The list below contains most available majors and has been condensed to facilitate locating major codes as requested on the application for admission. For complete information on all the majors available at Michigan State University, including certificates, minors, and specializations that may be used to complement a major or accommodate a student’s interdisciplinary interest, consult the Academic Programs catalog. To learn more about the courses required in each major, visit the appropriate college’s Web site or search MSU’s Degree Navigator.
| College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Code | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics | 5320 | Masters |
| 5321 | Doctoral | |
| Animal Science | 0290 | Masters |
| 0291 | Doctoral | |
| Animal Science-Environmental Toxicology | 0472 | Doctoral |
| Biosystems Engineering | 0502 | Masters |
| 0501 | Doctoral | |
| Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies | 5208 | Masters |
| 5209 | Doctoral | |
| Construction Management | 5260 | Masters |
| 5275 | Doctoral | |
| Crop and Soil Sciences | 0330 | Masters |
| 0331 | Doctoral | |
| Crop and Soil Sciences-Environmental Toxicology | 0473 | Doctoral |
| Entomology | 0536 | Masters |
| 0537 | Doctoral | |
| Environmental Design (MA) | 5268 | Masters |
| Fisheries and Wildlife | 0346 | Masters |
| 0347 | Doctoral | |
| Fisheries and Wildlife-Environmental Toxicology | 0477 | Doctoral |
| Food Science | 0354 | Masters |
| 0355 | Doctoral | |
| Food Science-Environmental Toxicology | 0474 | Doctoral |
| Forestry | 0378 | Masters |
| 0379 | Doctoral | |
| Forestry-Environmental Toxicology | 0475 | Doctoral |
| Horticulture | 0402 | Masters |
| 0403 | Doctoral | |
| Human Nutrition | 5272 | Masters |
| 5273 | Doctoral | |
| Human Nutrition - Environmental Toxicology | 5274 | Doctoral |
| Integrated Pest Management | 0538 | Masters |
| Interior Design and Facilities Management (this program is under consideration for a moratorium) | 5264 | Masters |
| Packaging | 0409 | Masters |
| 0486 | Doctoral | |
| Packaging (Online Program) | 0527 | Masters |
| Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Crop and Soil Sciences | 5310 | Masters |
| 5311 | Doctoral | |
| Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Forestry | 5312 | Masters |
| 5313 | Doctoral | |
| Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Horticulture | 5314 | Masters |
| 5315 | Doctoral | |
| Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology-Plant Biology | 5316 | Masters |
| 5317 | Doctoral | |
| Plant Pathology | 0531 | Masters |
| 0532 | Doctoral | |
| College of Arts and Letters | Code | Level |
| African American and African Studies | 1043 | Masters |
| 1044 | Doctoral | |
| Applied Spanish Linguistics | 5616 | Masters |
| Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy | 5643 | Masters |
| Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing | 5601 | Masters |
| English | 0647 | Doctoral |
| French | 0913 | Masters |
| French, Language and Literature | 0915 | Doctoral |
| German Studies | 1028 | Masters |
| 1029 | Doctoral | |
| Hispanic Cultural Studies | 5615 | Doctoral |
| Hispanic Literatures | 5614 | Masters |
| Linguistics | 0713 | Masters |
| 0714 | Doctoral | |
| Literature in English | 1017 | Masters |
| Philosophy | 0891 | Masters |
| 0893 | Doctoral | |
| Rhetoric and Writing | 5600 | Doctoral |
| Second Language Studies | 5642 | Doctoral |
| Studio Art (MFA) | 0554 | Masters |
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 1049 | Masters |
| Theatre (MFA) | 0979 | Masters |
| College of Business | Code | Level |
| Business Research | 6048 | Masters |
| College of Communication Arts and Sciences | Code | Level |
| Advertising | 1352 | Masters |
| Communication | 1376 | Masters |
| 1377 | Doctoral | |
| Communication Arts & Sciences - Media and Information Studies | 1447 | Doctoral |
| Communicative Sciences and Disorders | 1453 | Masters |
| 1454 | Doctoral | |
| Health and Risk Communication | 1473 | Masters |
| Journalism | 1404 | Masters |
| Public Relations | 1357 | Masters |
| Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media | 1438 | Masters |
| College of Education | Code | Level |
| Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education | 6730 | Doctoral |
| Education (Online Program) | 2294 | Masters |
| Education for the Health Professions (Online Program) | 6739 | Masters |
| Educational Policy | 2293 | Doctoral |
| Educational Psychology and Educational Technology | 6703 | Doctoral |
| Educational Psychology and Educational Technology (Online Program) | 6741 | Doctoral |
