Environmental Science (Ph.D.) at the University of Idaho is a research-based doctoral program in environmental science. Students work on research that explores how environmental science intersects with policy and other scientific fields, using a multidisciplinary approach.
The Ph.D. requires 78 credits. Students conduct fieldwork to compile and analyze data, and they use campus laboratories and cooperative partnerships for hands-on fieldwork and data collection. The program includes seminar presentations, qualifying examinations, preliminary exams, and a formal dissertation defended in an oral presentation.
Teaching experience is required, and students gain teaching opportunities in colleges’ laboratories through instructing a class or through course recitation and seminars. The program expects students to publish work in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Admission depends on research interests, the major professor’s interests, availability of research support, and academic record and potential for producing original work worthy of publication.
