Michigan State University offers a number of specializations that may
be used to complement academic majors or to accommodate student
interest in interdisciplinary work that is not available as a major.
Specializations comprise sets of courses that may be linked
thematically or that have an area studies or an international focus. Many of
the specializations are available to all undergraduates; others may be
limited to students in designated majors of undergraduate and graduate
degree programs.
The following list of specializations represent those approved by the
Academic Council through the meeting of
Requirements
are published in the ACADEMIC PROGRAMS catalog. The academic unit
listed administers the specialization and may be contacted for further
information.
|
UNDERGRADUATE |
| Actuarial Science |
Department of Mathematics (College of Natural Science) (.pdf) |
| African American and African Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| African American History and Culture |
Department of History (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| African Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Agribusiness Management |
Department of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Biotechnology |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Agronomy |
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (.pdf) |
| American Indian Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| Asian Pacific American Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Asian Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Bioethics, Humanities and Society |
College of Human Medicine (.pdf) |
| Canadian Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Chicano/Latino Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Coaching |
Department of Kinesiology (College of Education) (.pdf) |
| Cognitive Science |
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
| Connected Learning |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Conservation and Environmental Law Enforcement |
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Dance |
Department of Theatre (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
| Design |
Department of Art and Art History (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
| Entrepreneurship |
Eli Broad College of Business (.pdf) |
| Environmental Economics |
Department of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Environmental Studies |
College of Natural Science (.pdf) |
| Film Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| Food Industry Management |
Department of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Food Processing and Technology |
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Game Design |
Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media (College of Communication Arts and Sciences) (.pdf) |
| Gender and Global Change |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Global Public Health and Epidemiology |
Department of Epidemiology (.pdf) |
| Health Promotion |
Department of Kinesiology (College of Education) (.pdf) |
| Hospitality Business Real Estate and Development |
The School of Hospitality Business (College of Business) (.pdf) |
| Information Technology |
College of Business (.pdf) |
| International Agriculture |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| International Business |
Eli Broad College of Business (.pdf) |
| International Development |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Jewish Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Marine Ecosystem Management |
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Museum Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| Muslim Studies |
James Madison College (.pdf) |
| Natural Resource Recreation |
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (.pdf) |
| Peace and Justice Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Pedagogy |
College of Music (.pdf) |
| Political Economy |
James Madison College (.pdf) |
| Post-Colonial and Diaspora Literature and Culture |
Department of English (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
| Public Relations |
College of Communication Arts and Sciences (.pdf) |
| Russian and East European Studies |
College of Arts and Letters (.pdf) |
| Sales Communication |
Department of Communication (College of Communication Arts and Sciences) (.pdf) |
| Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy |
James Madison College (.pdf) |
| Security Management |
School of Criminal Justice (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| Spatial Information Processing |
Department of Geography (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| Western European Studies |
James Madison College |
| Women, Gender, and Social Justice |
Arts and Letters (Women's Studies Program) |
|
GRADUATE |
| Agribusiness |
Department of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) (.pdf) |
| Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspective |
Department of Sociology (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| Applied Developmental Science |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Cognitive Science |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior |
College of Natural Science (.pdf) |
| Environmental and Resource Economics |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Environmental Science and Policy |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Environmental Toxicology |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Ethics and Development |
Department of Philosophy (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
| Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Food and Agricultural Standards |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Food Safety |
College of Veterinary Medicine (.pdf) |
| Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (.pdf) |
| Global Urban Studies |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Hospitality Business |
The School of Hospitality Business (College of Business) (.pdf) |
| Infancy and Early Childhood |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| International Development |
College of Social Science (.pdf) |
| Judicial Administration |
School of Criminal Justice (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| Management of Information Technology |
Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media (College of Communication Arts and Sciences) (.pdf) |
| Public Health |
College of Human Medicine (.pdf) |
| Security Management |
School of Criminal Justice (College of Social Science) (.pdf) |
| Women and Gender |
Women, Gender and Social Justice (College of Arts and Letters) (.pdf) |
