admissions

Applicants for the PhD degree must use the Graduate School's electronic application, http://www.gradschool.duke.edu. An individual faculty member in the Nicholas School must accept responsibility to advise an applicant before admission can be offered; thus, students applying to the doctoral programs are strongly encouraged to correspond with prospective faculty advisors and visit the campus.

Special Considerations for PhD Students in Environmental Economics and Policy

Students accepted for a doctoral program in environmental economics and policy must have significant previous training in economics, political science or another social science. Doctoral candidates in resource and environmental economics must take substantial course work in Duke's Department of Economics and pass the department's qualifying examinations in economic theory. Doctoral candidates in resource and environmental policy must take substantial course work in political science, public policy or political economy in relevant departments at Duke or cooperating universities.

Check out the faculty database for bios and research information on individual faculty members.