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.
Forest Resources, M.Sc.
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Overview
The MS degree 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).
The programme
Specialized programs are offered in ten general fields of study. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research are available within most of the programs.
Accreditation
Officially accredited/recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, University of Georgia (UGA) is a very large (enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- History, Science and Management of Natural and Forest Resources
- Landscape Physical Geography
- Ecological Site and Soil Assessment
- Ecosystem Biomass and Carbon Assessment and Planning
- Spatial Analysis and GIS
- Forest Ecology and Protection
- Dendrology
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 24 months
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
English Language Requirements
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Minimum required score:
6.5The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.
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Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Required score: 2.5
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 2.5 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
General Requirements
- Application for admission
- Application-processing fee
- Transcripts
- Entrance test scores
- Letters of recommendation
- Certification of finances forms (international applicants)
- Any supplemental material required by the department
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Funding
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