This one year experience comes with two degree options: a professional Master’s Degree (MNR) or a Certificate to add to a current M.S. or Ph.D. Either option allows students to add applied skills and marketability to their resume.

Students in the Graduate Residency in Environmental Education and Science Communication can expect to:

• Experience learning in new ways by taking experiential and hands-on coursework in ecology, science communication, place-based education, and leadership.
• Gain outreach and instructional skills as a part of our mentored teaching practicum. This includes working with diverse group of students in a variety of programs.
• Build interdisciplinary thinking skills to address complex socio-ecological issues.
• Enjoy a 1:6 Faculty to Graduate Student ratio that ensures a student-centered approach to learning
• Learn about local socio-ecological systems.
• Immerse themselves in a supportive, community based, learning experience that prepares students for a wide range of professions. Visit our alumni webpage.
• Participate in a once in a lifetime trip into the Taylor Wilderness Research Station located in the heart of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.