University Program in Ecology (UPE)
Duke hosts strong research programs in ecology, with
highly productive faculty from a number of departments
working at all levels of biological organization- from
the organism to the ecosystem. Areas of special strength
include global change ecology, evolutionary ecology,
and forest and marine ecology. In the disciplinary category
"ecology, evolution and behavior" Duke was
rated in 1993 as one of the top three programs in the
nation by the National Research Council. The University
Program in Ecology was formed in 2000 to provide a common
home for students who are pursuing doctoral studies
of ecology in various departments across the University,
including many students in the Nicholas School.
Students are admitted for doctoral work in the University
Program in Ecology in one of two ways:
- direct admission to the program, through the Graduate
School;
- admission to the doctoral program of one of the
departments participating in the program.
Departments participating in the Ecology Program
guarantee that any student admitted via the first
track is automatically admitted for PhD study in
the home department of the student's major professor.
Students in the latter track earn their degrees
in the department sponsoring their admission and
receive a Certificate of Graduate Study in Ecology
from the University Program in Ecology.
The University Program in Ecology
admits students with the promise of two years of financial
support from the Program, following which support is
garnered from the Department of the student's selected
major advisor. Students are normally supported for up
to five years of doctoral study if they maintain satisfactory
progress towards their degree.
Students seeking admission to the University
Program in Ecology should file an application
with the Graduate School, specifying consideration
by the UPE or one of the participating departments,
which include those in the Nicholas School. Direct
inquiries to Dr. James
Morris, Director, University Program in Ecology,
Box 90340, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, or Dr.
Daniel deB. Richter, Director of Graduate Studies,
Box 90328, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. Further
information on the University Program in Ecology
can be found on the internet at www.ecology.duke.edu.
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