Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Science and Management

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Program Link:
https://wrc.wsu.edu/wrsm-grad-certificate/
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Campus:

  • Pullman

International Student English Proficiency Exams

International students may need to surpass the Graduate School’s minimum English language proficiency exam scores for this program. If the graduate program has unique score requirements, they will be detailed below. Otherwise, please refer to the Graduate School’s minimum score guidelines.

Degree Description:

This certificate is a 9-credit graduate program open to students from all colleges and disciplines who are interested in freshwater resources.

Through this program, students will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the physical, social, and cultural drivers that shape how water is managed within the larger environmental and human landscape.  Those completing this certificate will emerge with the breadth of knowledge required to think critically about water issues.

Students earning this certificate will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the interdisciplinary and often co-evolving science and policy advances for addressing freshwater issues.
  • Utilize fundamentals of the physical sciences to broadly understand the hydrologic cycle and how human management of water influences this cycle.
  • Display knowledge of the social, legal, and institutional environment surrounding water resources and management.
  • Broaden their professional and social networks to enhance their disciplinary understanding of water and water management.

Admission Requirements:

  • Graduate students from any department or college are eligible to participate in this certificate program and must apply with the Registrar.
  • Other applicants must meet the existing admission standards for non-degree seeking students.
  • Students can apply during any phase of their training, as long as they have sufficient time to meet all of the requirements.
  • Interested individuals will need to submit a letter of support from their major advisor along with a copy of their most recent transcript and other relevant academic information to be admitted into the program.
  • Upon admission, students will be required to identify which water cluster area (Subsurface and Surface Hydrology, Water Chemistry/Ecology/Biology, Water Methods & Analysis, or Water Policy & Management) their proposed research most closely aligns with. This will be recorded as their “primary focal area”

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