MES计划将为您提供创建和共享知识的机会，这些知识将在世界上产生积极的变化。您将选择与资源相关的紧迫问题
The program is designed to train and mentor students in the process of independent research on natural resource and environmental issues, within a collegial, interdisciplinary community of scholars. Graduating students will be able to:<br><br>Understand the traditions in knowledge creation, and locate their own methodologies within that broader context,<br>Identify knowledge gaps in a chosen area of specialization via literature review and synthesis,<br>Design and defend a viable and rigorous research project to fill research gaps and objectives, adapting methods as appropriate,<br>Demonstrate broadened perspectives on natural resource and environmental issues.<br>Act to research ethically,<br>Exhibit critical thinking but also the principles of collegiality and mutual respect during academic critique,<br>Manage the research process to implement research design in collaboration with a supervisory committee to a mutually acceptable deadline,<br>Analyze collected data, evaluate results and interpret its implications in the context of a chosen area of specialization, and,<br>Create new knowledge in a chosen area of specialization.