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Graduate Programs

Academics

As a research institution, graduate education is central to the mission of Mississippi State University. With over 200 graduate programs, including many distance options, there is an academic program to meet almost anyone's career goals.

Graduate Programs

Mississippi State University offers the following graduate degrees, majors, concentrations and certificates. Refer to the Graduate School requirements for admission and degree completion and to the specific departmental and/or program listings in the Bulletin of the Graduate School for further information. Direct program related and admission criteria questions to the graduate coordinator listed for your major of interest. General application questions, such as how to apply or to check the status of your application, may be directed to gradapps@grad.msstate.edu.

Graduate Programs Table

Major/Concentration

 Degree Department and College
Websites

Graduate Coordinator

 Departmental Requirements
Accounting (NT) Master of Professional Accountancy Adkerson School
of Accountancy
College of Business

Dr. Kelly Walker 
kw2369@msstate.edu
(662) 325-1632

Adkerson School of Accountancy

Aerospace Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Aerospace Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. David Thompson
dst@ae.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2068

Aerospace Engineering-M.S.
Aerospace Engineering Concentration
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Aerospace Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. David Thompson
dst@ae.msstate.edu<
(662) 325-2068		 Aerospace Engineering-Ph.D.
Agribusiness Management (NT) Master of Agribusiness Management Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Dr. Ardian Harri
Ah333@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5179

Agribusiness Management (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agricultural and Extension Education (T; NT) Master of Science School of Human Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kirk Swortzel
kirk.swortzel@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7837		 Agricultural and Extension Education-M.S.
Agriculture and Extension Education Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy School of Human Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kirk Swortzel
kirk.swortzel@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7837		 Agricultural and Extension Education-Ph.D.
Agricultural Economics Concentration (T; NT) Major: Agriculture Master of Science Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Ardian Harri
ah333@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2751		 Agricultural Economics-M.S.
Agricultural Life Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Animal Physiology		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233		 Animal Physiology (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agricultural Life Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Biochemistry		 Master of Science College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kenneth Willeford
ken.willeford@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2651

Biochemistry-M.S.
Agricultural Life Sciences (T)
Concentration: Entomology and
Plant Pathology 		Master of Science College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences

Dr. Kenneth Willeford
ken.willeford@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085

Entomology and Plant Pathology-M.S.

Agricultural Life Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Genetics		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233

Genetics (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agricultural Sciences
Concentration: Animal and Dairy Science		 Doctor of Philosophy Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040		 Animal and Dairy Sciences-Ph.D.
Agricultural Sciences
Concentration: Animal Nutrition		 Doctor of Philosophy Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040

Animal Nutrition-Ph.D.

Agricultural Sciences
Concentration: Engineering Technology		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Prem Parajuli
pparajuli@abe.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0206		 Engineering Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agricultural Sciences
Concentration: Poultry Science		 Doctor of Philosophy Poultry Science
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Aaron Kiess
a.kiess@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3416		 Poultry Science-Ph.D.
Agriculture (T; NT)
Concentration: Agricultural Economics		 Master of Science Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Ardian Harri
Ah333@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5179		 Agricultural Economics-M.S.
Agriculture (T)
Concentration: Animal Nutrition		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040

Animal Nutrition (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agriculture (T; NT)
Concentration: Animal Science		 Master of Science Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040

Animal and Dairy Sciences-M.S.
Agriculture (T; NT)
Concentration: Engineering Technology		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Prem Parajuli
pparajuli@abe.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0206		 Engineering Technology (Interdisciplinary Program)
Agriculture (T; NT)
Concentration: Poultry Science		 Master of Science Poultry Science
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Aaron Kiess
a.kiess@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3416

Poultry Science-M.S.
Agronomy Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Agricultural Sciences-Ph.D.
Agronomy Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Plant and Soil Sciences		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences-M.S.
Animal and Dairy Science Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040		 Agricultural Sciences (Animal and Dairy Science)-Ph.D.
Animal Nutrition Concentration (T)
Major: Agriculture		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040

Agriculture (Interdisciplinary Program)
Animal Nutrition Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040

Agricultural Sciences(Animal Nutrition)-Ph.D.

