The ecological engineering program will begin in Fall 2026.
Create resilient and sustainable solutions.
Ecological engineering combines the principles of ecology, natural sciences, and engineering to solve today's most pressing environmental challenges. Ecological engineers develop, restore, and manage ecosystems that sustain both people and the planet by blending applied ecology techniques with engineering design thinking. With its focus on restoration and sustainable development, ecological engineering is a rapidly growing discipline that stands apart from civil engineering, environmental engineering, and environmental science.
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Work to restore ecosystems disturbed by human activities. Develop new sustainable ecosystems that have both human and ecological benefits. Gain interdisciplinary knowledge from expert faculty in the College of Engineering's Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering and the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Join the Green Campus Enterprise to work on projects that improve the sustainability of the Michigan Tech campus or the Innovative Global Solutions Enterprise to pursue solutions for the needs of developing countries. Benefit from living and learning in the Keweenaw Peninsula—an area rich with biodiversity, national forests, historic and working mines, and abundant freshwater resources.
Want to accelerate your career? You can do that, too. Earn a master's in one additional year through our Accelerated Master's program.
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