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PhD Natural Resources – Wildlife Conservation and Management

The Natural Resources – Wildlife Conservation and Management program at University of Arizona responds to the research needs of the State of Arizona, the Southwest region of the United States, the United States, and international governments and organizations.

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Full-time Duration: 1 year
Starting in: August, January
Tuition Fee: $10,063 per semester
Location: Tucson, United States

Graduate studies of the Natural Resources – Wildlife Conservation and Management program at University of Arizona are designed to provide training in ecological principles, field research techniques, and the application of these tools for the management and conservation of all types of wildlife and fisheries resources.

The Master’s and PhD are research degrees, as such the role of the advisor to help the student become an independent researcher.

  • The challenge for the advisor to nurture a student researcher’s independence while helping the student avoid pitfalls that might overly delay completion of thesis/dissertation.
  • Please know that occasionally the advisor will be required to make unforeseeable decisions to help the student complete graduate school in a timely manner.

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“Choosing the Master’s program for Physiological Sciences at the University of Arizona was one of the best decisions I could have made in my education. Our department is warm and collaborative, offering an array of research topics and techniques underneath a vast and integrative umbrella of physiology. Beyond my research experience, I was presented with teaching opportunities, which I feel honed my skill of scientific communication. Having the dynamic research/teaching/class schedule not only kept me active but helped me reinforce material in multiple contexts. Overall, this program was exactly what I wanted in my segway into the medical sciences… and with my teaching assistantship paying for my tuition, how could I say no?”​

Andrew Wojtanowski // MS 2016

Career

Career opportunities for M.S. and Ph.D. graduates exist in federal and state natural resource agencies and legislative policy and budget offices; in non-governmental organizations; in offices of corporations and trade associations concerned with natural resource policy and administration; and in international development agencies, consulting firms, universities, and private research organizations.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Forest Service frequently assist in the development and support of research projects. Within the School, the U.S. Geological Survey also maintains the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Sonoran Desert Field Station.

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