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International Academic Programs at MSU

• Undergraduate Programs on International Subjects
• Graduate Programs on International Subjects
• Modern Language Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
• Specialized Programs for International Students and Professionals

The links provided below are to general web pages with descriptive information. The official source of program requirements is the ACADEMIC PROGRAMS CATALOG. Please visit the Academic Specializations website for links to catalog pages.

Undergraduate Programs on International Subjects

• Major on international topics

  • James Madison College major in International Relations

  • College of Social Science major in Global and Area Studies - Social Science (PDF)

• Concentration in a major

  • College of Social Science major in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in International Studies

• Specializations on World Regions

  Note: Advising is provided by the area studies centers and formal administration is housed in the colleges specified:

  • African Studies

  • 3 options (College of Social Science)

  • Asian Studies

  • 2 options (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 on 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

  • Jewish Studies

  • College of Arts and Letters

  • Muslim Studies

  • James Madison College

  • Peace and Justice Studies

  • College of Social Science

• Specializations on Diasporic Studies in the College of Arts and Letters

  • Asian Pacific American Studies

  • Black American and Diasporic Studies

  • Chicano/Latino Studies

  • Post-colonial and Diaspora Literature and Culture

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Graduate Programs on International Subjects

• Specializations on international themes

  • Criminal Justice International Focus Specialization - Online Graduate Level Certificate 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

  • International Food Laws and Regulations Certificate Program

  • On-line.

• Certificates on 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

• Graduate degrees

  • African American and African Studies - Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees

  • 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 Communications Law

  • MSU College of Law

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Modern Language Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

• • East Asian Languages and Cultures with a concentration in Chinese or Japanese

  • undergraduate major

  • French

  • undergraduate major, or minor for teacher certification; Master of Arts degree

  • French Language and Literature

  • Doctor of Philosophy degree

  • German

  • undergraduate major, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD on moratorium until further notice)

  • Hispanic Literatures

  • Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees

  • Hispanic Cultural Studies

  • Doctor of Philosophy degree

  • Russian

  • undergraduate major

  • Second Language Studies

  • Doctor of Philosophy degree

  • Spanish

  • undergraduate major; undergraduate minor for teacher certification

  • Applied Spanish Linguistics

  • Master of Arts degree

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

  • Master of Arts (MA TESOL)

  In addition to the above majors in foreign languages, instruction is offered in many other languages. For more information, see:

  • African Language Program

  • Arabic

  • LCTL (Less Commonly Taught Languages) Individualized Small Group Classes

  • Portuguese

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Specialized Programs for International Students and Professionals

• • 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

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