Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD (Boston)
Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/science/marine-environmental-sciences/marine-environmental-sciences-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/
Bachelor's Degree Entrance
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Milestones
Annual review\ Dissertation committee\ Qualifying examination\ Dissertation proposal\ Candidacy\ First-author publication\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Statistics | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4-5 | | EEMB 5522 | Experimental Design Marine Ecology | | | ENVR 6500 and ENVR 6501 | Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 6500 | | | Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate committee | | | | Research | | | | Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: | | 8 | | EEMB 8984 | Research | |
Concentration
Complete one of the following concentrations:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8102 | Readings in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 2 | | Concentration-Specific Electives | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | | 12 | | EEMB 5130 | Population Dynamics | | | EEMB 5504 | Biology of Corals | | | EEMB 5506 | Biology and Ecology of Fishes | | | EEMB 5508 | Marine Birds and Mammals | | | EEMB 5518 | Ocean and Coastal Processes | | | EEMB 5520 | Tropical Marine Ecology | | | ENVR 5210 | Environmental Planning | | | ENVR 5260 | Geographical Information Systems | | | Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee. | | |
Sustainability Sciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8103 | Readings in Sustainability Sciences | 2 | | Concentration-Specific Electives | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | | 12 | | EEMB 5130 | Population Dynamics | | | EEMB 5506 | Biology and Ecology of Fishes | | | EEMB 5518 | Ocean and Coastal Processes | | | ENVR 5115 | Advanced Topics in Environmental Geology | | | ENVR 5260 | Geographical Information Systems | | | INSH 5301 | Introduction to Computational Statistics | | | INSH 5302 | Information Design and Visual Analytics | | | INSH 6406 | Analyzing Complex Digitized Data | | | POLS 7334 | Social Networks | | | PPUA 5261 | Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making | | | PPUA 7346 | Resilient Cities | | | Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee. | | |
Geosciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8104 | Readings in Geosciences | 2 | | Concentration-Specific Electives | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | | 12 | | EEMB 5518 | Ocean and Coastal Processes | | | ENVR 5115 | Advanced Topics in Environmental Geology | | | ENVR 5190 | Soil Science | | | ENVR 5210 | Environmental Planning | | | ENVR 5260 | Geographical Information Systems | | | Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee. | | |
Marine Sciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8101 | Readings in Marine Sciences | 2 | | Concentration-Specific Electives | | | | Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | | 12 | | EEMB 5130 | Population Dynamics | | | EEMB 5504 | Biology of Corals | | | EEMB 5506 | Biology and Ecology of Fishes | | | EEMB 5508 | Marine Birds and Mammals | | | EEMB 5518 | Ocean and Coastal Processes | | | EEMB 5520 | Tropical Marine Ecology | | | ENVR 5260 | Geographical Information Systems | | | Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate committee. | | |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | EEMB 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | EEMB 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
30 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Milestones
Annual review\ Dissertation committee\ Qualifying examination\ Dissertation proposal\ Candidacy\ First-author publication\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Statistics | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4-5 | | ENVR 6500 and ENVR 6501 | Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 6500 | | | EEMB 5522 | Experimental Design Marine Ecology | | | Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate committee | | |
Concentration
Complete one of the following concentrations:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8102 | Readings in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 2 |
Sustainability Sciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8103 | Readings in Sustainability Sciences | 2 |
Geosciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8104 | Readings in Geosciences | 2 |
Marine Sciences
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Seminars | | | | EEMB 7101 | Seminar in Marine Sciences | 2 | | Complete one of the following: | | 2 | | EEMB 7102 | Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | | | EEMB 7103 | Seminar in Sustainability Sciences | | | EEMB 7104 | Seminar in Geosciences | | | Readings | | | | EEMB 8101 | Readings in Marine Sciences | 2 |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | EEMB 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | EEMB 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
10 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required