About the Program

Our campus is surrounded by ancient redwood forests, fir and pine forests, nearby marine and freshwater habitats, and is within easy driving distance of many national, state, and regional parks. Students study living processes at all levels, from cellular-molecular to ecosystems. Our program features diverse faculty committed to mentorship, an emphasis on hands-on learning, and excellent facilities, including a marine laboratory, an ocean-going research vessel, a biotechnology laboratory, museums, and scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

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About the Program

The Master of Arts in Education at Humboldt State University is a combined MA/Educational Leadership Administrative Credential. The MA coursework is designed to support, provide access and create opportunities for students to engage on a diverse range of topics in alternative education, curriculum, child development, critical pedagogy, and more. We foster an ethic of educating with passion for learning, persistence in seeking insights, and creativity. The coursework and projects help educators make strong connections between student learning, social concerns, and the educational system. The MA program is flexible and tailored to the specific areas of interest of the student.

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Degree Options: Energy Technology & Policy, Environmental Resources Engineering, Geology Member Western Regional Graduate Program

About the Program

Each of the three focus area options listed below provide a solid scientific foundation for careers in scholarship or practice and opportunities to work on unique applications of systems thinking with peers and mentors during your graduate education at Humboldt State.

Energy Technology & Policy

The Energy Technology & Policy (ETaP) option is an interdisciplinary program for students interested in issues ranging from renewable energy engineering to climate change mitigation and from international development to energy policy in California. The program offers a rigorous curriculum for students who are interested to make a difference in these important areas of work.

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Environmental Resources Engineering

The Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) option emphasizes the application of engineering skills to planning, design, and management problems involving environmental resources. Three general areas of research activity are available in the program: Water Quality, Water Resources and Renewable Energy Resources.

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Geology

The Geology option is a small graduate program emphasizing basic research, revolving around thesis research done with a mentor. Research focuses on geologic analysis or modeling and measurement of geomorphic processes with particular emphasis on neotectonics, uplift, and seismic hazard or hillslope erosion, sediment transport, and channel stability.

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This program is part of the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), allowing graduate students from the Western US states and territories to pay in-state tuition.

Degree Options: Environmental Sciences & Management; Fisheries; Forestry, Watershed & Wildland Sciences; Wildlife (see below for links)

About the Program

The graduate program in Natural Resources is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to address natural resource problems and to carry out scientific investigations including design, implementation, and evaluation of research in their specific area of study. While it is designed to provide and in-depth understanding of the student’s particular area of emphasis, it is also intended to develop an appreciation for the interdisciplinary character of natural resource problems. Each candidate for the degree is required to consult with an appropriate faculty committee and to prepare an individualized program of study which must be approved by that committee.

Environmental & Science Management (ESM)

The Environmental Science & Management (ESM) graduate program is oriented toward environmental analysis and land use planning; environmental science, particularly ecological restoration, renewable energy, and energy policy; recreational use of natural resources; and geospatial analysis of environmental and natural resource-related topics.

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Fisheries

The Fisheries program is designed primarily to produce graduates who can assess, develop, and manage fish habitats, populations, and commercial and recreational fisheries. The program is broad enough to allow students to prepare themselves for work in additional areas such as water pollution ecology and fish culture.

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Forestry, Watershed & Wildland Sciences

The graduate program in Forest, Watershed, & Wildland Sciences is oriented toward generating a greater understanding of the ecology and management of forests, rangelands, and the soils and watersheds that support them. Graduate research topics include forest ecology, fire science, forest growth and dynamics, forest operations analysis, watershed processes, rangeland ecology soil science, and integrative analyses across these areas.

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Wildlife

The Wildlife graduate program focuses on the conservation, management, ecology, behavior, and habitat requirements of wildlife species. Research projects emphasize the application of science to addressing issues in wildlife conservation and management.

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This program is part of the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), allowing graduate students from the Western US states and territories to pay in-state tuition.

Degree Options: Teaching Sociology; Practicing Sociology (see below for details)

About the Program

Students become part of a network of activists and scholars that are passionate about turning their sociological imaginations into social action. Students learn about community organizing, performing evaluative research, grant writing, social movements, teaching at the college level, academic research, crime and justice, and much more. Graduates enter the non-profit, public or private workforce with the ability to think critically about social forces, and how to solve social problems through research and/or action.

Teaching Sociology

The Teaching Sociology emphasis introduces students to pedagogy and theories of learning, while providing experience with college classroom teaching. Students explore issues unique to sociology classrooms, while developing approaches effective for education across multiple settings.

Practicing Sociology

The Practicing Sociology emphasis prepares students for professional positions in research, business, government, non-profit organizations and activist organizations. Students complete hands-on research with a community partner to develop research and networking skills.

Possible Careers

This program is part of the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), allowing graduate students from the Western US states and territories to pay in-state tuition.