Well-selected graduate courses at the 500-, 800-, or 900-level can make excellent Honors-caliber substitutions for many 300- and 400-level courses. All suitably prepared Honors College members may enroll in most graduate courses, inside and outside their own colleges, with prior approval from their departmental Honors College advisers and from the instructors teaching the courses.
The graduate courses listed below were recently taken by one or more Honors College students. These courses are merely examples; they may or may not be particularly valuable to you. Browse through the MSU Course Descriptions for others that might appeal to you more, and be sure to try out your ideas on your Honors adviser(s) before you decide.
| Advertising | ||
| ADV 850 | Public Relations Planning | |
| ADV 870 | International Advertising | |
| ADV 890 | Independent Study | |
| Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||
| ANR 810 | International Food Laws and Regulations | |
| Animal Science | ||
| ANS 805 | Animal Welfare Assessment | |
| ANS 890 | Advanced Independent Study | |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANP 834 | Medical Anthropology: Overview | |
| ANP 835 | Topics in Medical Anthropology | |
| ANP 853 | Evolution of Civilization | |
| Arts and Letters | ||
| AL 892 | Seminar | |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | ||
| AST 840 | Stellar Astrophysics | |
| AST 911 | Numerical Techniques in Astronomy | |
| AST 912 | Observational Astronomy | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ||
| BMB 801 | Molecular Biology | |
| BMB 829 | Methods of Macromolecular Analysis and Synthesis | |
| BMB 855 | Special Problems | |
| Biosystems Engineering | ||
| BE 835 | Engineering Analysis and Optimization of Biological Systems | |
| BE 890 | Special Problems | |
| BE 891 | Advanced Topics in Biosystems Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| CHE 891 | Selected Topics | |
| Chemistry | ||
| CEM 832 | Mass Spectrometry | |
| CEM 837 | Electroanalytical Chemistry | |
| CEM 883 | Computational Quantum Chemistry | |
| CEM 924 | Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry | |
| CEM 988 | Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry II | |
| Communication | ||
| COM 821 | Mass Communication Theory and Research | |
| COM 890 | Independent Study | |
| Communication Arts and Sciences | ||
| CAS 892 | Special Topics | |
| CAS 992 | Doctoral Seminar | |
| Communicative Sciences and Disorders | ||
| CSD 823X | Augmentative Communication | |
| Computer Science and Engineering | ||
| CSE 802 | Pattern Recognition and Analysis | |
| CSE 803 | Computer Vision | |
| CSE 814 | Formal Methods in Software Development | |
| CSE 820 | Advanced Computer Architecture | |
| CSE 825 | Computer and Network Security | |
| CSE 830 | Design and Theory of Algorithms | |
| CSE 841 | Artificial Intelligence | |
| Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education | ||
| CEP 800 | Psychology of Learning in School and Other Settings | |
| Criminal Justice | ||
| CJ 809 | Issues in Criminal Justice | |
| Economics | ||
| EC 811A | Mathematical Applications in Economics | |
| EC 812A | Microeconomics I | |
| EC 816 | Economic Thought II | |
| EC 823 | Applied Econometrics | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||
| ECE 802 | Selected Topics | |
| ECE 813 | Advanced VLSI Design | |
| ECE 825 | Alternating Current Electrical Machines and Drives | |
| ECE 851 | Linear Systems and Control | |
| English | ||
| ENG 829 | 20th Century American Literature | |
| ENG 850 | African American Literature | |
| ENG 863 | The Literatures of Africa and the Diaspora | |
| Environmental Science and Policy | ||
| ESP 801 | Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes of the Environment | |
| ESP 803 | Human and Ecological Health Assessment and Management | |
| ESP 891 | Selected Topics in Environmental Science and Policy | |
| Epidemiology | ||
| EPI 810 | Introductory Epidemiology | |
| EPI 811 | Epidemiology Exercises and Applications | |
| Family and Child Ecology | ||
| FCE 813 | Adulthood and Aging in the Family: Ecological Perspectives | |
| Fisheries and Wildlife | ||
| FW 840 | Landscape Ecology | |
