Overview

At the Earth and Environmental Resources Management and Law JD/MEERM dual degree from University of South Carolina you will have the opportunity to place emphasis in a variety of areas, including climate systems, water resources, weather and climate, energy, natural systems, health and environment, and sustainability. You will learn how to conduct hypothesis-driven research and communicate your knowledge both orally and in writing. Under the direction of an advisor, students will draw upon subject matter in many different fields of scientific endeavor in order to fulfill specific educational goals.

As an environmental studies major, you will have the opportunity to address complex environmental problems incorporating critical social, policy, communications, economic and/or humanities components. The knowledge and understanding gained from multiple social and science disciplines are framed in an environmental context. Students learn to make sound analyses and judgments about interdisciplinary environmental challenges and to seek and develop sustainable solutions that productively integrate social needs with scientific and technical understanding.

Impending environmental challenges include climate change, increasing drought and other extreme weather events and their impacts on infrastructure and food, energy and water supply, loss of biodiversity, increases in infectious disease, and invasive species. Environmental science students may find themselves conducting field research to help quantify such issues. Environmental studies majors may use their skills to incorporate data into policy, advocacy and sustainable business practices.

Careers

A major in environmental science or studies can prepare you for careers in:

corporations and private environmental and industry firms
government
national and regional nonprofit organizations
scientific research
teaching

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Current Topics in Environmental Studies
Seminar in Environmental Studies
Environmental Policy
Environmental Advocacy Seminar
Seminar in Environmental Ethics
Earth Resource Management
Decision Making in Environmental Resource Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

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Submit a separate application to each program. Each program will make its own admissions decision.

Language

English

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Credits

126 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

Legal Studies Natural Resource Management Environmental Sciences View 233 other Masters in Legal Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

The combined JD/MEERM program requires that students be accepted independently into each of the programs, that the students begin their first year with courses exclusively in the School of Law, and that the remaining years be divided between the two programs.
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

29760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29760 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13734 USD / year

≈ 13734 USD / year

Living costs

Columbia

United States

999 - 1508 USD / month

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