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Undergraduate Opportunities

Some academic majors have the environment as a central focus. We list those below (first table). However, it’s possible to pursue environmental interests in almost any field: almost all departments offer some environment-related courses, and have some interested faculty. So if you want to combine your environmental interest with philosophy, or packaging, or chemical engineering, or journalism, you can do it! MSU also has a system of “specializations,” which are sets of courses you can take in addition to your primary major. We’ve listed some environment-related specializations, too (second table).

Department Majors/Concentrations
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Environmental
Economics and Policy
Environmental Economics [pdf]
Animal Science Agribusiness Management
Science
Preveterinary
Biosystems Engineering Biosystems Engineering
Technology Systems Management
Civil & Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering
Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies Environmental Studies and Agriscience
Park, Recreation, and Tourism
Crop and Soil Sciences Environmental
Soil Science
Entomology Entomology
Fisheries & Wildlife Concentrations:

Conservation Biology

Fisheries Biology & Management

Wildlife Biology & Management

Water Sciences

Fish & Wildlife Disease Ecology & Management

Preveterinary

Analytical Foundations of Fisheries & Wildlife Biology

Forestry Forest Conservation and Environmental Studies

Forest Resource Management

Forest Sciences

Urban and Community Forestry

Wood Products Manufacturing and Marketing
Geography Geography
Geological Sciences Earth Science [pdf]

Geological Sciences [pdf]

Environmental Geosciences [pdf]

Earth Science Teaching Minor [pdf]
Horticulture Horticulture Science
Landscape Design, Construction and Management
Lyman Briggs College Diverse Majors
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Microbiology
Environmental Biology/Microbiology
Plant Biology Plant Ecology and Evolution

Plant Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology

General Plant Biology
Plant Pathology Plant Pathology
Zoology Zoology
Environmental Biology/Zoology

Specializations

MSU specializations complement academic majors. Specializations are sets of courses linked thematically. Many specializations are available to all undergraduates; others may be limited to students in designated majors.

Host Department Specialization Eligibility
  Residential Initiative on Science and the Environment [RISE] For students in the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Natural Science and Social Science
James Madison College Science, Technology, Environment, and Public Policy [STEPPS] For students in James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Fisheries & Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Law Enforcement



Marine Ecosystem Management Specialization
For students in bachelor's degree programs in criminal justice, fisheries and wildlife, forestry, park, recreation and tourism resources, and resource development.

For Students in Bachelor of Science degree programs with majors in Fisheries and Wildlife; Lyman Briggs; Community, Agriculture, Recreational and Resource Studies (CARRS); and Zoology.
Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies Connected Learning in Agriculture and Natural Resources (Bailey Scholars Program) Open to all undergraduates
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Environmental Economics Open to all undergraduates

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