Entomology (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The MS in Entomology offers study across many subject areas, with each programme planned individually by the student, major professor and guidance committee while providing broad training in related sciences. The department is engaged in interdisciplinary research, teaching and extension at local to international scales.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: Department of Entomology | Duration: 30 credits (Plan A thesis or Plan B non-thesis) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Subject areas include apiculture and pollination, aquatic systems, behaviour, insect biochemistry, biological control, ecology, forest and medical entomology, nematology, population dynamics, insect physiology, pest management, plant disease vectors, systematics and toxicology. Students complete at least 6 credits of entomology courses at 400-level or above, with more than half of credits at 800-level or above; Plan A requires 6-10 credits of ENT 899 and a defended thesis, Plan B 3-5 credits of ENT 898 research, a seminar and a final oral examination.

Career pathways

College teaching; research on insects affecting crops and people; professional employment with state, federal or private agencies or companies; or work as pest management consultants.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree with a 3.00 GPA for the last two years of study; an entomology major is not required, but training in the physical and biological sciences equivalent to an MSU undergraduate entomology major is expected (students without general entomology take ENT 404 in their first year). GRE General Test scores are required. Applicants with deficiencies in physics, chemistry, mathematics or biology may be admitted provisionally pending collateral coursework.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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