Sustainability Degrees & Programs
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Undergraduate Programs
Majors
Minors
Program II
Graduate & Professional Programs
Masters Degrees
Graduate Certificates
Doctoral Degrees
Continuing Education
Undergraduate
The Nicholas School of the Environment offers exciting educational opportunities to Duke undergraduates interested in the environment (from both a science and policy perspective), in earth sciences, ocean sciences, and natural history.
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Minor in Environmental Science & Policy
This minor, offered by the Nicholas School, complements majors in Public Policy, Biology, Chemistry, Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, and Earth and Ocean Science among others.
Minor Requirements: The minor consists of five courses: two core courses; the remaining three courses selected from > 100-level ENV courses, and may include one approved substitution of a course in another department.
Studying Sustainability in Program II
Duke's Trinity College of Liberal Arts offers undertraduates an opportunity to propose their own curriculum, drawing on courses in different departments and colleges. Many students have used this interdisciplinary approach to study contemporary issues in sustainability.
Graduate & Professional Degrees
Most students entering the Nicholas School seek professional degrees, preparing for careers as expert environmental problem-solvers. Students can earn two professional degrees in the Nicholas School. Additionally, the Nicholas School offers six concurrent degree programs that allow students to graduate with an MBA, MPP, J.D. or other specialized degree in addition to the MEM.
The Master of Environmental Management (MEM) degree teaches students how to analyze and manage natural environments for human benefit and ecosystem health. MEM Students choose one specialized track of study.
- Coastal Environmental Management (CEM)
- Ecosystem Science and Conservation (ESC)
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health (EEH)
- Energy and Environment (EE)
- Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP)
- Forest Resource Management (FRM)
- Global Environmental Change (GEC)
- Water and Air Resources (WAR)
The Master of Forestry (MF) degree develops experts in sustainable management of forested ecosystems. Students follow the Forest Resource Managment track.
The Nicholas School also offers Concurrent degrees in law, business, public policy and teaching.
Two certificate programs can be pursued by students in any of the professional degree programs.
An active research program is a vital component of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, and most of the research projects in the school utilize PhD candidates as research assistants. The PhD degree prepares students for careers in university teaching and research. This graduate degree is appropriate for students desiring to concentrate their study and research within a well-defined subject area, pursuing fewer and more advanced topics to a greater depth than do students in professional degree programs.
All faculty in the Nicholas School are members of the faculty of the Graduate School of Duke University and are actively involved in the training of doctoral (PhD) students in the fields of earth and ocean, marine, and environmental sciences.