This option addresses an emerging need for the management of trees in our towns and cities, and the urban/wildland interface. Urban and community foresters manage trees along city streets, in municipal parks, private woodlots, and utility right-of-ways.
This option is designed for students who intend to pursue professional careers in forest land and timber management and use in both the public and private sectors.
Students who wish to seek employment immediately following receipt of a B.S. degree or pursue advanced degrees, and wish to obtain positions in fisheries science, aquaculture and/or aquatic management should select this option.
Students who complete this option are eligible for certification by The Wildlife Society but are not qualified to become Registered Foresters in Mississippi.
Graduate study is offered in the Department of Forestry leading to the degrees of Master of Science in forestry and Doctor of Philosophy in forest resources. Specialized areas of study include forest business, forest management and economics, forest genetics, forest hydrology and soils, silviculture, forest biometrics, forest photogrammetry and remote sensing, forest tree and seed physiology, forest harvesting and operations, and forest ecophysiology.
This option is designed for students who intend to pursue careers that emphasize Forest Product within the context of the use of wood as a material requires a fundamental understanding of wood properties, manufacturing processes, and the marketing and sales of wood products.
This option is designed for students who intend to pursue careers that emphasize Wildlife Management within the context of multiple-use management of forest land.
This option is designed for students interested in focusing on complex environmental issues in the realm of natural resources management. While being educated as foresters, students concentrate on contemporary environmental concerns within three emphasis areas: social, land, and science.
Students who wish to seek immediate employment following receipt of a B.S. degree and to obtain positions related to natural resource law enforcement positions (such as Conservation Officers, Park Rangers, Wildlife Inspectors) should select this option.
Integration of wildlife science and management and veterinary medicine has become increasingly important with current diverse uses of wildlife and other renewable natural resources. As wildlife habitats dwindle and animal populations become more compressed, biologists must increase their attention towards disease diagnosis and abatement.
