Forestry and Environmental Resources Doctoral Program
Our Forestry and Environmental Resources doctoral program encourages candidates to explore a variety of advanced challenges faced in a variety of fields today, including highly-focused scientific inquiry into basic cellular issues, broader inquiries into forestry or natural resource factors that affect specific plant or animal species, certain environments, entire ecosystems and the planet as a whole. Our outstanding research facilities, extensive outreach and industry activities and faculty expertise make NC State an ideal place to pursue a Ph.D.
Our doctoral degrees are available in a number of concentrations, including:
- Tree improvement and biotechnology
- Forest management and operations
- Forest economics, business and taxation
- Biometrics
- Bioremediation
- Forest nutrition
- Hydrology
- International forestry
- Landscape ecology
- Natural resource and environmental policy
- Restoration ecology
- Silviculture
- Spatial information systems
- Browse past program dissertations from the NC State Library.
PhD Requirements
- PhD students are required to complete 72 credits beyond their undergraduate degree. Students with a masters in a related field can count a minimum of 18 credits from their masters towards the 72 credits, following Graduate School policies. See https://grad.ncsu.edu/students/rules-and-regulations/handbook/3-1-graduate-school-minimum-requirements/ for a complete description of these policies.
- Students must take FOR 801 (Seminar) and FOR 803 (research methods).