Animal Physiology Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Agricultural Life Sciences		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233

Agricultural Life Sciences (Interdisciplinary Program)
Animal Science Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Agriculture		 Master of Science Animal and Dairy Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Jamie Larson
j.larson@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0040		 Agriculture (Animal Science)-M.S.
Applied Anthropology (T) Master of Arts Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Molly Zuckerman
mzuckerman@anthro.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7519		 Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures-M.A.
Applied Physics Concentration
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Henk Arnoldus
hfa1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2919

Applied Physics (Interdisciplinary Program)
Applied Psychology
Concentration: Cognitive Science		 Doctor of Philosophy Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Kevin Armstrong
kja3msstate.edu
(662) 325-7657

 Cognitive Science-Ph.D.
Applied Psychology
Concentration: Clinical Psychology		 Doctor of Philosophy Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Kevin Armstrong
kja3msstate.edu
(662) 325-7657

Clinical Psychology-Ph.D.

Automotive Engineering Graduate Certificate

Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering

Dr. Randy Follett
follett@ece.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3073

 n/a
Biochemistry Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Agricultural Life Sciences		 Master of Science College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kenneth Willeford
kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2651

Agriculture and Life Sciences (Biochemistry)-M.S.
Biological Engineering (T) Master of Science Agricultural and
Biological Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering

Dr. Fei Yu
Fy29@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7350

 Biological Engineering-M.S.
Biological Engineering Concentration
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Agricultural and
Biological Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering

Dr. Fei Yu
Fy29@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7350

 Biological Engineering-Ph.D.
Biological Sciences (T) Master of Science Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Justin Thornton
thornton@biology.msstate.edu
(662) 325-8020		 Biological Sciences-M.S.
Biological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Justin Thornton
thornton@biology.msstate.edu
(662) 325-8020		 Biological Sciences-Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering (T) Master of Science Agricultural and
Biological Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Steven Elder
selder@abe.msstate.edu<
(662) 325-3282		 Biomedical Engineering-M.S.
Biomedical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Agricultural and
Biological Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Steven Elder
selder@abe.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3282		 Biomedical Engineering-Ph.D.
Business Administration (NT) Master of Business Administration Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Business Administration
Business Administration (NT)
Concentration: Accounting		 Master of Business Administration Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Accounting)
Business Administration
Concentration: Accounting		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Accounting)-Ph.D.
Business Administration
Concentration: Economics 		Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Business Administration (Economics)-Ph.D.
Business Administration
Concentration: Information Systems		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Information Systems)-Ph.D.
Business Administration
Concentration: Finance		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Finance)-Ph.D.

Business Administration
Concentration: Management		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Management)-Ph.D.
Business Administration
Concentration: Marketing		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Marketing)-Ph.D.
Business Information Systems Concentration
Major: Business Administration		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891

Business Administration (Information Systems)-Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Swalm School of
Chemical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Neeraj Rai
nr373@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0790

Chemical Engineering-M.S.

Chemical Engineering
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Swalm School of
Chemical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Neeraj Rai
nr373@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0790

Chemical Engineering-Ph.D.
Chemistry (T) Master of Science Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Joseph Emerson
jemerson@chemistry.msstate.edu
(662) 325-9500		 Chemistry-M.S.
Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Joseph Emerson
jemerson@chemistry.msstate.edu
(662) 325-9500		 Chemistry-Ph.D.
Civil Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Farshid Vahedifard
farshid@cee.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0902		 Civil Engineering-M.S.
Civil Engineering Concentration
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Farshid Vahedifard
farshid@cee.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0902		 Civil Engineering-Ph.D.
Community College Education (NT) Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership and Foundations
College of Education

