The School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) was originally founded as the School of Forestry in 1927. Although originally housed in the Kraus Building, it is now housed in the S.T. Dana Building. SNRE provides graduate-level degrees at the doctorate and master's levels. The school houses several nationally-known research centers, works with experts in other fields at the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, and works towards the goals of protecting the earth's resources and pursuing the achievement of a sustainable society.

Degree Programs

Master's-level education is offered in the following areas:

Aquatic Sciences (Aquatics) Behavior, Education and Communication (BEC) Conservation Biology (ConBio) Environmental Informatics (EI) Environmental Justice (EJ)

Environmental Planning and Policy (EPP) Landscape Architecture (LA) Sustainable Systems (SS) Terrestrial Ecosystems (Terrestrial)

Two doctorate-level degrees are offered by the school:

• Landscape Architecture
• Natural Resources and Environment

Dual-Degree Programs

SNRE prides itself in committing to excellence, and endeavors to work with experts in other fields. SNRE has formally initiated three dual-degree programs:

Michigan Law Ross School of Business Ross School of Business The Stephen M. Ross School of Business is the business school of the University of Michigan. Numerous publications have ranked the Ross School of Business' Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Business Administration and Executive Education programs among the top in the country and the...  (Erb Program Erb Institute The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise is an interdisciplinary institute at the University of Michigan fosters professional education, public outreach and scientific scholarship supportive of the transition to sustainability – that is, meeting the fundamental needs of a growing human... )

College of Engineering University of Michigan College of Engineering The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. With an enrollment of 5,514 undergraduate and 2,646 graduate students as of 2009, the College of Engineering is one of the premier engineering schools in the United States...

In addition to above administration-approved dual-degree programs, SNRE students have initiated several additional dual-degree programs, including:

Anthropology Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Economics Education Engineering University of Michigan College of Engineering The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. With an enrollment of 5,514 undergraduate and 2,646 graduate students as of 2009, the College of Engineering is one of the premier engineering schools in the United States...

Public Health Public Policy Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, often referred to as the Ford School, is a leading public policy school in the United States. Founded in 1914 as the Institute of Public Administration, it was named in 1999 after former President Gerald Ford, who was a 1935... Sociology Urban Planning Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the built environment at the University of Michigan. Formerly known as the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Taubman College gained the namesake of real estate developer and...

Graduate Certificates

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

• Industrial Ecology
• Spatial Analysis

Centers of Excellence

The school houses several different centers of excellence that exemplify the variety of areas in which the school's faculty and students conduct research.

Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS) Cooperative Initiative for Limnology and Ecosystem Research (CILER) Ecosystem Management Initiative (EMI) Environmental Justice Initiative (EJI) Environmental Psychology Lab (EPLab) Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute (GESI) Institute for Fisheries Research (IFR) International Forestry Resources and Institutions Research Network (IFRI) Michigan Sea Grant Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative (MELDI)