The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at MTU offers graduate programs leading to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) degrees in Forest Science and Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology. Here is a brief description of each of these programs:

Ph. D. in Forest Science
The Ph. D. in Forest Science is intended to be a research degree where the candidate demonstrates advanced ability in course work and innovative research work related to forest sciences in the areas of forest ecology, soils, silviculture, tree improvement, forest wildlife ecology and management, economics, inventory, geographic information systems, growth and yield, wood science and forest biology. It is awarded in recognition of demonstrated mastery of subject matter in forest science area and demonstrated competence in the conduct of individual research investigations that represent a significant contribution to the cumulative knowledge of this field.

Ph. D. in Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
The Ph. D. in forest molecular genetics and biotechnology is intended to be a research degree where the candidate demonstrates advanced ability in course work and innovative research work related to molecular genetics of a forest species and/or application of that knowledge to the development of industrial products and processes. It is awarded in recognition of demonstrated mastery of subject matter in molecular genetics area and demonstrated competence in the conduct of individual research investigations that represent a significant contribution to the cumulative knowledge of this field.

Please contact our faculty members to discuss the potential research topics and funding availability.

Last updated: April 30, 2007