Xavier University - Duke University Cooperative Forestry and Environmental Management Programs
This program is designed to coordinate the education of undergraduate environmental science students at Xavier with graduate programs in the Duke University School of the Environment. After completing three years of the Environmental Science Program at Xavier, participating students are accepted into either of two Duke University degree programs, the Master of Forestry (MF) or Master of Environmental Management (MEM). The MF emphasizes forest resources, and graduates are typically employed in administrative, managerial, or staff positions with forest industries and government agencies. The MEM program considers natural resources in a broader context. Students find employment in such areas as resource development, environmental protection, impact assessment, land use analysis, and coastal zone management.
The curriculum which leads to the above degrees consists of six semesters of undergraduate study at Xavier University (similar to the Environmental Science major) and four semesters of graduate study at Duke University School of the Environment. During the fall semester of the junior year at Xavier, the student applies for admission to the Duke University School of the Environment. The BS Applied Biology degree will be awarded by Xavier University upon satisfactory completion of one year of full-time study at Duke University. Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for a master’s degree, Duke University will award either the degree of MF or MEM, whichever is appropriate for the student’s area of concentration at Duke University. If a student is unable to enter Duke University, courses necessary for completion of requirements leading to the BS in Environmental Science can be taken during the senior year.
All incoming students to Xavier will first enroll as an Environmental Science Major. After meeting with the program director during the freshman to junior year, students will then be allowed to declare the Environmental Science Major with Environmental Management concentration.
