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Accounting

The Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy offers outstanding academic programs, and a vibrant, challenging learning environment for its students, both face-to-face and online.

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Aerospace Engineering

ASE's Bachelor's of Science in Aerospace Engineering primarily focuses on the analysis, design, testing, and prediction of performance of aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft which operate in the atmosphere, outer space, or in a fluid medium.

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Agribusiness

The Agribusiness major prepares students for a variety of potential career fields including, but not limited to, agricultural law, agricultural policy analysis, economic consulting, agricultural production management, commodities marketing, and food chain supply management, including processing, sales, and distribution.

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Agricultural Education, Leadership and Communications

The Agriculture Education, Leadership, and Communications major equips graduates with the ability to inform and engage people about agricultural information and issues.

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Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business

Our Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business (AETB) program prepares students for technical careers in agriculture, business, and land surveying.

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Agricultural Science

The Agricultural Science degree prepares individuals for a variety of agriculturally related careers.

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Agronomy

Agronomy is the study of the science behind soil management and crop production.

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Animal and Dairy Science

The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences provides several concentrations to meet individual career goals.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans as biological and cultural beings. Its subfields include archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics.

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Applied Sciences

Designed for community college graduates with technical degrees, choose a flexible degree program where you can shape your future to advance your career quickly.

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Applied Sociology

Students will acquire the skills to think scientifically about real-world problems, societies, and human behavior, equipping them to excel in a competitive marketplace or in graduate programs.

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Architecture

The Mississippi State University School of Architecture offers the Bachelor of Architecture degree, a five-year professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

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Art

The Mississippi State University Department of Art offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

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Artificial Intelligence

This program provides a strong foundation in computer science, statistics and probability theory, data analytics, cognitive science, machine learning, robotics, ethics in AI, and specialized electives.

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Biochemistry

In the Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion, we offer a variety of concentrations and degree specializations, ranging from forensic sciences to pre-professional programs such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, pharmacy and bioinformatics. Our core curriculum is well-grounded in the life sciences and is designed to provide a comprehensive education that can lead to a variety of careers in medicine, biotechnology, agriculture, and research.

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Biological Sciences

In today's job market, most Professional Biologists need advanced degrees or specific training. The B.S. in Biological Sciences should be viewed as a pre-professional degree that prepares the student for either advanced study in the biological sciences or specific training in a profession (such as in medicine, therapy, law, education, engineering, or business).

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Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is a growing interdisciplinary field of engineering that integrates engineering and life sciences to solve problems associated with the human body and human health.

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Biosystems Engineering

Our Biosystems Engineering (BSE) program prepares students for careers involving the application of engineering design and problem-solving in the realm of biological systems including natural resources, the rural environment, and agricultural production and processing.

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Building Construction Science

The Building Construction Science Program at Mississippi State University is designed to prepare students for careers in construction and construction-related fields.

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Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Business Administration gives students the flexibility to gain general knowledge of various aspects of the business world.

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Business Economics

Economics is the scientific study of how people and institutions make choices concerning the use of society’s scarce resources.

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Business Information Systems

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Business Information Systems (BIS) prepares students for a variety of careers in corporate, industrial, governmental, and military establishments.

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Chemical Engineering

The Chemical Engineering program has three concentrations, which enable you to customize your elective choices to target specific post-graduation career goals.

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Chemistry

Our Chemistry curriculum combines broad based training in the major areas of chemistry (Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical) with a firm foundation in mathematics and physics. 

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Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a B.S. in civil engineering.

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Clinical Laboratory Sciences is a vital part of the field of laboratory medicine. Graduates perform a myriad of laboratory tests to find the causes and cures for disease.

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Communication

As a Communication major you will receive a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in one or more of the following five areas.

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Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering is directed toward the design and development of computer systems.

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Computer Science

Computer Science is the study of principles, applications, and technologies of computing and computers.

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Criminology

Criminology, as a field, explores the nature and causes of crime. Criminology also examines the impact crime has on society and how in turn society responds to the social problem of crime.

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Culinology

The Culinology® degree program integrates Food Science and Culinary Arts so that students are prepared to work in diverse areas within the food industries—from experimental research chefs and menu planners to food manufacturing, fine dining, and product development.

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Cybersecurity

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is a focused undergraduate education program in cyber defense and operations.

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Data Science

Mississippi State University uniquely approaches data science as the field that advances methods to improve the use of data for human progress.

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Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology is an undergraduate degree program in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Foundations.

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Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering concerns itself with the science and engineering techniques dealing with electrons and other charged particles, with their behavior and effects, and especially with the control of them.

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Elementary Education

The elementary education program is designed to prepare teacher candidates with the essential foundations for instructing children in grades K-8.

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English

The study of English gives students knowledge of the language and its literature, including familiarity with the literature that helped define past eras.

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Environmental Economics & Sustainability

Students learn the skills they need through three major areas.

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Environmental Science in Agricultural Systems

The Environmental Sciences in Agricultural Systems major provides an educational foundation to prepare students for diversified careers focused on environmental issues related to agronomic and horticultural production. 

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Fashion Design and Merchandising

This program is designed to provide students with an understanding of fashion and textile industries, consumer behavior, product development, business principles, and technology applications.

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Finance

Finance plays a central role in the operation of the economy and is crucial to an organized society’s resource allocation system.

