Choose an Area of Study

Listed below are the program areas and the emphases in each area available for our Ph.D. degree:

»Ecology and Biogeosciences of Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

• Ecosystem Processes/modeling
• Biometrics
• Biogeochemistry
• Hydrology and Ecohydrology
• Remote Sensing and Geospatial Ecology
• Landscape Ecology
• Community Ecology
• Population Ecology
• Ecosystem Ecology
• Disturbance Ecology
• Paleoecology
• Restoration Ecology
• Ecophysiology
• Global Environmental Change
• Conservation Biology/Genetics
• Molecular Plant Systematics

Wildlife Resources
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

• Conservation Biology
• Conservation Genetics
• Ecological Modeling
• Endangered Species
• Wildlife Population Ecology
• Large Mammal Ecology
• Nongame Wildlife
• Statistical Ecology
• Upland Game Birds
• Wildlife Habitat Ecology

»Fire Sciences and Management
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

• Fire Effects and Recovery
• Fire Behavior
• Fuels Management
• Biophysical Controls of Fire and Fire Regimes
• Air Quality and Smoke Management
• Fire History
• Fire Ecology

»Conservation Social Sciences
Department of Conservation Social Sciences

• Conflict Management
• Conservation Planning
• International Nature Conservation
• Natural Resource Communication/Interpretation/Ed.
• Natural Resource-based Recreation & Tourism
• Recreation and Tourism Management and Planning
• Wilderness and Protected Area Management
• Conservation Leadership

»Forest Sciences and Management
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

• Forest Mensuration
• Forest Regeneration
• Forest Ecosystem Management
• Tree Physiology
• Forest Pathology
• Forest Operations
• Silviculture
• Forest Ecology
• Forest Genetics

»Rangeland Sciences and Management
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

• Grazing Behavior and Management
• Invasive Plant Management
• Livestock-Wildlife Relations
• Rangeland and Habitat Management
• Rangeland Riparian Management
• Rangeland Ecology

Fisheries Resources
Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources

• Aquaculture
• Conservation Biology
• Fish Health and Disease Diagnostics
• Fish Ecology and Behavior
• Fish Physiology
• Fish Population Ecology
• Fisheries Management
• Limnology
• Riparian Ecology and Management
• Stream Ecology
• Wetland Ecology and Management

Forest Products/Biomaterials
Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences

• Bio-based Materials
• Biofuels
• Bioplastics
• Waste Management
• Forest Products/Biomass
• Wood Science
• Green Building
• Renewable Materials