James Madison College - Specializations

Specializations

James Madison College offers its students the opportunity to add specializations (approximately equivalent to minors at MSU prior to their recent adoption at the university) to their majors. These are:

• Political economy: Adding courses in economics and economic policy, typically coupled with International Relations (international political economy is, with security studies, one of the main branches of IR) or PTCD.
• Science, Technology, Environment, and Public Policy Specialization (STEPPS): Focus on the history of science, the philosophy of science and the implications of technology on policy, as well as science and environmental policy. The program is conducted in conjunction with the Lyman Briggs College and the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife within the College of Natural Science.
• Muslim Studies: Area studies in the Muslim world, with a focus on the political dynamics of the region and the role of political Islam.
• Western European studies: Area studies in Western Europe, with a focus on European integration and the workings of the European Union.