management Forestry Environmental Sciences View 48 other Masters in Forestry in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Admission and Application Procedures

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30182 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30182 USD / year

≈ 30182 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9808 USD / year

≈ 9808 USD / year

Living costs

Athens

United States

720 - 1170 USD / month

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