 | Water Resources Science
All-University Program
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Link to a list of faculty for this program.
M.S.
Plan A and Plan B
Ph.D.
Associate Director of Graduate Studies: Associate Professor Josef P. Werne
Contact Information—Water Resources Science Graduate Program, 205 RLB,
2205 E. 5th St., Duluth, MN 55812 (218-726-7435; fax: 218-726-6979; wrs@umn.edu;
www.wrs.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed on
the following pages, please read the general information
listed at the beginning of this section for Graduate School
requirements that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—This cross-campus interdisciplinary program provides comprehensive
training in water resources science, with integration across scientific disciplines.
A structured interdisciplinary graduate curriculum is offered. The program includes
a set of core courses plus electives in the following areas of emphasis at the
M.S. and Ph.D. levels: aquatic biology, environmental chemistry, hydrologic science,
limnology, water management technology, water policy, water quality, and watershed
science and management. Approximately 80 courses offered within 15 other graduate
programs are available to students majoring in water resources science.
The goal of the program is to produce scientists with strong technical skills
in disciplines relevant to water resources and a broad understanding of 1) the
hydrologic cycle and associated ecosystems, 2) the interconnectedness of the
sciences involved in managing aquatic resources, and 3) the interplay between
the biophysical sciences and social sciences in developing and implementing public
policies related to water.
The program involves faculty from the following departments on the Twin Cities
campus: Applied Economics; Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering; Civil Engineering;
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Entomology; Environmental and Occupational
Health; Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Forest Resources; Geography;
Horticultural Science; Geology and Geophysics; Microbiology, Plant Biology; Soil,
Water, and Climate; and the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. It also involves
faculty from the following departments on the Duluth campus: Biology, Chemical
Engineering, Chemistry, Geography, Geological Sciences, Physics, and Political
Science, as well as the Large Lakes Observatory and the Natural Resources Research
Institute in Duluth. |
Prerequisites
for Admission | | The
program is flexible enough to accommodate students from a variety
of backgrounds. Normally students have a bachelor’s degree
in physical or biological science or engineering. Recommended academic
preparation includes one year (or two semesters) each of calculus,
physics, and chemistry; and one biology course. Further preparation
may be expected from students wishing to specialize in certain areas
of the program. Students who do not have a master’s degree
in a related subject are admitted to the M.S. program first, even
if their long-term goal is a Ph.D. Availability of funding and willingness
of a member of the graduate faculty to serve as an advisor are important
criteria for admission to the Ph.D. program.
Special Application Requirements
Letters of recommendation are required. These letters should be from professors
qualified to estimate applicant’s class rank and evaluate their ability
to complete a program of graduate study, or from persons who can assess their
professional or research potential. These letters also may be used in applying
for financial aid. Instructions for arranging the submission of letters are provided
in the online application system.
Applicants must also submit a résumé of their academic history
and professional experience and a statement of purpose, including the proposed
area of emphasis. Applicants should submit results of the GRE; only rarely, under
extenuating circumstances, will students be considered for admission without
GRE scores. Students may be admitted any semester but are strongly encouraged
to begin fall semester and to submit their application by January 1 in the year
they expect to begin their studies.
Courses—Please refer to Water Resources Science (WRS) in the course section
of this catalog for courses pertaining to the program. Check the program Web
site at www.wrs.umn.edu for additional course information.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Use of 4xxx courses is permitted for degree requirements
based on approval by the advisor and the director of graduate studies.
For more information about Graduate School admissions, visit the Graduate School Web site. | M.S.
and Ph.D. Degree Requirements | M.S.
Students may choose Plan A, which requires
a thesis, or Plan B, which
requires additional coursework and a major project. Both plans
incorporate courses offered on the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses.
Students must complete courses in four core areas: 1) hydrology (surface and/or
hydrogeology); 2) environmental/water chemistry; 3) limnology; and 4) water resources
policy, economics, and management, and two electives in such areas of emphasis
as aquatic biology, hydrologic science, watershed science and management, and
water management technology. One elective must be from an approved list of technical
courses dealing with water quality science/management. A minimum of two supporting
courses (at least 6 credits) outside of aquatic science also are required. Training
in responsible conduct of research and ethics is also required. Approved core
and area of emphasis courses are listed on the program Web site at www.wrs.umn.edu.
A minimum of 20 course credits (plus 10 thesis credits) are required for Plan
A and a minimum of 30 credits are required for Plan B (up to 3 credits may be
used for the Plan B project). Students who had classes equivalent to those in
the WRS core as undergraduates may substitute other classes to meet the Graduate
School minimum credit requirements.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam is oral.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—A master’s
minor requires 9 credits, including WRS 5101 (3 credits) or in Duluth, POL 4201
(4 credits) and two of the other core courses described under M.S. degree requirements.
Ph.D.
Coursework is tailored to student interests, and many areas of emphasis are possible.
Core courses are offered on both the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses.
Students complete coursework equivalent to that of an M.S. in water resources
science, with additional coursework in an area of emphasis. There are no specific
credit requirements in the major, but Ph.D. programs normally include at least
40 course credits beyond the B.S. level, including relevant coursework taken
for a master’s degree and a required minimum of 12 credits in a minor or
supporting program.
Language Requirements—None.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—Doctoral
students must complete 12 credits, including WRS 5101 (3 credits) or in Duluth,
POL 4201 (4 credits), a core courses described under the M.S. degree requirements,
and
two electives from one of the areas of emphasis.
| Faculty
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For latest
graduate faculty listings, see www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html.
Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
E. Calvin Alexander, Jr., Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities,
SM
Dorothy H. Anderson, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Roger E. Arndt, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
John M. Baker, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Marvin E. Bauer, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Jay Bell, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
David D. Biesboer, Plant Biology, Twin Cities, SM
Stephen A. Bortone, Biology, SM
Patrick L. Brezonik, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Kenneth N. Brooks, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Erik T. Brown, Geological Sciences, SM
H. H. Cheng, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, ASM
Charles J. Clanton, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Steve M. Colman, Geological Sciences, SM
James B. Cotner, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Twin Cities, SM
K. William Easter, Applied Economics, Twin Cities, SM
Leonard C. Ferrington, Entomology, Twin Cities, SM
Efi Foufoula, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Susan M. Galatowitsch, Horticultural Science, Twin Cities, SM
Philip J. Gersmehl, Geography, Twin Cities, SM
Florence K. Gleason, Plant Biology, Twin Cities, SM
John S. Gulliver, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Satish C. Gupta, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Robert E. Hecky, Biology, SM
Randall E. Hicks, Biology, SM
Miki Hondzo, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Emi Ito, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, SM
Thomas C. Johnson, Geological Sciences, SM
Nicholas R. Jordan, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Twin Cities, SM
Mary H. Meyer, Horticulture, Twin Cities, SM
John F. Moncrief, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Howard D. Mooers, Geological Sciences, SM
D. J. Mulla, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Ed Nater, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Raymond M. Newman, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities,
SM
Chris Paola, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, SM
John J. Pastor, Biology, SM
Jim A. Perry, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities, SM
Hans-Olaf Pfannkuch, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, SM
David G. Pitt, Landscape Architecture, Twin Cities, SM
Alan S. Polasky, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Twin Cities, SM
Carl J. Rosen, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Michael J. Sadowsky, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Ingrid E. Schneider, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Mark W. Seeley, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Peter W. Sorenson, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities,
SM
Fotis Sotiropoulos, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Susan G. Stafford, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Heinz G. Stefan, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Robert W. Sterner, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Twin Cities, SM
Deborah L. Swackhamer, Environmental Health Sciences, Twin Cities, SM
Michael Sydor, Physics, SM
Harvey Thorleifson, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, SM
Vaughan R. Voller, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities SM
Bruce N. Wilson, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Adjunct Professor
Janet R. Keough, Biology, AM2
Carl Richards, Biology, SM
Carlisle F. Runge, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
Bruce Vondracek, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities,
SM
Associate Professor
Todd W. Arnold, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities, SM
William Arnold, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Randal J. Barnes, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Christina Gallup, Geological Sciences, SM
Timothy J. Griffis, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Sarah E. Hobbie, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Twin Cities, SM
Frances R. Homans, Applied Economics, Twin Cities, SM
Raymond N. Hozalski, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Katherine Klink, Geography, Twin Cities, SM
Timothy M. LaPara, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Kristopher McNeill, Chemistry, Twin Cities, SM
Elizabeth C. Minor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, SM
Laura R. Musacchio, Landscape Architecture, Twin Cities, SM
Kristen C. Nelson, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, SM
John L. Nieber, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Paige J. Novak, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Gary R. Sands, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Matt Simcik, Environmental Health Sciences, Twin Cities, SM
Steven P. Sternberg, Chemical Engineering, SM
Jeffrey S. Strock, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, M2
John B. Swenson, Geological Sciences, SM
Steven J. Taff, Applied Economics, Twin Cities, SM
Josef P. Werne, Chemistry and Biochemistry, SM
Tongxin Zhu, Geography, M2
Adjunct Associate Professor
David Fulton, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities, SM
Naomi Zeitouni, Applied Economics, Twin Cities, SM
Assistant Professor
Jay A. Austin, Large Lakes Observatory, M2
Dennis R. Becker, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, M2
Jacques Finlay, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Twin Cities, M2
Jeffrey A. Gralnick, Biotechnology Institute, Twin Cities, SM
Karen B. Gran, Geological Sciences, M2
Stephanie J. Guildford, Biology, SM
Kimberly Hill, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Qiuqiong Huang, Applied Economics, Twin Cities, M2
Sergei Katsev, Physics, M2
Joe Knight, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, M2
Katsumi Matsumoto, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, M2
Lee Penn, Chemistry, Twin Cities, SM
Fernando Porte-Agel, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Anthony C. Runkel, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, AM2
Martin O. Saar, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, M2
Sangwon Suh, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, SM
Brandy M. Toner, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, M2
Adjunct Assistant Professor
James Almendinger, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities,
AM2
Paul D. Capel, Civil Engineering, Twin Cities, ASM
Karlyn Eckman, Forest Resources, Twin Cities, M2
Mark Edlund, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, ASM
Mindy L. Erickson, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities, AM2
Carrie E. Jennings, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, AM2
Joe Magner, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities, ASM
Tyson Ochsner, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, ASM
Pamela Rice, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, AM2
Edward B. Swain, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities,
AM2
Senior Research Associate
Richard P. Axler, NRRI, SM
Paul R. Bloom, Soil, Water, and Climate, Twin Cities, SM
Donn K. Branstrator, NRRI, SM
Brian H. Hill, NRRI, ASM
George E. Host, NRRI, SM
Thomas R. Hrabik, NRRI, SM
Lucinda B. Johnson, NRRI, SM
Research Associate
Valerie J. Brady, NRRI, M2
Daniel R. Engstrom, Earth Science, Geology and Geophysics, Twin Cities, ASM
Lorin K. Hatch, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Twin Cities, AM2
Euan D. Reavie, NRRI, M2
Senior Fellow
Larry Baker, Water Resources Center, SM
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