Dr. Stephanie King
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066

 Community College Education-M.A.
Community College Leadership Doctor of Philosophy Leadership and Foundations
College of Education		 Dr. Stephanie King
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066		 Community College Leadership-Ph.D.
Computational Biology Graduate Certificate Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Andy Perkins
ap335@msstate.edu		 Computational Biology
Computational Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Manav Bhatia mb2908@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3623		 Computational Engineering-M.S.
Computational Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Manav Bhatia
mb2908@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3623		 Computational Engineering-Ph.D.
Computer Science (T; NT) Master of Science Computer Science
and Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. T. Jankun-Kelly
tjk@cse.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7504		 Computer Science-M.S.
Computer Science Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science
and Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. T. Jankun-Kelly
tjk@cse.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7504

Computer Science-Ph.D.
Counselor Education Doctor of Philosophy Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Joan Looby
jlooby@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3426		 Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations, Ph.D.
Counselor Education Concentration EDU (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education

Dr. Cheryl Justice (Starkville)
cjustice@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3426
Dr. Jeffrey Leffler (Meridian)
jleffler@meridian.msstate.edu
(601) 484-0187

 Counselor Education-Ed.S
Counselor Education/Student Counseling and Guidance Services Doctor of Philosophy Counseling and
Educational Psychology		 Dr. Cheryl Justice
cjustice@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-342617		 Counselor Education/Student Counseling and Guidance Services-Ph.D.
Curriculum and Instruction Doctor of Philosophy Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education

Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Rr102@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7117

Curriculum and Instruction-Ph.D.
Diversity Graduate Certificate History
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Alan Marcus
aim10@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3604

