Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.07
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date June 30, 2015
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University of Michigan
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Donald Scavia
Director
Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (1st program):
Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

A brief description of the graduate degree program (1st program):

This graduate-level masters program focuses on Global Sustainable Enterprise, which involves a challenging blend of coursework, projects and research related to business, the environment and sustainability. Students enrolled in the three-year program earn two degrees: a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Ross), and a Master of Science (MS) from the School of Natural Resources & Environment (SNRE).


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The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Engineering Sustainable Systems

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

Launched in the fall of 2007, the dual degree confers a master of science (M.S.) degree from the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) and a master of science in engineering (M.S.E.) from the College of Engineering (CoE).

Global climate change, energy security, ecological degradation, environmental threats to human health and resource scarcity are critical sustainability challenges for the 21st century. Sustainability is based upon the ability to meet societal needs within the context of economical and ecological constraints. This dual degree provides the tools necessary to help meet those needs. The program trains graduate students to protect, restore and create engineered and natural systems that are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Graduates have the engineering and sustainability foundations to command jobs domestically and internationally with engineering consulting firms, research and development labs in the private and public sectors, government agencies and NGOs.


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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
School of Natural Resources and Environment, Concentration in Sustainable Systems

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):

The Sustainable Systems field of study offers an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on enabling technology and enterprise to enhance the sustainability of systems that provide mobility, shelter, sustenance, communication and recreation. It draws on and benefits from the diversity of faculty expertise found at the school and across the University. Many cross-listed courses offered by the Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering complement the research activities of the Center for Sustainable Systems and the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.


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