| Educational Technology | 2299 | Masters |
| Educational Technology (Online Program) | 6731 | Masters |
| Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education | 2288 | Masters |
| 2245 | Doctoral | |
| Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (Online Program) | 6734 | Masters |
| K-12 Educational Administration | 1644 | Masters |
| 1646 | Doctoral | |
| Kinesiology | 2283 | Masters |
| 2284 | Doctoral | |
| Measurement and Quantitative Methods | 2251 | Doctoral |
| Rehabilitation Counseling | 1752 | Masters |
| Rehabilitation Counselor Education | 2279 | Doctoral |
| School Psychology | 2275 | Doctoral |
| School Psychology (EDS) | 1742 | Doctoral |
| Special Education | 1726 | Masters |
| 1727 | Doctoral | |
| Student Affairs Administration | 2246 | Masters |
| Teaching and Curriculum | 6727 | Masters |
| Teaching and Curriculum (Online Program) | 6728 | Masters |
| College of Engineering | Code | Level |
| Chemical Engineering | 2303 | Masters |
| 2304 | Doctoral | |
| Civil Engineering | 2311 | Masters |
| 2312 | Doctoral | |
| Computer Science | 2335 | Masters |
| 2336 | Doctoral | |
| Electrical Engineering | 2348 | Masters |
| 2349 | Doctoral | |
| Engineering Mechanics | 2494 | Masters |
| 2495 | Doctoral | |
| Environmental Engineering | 2324 | Masters |
| 2326 | Doctoral | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 8001 | Masters |
| 8002 | Doctoral | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2401 | Masters |
| 2402 | Doctoral | |
| College of Human Medicine | Code | Level |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2828 | Masters |
| 2829 | Doctoral | |
| Epidemiology | 2832 | Masters |
| 2831 | Doctoral | |
| Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) | 2836 | Masters |
| Laboratory Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2841 | Masters |
| Microbiology | 2779 | Masters |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | 2830 | Doctoral |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2792 | Masters |
| 2794 | Doctoral | |
| Physiology | 2804 | Masters |
| 2805 | Doctoral | |
| Public Health (MPH) | 2837 | Masters |
| College of Music | Code | Level |
| Collaborative Piano | 7331 | Masters |
| Jazz Studies | 7334 | Masters |
| Music Composition | 7323 | Masters |
| 7324 | Doctoral | |
| Music Conducting | 7335 | Masters |
| 7336 | Doctoral | |
| Music Education | 7325 | Masters |
| 7326 | Doctoral | |
| Music Performance | 7328 | Masters |
| 7329 | Doctoral | |
| Music Theory | 7332 | Masters |
| Musicology (MA) | 7327 | Masters |
| Piano Pedagogy | 7330 | Masters |
| College of Natural Science | Code | Level |
| Applied Mathematics | 3733 | Masters |
| 3734 | Doctoral | |
| Applied Statistics | 3871 | Masters |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | 3923 | Masters |
| 3924 | Doctoral | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 7027 | Masters |
| 7028 | Doctoral | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Environmental Toxicology | 7029 | Doctoral |
| Biological Science-Interdepartmental | 3782 | Masters |
| Biomedical Laboratory Operations | 7037 | Masters |
| Biomedical Laboratory Operations (Online Program) | 7090 | Masters |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | 7011 | Masters |
| 3964 | Doctoral | |
| Cell and Molecular Biology - Environmental Toxicology | 7071 | Doctoral |
| Chemical Physics | 3829 | Doctoral |
| Chemistry | 3573 | Masters |
| 3575 | Doctoral | |
| Chemistry-Environmental Toxicology | 3938 | Doctoral |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 3793 | Masters |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Online Program) | 7070 | Masters |
| Environmental Geosciences | 3928 | Masters |
| 3952 | Doctoral | |
| Environmental Geosciences-Environmental Toxicology | 3968 | Doctoral |
| General Science (MAT) | 3935 | Masters |
| Genetics | 7020 | Masters |
| 3788 | Doctoral | |
| Genetics - Environmental Toxicology | 7087 | Doctoral |
| Geological Sciences | 3925 | Masters |
| 3927 | Doctoral | |
| Human Nutrition | 7050 | Masters |
| 7051 | Doctoral | |
| Human Nutrition - Environmental Toxicology | 7052 | Doctoral |
| Industrial Mathematics | 3994 | Masters |
| Mathematics | 3740 | Masters |
| 3741 | Doctoral | |
| Mathematics (MAT) | 3739 | Masters |
| Mathematics Education | 7068 | Masters |
| 7069 | Doctoral | |
| Microbiology & Molecular Genetics | 7043 | Masters |
| 7030 | Doctoral | |
| Neuroscience | 7038 | Masters |
| 3987 | Doctoral | |
| Neuroscience - Environmental Toxicology | 7098 | Doctoral |
