Quick Links
International educational opportunities at MSU include degree, non-degree, and certificate programs for many types of students.
Degrees and Specializations
Michigan State University offers a wide variety of ways for undergraduate and graduate students to build international knowledge and competency. Students will find academic majors, program specializations and certificate programs to fit their interests and educational goals. In addition to degree programs, MSU provides non-degree and certificate opportunities designed specifically for international students and professionals.
International Studies
International degree programs range from: majors in an international topics to course work in world regions or specialized areas of study. No matter your choice, what you find at MSU is an educational experience that is truly global, one that is built around the intersections of international knowledge and engagement where faculty and students explore, create and share knowledge.
Undergraduate Programs
-
Major in International Topics
- Minors in International Topics
-
Specializations in World Regions
- African Studies (College of Social Science)
- Asian Studies (College of Social Science)
- Canadian Studies (College of Social Science)
- Latin American and Caribbean Studies (College of Social Science)
- Russian and Eastern European Studies (College of Arts and Letters)
- Western European Studies (James Madison College)
-
Specializations in International Themes
- International Agriculture (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
- International Business ( Eli Broad College of Business [available only to students in College of Business])
- International Development (College of Social Science)
- International Studies (College of Social Science)
- Jewish Studies (College of Arts and Letters)
- Muslim Studies (James Madison College)
- Peace and Justice Studies (College of Social Science)
-
Specialization in Diasporic Studies in College of Arts and Letters
Graduate Programs
-
Graduate Degrees
- African American and African Studies (College of Social Science)
- Graduate Studies in Education Overseas (College of Education)
- Joint J.D. (LL.B. Degree Program between MSU College of Law and University of Ottawa Faculty of Law)
- Master of Laws and Master of Jurisprudence in Intellectual Property and Communication Law (MSU College of Law)
-
Specializations in International Themes
- Criminal Justice International Focus Specialization (online graduate-level certification program) (College of Social Science)
- Gender, Justice and Environmental Change (College of Agriculture and National Resources and College of Social Science)
- Global Urban Studies Program Graduate Specialization in Urban Studies (Available as an elective to students enrolled in doctoral degree programs - College of Social Science)
- Intellectual Property and Communications Law Concentration (Available only to students in the Law program - College of Law)
- International Business Secondary Concentration (Available only to students in the full-time MBA program - Eli Broad College of Business)
- International and Comparative Law Concentration (Available only to students in the Law program - College of Law)
- International Development (College of Social Science)
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Specialization in Women and Gender
- International Food Laws and Regulations Certificate Program (on-line)
-
Certificates in World Regions
- Graduate Certificate in African Studies (African Studies Center)
- Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
Modern Languages
The study of Modern Language at Michigan State University involves linguistics, cultural studies, and language learning and teaching. Program goals focus on the ability to communicate efficiently and sensitively in another language with people of different cultural backgrounds. Above all, MSU is dedicated to the principle that the most important outcome of a modern language education is greater self-awareness and an increased understanding of, and interest in all people and all cultures.
Undergraduate Programs
- East Asian Languages and Cultures with a concentration in Chinese or Japanese
- French
- German
- Russian
- Spanish
Graduate Programs
- French
- French Language and Literature (Doctor of Philosophy degree)
- German
- Spanish
- Hispanic Literature
- Hispanic Cultural Studies (Doctor of Philosophy degree)
- Second Language Studies (Doctor of Philosophy degree)
- Applied Spanish Linguistics
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Non-Degree Options
- African Language Program (instruction in more than 27 local languages)
- Arabic
- Less Commonly Taught Languages (individualized small group classes)
- Portuguese
Specialized Programs for International Students and Professionals
MSU has extensive experience in providing custom educational programs for international students and professionals. Programming includes online credit-based course work, academic degree programs tailored to international students' interests and needs and non-degree certificate programs for groups and international professionals such as those sponsored by international corporations, non-profit organizations, and foreign governments.
- Course in Molecular Mycology (Curso en Micología Molecular) For Spanish-speaking professionals and graduate students in Latin America and Spain
- Criminal Justice International Focus Specialization Online Graduate Level Certificate Program (College of Social Science)
- Institute of International Agriculture short courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Global Applications international Master of Arts degree program in the College of Social Science for international mid-career managers and executives
- International Food Laws and Regulations Certificate Program (on-line)
- Master of Laws Program in the American Legal System (College of Law)
- Visiting International Professional Programs
