School for Environment and Sustainability

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School for Environment and Sustainability
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Established1927
Parent institution
 University of Michigan
Dean Jonathan Overpeck
Academic staff
78
Students980 (FA 2024)
Location
Ann Arbor
,
MI
,
USA
Nickname SEAS
Website seas.umich.edu
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The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) is the school of environmental science and sustainability studies at the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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History

The School for Environment and Sustainability was founded as the School of Forestry in 1927 in the Kraus Building, it is now housed in the S.T. Dana Building. SEAS provides graduate-level degrees at the doctorate and master's levels. Prior to 2004, the School of Natural Resources and Environment offered undergraduate degrees in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy, before restructuring as a graduate-level degree program.

The school houses several research centers, works with experts in other fields at the University of Michigan, and works towards the goals of protecting the earth's resources and pursuing the achievement of a sustainable society.[ citation needed ]

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Opposite face of the Dana Building

Degree programs

The school offers two master's degrees: an M.S. (Master of Science) in Natural Resources and Environment and an M.L.A. (Master of Landscape Architecture) in Landscape Architecture.

Students in the M.S. program specialize in one of seven fields of study:

Students pursuing an M.L.A. degree choose from two tracks:

Two doctorate-level degrees are offered by the school.

SEAS oversees a collaborative undergraduate environmental program with the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts called the Program in the Environment. [1]

Dual-degree programs

SEAS has five formal dual-degree programs:

In addition to the formal dual-degree programs, SEAS students have initiated several additional dual-degree programs, including:

  • Anthropology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Graduate certificates

In addition to these programs and dual-degree programs, SEAS offers the following graduate certificate programs for any graduate student concurrently enrolled at the University of Michigan:

References

  1. ↑ "Program in the Environment | U-M LSA Program in the Environment". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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