Environment
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/programs/doctoral/
General Information
Degree offered: Ph.D., J.D./M.A. (Note: applicants interested in the J.D./M.A. will make application to the Law School rather than the Graduate School.)
Faculty working with students: 25 in Durham, 11 in Beaufort
Students: 73
Students receiving Financial Aid: 100%
Deadline for Fall 2008 Application: December 15 (priority deadline)
Spring Application: no
Part time study available: yes
Test required: GRE General
Program Description
The graduate program is distinctive in its interdisciplinary approach to study and research related to natural resources and the environment. It offers opportunity to work with faculty who specialize in an array of disciplines focused within the broad categories of ecosystem science, earth systems science, environmental quality and health, and environmental economics and policy. Course work and research can also be coordinated with the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences's professional (M.E.M./M.F.) programs in coastal environmental management; environmental toxicology, chemistry and risk assessment; forest resource management; resource ecology; resource economics and policy; global environmental change; environmental health and security; and water and air resources. While the department does not normally admit students for a terminal M.S. degree, this degree may be awarded as part of a Ph.D. program. The A.M. degree is available only for students who wish to participate in the joint J.D. program between the Nicholas School and the School of Law. Facilities for research include a modern, residential marine laboratory at Beaufort, NC, for study in the ocean sciences, and a 7,700-acre teaching and research forest adjacent to the Durham campus. The Nicholas School occupies one wing of the Levine Science Research Center, a state-of-the-art teaching and research facility opened in 1994.
NOTE: Applications to the graduate and professional degree programs require different procedures. Be sure to inquire about the appropriate course of action.