J.D./Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy

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Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Study Level

PHD

This joint degree program that enables students to earn a J.D. from the School of Law and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy (ECS) from the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. This program enables students with strong interests in both environmental policy and law to prepare for careers in either the private or public sector in a shorter amount of time than if pursuing both degrees separately. As an intensive program, it provides high-level knowledge and research experience and is especially suited to those seeking to implement and impact environmental policy and regulation at the state or national levels, engage in cutting-edge research related to environmental policy in an academic setting, serve as environmental legal consultants or litigators, work with international agencies, governments, or organizations, gain expertise in environmental science for those with the desire to go into environmental law, understand legal fundamentals in order to work on marine conservation and coastal conservation issues, and need to understand some legal fundamentals in order to formulate policy recommendations for these regimes.

Program overview

Main Subject

Environmental Sciences

Study Level

PHD

IELTS

6.5+

Other English Language Requirement: TOEFL (paper-based) score of 550.

Starting Month(s)

Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

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Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

0 USD

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

0 USD

Other Expenses

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