Program Overview

Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences

The Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences is designed for individuals with a strong background in science or engineering, particularly those with interests in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and/or physics. Graduates of this program have been highly successful in a wide range of professional pursuits, including careers in academia, business, consulting, government, healthcare, industry, and the media.

Program Overview

• The program is suitable for individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree in a science or engineering discipline with appropriate backgrounds in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and/or physics.
• Otherwise highly qualified applicants who lack any of the above requirements may be allowed to correct this after admission.
• Selected applicants from non-scientific fields are sometimes admitted and have a good record of accomplishment.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program have found success in various professional settings, including:

• Classrooms
• Courtrooms
• Hospitals
• Industrial plants
• Laboratories
• Offices
• Outdoors

Program Requirements

• Program Requirements Effective Fall 2020
• Program Requirements Prior to Fall 2020
• Exposure Science Option

Program Director

• Dr. Lisa Rodenburg
  • Located at: 14 College Farm Road, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences Building

Related Units

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Rutgers–New Brunswick
• Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
• Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
• Executive Dean of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Institutional Statement

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