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Agriculture and environment

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Agriculture and environment

With a rich history as an agricultural college and with state-of-the-art facilities and resources, MSU is one of the top places in the world to study agriculture and the environment. MSU’s farms, river, plant biology greenhouses, bird sanctuary, Bug House and more, turn the campus itself into a living ecosystem of research and learning where students are effortlessly immersed in agricultural and environmental resources.

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Overview of agriculture and environment  

Top 10 

in agriculture and forestry worldwide (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2021) 

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most environmentally responsible colleges (The Princeton Review, 2020) 


Studying agriculture and the environment at Michigan State University

There are countless ways to pursue the study of agriculture and environment at Michigan State. You do not necessarily have to be in MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources to prepare yourself for a career in environmental studies. There are many majors across the different colleges at MSU that cover topics of agriculture and the environment.

Take a look at the academic opportunities below to see how you can customize your study of agriculture and environment at MSU to suit your goals and passions.

Academic opportunities

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    The following majors offered at Michigan State are a great fit for anyone interested in the topics of agriculture and environment.

    College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
    • Agribusiness management
    • Agriculture, food and natural resources education
    • Animal science*
    • Applied conservation biology*
    • Aquatic ecology and management*
    • Crop and soil sciences
    • Cropping systems science
    • Construction management
    • Environmental economics & management
    • Environmental soil and water science
    • Environmental studies and sustainability
    • Fish ecology and management*
    • Food industry management
    • Food science*
    • Forestry
    • Horticulture
    • Landscape architecture
    • Managerial economics for the bioeconomy
    • Sustainable parks, recreation and tourism
    • Turfgrass science and management
    • Wildlife ecology and management*
    College of Communication Arts and Sciences
    • Journalism (environment, science and health reporting concentration)
    College of Engineering
    • Environmental engineering
    College of Natural Science
    • Earth and environmental sciences
    • Entomology*
    • Environmental biology / microbiology*
    • Environmental biology / plant biology*
    • Environmental biology / zoology*
    • Environmental geography*
    • Plant biology*
    • Zoology*
    Lyman Briggs College
    • Environmental sciences and management
    College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Preveterinary
    • Veterinary nursing

    *These majors can also be pursued through Lyman Briggs College

  • Departments
    • Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
    • Animal Science
    • Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering
    • Community Sustainability
    • Earth and Environmental Sciences
    • Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
    • Entomology
    • Environmental Science and Public Policy
    • Fisheries and Wildlife
    • Food Science and Human Nutrition
  • Centers and institutes
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    • Plant Research Laboratory
    • Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection
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    • Hydrogeology Facility
    • Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
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    • Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment
    • Vet Med Summer Research Programs
    • BRUSH Summer Research Program
    • Phi Zeta Research Day
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    Take a virtual agriculture and environment tour of MSU's campus. This tour showcases areas of campus relevant to students studying majors in agriculture and environment.

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    • Forestry
    • Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
    • Horticulture
    • Large Animal Clinical Sciences
    • Molecular Plant Sciences
    • Plant Biology
    • Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
    • Planning, Design and Construction
    • Small Animal Clinical Sciences