East Lansing,
MI,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Fisheries and Wildlife - Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine in East Lansing United States | Michigan State University
Michigan State University
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East Lansing United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,663
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The Fish and Wildlife Disease Ecology and Conservation Medicine Specialization equips students with deeper insights into how growing interactions between wildlife, domestic animals, and humans influence infectious disease emergence and transmission. Participants will develop a solid foundation in wildlife disease principles while learning essential diagnostic and monitoring techniques for managing diseases in wild populations and ecosystems. The program also prepares students to collaborate across disciplines and agencies to create comprehensive disease surveillance, prevention, and control strategies. Offered jointly by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this elective specialization is open to master's and doctoral candidates in the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Natural Science, and Veterinary Medicine. Thesis-track (Plan A) master's students are particularly encouraged to align their research with this specialization's interdisciplinary approach. This program suits those seeking to merge their primary field of study with wildlife disease ecology, applying their expertise to address emerging and persistent diseases affecting animal populations and ecosystems.
With authorization from their degree-granting department and college, students may count specialization courses toward their graduate degree requirements. All study plans require approval from the specialization's academic advisor.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
All Official Transcripts. Bachelor Degree is required for Admission. TOEFL PBT - 550. TOEFL IBT - 80. IELTS - 6.5.
To apply to any degree program you must be in your senior year or a graduate of a Bachelor's degree program comparable to that offered by MSU. To begin a Master's degree you must have completed a Bachelor's degree. To begin a Ph.D. program you ordinarily will need to have completed a Master's degree or the equivalent. Typically, the undergraduate major and prior graduate studies will be in an area of the biological or other relevant sciences, and must include course work appropriate to support the graduate program. Students lacking sufficient course work may be admitted provisionally until such deficiencies are removed by completion of collateral courses.
Ordinarily, a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) during the last two years of an undergraduate degree and in prior graduate programs is required for admission to any status (regular or provisional). The department faculty have agreed to consider provisional acceptance of students with GPAs in the range of 2.75-3.0. This exception is only made under unusual circumstances where there is strong evidence indicating likely success in graduate studies. Current departmental practice is to not consider students for admission if their GPA is below 2.75. Acceptance into the department is competitive and the 3.0 GPA requirement is a minimum standard, not a guarantee of acceptance. In recent years, the average GPA of incoming graduate students has exceeded 3.5. Applicants who are not native speakers of English must demonstrate proficiency in English.
To apply to any degree program you must be in your senior year or a graduate of a Bachelor's degree program comparable to that offered by MSU. To begin a Master's degree you must have completed a Bachelor's degree. To begin a Ph.D. program you ordinarily will need to have completed a Master's degree or the equivalent. Typically, the undergraduate major and prior graduate studies will be in an area of the biological or other relevant sciences, and must include course work appropriate to support the graduate program. Students lacking sufficient course work may be admitted provisionally until such deficiencies are removed by completion of collateral courses.
Ordinarily, a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) during the last two years of an undergraduate degree and in prior graduate programs is required for admission to any status (regular or provisional). The department faculty have agreed to consider provisional acceptance of students with GPAs in the range of 2.75-3.0. This exception is only made under unusual circumstances where there is strong evidence indicating likely success in graduate studies. Current departmental practice is to not consider students for admission if their GPA is below 2.75. Acceptance into the department is competitive and the 3.0 GPA requirement is a minimum standard, not a guarantee of acceptance. In recent years, the average GPA of incoming graduate students has exceeded 3.5. Applicants who are not native speakers of English must demonstrate proficiency in English.
Tuition
USD
30,663