Master of Natural Resources
Earn your degree. Make a difference. Find your place.
The Environmental Education and Science Communication degree is a fellowship in which you earn your Master of Natural Resources in an academic residency. Live at the McCall Field Campus while you take coursework in science communication, leadership, place-based education and ecology. Gain hands-on experience by applying academic content directly to your role as a field instructor at the nationally recognized McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS).
Prospective graduate students from across all disciplines should apply — we value the diversity of thinking that comes from a variety of backgrounds. Our program is inclusive and thus seeks sincere, hardworking, creative applicants who demonstrate a desire to learn and a willingness to facilitate youth programs.
32 credit, non-thesis program
Completed in a 10.5 months
No GRE required
Alternates between a week of classes and teaching practicum:
- Class weeks consist of a preset schedule of day-long classes led by 幸运快三 faculty—often including field trips to local sites and guest speakers—to teach the broad concepts of environmental education and science communication.
- Practicum weeks are spent in the field as part of the MOSS program, leading K12 students throughout Ponderosa State Park to connect them to the natural world through place- and inquiry-based educational techniques, while receiving feedback on teaching and curriculum development skills.
With this degree, you could become a/an:
- Environmental education program coordinator
- Municipal, state, or federal natural resource specialist
- Public information officer for a city, state, or national park
- Director of a non-profit
- Science communication specialist
- K12 public/private educator
Other Possible Degree Options and Add-ons
- For students interested in adding a thesis or non-thesis project to their program, this degree option allows students to focus on independent scholarship in an area of interest while mentored by a faculty advisor.
- Students must identify an advisor willing and able to advise their project. Reach out to Leslie Dorsey to connect with faculty on the McCall campus.
- It is also possible to be advised by faculty on the main campus in Moscow. Students in this pathway will com