Diversity Certificate Program
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Geosciences
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Renee Clary
rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3915		 Earth and Atmospeheric Sciences-Ph.D.
Education (T; NT)
Concentration: Elementary Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Rr102@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7108		 Elementary Education-Ed.S.
Education (T; NT)
Concentration: School Administration		 Educational Specialist Leadership and Foundations
College of Education		 Dr. Stephanie King
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066		 School Administration-Ed.S.
Education (T; NT)
Concentration: School Psychology		 Educational Specialist Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Tawny McCleon
tmccleon@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7101		 School Psychology-Ed.S.
Education (T; NT)
Concentration: Secondary Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Missy Hopper (Online & Starkville) 
pfh7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3681		 Secondary Education-Ed.S.
Education (T; NT)
Concentration: Special Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Sandy Devlin
sdevlin@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3747		 Special Education-Ed.S.
Education (T; NT) Educational Specialist Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education		 Dr. Chien Yu
cyu@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7260		 Technology- Ed.S.
Education Doctor of Philosophy Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education		 Dr. Chien Yu
cyu@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7260		 Technology-Ph.D.
Educational Psychology (T; NT) Master of Science Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Elaine Wei 
tw1518@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3641		 Educational Psychology-M.S.
Educational Psychology Doctor of Philosophy Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Elaine Wei
tw1518@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3641		 Educational Psychology-Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Jenny Du
du@ece.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2035		 Electrical and Computer Engineering-M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Doctor of Philosophy Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Jenny Du
du@ece.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2035		 Electrical and Computer Engineering-Ph.D.
Elementary Education (NT) Master of Science Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Rr102@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7108		 Elementary Education-M.S.
Elementary Education Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Rr102@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7108		 Elementary Education-Ed.S.
Engineering
Concentration: Aerospace Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Aerospace Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Mark Janus
mark@ae.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2463		 Aerospace Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering (NT) Master of Engineering Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Kari Babski-Reeves
kari@ise.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1677		 Engineering (Interdisciplinary Program)
Engineering
Concentration: Applied Physics		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Henk Arnoldus
hfa1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2919		 Applied Physics (Interdisciplinary Program)
Engineering
Concentration: Biological Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Agricultural and
Biological Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Fei Yu
Fy29@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7350		 Biological Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering
Concentration: Chemical Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Swalm School of
Chemical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Neeraji Rai
nr373@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0790		 Chemical Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering
Concentration: Civil Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Farshid Vahedifard
farshid@cee.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0902		 Civil Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering
Concentration: Education Engineering 		Doctor of Philosophy Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Lesley Strawderman
strawderman@ise.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7214		 Industrial Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering
Concentration: Mechanical Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Yucheng Liu
yl86@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7308		 Mechanical Engineering-Ph.D.
Engineering Technology Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Agriculture		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Prem Parajuli
pparajuli@abe.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0206		 Agriculture (Interdisciplinary Program)
Engineering Technology Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Prem Parajuli
pparajuli@abe.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0206		 Agriculture Sciences (Interdisciplinary Program)
English (T; NT) Master of Arts English
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Shalyn Claggett
src173@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8688		 English-M.A.
Entomology and
Plant Pathology Concentration (T)
Major: Agricultural Life Sciences		 Master of Science College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kenneth Willeford
ken.willeford@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0206		 Agricultural Life Sciences-M.S.
Environmental Toxicology Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum
(Basic Sciences/Clinical Sciences/
Pathobiology and Population Medicine)		 Dr. Russell Carr
rlcarr@cvm.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1039		 Environmental Toxicology-Ph.D.
Exercise Physiology Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Kinesiology		 Master of Science Kinesiology
College of Education		 Dr. Adam Knight
Aknight@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2963		 Exercise Physiology-M.S.
Fashion Design and Merchandising Master of Science College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Catherine Black
cmb1356@msstate.edu
(662) 325-6555		 Fashion Design and Merchandising-M.S.
Finance Concentration
Major: Business Administration		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Business Administration-Ph.D.
Food Science and Technology Concentration (T)
Major: Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion-M.S.
Food Science and Technology Concentration
Major: Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion		 Doctor of Philosophy Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion-Ph.D.
Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion (T)
Concentration: Food Science and Technology		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Food Science and Technology-M.S.
Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion
Concentration: Food Science and Technology		 Doctor of Philosophy Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Food Science and Technology-Ph.D.
Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion (T; NT)
Concentration: Health Promotion		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Health Promotion-M.S.
Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion (T)
Concentration: Nutrition		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Nutrition-M.S.
Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion
Concentration: Nutrition		 Doctor of Philosophy Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
wcheng@fsnhp.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3200		 Nutrition-Ph.D.
Foreign Language (T; NT) Master of Arts Foreign Languages
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Salvador Bartera (Starkville & Online)
sb2419@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3480 		 Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures-M.A.
Forest Resources
Concentration: Sustainable Bioproducts		 Doctor of Philosophy Sustainable Bioproducts
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Rubin Shmulsky
rs26@cfr.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2243		 Sustainable Bioproducts-Ph.D.
Forest Resources
Concentration: Forestry		 Doctor of Philosophy Forestry
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Heather Alexander
heather.alexander@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5809		 Forestry-Ph.D.
Forest Resources
Concentration: Wildlife and Fisheries		 Doctor of Philosophy Wildlife, Fisheries
and Aquaculture
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Kevin Hunt
kevin.hunt@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0870		 Wildlife and Fisheries-Ph.D.
Forestry (T; NT) Master of Science Forestry
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Heather Alexander
heather.alexander@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5809		 Forestry-M.S.
Forestry  Doctor of Philosophy Forestry
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Heather Alexander
heather.alexander@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5809		 Forest Resources-Ph.D.
Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Margaret Hagerman
mah1125@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2495		 Gender Studies Certificate Program
General Biology (NT)
Online Only		 Master of Science Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Donna M. Gordon (Online)
dg300@msstate.edu
MSGB@biology.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3120 		 General Biology-M.S.
Genetics (T; NT)
Major: Agricultural Life Sciences		 Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233

