Bulletin of Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment 2019-2020 Bulletin of Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment 2019-2020 Duke University Registrar Frank Blalark, Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar Academic Liaisons Cynthia A. Peters and Denise Haviland Coordinating Editor Bahar Rostami Publications Coordinator Keely Fagan Photographs Cover photo: Tianyu Wang, MEM’16 Courtesy of Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke University (Bill Snead, Megan Mendenhall, Les Todd, Jared Lazarus, Joseph Fader, SP Murray Photography, and Chris Hildreth) The information in this bulletin applies to the academic year 2019-2020 and is accurate and current, to the greatest extent possible, as of September 2019. The university reserves the right to change programs of study, academic requirements, teaching staff, the calendar, and other matters described herein without prior notice, in accordance with established procedures. Duke University does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Duke University has designated the Vice President for Institutional Equity as the individual responsible for the coordination and administration of its nondiscrimination and harassment policies generally. The Office for Institutional Equity is located in Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 8, Durham, NC 27708, (919) 684- 8222, [email protected]. Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are forms of sex discrimination and prohibited by the university. Duke University has designated Jayne Grandes as its director of Title IX compliance and Age Discrimination Act coordinator. She is also with the Office for Institutional Equity and can be contacted at (919) 660-5766 or [email protected]. Questions or comments about discrimination, harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking can be directed to the Office for Institutional Equity, (919) 684-8222. Additional information, including the complete text of the discrimination grievance procedure and the harassment policy and appropriate complaint procedures, may be found by contacting the Office for Institutional Equity or visiting its website at https://oie.duke.edu/. Questions or comments about sex-based and sexual harassment and misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking committed by a student may also be directed to Victoria Krebs, Associate Dean of Students in the Office of Student Conduct, at (919) 684-7336 or [email protected]. Additional information, including the complete text of the policy and complaint procedure for such misconduct, may be found at https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/conduct/z-policies/student-sexual-misconduct- policy-dukes-commitment-title-ix. Duke University recognizes and utilizes electronic mail as a medium for official communications. 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Duke University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Duke University. This publication is available in alternative format on request. Please call (919) 684-2813. September 2019 The Mission of Duke University James B. Duke’s founding indenture of Duke University directed the members of the university to “provide real leadership in the educational world” by choosing individuals of “outstanding character, ability and vision” to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of “character, determination and application;” and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would “most help to develop our resources, increase our wis dom, and promote human happiness.” To these ends, the mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate stu dents, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high eth ical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide-ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human dif ference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth. By pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, Duke University seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the university; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do. — Adopted by the Board of Trustees on February 23, 2001 Contents 3 The Mission of Duke University 24 Undergraduate Degree Programs Environmental Sciences and Policy (ENVIRON) 6 2019-2020 Academic Calendar Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) 8 Administration Undergraduate Certificates Study at the Duke University Marine 12 General Information Laboratory Introduction Financial Aid History of the Nicholas School Academic Recognition Divisions Location 32 Professional Graduate Degree History of Duke University Programs Facilities The Distinction between Professional and Duke Forest Doctoral Degrees Duke University Marine Laboratory Professional Master’s Degrees Computer Resources Program Requirements Regional Resources Professional Programs Campus Resources Concurrent Degrees Student Life Bill Snead 4 Contents Bill Snead 42 Academic Information for 76 Research Centers Professional Degree Students Grainger Center for River Science Admissions Duke University Wetland Center Financial Information Superfund Research Center Academic Regulations 78 Faculty Career and Professional Development Core Faculty International Master of Environmental Policy Extended Faculty (Duke Kunshan University) Faculty Emeriti 68 Nicholas Institute for Environmental 92 Courses of Instruction Policy Solutions Courses Taught in Durham Working with Students Courses Taught at the Marine Laboratory Publications and Events 136 Index 70 Doctoral Programs Cooperative University Programs Qualification of Students Admission Graduate School Registration Fellowships and Assistantships for Doctoral Students Contents 5 2019-2020 Academic Calendar Summer 2019 Fall 2019 Duke University Marine Laboratory February August 18 M Registration begins for all summer sessions 19 T New graduate student orientation begins May 21 W 4:00 PM. Convocation for new graduate and professional school students 13 M Term 1 classes begin; class meeting schedule begins 26 M 8:30 AM. Fall semester classes begin Drop/Add continues Drop/Add continues 15 W Drop/Add for Term 1 ends September 27 M Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held 2 M Labor Day. Classes in session June 6 F Drop/Add ends 26/27 14 F Term 1 classes end Th/F 5:30 PM. Founders’ Day Convocation 29 Su Founders’ Day July October 8 M Term 2 classes begin 4 F Drop/Add continues 7:30 PM. Fall break begins 10 W Drop/Add for Term 2 ends 9 W 8:30 AM. Classes resume August 21 M Bookbagging begins for Spring 2020 9 Th Term 2 classes end 30 W Registration begins for Spring 2020 November 11 M Registration ends for Spring 2020 12 T Drop/Add begins for Spring 2020 26 T 10:30 PM. Thanksgiving recess begins. Graduate classes end 27-Dec. 10 W-T Graduate reading period December 11 W 9:00 AM. Final examinations begin 16 M 10:00 PM. Final examinations end 6 2019-2020 Academic Calendar 2019-2020 Academic Calendar Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Duke University Marine Laboratory January February 8 W 8:30 AM. Spring semester begins. The 17 M Registration begins for all summer sessions Monday class meeting schedule is in effect on this day; regular class meeting schedule begins May on Thursday, January 9; classes meeting in a 13 W Term 1 classes begin; class meeting schedule W/F meeting pattern begin January 10 begins Drop/Add continues Drop/Add continues 9 Th Regular class meeting schedule begins 15 F Drop/Add for Term 1 ends 20 M Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Classes 25 M Memorial Day holiday. No classes are held are rescheduled on Wednesday, January 8 June 22 W Drop/Add ends 22 F Term 1 classes end February 29 M Term 2 classes begin 17 M Registration begins for Summer 2020 Drop/Add continues March July 6 F 7:00 PM. Spring recess begins 1 W Drop/Add for Term 2 ends 16 W 8:30 AM. Classes resume August 23 M Bookbagging begins for Fall 2020 6 Th Term 2 classes end April 1 W Registration begins for Fall 2020; Summer 2020 registration continues 9 Th Registration ends for Fall 2020; Summer 2020 registration continues 10 F Drop/Add begins for Fall 2020 15 W Graduate classes end 16-26 Th-Su Graduate reading period 27 M 9:00 AM.