Coastal Resources Management
College or University: East Carolina University
Type of degree: Ph.D.
Brief overview of program: To help meet the need for scientifically trained specialists able to move effectively between the worlds of coastal research, policy, and management, East Carolina University offers the PhD program in coastal resources management. This multidisciplinary program draws on expertise of faculty from some 16 different academic departments and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Coastal Science and Policy. Students concentrate in one of four areas, with complementary work in two others: coastal and estuarine ecology; coastal geosciences; social science and public policy; and maritime studies which focuses on the cultural and historical dimensions of coastal resources.
Degree Granted: PhD
Student Support: Graduate assistantships of about $20,000 and out-of –state tuition remissions are available to highly qualified applicants. Students may also receive support as research assistants on faculty grants and contracts or as recipients of nationally competitive fellowships.
2007 Tuition: Out-of-state, $15,000; in-state $4700
Contact: PhD Program in Coastal Resources Management, 271 Flanagan, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, phone: 252-328-9372.
Website: Click here for program website
Program Point of Contact: Lauriston King
Email: kingl@ecu.edu
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