PhD Natural Resources and Environmental Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Programme overview

The PhD in NREM is awarded to students with outstanding scholarly achievement and follows an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach with a required core and a chosen specialisation such as hydrology, forest ecology and management, wildlife management or environmental economics.

Faculty: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience | Department: Natural Resources and Environmental Management | Study mode: full-time | Location: Honolulu, HI, United States

What you will study

Requirements are a 5-credit Primary PhD Core (NREM 600 and NREM 701), 12 credits of electives (two analytic courses in research design or analysis and two specialisation courses at 600 level or above) and NREM 800 dissertation research. Students pass a written and oral comprehensive examination and defence of the dissertation proposal before advancing to candidacy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants whose academic records do not match the NREM core requirements are expected to incorporate these into their PhD programme. Graduate Division English proficiency (applicants whose native language is not English; programme minimums may be higher): TOEFL iBT 61 (pre-2026 scale) or 3.5 (2026 scale), IELTS Academic 5.5, Duolingo 90.

Domestic applicants: USD 10,400 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Hawaii resident rate. Source

International applicants: USD 22,432 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition for 2026-27 based on a typical full-time load of 8 credits per semester (indicative budget figure from the cost of attendance page); excludes fees ($934), housing, food, books and other costs. Non-resident rate. Source

Graduate applications are accepted for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; Graduate Division begins processing applications from August 1 for the following Fall and Summer semester and from April 1 for the following Spring semester.

All graduate application deadlines are set by the graduate programmes and vary by programme; some programmes set priority deadlines. Most Fall applicants hear a decision by late March/early April and Spring applicants by November/December. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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