| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.15 |
| Liaison | Laura Young |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Michigan State University
AC-4: Graduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Laura
Young Sustainability Program Coordinator Administration-EVP-Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
The Master of Science in Community Sustainability provides students with opportunities to engage in integrated and applied research and acquire professional skills.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the university and of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, students must meet the requirements specified below. Students may not be admitted to both the Master of Science degree in Community Sustainability and the Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.
The Doctor of Philosophy in Community Sustainability is designed to enable students to generate new knowledge in complementary fields responsive to rapidly changing conditions in our natural environment and agricultural systems.
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5389
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5390
Website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
The Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management provides students with opportunities to engage in integrated and applied research and to acquire professional skills for the study, management, administration and planning of tourism and protected areas under the overarching concept of community sustainability.
In addition to meeting the requirements of the university and of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, students must meet the requirements specified below. Students may not be admitted to both the Master of Science degree in Community Sustainability and the Master of Science degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management is designed to enable students to generate new knowledge in the complementary fields of tourism and protected area management under the overarching concept of community sustainability.
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5376
https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5377
Website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The interdepartmental dual major in environmental science and policy is administered by the College of Social Science. The dual major is available only to those students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program that involves environmental science and policy and who have a graduate major at Michigan State University. The student does not have the option of completing a dual major in environmental science and policy alone.
The educational objectives of the interdepartmental program are to (1) develop interdisciplinary knowledge and skills across natural and social science disciplines related to the environment and to enable collaboration with researchers and practitioners from other disciplines towards addressing environmental challenges; (2) gain knowledge of and experience with science based environmental policies, including how scientific knowledge can contribute to practical policies and how interdisciplinary collaboration can improve the effectiveness of policies; and (3) gain practical experience in communicating scientific research to multiple audiences, including scientific communities and the general public.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education
Bio-systems Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Management (Master's degree only)
Crop and Soil Sciences
Horticulture
Environmental Design
Environmental Geo sciences
Environmental Engineering
Earth and Environmental Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy
Fisheries and Wildlife
Forestry
Urban and Regional Planning
Packaging
Geography
Global Health (Master's degree only)
Health and Risk Communication (Master's degree only)
Integrative Biology
International Planning
Master of Public Health in Public Health
For more information for these graduate degrees listed above, please visit this website: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Programs.aspx?PType=GR&Sort=CollDepart
Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences - https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Text.aspx?Section=111#s413
Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The Graduate Specialization in Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change is administered by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Social Science. The primary administrative unit for this specialization is the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The Graduate Specialization in Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change is available as an elective for students who are enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs at Michigan State University. The goal of this program is to provide graduate students from different academic backgrounds with analytical and methodological tools to address environmental issues from the perspectives of gender relations and social justice. Students will be encouraged to develop an understanding of global perspectives on environmental issues in view of local-global linkages. The program will prepare students to foster the growth of research, service, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the fields of gender and environmental studies and to increase knowledge of the relationships between gender and domestic and international environmental issues.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy and Management provides students with interdisciplinary training necessary to plan, manage, monitor and evaluate climate change mitigation projects that seek to retain or sequester carbon in forest ecosystems. Students will gain specific expertise needed internationally to participate in market-based, climate change mitigation activities such as the United Nations Collaborative Program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The graduate certificate is available online only.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Social System Modeling is designed for students who desire to understand a variety of modeling techniques used to address environmental problems that span human and natural systems. The certificate program exposes students to a range of state-of-the-art techniques including agent-based modeling, systems dynamics modeling, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Environmental and Resource Economics - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5203
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5453
International Development - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=4714
Environmental Policy - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=7677
Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities - Graduate Certificate: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5783
Global Health - Graduate Certificate: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=4226
Indigenous Studies - Graduate Certificate: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5797
Spatial Ecology - Graduate Certificate: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5417
Urban Resilient Redevelopment - Graduate Certificate: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5451
Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspective - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=7674
Environmental Policy - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=7676
Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5255
Global Urban Studies - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=7652
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=7168
Women's and Gender Studies - Graduate Specialization: https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=5716
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