>Entirely Online, 1-Year Professional Certificate > >Openings Still Available for Fall Semester 2014 > >The Michigan State University Department of Forestry is pleased to >announce the 2014-2015 offering >of the Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy and >Management. > >The Certificate equips students with the interdisciplinary tools and >conceptual background to plan, >implement, manage, and evaluate forestry-based, climate-change mitigation >projects. Further, the >Certificate enhances professional profiles from all backgrounds, >including those in business, law, >forestry, natural resources, environmental consulting, and government. As >professionals, Certification >provides an edge in competing for opportunities in forest carbon project >development, REDD+ policy, >and carbon mitigation investments of corporations, governments, and >non-governmental >organizations. > >Students in the Certificate program learn the scientific foundations of >climate change and forest- >climate interactions, how forest management affects forest carbon >balance, the ins and outs of forest >carbon markets, the social context of forest carbon sequestration, and >the tools for measuring, >monitoring, and accounting for forest carbon ? including satellite >imagery, remote sensing, and >integrated carbon sequestration models. > >The program is geared to fit the needs of working professionals and >students by providing a highly >practical program closely linked to the science, methodologies, and >practices used in the field today. >The program is delivered entirely online, with a high degree of >flexibility to allow student participation >from anywhere in the world. Upon completion, participants will be >knowledgeable and confident >forest carbon professionals, able to bridge multiple disciplines to reach >the goals of forest carbon >mitigation and management. > >Applicants from a broad range of professional and disciplinary >backgrounds are encouraged to apply. >Students in the Certificate Program must hold a Bachelor?s Degree. The >program is designed to >accommodate a wide range of applicants, including current M.S. and Ph.D. >students and working >professionals. The Certification will appear on transcripts of MSU >Graduate Students. All other >participants will receive an MSU Certificate. > >To earn the Certificate, students must complete four required on-line >courses: >? Forest Biogeochemistry and Global Climate Change (FOR 831) >? Human Dimensions of Forest Carbon Management (FOR 833) >? Forest Carbon Policy, Economics, and Finance (FOR 835) >? Measurement and Monitoring of Forest Carbon (FOR 837) > >FOR 831 and FOR 835 are offered during Fall Semester, and FOR 833 and FOR >837 are offered in >Spring Semester. See MSU Schedule of Courses for more details. > >Enrollment is now open for the Fall 2014 Semester. Applications received >no later than 5 PM Eastern >Time on 15 August will be given full consideration. We will do our best >to review and process >applications received between 16-23 August in time for the 27 August >start of classes. > >U.S. domestic students must complete the application and deliver >transcripts; international students >must complete the application, deliver transcripts, and submit TOEFL >scores. Additionally, all students >must pay the application fee. > >To apply, visit http://admissions.msu.edu/apply.asp and complete the >online application. Be sure to >select ?Graduate Certificate? from the first drop-down menu. >For more information, visit www.for.msu.edu/forestcarbon or contact >Lauren Cooper at >[email protected]. >
