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The School of the Environment offers
the Master of Earth and Environmental Resources Management (MEERM) degree
which is designed to provide individual curricula suited for students
interested in management positions in earth resources (minerals, water,
sustainable development within ecosystems) or environmental resources
(safe and effective use or remediation of man-made materials into
different ecosystems). The program also allows students with an
interest in earth and environmental resources to tailor a graduate degree
program to their own particular interests and goals. Recent MEERM
students have come from backgrounds as diverse as accounting, journalism,
geology and engineering, which allows them to learn from each other as
well as from the faculty.
Students are accepted into the program
based on undergraduate record, verbal and quantitative GRE, LSAT, or GMAT scores,
letters of recommendation AND compatibility with faculty interests.
Students will be required to demonstrate sufficient competency (gained by
academic study or experience) to enroll in graduate courses in earth and
environmental resources.
Individual programs of study are
developed with an interdisciplinary committee chaired by an appropriate advisor
in the department that most closely matches the student's interest and
background. To ensure a truly interdisciplinary education,
at least one third of the student's course work must be in earth and
environmental resources and one third in management, finance and economics, with
no more than 50 percent in either field. Students will also be required to
complete at least 6 hrs of integrative seminars and a thesis; however,
students with substantial work experience can be approved to take 6 credits of
additional courses instead of a thesis. The program requires a total of 36
credit hours which will include up to 6 hours of thesis credit for those students who
elect a thesis, or 6 hours of approved electives instead of a thesis.
All Graduate
School requirements, such as the number of 700 level courses and grade
distributions, must also be met. A Coordinating Committee administers the Program on behalf of the Director of
the School of the Environment. The Committee reviews curriculum
needs and assists in development and coordination of interdisciplinary
course offerings. Collaborative projects with the public and private
sectors are ongoing. The principal Colleges, Departments, and Institutes
that are active in this interdisciplinary degree program include the
College of Business Administration, the Earth Sciences and Resources
Institute, the Belle W. Baruch Institute, the Center for Environmental
Policy of the Institute for Public Affairs, the Departments of Geological
Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental Health Science,
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geography, and the College of Engineering.
The MEERM Program is designed to
accommodate, as much as possible, the needs of students already working in
their chosen career. Working students seeking to enhance their
capabilities are encouraged to seek financial support from their employers.
Other funding for graduate students is limited but includes Departmental
Teaching and Research Assistantships, Morris Fellowships, Internships, and
School of the Environment Assistantships.
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in
educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,
sexual orientation, or veteran status. The University of South Carolina
has designated as the ADA Title II, Section 504 and Title IX Coordinator the
Executive Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity Programs. The
Office of the Executive Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity
Programs is located at 1600 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC; telephone
803-777-3854. |
Course Information:
Faculty
Faculty Research Areas
Forms
Graduate Student Handbook
JD/MEERM Dual Degree Program
Thesis List
The Graduate School
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