Graduate Majors & Specializations
At the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, we’re happy to work with you to find which course of study you will pursue as a graduate student. Graduate students at MSU research everything from crop and soil sciences to integrated pest management. We offer the following areas of study:
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (Master of Science,doctorate)
Animal Science (Master of Science, doctorate)
Animal Science (environmental toxicology)
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Biosystems Engineering (Master of Science, doctorate)
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies
Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (Master of Science, doctorate)
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Crop and Soil Sciences (Master of Science, doctorate)
Crop and Soil Sciences (environmental toxicology)
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology – Crop and Soil Sciences (Master of Science, doctorate)
Entomology (Master of Science, doctorate)
Integrated Pest Management (Master of Science)
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Fisheries and Wildlife (Master of Science, doctorate)
Fisheries and Wildlife (environmental toxicology)
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Food Science (Master of Science, doctorate)
Food Science (environmental toxicology)
Human Nutrition (Master of Science, doctorate)
Human Nutrition (environmental toxicology)
Forestry (Master of Science, doctorate)
Forestry (environmental toxicology)
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology – Forestry (Master of Science, doctorate)
Horticulture (Master of Science, doctorate)
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology – Horticulture (Master of Science, doctorate)
Packaging (Master of Science, doctorate)
School of Planning, Design and Construction
Construction Management (Master of Science, doctorate)
Environmental Design (Master of Arts)
Interior Design and Facilities Management (Master of Arts)
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology – Plant Biology (Master of Science, doctorate)
Plant Pathology (Master of Science, doctorate)
We also offer a variety of specializations:
Graduate Specialization in Ecological Food and Farming Systems (master’s)
Graduate Specialization in Ecological Food and Farming Systems (doctoral)
Graduate Specialization in Environmental Toxicology (master’s)
Graduate Specialization in Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine (master’s, doctoral)
Graduate Specialization in Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change (master’s, doctoral)
Interdepartmental Graduate Specializations in Environmental and Resource Economics (master’s, doctoral)
Master’s Specialization in Agribusiness (master’s)