Genetics (Interdisciplinary Program)
Geoscience (T; NT) Master of Science Geosciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Renee Clary
rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3915
Dr. Michael Brown (Online)
mike.brown@geosci.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3915

 Geosciences-M.S.
Gerontology Graduate Certificate School of Human Sciences
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Joe Wilmoth
jwilmoth@humansci.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0918		 Gerontology Certificate Program
Health Promotion Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Will Evans
we59@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5508		 Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion-M.S.
History (T; NT) Master of Arts History
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Andrew Lang
afl78@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3604		 History-M.A.
History Doctor of Philosophy History
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Andrew Lang
afl78@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3604		 History-Ph.D.
Horticulture Concentration (T)
Major: Plant and Soil Sciences		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
mcox@pss.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences-M.S.
Horticulture Concentration
Major: Plant and Soil Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
mcox@pss.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences-Ph.D.
Family Science Master of Science School of Human Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Tommy Phillips (HD&FS)
tphillips@humansci.msstate.edu
662-325-0655		 Human Development and Family Studies-M.S.
Family Science Doctor of Philosophy School of Human Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Tommy Phillips (HD&FS)
tphillips@humansci.msstate.edu
662-325-0655		 Human Development and Family Studies-Ph.D.
Industrial Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Linkan Bian
lb1425@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0570		 Industrial Engineering-M.S.
Industrial Engineering
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Linkan Bian
lb1425@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0570		 Industrial and Systems Engineering-Ph.D.
Information Systems (NT) Master of Science in Information Systems Management and Information Systems
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Information Systems-M.S.
Instructional Systems and Workforce Development Doctor of Philosophy Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education		 Dr. Chien Yu
cyu@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7260		 Instructional Systems and Workforce Development-Ph.D.
Instructional Technology (NT) Master of Science in Instructional Technology Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education

Dr. Chien Yu
cyu@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7260
Dr. Sang Joon Lee (Online)
slee@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-8317

 Instructional Technology-M.S.
Kinesiology (T; NT)
Concentrations: Exercise Physiology, Sport Administration, Disability Studies, and Sport Pedagogy 		Master of Science Kinesiology
College of Education		 Dr. Adam Knight
aknight@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2963		 Kinesiology-M.S.
Kinesiology Doctor of Philosophy Kinesiology
College of Education		 Dr. Adam Knight
aknight@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2963		 Kinesiology-M.S.
Landscape Architecture (T) Master of Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Chuo Li
cl1004@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3012		 Landscape Architecture-M.L.A.
Life Sciences
Concentration: Animal Physiology		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233		 Animal Physiology-Ph.D. (Interdisciplinary Program)
Life Sciences
Concentration: Entomology and
Plant Pathology 		Doctor of Philosophy College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kenneth Willeford
Kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085		 Entomology and Plant Pathology-Ph.D.
Life Sciences
Concentration: Genetics		 Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum Dr. Scott Willard
swillard@cals.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233

Genetics-Ph.D. (Interdisciplinary Program)
Management Concentration
Major: Business Administration		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Business Administration-Ph.D.
Marketing Concentration
Major: Business Administration		 Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Business Administration-Ph.D.
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Master of Physician Assistant Studies Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Dr. Debra S. Munsell
pa@meridian.msstate.edu
(601) 696-2320

 Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Materials Engineering Graduate Certificate Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Rooban Thirumalai rthirumalai@i2at.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7998		 Materials Engineering Certificate Program
Mathematics (T; NT) Master of Science Mathematics and Statistics
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Mohammad Sepehrifar
msepehrifar@math.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7145		 Mathematics-M.S.
Mathematical Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Mathematics and Statistics
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Mohammad Sepehrifar
msepehrifar@math.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7145		 Mathematical Sciences-Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering (T; NT) Master of Science Mechanical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Yucheng Liu
yl86@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8231		 Mechanical Engineering-M.S.
Mechanical Engineering Concentration
Major: Engineering		 Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering
Bagley College
of Engineering		 Dr. Yucheng Liu
yl86@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8231

