| Environmental Management and
Forestry The environmental management and forestry program is recommended for students interested in combining natural science and social science perspectives in managing the environment. Augustana is affiliated with the prestigious School of the Environment at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, in a coordinated degree program that integrates undergraduate education with a professional education. The program requires three years of study at Augustana, followed by two years at Duke University in either forestry or environmental management. At Augustana, students major in one of the natural or social sciences, humanities, pre-engineering, or business. Complementary coursework includes at least one year each of biology and mathematics, two terms in economics, and a geography course in land resources management. Students must have at least a 3.2 grade-point average to apply to Duke. At Duke, students choose to specialize in one of the following programs of study:
In recent years, Augustana students have shown particular
interest in and enrolled in Duke's coastal management program. In this program, students
spend their second year at Duke at the excellent marine lab at the coastal town of
Beaufort, North Carolina. |