U-M’s 19 schools and colleges and $1 billion research program provide the foundation for interdisciplinary study of the complex area of sustainability. The university offers a wide range of related master's and doctoral programs, dual-degree opportunities, fellowships, and more—with superb research facilities for graduate students. Click on the links below for examples of these sustainability-focused graduate-level opportunities at the university.
Architecture & Urban Planning (Taubman)
Urban and Regional Planning. Analyze, evaluate, integrate, and apply critical thinking in interdisciplinary planning processes.
Urban Design. Post-professional architecture degree exposing students to the variety and complexities of urbanization throughout the world. .
Dow Sustainability Fellows Program
Highly competitve, university-wide co-curricular programs (master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral) focused on engaged learning across diverse disciplines.
Master's/Professional Degree Fellows
Distinguished Awards Competition
Engineering
Applied Climate. Applying an understanding of climate science to engineer adaptation and mitigation solutions.
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science. Climate change, space weather, and a system view of Earth and space.
Chemical Engineering. Finding long-term solutions to the problems caused by increased energy use.
Civil Engineering. Design, plan and improve the built environment and infrastructure systems.
Concentrations in Environmental Sustainability. A traditional engineering degree coupled with advanced study in environmental sustainability.
Energy Systems Engineering. Develops engineering knowledge of both energy technologies and energy systems
Engineering Sustainable Systems. Dual degree program between Engineering (Mechanical, Civil and Environmental, or Chemical) and SEAS
Environmental Engineering. Design systems to provide safe water, air, and land, and to address the impact of human activities on the environment.
Erb Institute
MBA/MS Program. Dual degree program between Business (Ross) and SEAS focused on fostering sustainability through the power of business.
Institute for Social Research
Robert and Judy Marans/Kan Lillian Chen Fellowship in Sustainability and Survey Methodology
Law School
Environmental Law Clinic. Provides opportunities for law students to litigate and develop policies to protect natural resources and the environment.
Dual Degrees and Interdisciplinary Opportunities. Enables law students to pursue dual degrees with many schools and colleges.
Literature, Science, and the Arts
Biosphere Atmosphere Research and Training. A multidisciplinary program in climate change, atmospheric composition and rising CO2 levels.
Chemistry. Research themes in sustainable chemistry, bioorganic, bioinorganic, bioanalytic, energy science, and more.
Geological Sciences. Research themes in environmental geochemistry, geohydrology, oceanography, climate change, and more.
School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Behavior, Education and Communication. How individuals and organizations think, their motivation and communication.
Conservation Ecology. Applied plant ecology, ecosystem ecology, spatial analysis, and management of forest and agro-forestry systems.
Environmental Informatics: GIS and Modeling. Computational and analytical techniques, including GIS. The science and societal issues behind problems.
Environmental Justice. The processes through which inequalities arise from social, political, and environmental actions and policies.
Environmental Policy and Planning. Effective policies and plans that consider underlying human and institutional behaviors.
Landscape Architecture. Design excellence and scientific sophistication in the ecological design of landscapes – from residential to regional watersheds.
Population, Development, and Climate Change. A fellows program offered through SNRE and the Population Studies Center (PSC)
Sustainable Systems. Systems thinking and systems dynamics modeling applied to global environmental and social change.
Public Health
Certificate in Risk Science & Human Health. Addressing complex health risks in a rapidly changing technological, social, economic, and political landscape.
Environmental Health Sciences. The impact of environmental conditions on human health.
Environmental Quality and Health. The basic driving forces behind environmental health problems and human activities that impact the environment.
Hazardous Substances Academic Training. Competency in dealing with hazardous substances in the environment and the workplace.
Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology. The effects of environmental and occupational exposures on human health.
Public Policy (Ford)
Public Policy and Administration. Analytical skills, scientific foundation, and socio-behavioral understanding for policy work.