Degree Programs Overview

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FER offers six undergraduate degree programs. For more information on each program, please click on its link below or at left. For an overview of a curriculum, please visit our Compact Curriculum Display section. To review a curriculum in its entirety, including course descriptions, please see our Curriculum With Course Descriptions section.

Environmental Technology integrates the biological and chemical mechanisms of environmental processes with knowledge of monitoring and assessment techniques, management, policy and communications. This science-based field qualifies you for jobs in a variety of sectors, including government, industry, consulting and non-profit organizations.  Compact Curriculum | Detailed Curriculum | Environmental Technology Flyer

Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences emphasizes the sciences behind the ecological principles affecting the world’s fish and wildlife populations plus the theories driving socioeconomics. By teaching you how to apply these principles to natural resource management, this program prepares you for positions in government agencies, non-profit organizations or private industry. Fisheries Compact Curriculum | Fisheries Detailed Curriculum | Wildlife Compact Curriculum | Wildlife Detailed Curriculum | Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences Flyer

Forest Management balances an understanding of the natural cycles of forests with the needs of communities and forest owners. It combines instruction in science, economics, sociology and technology to teach students how to assess, monitor, manage and improve the health of forest resources. A Forest Management degree prepares you for work in a government agency or private industry around the world. Compact Curriculum | Detailed Curriculum Options| Forest Management Flyer

Natural Resources-Ecosystem Assessment is a science-based program that teaches you how to measure and monitor the status of natural resources and the environment. Because this is a skill in great demand today, a degree in Ecosystem Assessment prepares you for a career in virtually every sector of natural resources. Compact Curriculum | Detailed Curriculum | Natural Resources Flyer

Natural Resources-Policy & Administration teaches you how to understand, create, implement and manage natural resources programs. It also covers economics, policy and government and public administration. It is a good degree choice if you are seeking a career in the public sector or as a liaison for a private company.  Compact Curriculum | Detailed Curriculum | Natural Resources Flyer

Environmental Science-Watershed Hydrology applies the science of water within the context of natural landscapes and the effects of human activity on water. It also includes coursework in soils and engineering and features a heavy emphasis on computer applications, all in preparation for a career in a government agency or private company.  Compact Curriculum | Detailed Curriculum

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Many undergraduate courses expose students to a variety of issues within forestry or environmental resources, allowing them to explore firsthand where their primary interests lie before they commit to a major.

Key Contacts

Shannon Shinault
Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Phone: 919-513-2582
shannon_shinault@ncsu.edu

Gary Blank
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Phone: 919-515-7566
gary_blank@ncsu.edu

Vonda Easterling
Director of Enrollment Management
College of Natural Resources
Phone: 919-515-5510
vonda_easterling@ncsu.edu

Sydna Willis
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Phone: 919-515-7560
sydna_willis@ncsu.edu

Richard Lancia
Professor and Coordinator
Fisheries and Wildlife Science Program
Phone: 919-515-7586
richard_lancia@ncsu.edu

Terrie Litzenberger
Lecturer and Coordinator
Environmental Technology Program
Phone: 919-515-7581
terrie_litzenberger@ncsu.edu

Joseph Roise
Professor and Coordinator
Forest Management Program
Phone: 919-515-7783
joe_roise@ncsu.edu