ENV-AGRI - Environmental Sciences, Agriculture Concentration, Ph.D.

Agriculture has many connections with Environmental Sciences, including study areas of sustainable and organic farming, applications of technology and engineering, and effects of pesticides and fertilizers on plants, animals, and ecosystems, to name a few. Tennessee Tech has the Shipley Farm and other operations that provide a venue for dissertation research projects in Environmental Agriculture and the faculty in the School of Agriculture offer coursework and advise graduate students in this area.

The general requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Environmental Sciences are:

• Concentration Core Coursework: 13 hours

• Research and Dissertation Requirement: 18 hours

• Advisor Guided Concentration Coursework: 30 hours

• Total Degree Requirement: 61 hours