In addition to meeting the requirements of the university and of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, students must meet the requirements specified below. Students may not be admitted to both the Master of Science degree in Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies and the Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.

The Department of Community Sustainability offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in Community Sustainability and Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.

Graduate programs in Community Sustainability provide students the opportunity to create individualized programs that draw from several complementary areas of scholarship.

These areas include:

• Community

• Food and agriculture

• Natural resources and the environment

• Recreation and tourism

• Communication and leadership

Today’s communities face complex problems due to ongoing changes to our environmental, social and agricultural/food systems.

To aid in meeting these challenges, students’ programs are designed to provide a thorough grounding in integrative, applied research based on multiple paradigms, disciplines and methods.