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PhD Soil, Water and Environmental Science

ENVS offers graduate work leading to Ph.D. degree in Soil, Water and Environmental Science at University of Arizona. Two tracks are offered, “Environmental Science” or “Soil and Water Science”.

Quick Facts

  
Full-time Duration: 2 years
Starting in: August, January
Tuition Fee: $10,063 per semester
Location: Tucson, United States

In addition to the major, each student of the Ph.D. degree in Soil, Water and Environmental Science at University of Arizona must complete a minor, which can be intra- or interdepartmental. Many, if not most, SWES graduate students enroll in several non-ENVS courses as part of their program. This reflects the multi-disciplinary characteristics of the ENVS program in general, and also that a minor is required for all Ph.D. students. The most frequently used outside courses are in Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources, and Microbiology.

Department

The Department of Environmental Science (ENVS) brings together a faculty of outstanding scientists, distinguished by their understanding of soil, water, and the environment, and their ability to carry out research and planning towards the solution of environmental and resource use problems.

We focus our research activities in three key areas:

Environmental science

  • Contaminant transport and fate
  • Water quality
  • Waste management and reuse
  • Soil and groundwater remediation
  • Ecosystem restoration.

Critical zone science

  • Physical, chemical and microbiological processes

Soil, plant and atmospheric systems

  • Climate science

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