N-CEM-MEM - Master of Environmental Management - Coastal Environmental Management

The Coastal Environmental Management (CEM) Program provides a scientifically rigorous understanding of global, national, and local physical and biological coastal environments and processes and the human behaviors and policies that affect, and are affected by, those environments and processes. The specific aim of the program is to train scientifically informed professionals to fill coastal policy and management, research or advocacy positions in federal, state, and local agencies, industry, consulting firms, and nonprofit organizations. The program also provides a firm foundation for future PhD studies.

The first year of the program is spent on the Durham campus fulfilling the required courses in areas such as natural resource economics, general environmental policy, ecology, oceanography, and methodological skills. The second year is usually spent in residence at the Marine Lab in Beaufort, taking courses in the natural, social, and policy sciences specific to the coastal and marine environment, and focusing on the production of the master’s project. The Marine Lab provides an ideal setting for the study of natural and social scientific phenomena associated with coastal and marine environments, and for interaction with coastal and marine constituencies and policymakers in the application of science to policy. Potential opportunities for participation in the policymaking process are emphasized throughout the program.

Prerequisites: calculus, statistics, introductory microeconomics (or general economics that focuses on microeconomics rather than macroeconomics) required.

For more detailed information about this program, including specific prerequisites and degree requirements, visit nicholas.duke.edu/academics/masters-programs/master-environmental-management/coastal-environmental-management.