University of South Carolina
AC-4: Graduate Program

The School of the Earth, Ocean & Environment offers a Master of Earth & Environmental Resources Management (MEERM) degree, as well as dual MEERM & Juris Doctor (J.D.) degrees through the Environment & Sustainability Program and a cooperative affiliation with the School of Law, respectively. More details may be found on these web pages, the Graduate Bulletin for MEERM, for MEERM/JD Dual Degree, and in the Gradute Student Handbook (note that an updated version for 2013-2014 will be coming soon). These MEERM degrees are designed to provide individual curricula suited for students interested in management positions in earth resources (minerals, water, sustainable development within ecosystems) or environmental resources (safe and effective use or remediation of anthropogenic materials in different ecosystems). The program also allows students with an interest in earth and environmental resources to tailor a graduate degree program to their own particular interests and goals within a wide range of fields supervised by a diverse faculty. Recent MEERM students have come from backgrounds as broad as accounting, journalism, geology and engineering, which allows them to learn from each other as well as from the faculty.

The Marine Science Program offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Marine Science. Active research in the Program covers a wide variety of disciplines under the direction of an extraordinary faculty. The Marine Science Graduate Program is designed to train scientists for careers in research, teaching and scientific leadership in fields pertaining to Earth’s oceans.

The Department has research strengths in within the areas of Ecology, Evolution and Physiology (Integrative Biology) including ecology, evolutionary biology, environmental microbiology, physiology, and computational biology (modeling and bioinformatics); Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) including genetics, cancer biology, cell biology and developmental biology; Plant Sciences including molecular biology and genetics, developmental biology, cellular/physiological/ecological responses to the environment. The links above provide more information about these areas. Students working within these areas become trained for careers in research, teaching, and scientific leadership. Within these programs, students conduct original research under the direction of a research mentor, and are expected to publish their results in scientific journals and to present their research accomplishments at scientific meetings. Students are strongly encouraged to broaden their experience by attending our frequent seminars given by visiting scientists, by attending national and international meetings, and by participating in workshops and/or visiting laboratories at other universities or research sites.

Geological Sciences, MS: http://www.geol.sc.edu/graduate-program
Geological Sciences, PhD: http://www.geol.sc.edu/graduate-program
Geography, MA/MS: http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/geog/graduate-program
Geography, PhD: http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/geog/graduate-program
Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.E.: http://www.ce.sc.edu/StudentInfo/Grad/index.html
Civil Engineering, M.S.: http://www.ce.sc.edu/StudentInfo/Grad/index.html
Civil Engineering, Ph.D.: http://www.ce.sc.edu/StudentInfo/Grad/index.html
Environmental Health Sciences, M.S.: http://www.sph.sc.edu/enhs/graduate.htm
Environmental Health Sciences, Ph.D.: http://www.sph.sc.edu/enhs/graduate.htm
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Dr.P.H.: http://www.sph.sc.edu/hpeb/academics.htm
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, M.P.H.: http://www.sph.sc.edu/hpeb/academics.htm

The Certificate is designed to complement graduate degree programs offered within the Moore School of Business. It is designed to enhance the student’s career opportunities by providing preparation in areas critical to those working within the finance and accounting function in private and public sector organizations. Requirements for admission to the Certificate program are the same as those for the Moore School MBA program

This is an 18-hour post-bachelor’s program that provides students the opportunities to strengthen their knowledge in health communication content, research methods, and application. Qualified individuals can take the certificate as a stand-alone program or in conjunction with another degree.

The Department of Anthropology offers the Certificate in Historical Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management for students wishing to supplement their degree work in other historically oriented programs. The certificate is oriented toward professional practice and provides archaeologically based cultural resource management skills for preservation-related employment.

The certificate requires 18 semester hours (two required core seminars and four approved elective courses). Twelve semester hours must come from courses in the Department of Anthropology. The program of study should include a mix of courses in method and theory of historical archaeology and cultural resource management and their practical application.

HR, Museum Management, Play Therapy, Public Health, Qualitative Research, Women & Gender Studies certificates