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Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Our department offers BS degree programs in several fields, including accredited programs in food science, food business/processing, food safety, pre-health, culinology (in conjunction with MS University for Women), and dietetics/nutrition.

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Foreign Language

Studying and teaching languages are the passions of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures.

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Forestry

The undergraduate major in forestry is a science-based program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree.

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General Liberal Arts

Students who prefer to specialize in more than one field of study may earn a B.A. degree in General Liberal Arts.

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General Science

Flexibility is the key characteristic of the curriculum.

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Geoscience

The Department of Geosciences strives for an integrated, interdisciplinary study of the whole Earth.

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History

The History Major at Mississippi State University exposes undergraduate students to a wide range of human perspectives and experience.

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Horticulture

Horticulture is the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.

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Human Development and Family Science

This program offers an interdisciplinary lifespan approach to the study of children, youth and families.

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Industrial Engineering

Industrial and systems engineering (ISE) is concerned with designing and improving systems to make products or provide services.

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Industrial Technology

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology, offered online, and on our Starkville Campus, prepares students for supervisory and management positions in the production, automation, maintenance or logistics areas of industry.

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Information Technology Services

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Services (ITS) prepares students for a variety of potential careers, including technical support, technology training, instructional design, office management and administration, technology sales, digital publishing, and project management.

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Integrated Design and the Built Environment

As design, construction, and related businesses and organizations seek graduates with diversified and varied knowledge across design and construction curricula, the BA in Integrated Design and the Built Environment affords students the ability to have a broader education in the areas of design and the built environment.

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Interdisciplinary Studies

The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies is a university-wide degree coordinated through the College of Arts & Sciences by the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee. This multi-discipline academic program is appropriate for students motivated by specific interests not recognized in traditional majors and is not intended to compete with existing programs. 

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Interior Design

Interior design is a challenging, exciting, and ever-changing profession.

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Kinesiology

Kinesiology is an integrative discipline that focuses on the various components and processes of human movement related to physical activity and sport.

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Landscape and Contracting Management

A landscape contractor is a specialty contractor who provides the materials and services needed to make the landscape architect's project become a reality; and/or to provide the management and maintenance needed to keep the project in prime condition after implementation.

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Landscape Architecture

The profession of landscape architecture offers students the opportunity to engage in shaping the environmental and cultural landscape through planning and design to improve quality of life.

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Liberal Arts

Through BALA, students can pursue a major that crosses two or more disciplines offered in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Management

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Management provides students with a solid foundation upon which to build a career as a manager or entrepreneur.

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Marketing

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Marketing prepares students for a career in marketing by providing them with an in-depth understanding of why customers buy certain products and services and how to effectively retain customers.

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Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers two undergraduate degrees and a significant number of possible double majors with other departments.

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to the design, development, and operation of mechanical and energy systems.

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Microbiology

The relevance of microbiology is more obvious than ever before.

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Music

The Department of Music offers two undergraduate degrees in music: the Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.). 

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Music Education

The Bachelor of Music Education is a 130 hour professional degree program that leads to licensure to teach music in the State of Mississippi.

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Music Performance

A program that program that prepares students to work independently towards performance at the highest possible level.

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Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation

The undergraduate major in natural resource and environmental conservation is a science-based program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree.

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Petroleum Engineering

The Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) degree program, housed within the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, provides graduates with state-of-the-art education and training for developing energy resources for the world today while enabling new technological energy solutions for the future. 

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Philosophy

The Department or Philosophy and Religion offers a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy, either focusing on Philosophy or adding a concentration in Religion.

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Physics and Astronomy

The mission for the Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy includes the fundamental responsibility to generate and disseminate knowledge about the physical world and how mankind interacts with it.

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Political Science

Mississippi State University's bachelor's in political science is one of the best in the country, as reflected in our students winning so many Truman Scholarships.

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Poultry Science

The Poultry curriculum provides for in-depth study of scientific principles important in the production, processing and marketing of poultry and poultry products.

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Psychology

A degree in psychology provides training in the science of psychology, experimental design, statistics, critical thinking, as well as strong writing and interpersonal skills.

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Secondary Education

The secondary education program is designed to prepare teacher candidates to be licensed to teach middle and high school.

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Social Work

The Social Work Program at Mississippi State University is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society and its institutions, organizations, and groups. Sociologists study the ways that social structure and interactions shape human life.

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Software Engineering

Software Engineering is defined in IEEE Standard 610.12 as “the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software.”

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Special Education

The special education program is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach students with exceptionalities.

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Supply Chain Logistics

Mississippi State University’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Logistics major will equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills needed in logistics and supply chain-related roles and careers.

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Sustainable Bioproducts

The Sustainable Bioproducts major prepares students with a strong foundation in the manufacturing of wood and fiber-based products, their physical and mechanical properties, environmental implications, marketing, sales, and trading of wood and composite materials composed of agricultural residues and other natural fibers.

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Veterinary Medical Technology

The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM) was the third college of veterinary medicine in the United States to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree program in veterinary medical technology (VMT).

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Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Department offers a major in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture designed to provide students with curricula that has foundation in biology, ecology, natural resources management, social sciences, mathematics, and other educational subjects needed by natural resource professionals.

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