Academic Needs Assessments

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Please select items as applicable.

1. Why are you seeking additional skills, knowledge, and/or abilities in the field of natural resources?

I want to enhance my career in the field.
I am considering a career change.
I have a general interest in the field.
Other:

2. Which of the following areas are you most interested in or have an educational need for?

A. Developing or enhancing technical/scientific knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in:

Forestry Conservation/Management
Wildlife Conservation/Management
Fisheries Conservation/Management
Ecosystem Conservation/Management
Urban Natural Resource Management
Natural Resource Management

B. Developing or enhancing leadership/management knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in:

Public Policy/Administration
Business Management
Leadership in Natural Resources Organizations
Information Management/Planning

C. Developing or enhancing communication/public-oriented knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in the human dimension of natural resources conservation management.

Communications / Public Relations
Human Relations
Socio-Economics

3. Are you thinking about pursuing an advanced degree?  If so, which of the following graduate programs are you be interested in?

A. Renewable natural resource degree programs

Master of Forestry
Master of Natural Resources

B. Related degrees with electives in natural resources

Public Administration & Policy (MPA, PhD)
Environmental Engineering

4. If you are not considering an advanced degree, are you interested in earning a certificate?  If so, which of the following certificates are you be interested in?

Natural Resource/Ecosystem Management
Natural Resource Policy
Urban Natural Resources

5. If you are not considering an advanced degree or certificate, are you interested in taking a specific graduate course?  If so, which of the following courses are you be interested in?

A. Forestry

Forestry Ecology and Management
Urban Forestry
International Forestry

B. Wildlife

Wildlife Resource Management Systems
Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Managenment
Urban Wildlife
Vertebrate Pest Management

C. Fisheries

Fisheries Management
Aquatic Restoration

D. Wood Science and Forest Products

Environment, Society and Wood Use

E. Natural Resources

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Ecological Economics
Natural Resources Policy
Ecosystem Management
Conservation Ecology
Landscape Ecology


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