W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Systems Ecology (SE) is an intercollegiate graduate degree program that emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding ecological and human systems. SE is an ideal fit for students interested in understanding the biological, physical, chemical, and human processes that shape social-ecological systems across spatial and temporal scales. SE has a diverse faculty, a unique graduate curriculum, and each student does their own independent thesis work. Both the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in SE promote an understanding of ecological systems and problem solving, provides students with knowledge about linkages between natural and social domains at multiple scales, and helps students sharpen the skills they need to engage in an increasingly complex world.<br><br>Systems Ecology for a M.S. or PhD for an interdisciplinary approach to the study of ecological systems that focuses on interactions and transactions within and among biological systems. Systems ecology recognizes the strongly interactive role that humans play affecting most of the earth's ecosystems. This program brings together collaborators from across the UM campus, Students in Systems Ecology program are mentored by faculty members from various disciplines and will conduct research on some facet of systems ecology.