| Department: | School for Environment and Sustainability |
| Insitution: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
SEAS’s mission is to contribute to the protection of the Earth’s resources and the achievement of a sustainable and just society. The School contributes new scientific knowledge, visionary leadership, and trained professionals toward that end. The faculty of the School is diverse, with natural scientists, social scientists, engineers, and designers working collaboratively in an integrative setting. A professional school set within a major research university, SEAS provides a model of interdisciplinary and applied research and a focal point of research, teaching and societal engagement on sustainability. The School focuses on key cross-cutting sustainability themes, including climate and energy; water; food, land use, and agriculture; conservation and restoration; and cities, the built environment, and mobility. There are many opportunities for research collaborations through institutes such as the Center for Sustainable Systems, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, MCity, and the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute.
The School offers a Ph.D. as well as both research and professional M.S. degrees in seven specializations: ecosystem science and management; geospatial data science; sustainable systems; environmental policy and planning; behavior, education and communication; environmental justice; and sustainable development. The School also offers a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.). The student body includes over 650 M.S./M.L.A. and 50 doctoral students. SEAS also co-manages an undergraduate Program in the Environment participates in dual master degree programs with the Schools of Architecture and Urban Planning, Business, Engineering, Law, Public Health, and Public Policy. Additional information about the School can be found at www.seas.umich.edu.