MSU offers more than 65 programs focused on international topics, including language study, specializations in world regions or global themes, and international relations.

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• International Studies: Undergraduate Programs
• International Studies: Graduate Programs
• Modern Languages: Undergraduate Programs
• Modern Languages: Graduate Programs
• Modern Languages: Non-Degree Options
• Specialized Programs for International Students and Professionals

International Studies: Undergraduate Programs

• Major in International Topics

• James Madison College major in international relations
• Women's and Gender Studies
• Gender and Global Change Specialization
• Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities (College of Arts and Letters)
• World Politics (College of Social Science)

• Minors in International Topics

• Women's and Gender Studies
• Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities (College of Arts and Letters)
• Chinese (Teaching Minor, College of Education)
• Italian (Teaching Minor, College of Education)
• Japanese (Teaching Minor, College of Education)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Teaching Minor, College of Education)
• Global Studies in Social Science (College of Social Science)
• International Development (College of Social Science)

• Minors in World Regions

• African Studies (College of Social Science)
• Asian 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)

• Minors 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)
• Jewish Studies (College of Arts and Letters)
• Muslim Studies (James Madison College)
• Peace and Justice Studies (College of Social Science)

• Minor in Diasporic Studies in College of Arts and Letters

• Asian Pacific American Studies
• Black American and Diaspora Studies
• Chicano/Latino Studies
• Post-colonial and Diaspora Literature and Culture

International Studies: Graduate Programs

• Graduate Degrees

• African American and African Studies (College of Social Science)
• 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)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Chicano/Latino Studies (College of Social Science)
• International Planning Studies (College of Social Science)

• 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 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 (online)
• Literacy and Language Instruction

• Certificates in World Regions and International Themes

• Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
• International Public Health

Modern Languages: Undergraduate Programs

• French
• Russian
• Spanish
• Korean (minor)
• Portuguese (minor)

Modern Languages: 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)
• Spanish as a Second or Bilingual Language
• Foreign Language Teaching (College of Arts and Letters)
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (College of Arts and Letters)

Modern Languages: Non-Degree Programs

• African Language Program (instruction in more than 27 local languages)
• Arabic
• Less Commonly Taught Languages (individualized small group classes)

Specialized Programs for International Students and Professionals

• 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 (online)
• Master of Laws Program in the American Legal System (College of Law)
• Visiting International Professional Programs