Packaging (Doctoral) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The PhD in Packaging provides broad education with specialized training in areas such as distribution packaging, barrier characteristics, shelf life, mechanical properties of materials, medical/pharmaceutical packaging, human factors, recycling and environmental impacts.

Faculty: School of Packaging, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: School of Packaging | Duration: minimum 45 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Core courses PKG 805 or 815, PKG 825 Polymeric Packaging Materials, PKG 810 Packaging Professional Seminar and PKG 985 Analytical Solutions to Packaging Design, plus 3 further PKG 800-level credits, 24-36 credits of dissertation research (PKG 999), written and oral comprehensive exams and a dissertation defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Regular admission requires a thesis-based master's in packaging or a related science or engineering area (or a bachelor's in a related area with significant intensive research experience such as first-author peer-reviewed publications); a GPA of at least 3.4 for the bachelor's or master's; acceptable GRE General Test scores; and a School of Packaging faculty member willing to serve as major advisor. Provisional admission may be granted to applicants showing outstanding potential.

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.

Duration: minimum 45 credits

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

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