环境科学哲学博士

环境科学系（EVSC）是一个学术系，负责在生态学，地球科学，水文学和大气科学领域提供指导和进行研究。一个部门中几种科学的独特并置促进了共享相似方法论和哲学问题的传统学科之间的合作与交流。无论是学科还是跨学科的，学院和研究生的研究工作都主要涉及基本科学兴趣的问题。研究领域包括环境生物地球化学，沿海过程，水文地质，流域水文学，微生物生态学，湿地生态学，陆地生态学，边界层气象学，大气化学和气候学。涉及污染物水文地质学，全球环境变化和沿海生态系统的教师团队的倡议包括许多研究生研究机会。
The Department of Environmental Sciences is an academic department offering instruction and conducting research in the areas of ecology, geosciences, hydrology, and atmospheric sciences. This unique juxtaposition of several sciences in one department fosters cooperation and exchange among traditional disciplines that share similar methodological and philosophical approaches. The research endeavors of faculty, researchers, and graduate students, whether disciplinary or interdisciplinary, deal with problems of fundamental scientific interest regarding physical and ecological systems with direct and indirect relevance for society. The department offers three graduate degree programs: The Master of Arts, Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy. The M.A. degree candidate must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, including 24 credits of course work at the graduate level. The student's M.A. program of study is developed in consultation with the candidate's major professor and includes a thesis. Training in ecology, hydrology, atmospheric science, and geosciences is expected of the degree candidate. The M.S. program emphasizes new scientific research in addition to fundamental coursework. A degree candidate must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours including 24 hours of graduate level coursework. One course from each of the four core areas of the department (ecology, hydrology, geosciences, and atmospheric sciences) is required. The Ph.D. program degree emphasizes original research and independent study. The degree candidate is required to complete the four core-area courses as for the M.S., one additional 700-level course and a minimum of 54 credit hours including thesis research. Thesis committees are usually interdisciplinary and are composed according to the type of research to be conducted. Ph.D. candidates must pass a written and oral comprehensive examination administered by their dissertation committee within four semesters of entering the program.