Overview
Many physical, ecological, and social factors interact to shape the future of our ecosystems and societies. The innovative Ecosystem Sustainability program from Colorado State University enables students to develop core competencies in ecosystem science—the study of organisms and the environment—and apply that knowledge to address real-world issues. We help develop leaders in sustainability science: a new generation of practitioners able to address complex, integrated social-ecological problems in collaborative partnerships with researchers, resource users, and decision-makers.
The graduates have the tools to understand complex scientific questions in sustainability, and the leadership and collaborative skills required to address current and future issues in sustainability.
A focus on solutions
Students work at the cutting edge of new research on ecosystem sustainability. Collaborating with some of the world’s leading ecosystem and sustainability scientists, students explore solutions to global problems related to water and natural resources, food supplies, energy, greenhouse gas management, land-use change, climate change, and environmental justice, among others.
What students can expect to gain
This specialized degree training will help you to acquire:
- Detailed knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods
- An understanding of complex ecosystem functioning
- A transdisciplinary understanding of social-ecological processes
- The ability to work in teams across disciplines and with decision makers, resource users and team members outside the academic arena
- The skills to conduct integrated assessments using systems approaches, conceptual, mathematical, geospatial, and statistical models, and innovative collaborative processes.
- The ability to apply critical thinking in the development of sustainable systems at local and global scales
- Advanced training in the methods of urban ecology, and on managing the sustainable cities of the future
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Carbon/Greenhouse Gas Mgmt
- Global Climate Change
- Ecology of Forest Production
- Biogeochemical Cycling in Ecosystems
- Global Hydrologic Cycle
- Global Carbon Cycle
- Phytoremediation
- Plant Metabolism
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- The preferred application deadline for Fall Admission is February 1st for full funding consideration.
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Credits
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Sustainable Development Ecology Environmental Sciences View 104 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- GPA of 3.0 or higher (Preferred GPA of 3.3 or higher)
- GRE General Test scores (Preferred scores in the 70th percentile or higher)
- Undergraduate degree in a related field (Undergraduate degrees in unrelated fields may require additional coursework.)
- Personal statement of intent
- Resume/Curriculum Vita
- At least three professional letters of recommendation
Tuition Fee
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International
32058 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 32058 USD per year during 36 months. -
National
32058 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 32058 USD per year during 36 months. -
In-State
15856 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15856 USD per year during 36 months.
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