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Environmental & Natural Resources Policy
M.S. & M.P.S.
Ph.D. (with Department of Environmental Studies)
Please note that the M.S. and M.P.S. programs in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (ENRP) are offered directly through the Department of Forest and Natural Resources (FNRM), while the Ph.D. program in ENRP is co-administered by FNRM and the Department of Environmental Studies.
M.S. & M.P.S.
Participating Faculty: BEIER, GERMAIN, LUZADIS, MALMSHEIMER, NEWMAN, WAGNER
The environmental and natural resources policy area includes pro-fessional and scientific studies examining how society makes and implements decisions regarding its forest and natural resources. The program exposes students to a coherent body of theory, a set of appropriate methods, and challenging applications. The applications include:
- Forest, environmental, and ecological economics, and
- Forest and natural resources policy.
Faculty members are conducting studies at international, national, state, and local levels on sustainability, implementation and adminis-tration of forest and natural resources programs, and economic and institutional influences and impacts of government and nongovern-ment policies.
Policy graduates find jobs with government, consulting firms, not- for-profit organizations, advocacy groups and academic institutions. Graduates often begin their careers as policy or program analysts and many become leaders in government, legislatures, corporations, consulting firms, and academia at institutions throughout the world.
Forest and natural resources policy students often supplement their ESF coursework with courses from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A number of students enroll in a concurrent master of public administration (M.P.A.) degree program.
Ph.D.
Participating Faculty: BEIER, GERMAIN, LUZADIS, MALMSHEIMER, MANNO, MORAN, NEWMAN, NORDENSTAM, SENECAH, SMARDON, SONNENFELD, WAGNER
The environmental and natural resources policy Ph.D. program is a collaborative program offered by both the Department of Environmental Studies and the Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management. This study area investigates how societies formulate and implement decisions regarding environmental and natural resources. Doctoral students integrate the biophysical sciences and policy-related social sciences to solve important problems in environmental and natural resources policy with applications throughout the world. The program offers an opportunity to work with outstanding faculty members on applied and theoretical studies.
Faculty members conduct studies at international, national, state and local levels on sustainability, implementation and administration of environmental, natural resources, and forest management programs and economic and institutional influences and impacts of government and non-government policies. The applications include environmental, natural resources and forest policy and administration; and environ-mental, natural resources, forest and ecological economics.
The environmental and natural resources policy (ENRP) doctoral program is a highly individualized program with coursework and research determined in consultation with the student, major professor, and steering committee. Some coursework requirements may be met by transferring graduate credits as approved by the steering committee. Students may also fulfill coursework requirements by completing courses offered by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Specific degree requirements are described in the Handbook for Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Ph.D., available in 320 Bray Hall, 107 Marshall Hall, and on the ENRP Web site (www.esf.edu/enrp).
Students are expected to complete requirements resulting in a coherent body of theory, a depth of understanding in a specified area of biophysical science, appropriate research methods, and advanced policy analysis and understanding.
The following four core competencies must be satisfied prior to the doctoral candidacy examination. A minimum of 12 credits is required in each area.
- Natural science: graduate courses (500 level or higher) in a definable area of biophysical science
- Policy-related social science: 600-level or higher courses including at least one government course and one economics course
- Research methods: 600-level or higher courses including a general research methods course (required), qualitative methods, quantitative statistical methods, GIS, or spatial statistics
- Advanced environmental and natural resources policy: 600-level or higher courses including policy analysis and program evaluation (required).
Graduates have careers as university professors and advanced policy or program analysts. They often become leaders in government, legislatures, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, advocacy groups and academic institutions, consulting firms and village associations throughout the world.
Contact Us
John E. Wagner
Associate Professor of Forest Resource Economics
Graduate Education Coordinator - FNRM
320 Bray Hall, One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2788
Phone: (315) 470-6971
Fax: (315) 470-6535
