Master: Management of natural resources

Ellen Soldal

You will learn how to make use of natural resources in a sustainable manner and, at the same time, conserve biodiversity and natural and cultivated landscapes as a source of recreation and nature adventures. You will gain an overall understanding of the ecological and social elements for nature management.

Master: Management of natural resources Foto: Stein Joar Hegland

The studies will able you to apply your biological, ecological and sociological knowledge together in management issues.
The study encompasses conservation biology, biodiversity, management of wildlife, fishery and water resources.

You will specialize in one of these six topics:

• Wildlife resource management
  
• Fishery resource management
  
• Resource economics
  
• Water contamination
  
• Ecology of rivers and lakes
  
• Landscape ecology

In addition to these major areas of study, you have the opportunity to study other topics, like GIS, forest ecology, law and spatial planning.

Master: Management of natural resources Foto: Håkon Sparre

The teaching methods we use vary, and include workshops, project reports and field trips. This is a good opportunity to get familiar with the management authorities, special interest organizations and others that work with management of natural resources.
We have two study advisors at the department that will help you fit your studies to your fields of interest.

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree within natural science, like biology, ecology, agriculture or environmental subjects. The study program is under revision and the requirements may be subjected to change.

We incite our students to take parts of their education abroad, and many of our students follow that encouragement.


Updated: 01.11.06
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