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Graduate Course Catalog
There are three options for MS degrees in the Department of CARRS. The MS-A option is a research-based degree and requires completion of a thesis. The MS-B option emphasizes professional or managerial development and requires a professional capstone project. The Peace Corps Masters International program includes two-years of Peace Corps service as part of the MS program.

Course Number Description
Foundations of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies
Survey of Research Methods
Community, Food and Agriculture: A Survey
Buzzword Paradigms in Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Foundations in Leisure Studies
Tourism & Travel Theory and Applications
Contemporary Issues in Animal-Human Relationships
Sustainable Development
International Development: Strategy, Design, and Implementation
International Development Theory and Practice
Economic Applications in Resource Studies
The Art and Craft of Public Policy Analysis
Economics of Environmental Resources
Foundations of Qualitative Research
Program Evaluation in Agriculture and Natural Resources
Participatory Modes of Inquiry
Building and Implementing Watershed Management Plans
Watershed Assessments
Watershed Laws and Regulations
Coastal and Maritime Resource Management
Law of Environmental Regulation
Community Based Int Natural Resources Management
The Industrialization of American Agriculture
Agriculture and Social Movements
Culture and Rurality
Community Program Development - Theory and Practice
Parks and Protected Areas Policy and Management
Culture, Communities and Tourism
Tourism and Global Change
Marketing Tourism and Natural Resources
Tourism, Conservation and Development
Independent Study in Agriculture, Community and Recreation
Selected Topics in Agriculture, Community and Recreation
Case Studies in Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies
Master's Professional Project
Master's Thesis Research
Doctoral Dissertation Research