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Graduate study is offered in the Department of Forestry leading to the degrees of Master of Science in forestry and Doctor of Philosophy in forest resources. Specialized areas of study include forest business, forest management and economics, forest genetics, forest hydrology and soils, silviculture, forest biometrics, forest photogrammetry and remote sensing, forest tree and seed physiology, forest harvesting and operations, and forest ecophysiology. The department has an extensive research program within the Mississippi Forest and Wildlife Research Center. This program provides the graduate student with a wide choice of problems for thesis or dissertation research supervised by an experienced faculty.

Graduate assistantships are awarded competitively throughout the department in a wide range of disciplines. Typically, a ½-time assistantship for a Master of Science student provides an annual stipend of $12,000, carries a full tuition waiver, and includes reimbursement of medical insurance costs. The stipend for Doctoral students is generally higher than for students in the Master's program. Assistantships may require a mixture of research and teaching duties. Contact the Department of Forestry for more information by writing to:

Dr. Jim Shepard
Head Department of Forestry
Mississippi State University
Box 9681 Mississippi State, MS 39762

or by email at jshepard@cfr.msstate.edu