N-ESC-MEM - Master of Environmental Management - Environmental Science and Conservation

The Nicholas School offers one overarching ecological program, Ecosystem Science and Conservation (ESC), that focuses on the natural science, policy, and management issues that relate to the stewardship of natural resources. Conservation and ecosystem science are becoming ever more integrated as conservation planning moves to increasingly larger scales and addresses a wider range of resources, from biodiversity to watershed function. For curriculum planning purposes, the program is defined to provide a diversity of alternative perspectives on natural resource ecology and management. The defining feature of the program is a two-dimensional structure, consisting of a focal concentration area and an approach. The concentration defines a topical area or disciplinary specialization. The approach defines a methodological perspective and tool kit. In combination, these choices define a career track and a planning matrix for coursework and research experience for the MEM degree.

Prerequisites: calculus, statistics, and principles of ecology required; and, for some course work, introductory microeconomics (or general economics that focuses on microeconomics rather than macroeconomics); while not a program requirement, some ESC students choose to take the economics courses (ENVIRON 520 and 521) for which microeconomics is a required prerequisite.

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