Academic Programs, Graduate
School of Natural Resources
See SNR Graduate Program and Specialization Information.
SNR graduate students may also pursue degrees through departments affiliated with the SNR while being advised by SNR faculty with courtesy appointments in these units.
Affiliated units include the departments of Agronomy and Horticulture, Biological Sciences, Biological Systems Engineering, Geography, and Geosciences. Specializations through these affiliated units permit flexibility in the degree to cover the student’s area of interest. Current specializations available include Agricultural Meteorology (through Agronomy, Horticulture and Biological Systems Engineering), Environmental Studies (Agronomy, Biological Sciences, Entomology) and Soil Science (Agronomy).
Other Graduate Degrees and Programs
At the University of Nebraska, advanced degrees in the water sciences can be pursued through a variety of academic units, including primarily:
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Geosciences
- Environmental Studies Program
- School of Biological Sciences
Students interested in a particular department can obtain application materials, entrance requirement information, and more detailed program descriptions from the graduate program web pages above.
The following brief descriptions are intended to provide an idea of the types of programs offered by each academic unit.
Graduate Admissions

