Degree Requirements

The academic program of study undertaken by the candidate must be designed to enhance the students background and expertise through formal graduate level course work in the areas of: (1) technical hydrology, (2) natural resources economics and/or law, and (3) water quality and a seminar. To ensure a minimum multidisciplinary character, the course program must contain:

1. Nine hours of course work with at least three hours from each of the aforementioned areas;
2. At least six of those credit hours must be from outside the student's sponsoring department; 
3. A one-credit hour seminar on water resources organized through the Department of Renewable Resources;
4. Only Plan A masters degree programs, which require the writing of a thesis in the water resources area, are acceptable for the water resources degree option.

A. Technical Hydrology (3 credits)

B. Law & Natural Resource Economics(3 credits)

C. Water Quality (3 credits)

D. Water Resources Seminar (3 credits)

The purpose of the water resources seminar is to foster interaction with students and professors regarding the different types of water resources research being conducted throughout the campus. Each student in the water resources interdisciplinary major program will be required to complete this course once during their graduate program.

The department head signs the individual students graduate Program of Study form prior to submittal to the Graduate School to help insure conformance to the above criteria and in order for the water resources cross-disciplinary major to be approved. The Graduate School will confirm conformance.