Participating Master Programs Offered byMSU in 2011
Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronic & Computer Engineering
Economics: Master of Public Policy program only
Epidemiology
Geography
Geological Sciences
Health Communications (in the Dept of Communications)
History
Kinesiology
K-12 Education
Law (LLM degree)
Mechanical Engineering
Political Science: Master of Public Policy program only
School of Planning, Design and Construction
Statistics
Zoology
Master of Public Policy
Designed for students who want to pursue careers in policy analysis, program management, and policy advocacy within the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Address complex societal problems
Reconcile conflicting political and ethical values in policy making
Make informed decisions abut program activities
Provide effective leadership in policy development and implementation
Courses
Fall, 2011
PPL 801: Quantitative techniques I
PPL 805: Microeconomic Theory
PPL 807: Public policy
PPL 808: Policy Development
Spring 2012
PPL 802: Quantitative techniques II
PPL 806: Policy Evaluation
PPL 809: Cost-benefit analysis
PPL 813: Public finance
Summer 2012
PPL 890: Policy workshop
PPL 891: Issues in public policy
Electives (6 credits)
PPL:
Master of Geographic Science
3 semesters
Online option is available
Non-thesis type
Geography Department
Start Fall 2011, Spring 2012, summer 2012
Courses
Geo 886: Research design
Geo 865: Quantitative methods
Geo 425: Advanced GIS
Geo 325: GIS
Geo 423: Cartographic design
Geo 324: Remote sensing
Geo 424: Advance remote sensing
Geo 820: GIS & Management
Geo 821: GIS Practicum
Geo 874: Seminar in GISc.
Geo 826: Geocomputation
Geo 828: Digital terrain
Geo 827: Digital image processing
GISc:
Application Instructions for MSU-ZJU 3+X Program
•Students will be admitted to Participating Master programs only. Students can apply for Ph.D. program only after they complete the master programs.
•Admission is conditional and will become official with ZJU’s degree diploma.
•Students will pay international tuition fees.
•TOEFL (original report required) or IELTS scores
Internet-based: score of 80 with no subscore below 19. 22 of writing
IELTS: Score of 6.5 or higher
• Deadlines: Fall semester April 10, Spring Semester October 10
•GRE: scanned copies accepted (K-12 Education and Law LLM programs do not require GRE)
Checklist of Required Documents
•Online application:
• Financial Proof: Bank Statement and Affidavit of Support
• Your CV or resume
• Statement of Purpose
• Letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts from ZJU with official signature and stamp in sealed envelope with name on it
•Official TOEFL or IELTS scores
• Visit department’s website for additional
document requirement
Contact Information for ZJU-MSU 3+X Program
Qing Xia
Coordinator of Student Recruitment
1 International Center
MichiganStateUniversity
East Lansing, MI48824-1035
U.S.A.
Tel: 517-884-2172
Fax: 517-353-3010
Email: