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The primary focus of the doctoral program is research, with the philosophy that students learn best by doing—beginning as apprentices and becoming junior colleagues working with faculty on scholarly research projects. The faculty in the department conduct research in all areas of computer science. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy requires a dissertation based on the candidate’s original research, which is supervised by a faculty member, and all students in the Ph.D. program are actively engaged in research throughout the program. Ph.D. students spend at least half of their time on research under the direction of their faculty adviser from their first day in the program and devote themselves full time to research after coursework and other preliminaries have been completed. Ph.D. students are also expected to participate in departmental and laboratory activities full time throughout the program, except possibly for summer internships elsewhere, and the department does not consider admission of part-time Ph.D. students.

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All newly admitted Doctoral students are automatically considered for the Doctoral Fellows program, TC’s signature scholarship program for Doctoral students. Each year, a subset of new Doctoral students are selected from our applicant pool by our faculty for a limited set of Doctoral Fellow appointments. The Doctoral Fellows program provides a partial or full tuition scholarship and an apprenticeship allowance of $30,000 per year for up to three or four years of study. Apprenticeship training in the form of research, teaching, or other experience is required of most Doctoral Fellows. Faculty make selections upon admission to academic programs and students will be notified if they have been selected by the Office of Financial Aid. Only students who have been appointed as Doctoral Fellows are notified.

Doctoral students are also eligible for a variety of other scholarships, assistantships, endowed and special funds as well as grant programs, which may be awarded to new or continuing students and vary in amount and renewability. Most other awards are granted directly by our academic programs to students. Please explore further institutional aid opportunities utilizing the menu to the right.

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All newly admitted Master’s students are automatically considered for TC’s Master’s student scholarship programs. Scholarships for Master’s students are granted for one or two years, and are applied directly to the cost of tuition. The Founders’ and Teachers’ Future Awards, described below, are administered through the Office of Financial Aid, and granted soon after students are admitted to their respective program. Students may also be selected for a variety of other scholarships, assistantships, endowed and special funds, which may be awarded to new or continuing students and vary in amount and renewability. Most other awards are granted directly by our academic programs to students. Other institutional aid opportunities can be explored using the menu to the right.

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Learn to conduct original research in nutrition as it pertains to the health sciences in this doctoral program that trains students to be independent scientists and teach in academic settings. Choose from a plethora of research collaborations in basic science, clinical medicine, and public health offered across schools at Columbia University Medical Center. Read more about the PhD in Nutrition and Metabolic Biology . 

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Columbia Southern University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in curriculum and instruction is tailored for education professionals. The program delivers a forward-thinking, project-based approach for educators, empowering them to drive positive change within professional education environments. Successful graduates of this program emerge prepared to create effective instructional practices, design educational research studies, and propose innovative technology-based curricula. With a foundation of best leadership practices, graduates are prepared to elevate student learning outcomes, conduct impactful research, and lead with innovation at any educational institution. Lastly, the program features an oral presentation as part of each student’s dissertation, providing graduates with an opportunity to position themselves as leaders and innovators in their field.

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Solving the Biodiversity Crisis: Strategic & Interdisciplinary Approaches

Protecting biodiversity—the variety of living things in our natural world—is increasingly seen as a necessary part of sustainable business practices. A recent panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s graduate programs in  Sustainability Management and  Sustainability Science  considered just how such priorities can be put into practice.

Moderator Wendy Hapgood (’17SPS, SUMA), a lecturer in the Sustainability Management program and cofounder and COO of the international conservation nonprofit Wild Tomorrow, set the tone with a personal reflection.

“When my grandmother was born, there were 10 million African elephants roaming the continent,” shared the South Africa-born scholar. “By the time I was born, which was in the ’70s, there were only a million left. And today, that number of African elephants has dropped to just over 400,000."

“They truly are one step below extinction,” she said. “They’re in our children’s storybooks, and yet we cannot seem to save them.” 

Under the banner “Solving the Biodiversity Crisis: Strategic & Interdisciplinary Approaches,” the discussion and Q&A sounded plenty of alarms but still offered hope for the future to the full house in attendance at Pulitzer Hall.

Matthias Pitkowitz, founder and CEO of EQX Biome, a financial advisor for sustainable investing, pushed the discussion past the common examples of exotic wildlife.

“When we talk about biodiversity, the conversation often becomes lions and tigers and those other banner species,” he said. “But the thing that humanity needs to recognize, and this has already happened at the political level, is that insects and different animals and microorganisms together form really complex things that are the reason that we have an atmosphere and the reason we have a climate and the reason we are able to be here.”

EQX Biome was founded with the mission of creating investment opportunities that support protecting at-risk ecologies. “To be able to stop biodiversity loss 
 we need about $700 billion to $900 billion a year,” he said. “This money does not exist in public funding or in donations. If you offer investors an opportunity to deploy capital and get a little bit more back than they put in, then this funding gap is solved.”

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It’s this kind of innovative thinking that Columbia’s Sustainability Management program inspires, said Jenna Lawrence, a lecturer in the program and instructor in the Earth Institute Center for Environmental Research and Conservation. No industry is freed from reliance on, and responsibility for, the environment, she added.

“Fifty-five percent of global GDP is at least moderately dependent on these ecosystems, but so is the rest,” Lawrence said. “We are all dependent. Every business is dependent on biodiversity.”

Agnes Vinblad, the policy lead for climate, biodiversity, and environment at the United States Council for International Business, who has led delegations to the UN Biodiversity COP15 and key UN climate change negotiations, pointed out that industries that work internationally are already making efforts to introduce green practices even when laws are lagging behind.

The United States and the Vatican, she pointed out, are the only countries that aren’t members of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. But corporations doing business internationally often fall under the regulations of other nations. “It’s encouraging to see that that willingness and that speed in the private sector are already speeding up,” Vinblad said. 

Most businesses “are absolutely dependent on biodiversity, and we can now see stakeholders realizing that they are also at risk from biodiversity loss,” according to Amy Karpati, a lecturer in the Sustainability Management program and director of science and programs at Teatown Lake Reservation. But more action is needed, she said.

“We need a fundamental change for these problems to really be solved, and that can feel really intimidating and overwhelming, like, ‘Do we have to wait for a paradigm shift for those things to happen?’” she said. “But it’s these actions that cause the paradigm to shift. You don’t have to wait for it to happen. You contribute to it happening.”

Hapgood offered a ray of hope during the Q&A, pointing to the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act that dedicated $2 billion for preserving panther habitats. 

“It’s possible to see and experience the hope of restoration,” she said. “Nature is super resilient. If you give it space and time and protect it and remove alien plants, it will restore.”

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The Columbia University  M.S. in Sustainability Management program, offered by the School of Professional Studies in partnership with the Climate School, provides students cutting-edge policy and management tools they can use to help public and private organizations and governments address environmental impacts and risks, pollution control, and remediation to achieve sustainability. The program is customized for working professionals and is offered as both a full- and a part-time course of study.

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The  Master of Science in Sustainability Science prepares students for management and leadership positions in which they help organizations address environmental impacts. Students learn strategies to respond to the ever-changing environment and predict future environmental changes—and the impact on the public.  

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The real estate management associates degree program prepares students with knowledge and skill sets needed to succeed in highly competitive real estate environments. The program focuses on providing a strong theoretical background and applied skills to prepare for modern business issues encountered in the field of real estate including management, marketing, finance, and organizations.

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  • MGMT 278 - Introductory Business Analytics 3 hours
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EHS students can choose a concentration in Toxicology or Environmental Health Data Science to prepare for challenging and fulfilling scientifically oriented careers in government, non-profits, pharmaceuticals, and academia. While finishing their degree in as little as 12 months, students also obtain valuable Applied Practice Experience (APEx) and complete a Master's research thesis.

The Master of Science degree with a track in Toxicology provides students with expertise and training in environmental exposure, regulation, and mitigation.

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The Master of Science degree with a track in Environmental Health Data Science provides students with quantitative skills needed to work with and analyze complex environmental health data sources used in the environmental health sciences, including geospatial modeling, advanced statistics, and data management.

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A baccalaureate or master’s degree in nursing from a U.S. program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or an international program with commensurate standards is required for admission to the PhD Program in Nursing.

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Applicants with a baccalaureate degree in nursing must demonstrate exceptional academic qualifications, have clear research-oriented career goals, and choose a dissertation topic congruent with the research program of a Graduate Faculty member in the School of Nursing. Applicants with baccalaureate degrees must complete a nursing research and a graduate-level statistics course.

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The following admission materials must be submitted online to the  Duke University Graduate School . Prospective applicants should familiarize themselves with the Graduate School requirements.

Official, confidential transcript(s) of all college-level coursework.

Optional GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores - Applicants can submit GRE scores should they feel the scores enhance their application. [Taken within the past 5 years]. For a free online GRE guide, see  http://www.greguide.com / . For free online GRE practice tests, see  http://www.greguide.com/gre-practice-tests.html . Or visit Go Grad for the GRE Guidebook .

Three letters of recommendation. These letters should be solicited from individuals with doctoral degrees who can address the applicant’s academic abilities and potential for doctoral study.

English language proficiency test scores. Foreign graduates must submit either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International Language Testing System (IELTS) accepted, but IELTS is preferred.

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Reasons for choosing Duke for PhD studies

Name(s) of PhD Nursing faculty members in the School whose research program most closely fits with the applicant’s research interests.

The application and the $95 application fee must be received by December 1.

Holistic Admissions

The Duke University School of Nursing PhD Program is committed to holistic admissions. A holistic review is a university admissions strategy that assesses an applicant’s unique experiences alongside traditional measures of academic achievement such as grades and test scores. It is designed to help universities consider a broad range of factors reflecting the applicant’s academic readiness, contribution to the incoming class, and potential for success both in school and later as a professional.

Holistic review, when used in combination with a variety of other mission-based practices, constitutes a holistic admission process. Many colleges and universities have employed a holistic admission process to assemble a diverse class of students with the background, qualities, and skills needed for success in the profession.

As part of the Duke University School of Nursing PhD Program holistic review process, faculty review principles of holistic admissions prior to reviewing applications. The PhD Program Admissions Committee utilizes an adapted version of the Duke University Center for Exemplary Mentoring holistic admissions review rubric to guide the evaluation of each applicant.

Personal Interview

Applicants may be asked to interview by Zoom or come to campus for an interview. The School covers the costs for campus interview travel except for international travel. International applicants are interviewed via Zoom.

Duke University's Annual Clery Security Report as Mandated by Federal Statute 20 USC § 1092

The Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report include institutional policies concerning campus safety and security, as well as statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Duke University property and on public property adjacent to campus and fires that have occurred in residence halls. A copy of this Report can be obtained by contacting the Duke Police Department at 684-4602 or writing to 502 Oregon Street, Durham, NC 27708, or by accessing:  duke.edu/police/news_stats/clery

Technology Requirements

Learn more on recommended computer specifications and Duke Office of Information Technology-supported software here .

Students with Disabilities: Duke University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please get in touch with the Duke Student Disability Access Office  in advance of your participation or visit.

Nursing License

Students must hold a valid current nursing license in a U.S. state, preferably North Carolina. To obtain information about nurse licensure procedures for the State of North Carolina, consult the  Licensure/Listing Page of the North Carolina Board of Nursing website , or telephone the North Carolina Board of Nursing at (919) 782-3211. Exceptions to holding a U.S state nursing license for international students can be waived by the PhD Program Director.

All PhD in Nursing applicants are required to have a baccalaureate or master’s degree in nursing accredited by either the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or an international nursing program with commensurate standards.

Applicants are expected to have completed a graduate-level statistics course prior to starting the program. This course must have been completed within the last 5 years.

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