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The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences is considering developing and offering a new professional master’s degree in natural resources management. The program would be tailored primarily for those who already have undergraduate degrees in forestry, agriculture, natural resources, or a related field and who want to update their knowledge and skills with graduate education. The degree would also be designed to accommodate those who are working in a natural resources related career but who have a degree in an unrelated field. The latter would likely require longer to complete than for students who already have a degree in the field.

The purpose of this survey is to help assess the need for a professional master’s degree program in natural resources management in Alaska. Such a degree would provide advanced training through a combination of formal coursework and problem-oriented research. The degree would require roughly 30 – 35 credits for completion, including both course work and a research project. The project would be a supervised, practical application of a previously developed theory, methodology, or management practice.

The degree option would be of comparable quality to a master of science degree, but it would be focused on preparing the student for a career in resource management rather than scientific research. While a formal thesis would not be involved, a written and oral presentation on a focused, scholarly inquiry into a natural resource management problem, issue, or technique would be required.

We would like to get an idea of how much demand there might be for a Professional Masters degree in natural resources management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and are asking for your input.

The survey includes 13 questions and should require no more than 10 - 15 minutes to complete. The survey responses are not tied to survey participants, so specific results will remain anonymous.

We appreciate your assistance.

For each of the following statements, please indicate your level of agreement.

1. I would be interested in a professional degree program in natural resource management through UAF.

Highly Likely Likely Neutral Unlikely Highly Unlikely

2. I would be interested in taking most of my courses at a UA campus.

Highly Likely Likely Neutral Unlikely Highly Unlikely

3. I would be interested in a program that required a mix of distance-delivered and in-person coursework.

Highly Likely Likely Neutral Unlikely Highly Unlikely

4. I would ONLY be interested in a program that did not require in-person coursework at UAF.

Highly Likely Likely Neutral Unlikely Highly Unlikely

5. I believe my current employer would be willing to contribute financially to my work on an advanced degree.

Highly Likely Likely Neutral Unlikely Highly Unlikely

6. I believe a professional master’s in natural resource management would
help me reach the following objectives (indicate your highest priority)

 Increase/update my technical skills
(i.e., GIS, inventory techniques, conflict resolution, planning, public administration, law, etc.)

Contribute to solving a particular natural resource management problem or issue.

Advance in my current career / organization.

Obtain new employment

Explore a personal interest in NRM.

Other (please describe):

7. I would prefer to

Work full time while purusing my degree.

Work part-time while purusing my degree.

Pursue my degree full-time on campus.

Other (please describe):

8. I believe my current employer would likely

Require me to continue to work full-time while pursuing my degree.

Allow me to work part-time while pursuing my degree.

Allow me to take courses while on duty.

Allow me to take a leave-of-absence so that I could pursue my degree full-time.

Other (please describe):

9. Indicate the areas of advanced training you would find of interest: (check all that apply)

Adaptive Management

Agriculture

Animal husbandry

Business Aspects Of Resource Management

Conflict Resolution

Conservation Biology

Crop Management

Ecosystem Management

Ecosystem Restoration

Eco-tourism

Fire Management

Forest Ecology and/or Management

Geographic Information Systems

Geography

Greenhouse Management

Horticulture

Outdoor Recreation Management

Pest Management

Planning Methods

Policy and Law

Public administration

Public Relations

Resource Economics

Resource Inventory Techniques

Risk Analysis

Silviculture

Simulation & Modeling techniques

Soil Management and Ecology

Sustainable Resource Management

Water / Watershed management

Wilderness management

Other (Please specify):

10. Where do you currently reside (optional)?

Nearest city, town or village

State or Province

Country

11. Are you currently employed in a Natural Resource Management field? Yes No

If yes, what sub-discipline(s) are you working in?

12. What is your highest level of formal education?

H.S. Diploma/GED

Some college coursework

College Degree

BS in

BA in

Other

Graduate Degree

Master's degree in

Ph.D. in

13. If you have any other comments or suggestions about our proposed professional masters degree in natural resource management, please write them here.

 
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