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Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences
The goal of the Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is to train students with career interests in some aspect of environmental science involving terrestrial, freshwater, marine, or estuarine systems and leads to both the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees.

Geography and Environmental Systems
The Geography and Environmental Systems course at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) focuses on learning about and researching environmental systems, including water resources and earth-surface processes, ecosystem science, and atmospheric processes. The programme involves interdisciplinary collaborative work of local, regional, and international scope.

Environmental Health - Epidemiology
The Ph.D. in Environmental Health - Epidemiology specialization from Colorado State University focuses on the cause and spread of disease in both humans and animals.

Environmental Law
The Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law offered by Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law is a graduate research degree intended to prepare legal scholars to research, publish and teach in the field of environmental law, whether in the United States or elsewhere in the world.

Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
The Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University offers a research-based graduate program that is designed to educate and develop professionals in social science aspects of natural resources issues.

Environmental Health - Industrial Hygiene Specialization
The Ph.D. in Environmental Health - Industrial Hygiene Specialization program from Colorado State University focuses on the science and art of recognizing, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards in order to protect the health of workers and community citizens.

Agricultural and Resource Economics
The Agricultural and Resource Economics program from Colorado State University is a STEM-OPT certified program that prepares students in microeconomic theory, quantitative methods, and coursework in the fields of agricultural and environmental and natural resource economics.

Biological Sciences
This Biological Sciences (BIOL) PhD programme at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is designed to offer a broad, multidisciplinary modern education in the life sciences coupled with the development of in-depth expertise and research training within a specialized area.
Aquatic Biosciences
The Aquatic Biosciences programme of Nord University studies the structure, function and behavior of living organisms in aquatic ecosystems, predominantly related to the marine sector.
Science, Forestry and Technology
The Science, Forestry and Technology programme of the University of Eastern Finland covers all fields of science and forestry, as well as doctoral education in science, forestry and technology based on them.
Geosciences
At the Doctoral School of Geosciences at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), you as a young scientist will be undertaking research on a high international level. You will work on solutions for current problems in geoscience.
Atmospheric Sciences
This Atmospheric Sciences programme at The University of Manchester includes many areas of atmospheric science, exploring a range of physical, chemical and electrical processes.
Biological Diversity and Ecology
The doctoral studies programme in Biological Diversity and Ecology from University of Göttingen, qualifies for scientific work in the areas of biodiversity and ecology in university and non-university research institutes.
Water Resources Engineering
This Water Resources Engineering from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will prepare graduates for pursuing a career in the chosen scientific area. Candidates are supported by their supervisors.
Ecology Evolution Environmental Biology
At Miami University, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (EEEB) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental program of study and research leading to a Ph.D. degree.
Environmental Design and Planning
The interdisciplinary Environmental Design and Planning program at Kansas State University takes advantage of the diverse but interrelated nature of the college’s design and planning disciplines. This program represents the comprehensive nature of our professional community and reflects how our faculty and the profession interact in practice.
Climate Variability and Impacts
The Climate Variability and Impacts program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studies the life in the oceans—the distribution, abundance, and production of marine species along with the processes that govern species' spread and development.
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences at the University of Szeged has been internationally acknowledged for decades. The Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences from University of Szeged carries out activities in the environmental aspects of chemistry, biology, physics, geography among others.
Environment and Climate Research
The Environment and Climate Research programme at Wageningen University and Research supports PhD candidates in the natural and social environmental sciences during their PhD trajectory.
Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS)
The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) at University of Würzburg provides doctoral researchers with structured doctoral training. In return, the doctoral researcher has to meet additional requirements in order to successfully compete our graduate program.