| Physical Science-Interdepartmental | 3800 | Masters |
| Physics | 3836 | Masters |
| 3838 | Doctoral | |
| Physiology | 3860 | Masters |
| 3861 | Doctoral | |
| Plant Biology | 7018 | Masters |
| 7019 | Doctoral | |
| Statistics | 3877 | Doctoral |
| Statistics (MS) | 3875 | Masters |
| Zoology | 3887 | Masters |
| 3889 | Doctoral | |
| Zoology-Environmental Toxicology | 3941 | Doctoral |
| College of Nursing | Code | Level |
| Nursing | 4003 | Masters |
| 4024 | Masters | |
| 4013 | Doctoral | |
| Nursing (Online Program) | 4016 | Masters |
| College of Osteopathic Medicine | Code | Level |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4213 | Masters |
| 4214 | Doctoral | |
| Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) | 4216 | Masters |
| Laboratory Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology | 4217 | Masters |
| Microbiology | 4120 | Masters |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | 4215 | Doctoral |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 4176 | Masters |
| 4178 | Doctoral | |
| Physiology | 4188 | Masters |
| 4189 | Doctoral | |
| College of Social Science | Code | Level |
| Anthropology | 4307 | Masters |
| 4308 | Doctoral | |
| Chicano/Latino Studies | 7625 | Doctoral |
| Child Development (MA) | 7641 | Masters |
| Clinical Social Work - Advanced Standing | 4502 | Masters |
| Clinical Social Work - Two Year | 4493 | Masters |
| Criminal Justice | 4318 | Masters |
| 4725 | Doctoral | |
| Criminal Justice (Online Program) | 4702 | Masters |
| Economics | 4736 | Masters |
| 4737 | Doctoral | |
| Forensic Science | 4744 | Masters |
| Geographic Information Science | 4742 | Masters |
| Geography | 7669 | Masters |
| 4347 | Doctoral | |
| History | 7609 | Masters |
| 7611 | Doctoral | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 7691 | Masters |
| 7692 | Doctoral | |
| Human Resources and Labor Relations | 7650 | Masters |
| Industrial Relations Human Resources | 7602 | Doctoral |
| International Planning Studies | 7623 | Masters |
| Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis (Online Program) | 7673 | Masters |
| Organizational & Community Practice - Advanced Standing | 4719 | Masters |
| Organizational & Community Practice - Two Year | 4718 | Masters |
| Political Science | 4385 | Masters |
| 4387 | Doctoral | |
| Professional Applications in Anthropology | 4727 | Masters |
| Psychology | 4414 | Masters |
| 4415 | Doctoral | |
| Public Policy | 7624 | Masters |
| Social Work | 4746 | Doctoral |
| Sociology | 4535 | Masters |
| 4536 | Doctoral | |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 7619 | Masters |
| Youth Development (Online Program) | 7645 | Masters |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Code | Level |
| Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology | 4911 | Masters |
| 4912 | Doctoral | |
| Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology - Environmental Toxicology | 4916 | Doctoral |
| Food Safety (Online Program) | 4914 | Masters |
| Integrative Pharmacology (Online Program) | 4917 | Masters |
| Laboratory Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology | 4921 | Masters |
| Large Animal Clinical Sciences | 4763 | Masters |
| 4764 | Doctoral | |
| Microbiology | 4915 | Masters |
| 4903 | Doctoral | |
| Microbiology-Environmental Toxicology | 4901 | Doctoral |
| Pathobiology | 4918 | Masters |
| 4919 | Doctoral | |
| Pathobiology-Environmental Toxicology | 4920 | Doctoral |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 4794 | Masters |
| 4796 | Doctoral | |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology-Environmental Toxicology | 4902 | Doctoral |
| Physiology | 4804 | Masters |
| 4805 | Doctoral | |
| Small Animal Clinical Sciences | 4810 | Masters |
| The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management | Code | Level |
| Accounting | 1054 | Doctoral |
| Accounting (MS) | 6019 | Masters |
| Business Information Systems | 6024 | Doctoral |
| Finance | 6016 | Masters |
| 1139 | Doctoral | |
| Foodservice Business Management | 6046 | Masters |
| Hospitality Business Management | 6047 | Masters |
| Logistics | 1331 | Doctoral |
| Marketing | 6054 | Doctoral |
| Operations and Sourcing Management | 1350 | Doctoral |
| Organizational Behavior-Human Resource Management | 6008 | Doctoral |
| Strategic Management | 6007 | Doctoral |
| Supply Chain Management (19 month program) | 6035 | Masters |
| Supply Chain Management (31 month program) | 6038 | Masters |
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