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Program Overview

Faculty expertise includes forestry, wildlife biology, recreation management, aquatic sciences, watershed management, environmental sciences, environmental philosophy, sociology, policy, planning, economics, and conflict resolution.

In addition, interdisciplinary fields such as conservation biology, ecological economics, and ecological design find their home in the Rubenstein School. Through strong relationships with a network of conservation organizations, the program establishes a solid curricular base to support academic leadership in conservation. Doctoral students can also earn a Certificate in Ecological Economics as part of their Ph.D. program. Students in the Doctoral Program move toward both academic and professional careers.

Curriculum

The Doctor of Philosophy requires 75 total credits (including Applied Ecology, Environment and Society, and : Envisioning a Sustainable Future). 

For students entering the program with a completed Master's Degree, 15 total graded course credits are required. For students entering the program without a Master's Degree, 30 total graded credits are required. Credits must include no less than 20 and no more than 45 credits of dissertation research. In addition, students must complete a public proposal defense, an approved research proposal, a written and oral comprehensive examination, and a teaching/professional skills requirement. An oral defense of the dissertation is required of all students.

Deadlines

Fall Deadline: January 1
Spring Deadline: November 1 *deadline extended to Dec. 1 for domestic applicants only (due to immigration/visa deadlines).
Summer Deadline: April 1

Admissions

Applicants with a Master of Science degree are preferred.

Other admission requirements include:

• Acceptability to a potential faculty advisor holding an appointment in the Rubenstein School and the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Graduate College
• Rubenstein School graduate faculty or applicant full-time assistantship funding

As of December 1, 2018, the Rubenstein School does not require a writing sample or GRE.

Outcomes

Doctoral Research and Scholarship

The Doctoral Program in Natural Resources provides an opportunity for both in-depth and interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad area of environment. Students work with faculty on national and international issues ranging from very focused studies on tree tissue responses to anthropogenic pollutants in the Northeast to ecosystem service valuation in the Amazon Basin.

Two specific emphases of the program come from the strongly held values of the faculty and are fairly unique among doctoral programs nationwide:

• Supervised teaching experience along with a course in higher education pedagogy
• Cross-cultural competency requirement

Costs and Funding

Rubenstein School Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships

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Contact the Rubenstein School Graduate Program Coordinator at rsenrgc@uvm.edu or 802-656-2511.