JD/Master of Environmental Management
In collaboration with the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke Law School offers the opportunity to pursue a JD/Master of Environmental Management dual degree. Candidates apply separately to the Law School and the Nicholas School and receive independent admission decisions. » Application information
Students admitted to the JD/MEM program complete both degrees in four years. Some choose to spend their first year at the law school, and their second year at the Nicholas School, and take classes from both during their third and fourth years. Others reverse the order of the first two years of study, beginning at the Nicholas School and then completing the first year of law school.
Master of Environmental Management
Duke's MEM program teaches students how to analyze and manage natural environments for human benefit and ecosystem health, focusing on the scientific bases of environmental problems as well as the social, political, and economic factors that determine effective policy solutions. MEM students may concentrate in Coastal Environmental Management, Ecoystems Science and Conservation, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health, Energy and Environment, Environmental Economics and Policy, Forest Resource Management, Global Environmental Change, or Water and Air Resources. MEM students complete a master's project, which may be combined with an internship. » Learn more about the MEM
Environmental Studies at Duke Law
Duke Law offers a variety of resources for students interested in environmental aspects of the legal profession.