Doctorate

PSU’s School of Earth, Environment and Society offers the Earth, Environment and Society PhD degree program, alongside hosting current cohorts finishing their degrees in Systems Science. Our goal is to train researchers and scientists who will make fundamental and lasting contributions to their fields.

The EES program participates in the PSU RECHARGE (Research and Education for Cascading Hazards And Resilient Group Engagement) research traineeship program and the Sloan Centers for Systemic Change initiative.

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Earth, Environment and Society PhD

Engage in relevant research while acquiring advanced academic training in environmental science and management, geography, geology or a related field. Our graduates find success in academia, non-governmental organizations, government agencies and the private sector.

Earth, Environment and Society

Systems Science PhD

The School of Earth, Environment & Society plans to eliminate this degree within 1-2 years. We strongly encourage prospective students to instead consider applying to the Earth, Environment & Society Ph.D. We remain fully committed to supporting our current students as they finish up their degree.

Systems Science Program Details

PSU RECHARGE NRT

This NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program, open to students in the Earth, Environment and Society PhD, focuses on the causes, consequences of and community responses to cascading natural hazards. Trainees will learn to apply a convergence approach to cascading hazards and emergency management.

PSU RECHARGE

Doctoral graduates and faculty at commencement

Sloan Centers for Systemic Change

PSU was one of 10 institutions selected to participate in the initiative aimed at improving the recruitment, retention and graduation of domestic Black, Indigenous and Latiné doctoral students in STEM programs, including Earth, Environment and Society and Systems Science.

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