Environment and Natural Resources, M.A.

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The ENR major is completed in tandem with any UW graduate degree. Students earning the ENR graduate major will take classes and conduct research in such fields as cultural studies, ecology, economics, law and politics, and management to:

be conversant across a range of field of environmental significance, spanning science and technology to human dimensions of natural resources;
understand and evaluate the relationship of your primary discipline to other relevant ENR fields; and
produce discourse, scholarship, and practical solutions that address the complexity of ENR challenges.

In addition to degree requirements of the student’s home department, students must complete 15 credit hours:

6 Credit Hours in ENR Core Courses:

ENR 5000 - Approaches to Environment and Natural Resources Problem-Solving Credits: 3
ENR 5900 - ENR Policy in Practice Credits: 3

9+ Credit Hours in ENR Electives Courses:

(Choose three+ courses from any of the following categories)

Human Dimensions:

AGEC 4720 - Water Resource Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 5660 - Community and Economic Development Credits: 3
AMST 5030 - Ecology of Knowledge Credits: 3
ANTH 5260 - Anthropology of Food, Culture, and Nutrition Credits: 3
ECON 5410 - Seminar in Advanced Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: 1-3
ENGL 4075 - Writing for Non-Profits Credits: 3
ENR 5450 - Negotiation Credits: 3
ENR 5600 - Campus Sustainability Credits: 3
ENR 4310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
OR
ANTH 4310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
ENR 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
OR
GEOG 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
GEOG 4340 - Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations Credits: 3
GEOG 5310 - Foundations of Sustainable Planning Credits: 3
GEOG 5570 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 5590 - Geography of Conflicts Credits: 3
NASC 5650 - Place-Based Learning Credits: 3
REWM 5103 - Range and Ranch Recreation Credits: 3
WMST 5450 - Ecofeminism Credits: 3

Law & Policy:

ENR 5750 - ENR Law and Policy Credits: 3
ENR 5051
OR
GEOG 5051
OR
POLS 5051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
ENR 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
OR
GEOG 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
OR
POLS 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
INST 5455 - Energy Security Credits: 3
OR
POLS 5455 - Energy Security Credits: 3
LAW 6660 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
LAW 6700 - Indian Law Credits: 3
LAW 6800 - Public Lands Credits: 3
LAW 6860 - Water Law and Policy Credits: 3
LAW 6865 - Natural Resources Law Credits: 3
POLS 5475 - Politics of Natural Resources in Latin America Credits: 3

Natural & Physical Sciences:

Additional Program Requirements:

Statement of Purpose: Prior to or concurrent with declaring an Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) graduate major or minor, students must submit a 1-page Statement of Purpose describing how the Haub School’s program aligns with their academic and professional goals.
Cumulative Learning Analysis: Immediately prior to graduation, students must submit a 1-2 page Cumulative Learning Analysis, analyzing their learning as a whole throughout their graduate work, informed by their coursework, research and co-curricular activities.
Program Completion Letter: Upon completion of ENR coursework, students will arrange a meeting with their advisor to ensure all requirements have been met. Once this step is complete, their advisor will submit a signed Program Completion Letter to the registrar, indicating the student should receive the ENR concurrent degree.