
	North Dakota State University
	Natural Resources Management

Mission Statement

NRM Coordinating Committee

NRM Emphasis Areas

Faculty
  Carolyn E. Grygiel, Ph.D.
  Jack E. Norland, Ph.D.
  Christina Hargiss

Academic Programs
BS Program
MS Program
PhD Program
NRM Minor

Calendar of Events

International Student Program Information

Student Activities

Awards/Recognitions

Scholarships

Student Resources

Opportunities

NRM Graduate Disquisitions - 1975-2008

NDSU Graduate Assistantships

Albert Ekre Grassland Preserve

School of Natural Resource Sciences

College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources

Undergraduate Study

The Program Natural Resources Management (NRM) is an interdisciplinary major offered as a four-year Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The curriculum is divided into 88 “Core” units required of all students, and 40 “Emphasis” units selected by the individual student from six areas of interest. Students will study such topics as:

grasslands wetlands land reclamation cultural ecology sociology anthropology sustainable agriculture fisheries & wildlife soil biology soil properties		hydrology water management & quality waste management energy resources air pollution resource planning environmental economics mitigation public policy environmental communications

NRM Core – This group of courses provides each student a broad foundation in the social, biological and physical/earth sciences. The NRM Core also satisfies NDSU General Education requirements, the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources writing/speaking requirement, the capstone experience, and includes 15 elective units referred to as “Core Electives.” These "Core Electives" consist of the following:

public policy choices		plant forms and diversity
resource economics		zoology
applied agricultural law		soil science
U.S environmental history		natural resource management systems
natural resources and agroecosystems		physical geology
environmental ethics		statistics
general ecology		geographic information systems
		cultural ecology

The Faculty Natural Resources Management is an inter-college/interdisciplinary program actively engaging faculty from four colleges in the coordination of the program, classroom teaching and advising. The four colleges represented are: College of Agriculture, Food Systems, & Natural Resources; College of Engineering & Architecture; College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences; and College of Science & Mathematics. Financial Aid and Scholarships The College of Agriculture, Food Systems, & Natural Resources; College of Engineering & Architecture; and College of Science & Mathematics award scholarships each year. Contact the Office of the Dean within the appropriate college for information and application forms. Student loan, grant and work–study information is available from the NDSU Office of Student Financial Services. Bachelor of Science Curriculum Guidelines for NRM Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Program Bachelor of Science Degree Program fact sheet Protectio n of Data and Electronic Resources

NRM PID

For more information on Natural Resources Management at North Dakota State University, contact: Carolyn E. Grygiel, Ph.D., MBA, CPRM Director - Natural Resources Management Interdiscliplinary Program (701) 231-8180 Carolyn.Grygiel@ndsu.edu

* Last Updated: November 2, 2009