Mechanical Engineering-Ph.D.
Molecular Biology Doctor of Philosophy College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Kenneth Willeford
kwilleford@bch.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2651		 Molecular Biology-Ph.D.
Music (NT) Master of Music Education Department of Music Dr. Gary Packwood
gary.packwood@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3490		 Music-M.M.E.
Nutrition Concentration (T)
Major: Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion		 Master of Science Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Will Evans
mwe59@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5508		 Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion-M.S.
Nutrition Concentration
Major: Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion		 Doctor of Philosophy Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Will Evans
mwe59@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5508		 Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion-Ph.D.
Physics (T; NT) Master of Science Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Henk F. Arnoldus
hfa1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2806		 Physics-M.S.
Physics Doctor of Philosophy

Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences

 Dr. Henk F. Arnoldus
hfa1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2806		 Physics-Ph.D.

Plant and Soil Sciences
Concentration: Agronomy

 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Agronomy)-Ph.D.
Plant and Soil Sciences
Concentration: Horticulture		 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Horticulture)-Ph.D.
Plant and Soil Sciences
Concentration: Weed Science		 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Weed Science)-Ph.D.
Plant and Soil Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Agronomy		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Agronomy)-M.S.
Plant and Soil Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Horticulture		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Horticulture)-M.S.
Plant and Soil Sciences (T; NT)
Concentration: Weed Science		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
msc15@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Weed Science)-M.S.
Political Science (T; NT) Master of Arts Political Science and Public Administration
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Michael Potter
mp2146@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2711		 Political Science-M.A.
Poultry Science Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Agriculture		 Master of Science Poultry Science
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Aaron Kiess
a.kiess@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3416		 Poultry Science (Agriculture)-M.S.
Poultry Science Concentration
Major: Agricultural Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Poultry Science
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences 		Dr. Aaron Kiess
a.kiess@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3416		 Poultry Science (Agricultural Sciences)-Ph.D.
Project Management (NT) Master of Business Administration Graduate Studies
in Business
College of Business		 Dr. Nicole Ponder
nponder@business.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1891		 Project Management-MBA
Public Policy and Administration (NT) Master of Public Policy and Administration Political Science and Public Administration
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Michael Potter
mp2146@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2711		 Public Policy and Administration-MPPA
Public Policy and Administration Doctor of Philosophy Political Science and Public Administration
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Michael Potter
mp2146@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2711		 Public Policy and Administration-Ph.D.
School Administration (NT) Master of Science Leadership and Foundations
College of Education		 Dr. Stephanie King
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066
Dr. Leigh Ann McMullan (Online)
lmcmullan@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7110		 School Administration-M.S.
School Administration Concentration
Major: Education (T; NT)		 Educational Specialist Leadership and Foundations
College of Education		 Dr. Stephanie King
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066		 School Administration-Ed.S.
School Psychology Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Tawny McCleon
tmccleon@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7101		 School Psychology-Ed.S.
School Psychology Concentration (T)
Major: Education		 Doctor of Philosophy Counseling and
Educational Psychology
College of Education		 Dr. Tawny McCleon
tmccleon@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7101

School Psychology-Ph.D.
Secondary Education (NT) Master of Science Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Missy Hopper
pfh7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3681		 Secondary Education-M.S.
Secondary Education Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Missy Hopper
pfh7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3681

