Explore the intersection of policy and preservation.
Prepare to solve complex environmental problems through integrated and coherent approaches. Explore global environmental challenges as they relate to waste management, environmental pollution, policy and law, water science, ecosystems, land use, energy systems and more.
Ph.D. students participate in research and seminar presentations and gain hands-on teaching experience. All candidates prepare and defend a formal dissertation reflecting original thought and independent investigation as a final step toward their degree, with the expectation of publication in a peer-reviewed scientific publication.
This program may be a good fit if you:
- Hold an undergraduate degree in a related field
- Are strong in the sciences
- Enjoy the outdoors
- Are passionate about helping the environment
- Have solid communication and leadership skills
- Can think creatively about complex problems
With this degree, you can become a/an:
- Environmental scientist
- Environmental planning specialist
- Environmental Protection Agency employee
- Corporate environmental safety or compliance manager
- Analyst
- Field scientist
- Researcher
- Lab technician
- Hydrologist
- Wildlife ecologist
- Water quality manager
- Green marketing representative
- Manager of a non-profit or governmental agency
- Outreach director
- Land-use planner
- Lobbyist
- Social scientist
- Educator/Professor
