Packaging (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The MS in Packaging (on-campus) provides broad education with specialized training in areas such as distribution packaging, barrier characteristics, shelf life, mechanical properties, 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 30 credits | Intake: Fall (Spring only for applicants holding a packaging degree) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

At least 30 credits, more than half at the 800 level or higher. Thesis option: PKG 810, PKG 825, PKG 805 or 815, and 6-8 thesis credits. Non-thesis option: PKG 810, 825, 815 and 805 plus at least 3 further 800-level credits and a final examination. Students without a packaging bachelor's complete collateral undergraduate courses that do not count toward the 30 credits.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application due February 15 for fall. Materials: application with fee via MSU Admissions, official transcripts, letters of recommendation, academic/personal statements, supplemental questions; GRE optional; international applicants provide English test scores and proof of financial support. Applicants without a prior packaging degree are considered for fall only.

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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