Secondary Education-Ed.S.
Secondary Teacher Alternate Route (NT) Master of Arts in Teaching-Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Ms. Katrina Miller (Online)
kmiller@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1999		 Secondary Teacher Alternate Route-M.A.
Special Education Alternate Route (NT) Master of Arts in Teaching- Special Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Ms. Susan Steward
ssteward@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-0527		 Special Education Alternate Route-M.A.
Sociology (T; NT) Master of Science Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Margaret Hagerman
mah1125@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2495		 Sociology-M.S.
Sociology Doctor of Philosophy Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Margaret Hagerman
mah1125@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2495		 Sociology-Ph.D.
Special Education (NT) Master of Science Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Sandy Devlin
sdevlin@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3747
Susan Stewart (Online)
sstewart@colled.msstate.edu		 Special Education-M.S.
Special Education Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education		 Dr. Sandy Devlin
sdevlin@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3747		 Special Education-Ed.S.
Sport Administration Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Kinesiology 		Master of Science Kinesiology
College of Education		 Dr. Adam Knight
aknight@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2963		 Kinesiology (Sport Administration)-M.S.
Sport Pedagogy Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Kinesiology 		Master of Science Kinesiology
College of Education		 Dr. Adam Knight
aknight@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2963

Kinesiology (Sport Pedagogy)-M.S.
Statistics (T; NT) Master of Science Mathematics and Statistics
College of Arts and Sciences		 Dr. Mohammad Sepehrifar
msepehrifar@math.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7145

Statistics-M.S.
Sustainable Bioproducts (T; NT) Master of Science Sustainable Bioproducts
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Rubin Shmulsky
rs26@cfr.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3106		 Sustainable Bioproducts-M.S.
Sustainable Bioproducts Concentration
Major: Forest Resources		 Doctor of Philosophy Sustainable Bioproducts
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Rubin Shmulsky
rs26@cfr.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3106

Sustainable Bioproducts (Forest Resources)-Ph.D.
Forest Resources Concentration
Major: Sustainable Bioproducts		 Doctor of Philosophy Sustainable Bioproducts
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Rubin Shmulsky
rs26@cfr.msstate.edu
(662) 325-3106

Sustainable Bioproducts (Forest Resources)-Ph.D.
Systems Concentration (NT)
Major: Accounting		 Master of Professional Accountancy Adkerson School
of Accountancy
College of Business		 Dr. Clyde Herring
ceh4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7451		 Accounting (Systems)-M.P.A.
Taxation (NT) Master of Taxation Adkerson School
of Accountancy
College of Business		 Dr. Clyde Herring
ceh4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7451

Taxation-M.TX.
Technology Concentration (T; NT)
Major: Education		 Educational Specialist Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education		 Dr. Chien Yu
cyu@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7260

Technology-Ed.S.
Veterinary Medical Science (T; NT) Master of Science Interdisciplinary Curriculum
(Basic Sciences/Clinical Sciences/
Pathobiology and Population Medicine)
College of Veterinary Medicine		 Dr. Larry Hanson
hanson@cvm.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1202

Veterinary Medical Science-M.S. (Interdisciplinary Program)
Veterinary Medical Science Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Curriculum
(Basic Sciences/Clinical Sciences/
Pathobiology and Population Medicine)
College of Veterinary Medicine		 Dr. Larry Hanson
hanson@cvm.msstate.edu
(662) 325-1202		 Veterinary Medical Science-Ph.D. (Interdisciplinary Program)
Weed Science Concentration (T)
Major: Plant and Soil Sciences		 Master of Science Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
mcox@pss.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767

Plant and Soil Sciences (Weed Scinece)-M.S.
Weed Science Concentration
Major: Plant and Soil Sciences		 Doctor of Philosophy Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences		 Dr. Michael Cox
mcox@pss.msstate.edu
(662) 325-2767		 Plant and Soil Sciences (Weed Science)-Ph.D.
Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture (T) Master of Science Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
College of Forest Resources		 Dr. Kevin Hunt
kevin.hunt@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0870		 Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture-M.S.
Workforce Educational Leadership (NT)
offered in conjunction with Alcorn State University		 Master of Science Leadership and Foundations
College of Education		 Dr. Stephanie King (Online & Starkville)
sking@colled.msstate.edu
(662) 325-7066		 Workforce Educational Leadership-M.S.