CANR Areas of Study

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers academic programs in four areas of study. Students can explore these thematic areas.

Areas of Study

  • Agriculture: Plants & Animals

    Programs in this area provide students with hands-on learning experiences in a wide variety of fields such as animal science, agribusiness management and entomology.

  • Built Environments: Construction & Design

    Programs in this area provide students with hands-on learning experiences in a wide variety of fields such as construction management, interior design and landscape architecture.

  • Business: Management & Economics

    Programs in this area investigate the complex interaction between economies, policies, governments & regulations, supply chains, commodities, and consumers across the country and around the world.

  • Human Health: Food & Nutrition

    Programs in this area provide students with hands-on learning experiences in a wide variety of fields such as dietetics, food and nutritional sciences, packaging and biosystems engineering.

  • Natural Resources: Sustainable Environments

    Programs in this area provide students with hands-on learning experiences in a wide variety of fields such as fisheries and wildlife, environmental economics and management, and forestry.

CANR-Badge-updatedExplore Areas of Study Programs

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers academic programs in four areas of study.

Programs include:

Find out more! Contact Jeff Keson at kesonjef@msu.edu or (517) 353-0560.


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Current Students

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Graduate Students

To learn about our graduate programs, please email us at canr.grad@anr.msu.edu.