About the Nicholas School
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The Nicholas
School of the Environment
was established in 1991 with roots dating back
to 1938. It emphasizes a systems perspective.
Science, economics, policy, decision-making, and
risk analyses are the real-world tools students
are taught to employ when examining critical global
issues. Here, courses on "barrier island
ecology" and the "estuarine environment"
combine with others on "tourism and local
development," "environmental conflict
resolution" or "evaluation of public
expenditure," to provide the blend of science
and policy needed to solve contemporary problems.
Rigorous academic study is complemented by unique
access to natural ecological laboratories - the
8,000-acre Duke
Forest in Durham and the year-round Duke University
Marine
Lab in Beaufort, NC - as well as resources
available at three nearby universities and at
Research Triangle Park.
The Nicholas School offers two professional
degrees - the Master of Environmental Management
(MEM) and Master of Forestry (MF). The MF degree
is fully accredited by the Society of American
Foresters. Graduate research degrees, (MA/MS/PhD)
in ecology, environmental studies and earth and
ocean sciences are offered through the Duke University
Graduate Program. Programs areas for professional
and research degrees include:
- Coastal Environmental Management
- Ecosystem Science and Conservation
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health
- Energy and Environment
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Forest Resource Management
- Global Environmental Change
- Water and Air Resources
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