Interdisciplinary Programs

In addition to the graduate degree programs offered by individual departments within the university, Michigan State also offers many programs which combine the research facilities and faculty of different departments and colleges.

Dual Majors

Michigan State University offers doctoral students the exceptional opportunity to work in conjunction with faculty mentors to develop a dual major doctoral program. Such a program will reflect the required courses and standards for both of the departments with a single dissertation. Examples include Physics and an Engineering discipline, Agricultural Economics and Economics, and English and History. Faculty and students are currently exploring many other creative combinations.

The request for a dual major must be made early in your doctoral program, and requires approval by your faculty guidance committee, department chairs, Deans of the appropriate Colleges, and the Dean of The Graduate School. Please contact your department faculty for more information.

Established Programs

Umbrella Programs

BioMolecular Sciences

Graduate Specializations

A specialization is an interdisciplinary program of thematically related courses. A full up-to-date listing of all undergraduate and graduate specializations can be found at .

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Interdisciplinary Programs