Overview

All degrees require completion of courses in three categories:

  • Common core focused on science, policy and philosophy.
  • Secondary core focused on developing substantive and methodological expertise
  • Electives chosen to broaden and deepen the graduate training.

Summary Table

M.S. Credit Hours   Ph.D. Credit Hours
Common Core 9     Common Core 9
Secondary Core 9-15   Secondary Core 12-18
Electives 12-18   Electives 15-21
      Total course credits 42
Plan I thesis 6      
Plan II Internship 2   Dissertation credits 30
         
TOTAL M.S. 36   TOTAL PH.D. 72

Common Core (required) Courses

All students (M.S. and Ph.D.) are required to complete 9 hours of a common core focused on science, policy and philosophy:

Secondary Core Courses

Click on one of the Curriculum subheadings (i.e, Water, Policy, Energy) in the upper right of this page.

Electives

Depends on which secondary core. To round out your electives, you are free to choose from any graduate courses offered on campus, in consultation with your advisor and commentor (for PhD). Special attention should be paid to the scheduling of courses and prerequisites that may be required.

Grad Program:

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Wed Jul 22, 2009
11:25 am

Summer Series In College Course Design

Mon Nov 30, 2009
12:00 pm

INSTAAR Noon Seminar

Tue Dec 01, 2009
02:00 pm

Greenhouse Tour

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Townsend Alan
Alan Townsend

Carbon & nitrogen dynamics at regional-global scales; phosphorus controls over C & N in moist tropical systems; nutrient controls over soil carbon storage; human health effects of a changing N cycle

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