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Who will sustain forests for the future?
SPARTANS WILL!
Graduate Program
To ensure forests for our future, our global society needs to find the optimal balance between maintaining forest ecosystems and the demand for forest products. The Forestry Department at Michigan State University offers master of science and doctoral degree programs that can provide you with the additional knowledge, skills, and resources to meet this challenge effectively. Career opportunities in research, management, teaching, extension, or consulting are available with private corporations, environmental organizations, universities, environmental consultants, and governmental agencies.
Forest Carbon & Climate Program
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) aims to increase understanding and implementation of climate-smart forest management, which inextricably links climate change mitigation and adaptation. The program focuses on activities that advance best practice implementation, promote robust and inter-disciplinary understanding of forest benefits and co-benefits, and develop and nurture balanced perspectives that include working forests and forest products as a part of the climate change solution. The FCCP was established to connect professionals, natural resource managers, decision-makers, students, and the broader public with the value of forested lands and forest products in addressing climate change.
Continuing Education
The MSU Department of Forestry is pleased to offer non-credit course options for individuals interested in online, self-paced learning. These courses are a great fit for those looking to expand their knowledge on topics of forestry outside of a degree-granting program.
Courses are taught at three levels: introductory (lower division undergraduate), intermediate (upper division undergraduate), and advanced (graduate). All participants that complete a course will receive a "Certificate of Completion." There are no pre-requisites for participation in these courses.
Undergraduate Program
Through hands-on experiences and field studies, students learn how to manage forests for a wide range of goals and acquire the skills and preparation to be leaders and stewards in sustainable forest management. The undergraduate forestry program integrates ecology, biology, economics and social science to help students find solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges in areas of climate change, conservation and sustainable energy.
Established in 1902, the undergraduate forestry degree at Michigan State University has been recognized as one of the nation's top forestry programs and is accredited by the Society of American Foresters.
