As concern over the use of our natural resources grows and people become more aware of the need to solve environmental problems, the demand for trained environmental scientists, lawyers, policy analysts, and managers also increases. Graduates of the School are research scientists, policy-makers, planners, lawyers, educators, activists, and resource managers, all of whom play a significant role in shaping the future and solving critical environmental problems. SNRE is one of seven schools and colleges at University of Michigan admitting first year and transfer students. SNRE maintains a relatively small enrollment of 400 undergraduate students, which provides the personal attention, sense of community, contact with faculty, counseling support, and friendly atmosphere of a small school. The School of Natural Resources and Environment's academic program is interdisciplinary in scope, providing undergraduates with a strong background in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as interdisciplinary course work in natural resources and environment.
Emphasis is placed on developing analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
While SNRE maintains a reputation as one of the top research and educational facilities for graduate and professional students, our faculty also benefits greatly from its extensive involvement with undergraduates. Unlike other professional schools, most SNRE faculty take an active role in teaching undergraduates, resulting in smaller average class sizes and more direct faculty contact than is traditionally associated with undergraduate programs at Big Ten universities. SNRE Faculty SNRE faculty specialize in areas as diverse as environmental justice, entomology, law, landscape design and planning, ornithology, economics, public policy, education, forestry, aquatic sciences, and more. Additionally, our faculty benefit from relationships with several University departments in their research and teaching. Many SNRE faculty have collaborative relationships with other U-M units, including the departments of Biology, Psychology, and Political Science, as well as research units, such as the Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences which create opportunities for SNRE students to become active in efforts with a variety of disciplines.