| FW 860 | Wildlife Nutrition | |
| Forestry | ||
| FOR 802 | Forest Science Research | |
| French | ||
| FRN 806 | Topics in French Linguistics | |
| Genetics | ||
| GEN 800 | Genetics Seminar | |
| German | ||
| GRM 810 | Theory and Practice of Teaching German | |
| History | ||
| HST 823 | Seminar in Modern European History | |
| HST 831 | Seminar in Latin American History | |
| HST 832 | Seminar in Japanese History | |
| History of Art | ||
| HA 890 | Independent Study | |
| Human Anatomy | ||
| ANTR 551 | Medical Gross Anatomy | |
| Human Medicine | ||
| HM 591 | Special Problems in Human Medicine | |
| Human Nutrition and Foods | ||
| HNF 840 | Human Nutrition and Chronic Diseases | |
| Journalism | ||
| JRN 808 | Specialized Topics in Journalism | |
| JRN 890 | Independent Study | |
| Kinesiology | ||
| KIN 810 | Metabolic Responses to Exercise | |
| KIN 820 | Advanced Clinical Evaluation | |
| KIN 870 | Physical Activity and Well-Being | |
| Language, Learning and Teaching | ||
| LLT 860 | Second Language Acquisition | |
| Linguistics | ||
| LIN 837 | Advanced Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics | |
| LIN 871 | Advanced Studies in Sociolinguistics | |
| LIN 892 | Seminar in Linguistics | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | ||
| MSE 862 | Dislocation Theory | |
| MSE 870 | Electron Microscopy in Materials Science | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH 828 | Real Analysis I | |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | ||
| MMG 835 | Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics | |
| Music | ||
| MUS 858A | Seminar in Wind Conducting | |
| MUS 860 | Seminar in History and Philosophy of Music Education | |
| MUS 861 | Seminar in Psychology of Music Education | |
| MUS 862 | Seminar in Music Curriculum and Methodology | |
| MUS 874 | Schenkerian Analysis | |
| MUS 882 | Composition with Computers | |
| MUS 890 | Independent Study | |
| MUS 891 | Special Topics | |
| MUS 892A | Seminar in Music History | |
| Neurology and Ophthalmology | ||
| NOP 552 | Medical Neuroscience | |
| NOP 590 | Special Topics in Clinical Neuroscience | |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHL 810 | Seminar in the History of Philosophy | |
| PHL 860 | Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology | |
| Physics | ||
| PHY 810 | Methods of Theoretical Physics | |
| PHY 820 | Classical Mechanics | |
| PHY 841 | Classical Electrodynamics I | |
| PHY 851 | Quantum Mechanics I | |
| PHY 852 | Quantum Mechanics II | |
| PHY 911 | Group Theory and Symmetry in Physics | |
| PHY 971 | Atomic and Electronic Structure of Matter | |
| Plant Biology | ||
| PLB 800 | Seminar in Plant Biology | |
| PLB 802 | Selected Topics in Plant Biology | |
| PLB 849 | Evolutionary Biology | |
| Political Science | ||
| PLS 803 | Political Thought | |
| PLS 822 | Urban Government and Politics | |
| PLS 870 | Proseminar in Political Thought | |
| PLS 920 | Research Seminar in American Politics | |
| PLS 970 | Research Seminar in Political Thought | |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY 836 | Personality Psychology | |
| PSY 854 | Behavior Disorders in Children and Families | |
| PSY 890 | Special Problems in Psychology | |
| Public Policy | ||
| PPL 807 | Public Policy | |
| Resource Development | ||
| RD 826 | International Development and Sustainability | |
| Retailing | ||
| RET 890 | Supervised Independent Study in Retailing | |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC 831 | Intersections of Class, Race, and Gender | |
| Spanish | ||
| SPN 805 | Evolution of the Spanish Language | |
| SPN 806 | Topics in Hispanic Linguistics | |
| Teacher Education | ||
| TE 818 | Curriculum In Its Social Context | |
| TE 842 | Advanced Methods of Elementary School Reading | |
| TE 843 | Reading, Writing, and Reasoning in Secondary School Subjects | |
| TE 890 | Independent Study | |
| Telecommunication | ||
| TC 842 | Design and Development of Media Projects | |
| TC 848 | Special Topics in Digital Media Arts and Technology | |
| Theatre | ||
| THR 809 | Stage Combat | |
| Zoology | ||
| ZOL 805 | Animal Welfare Assessment | |
| ZOL 848 | Current Topics in Evolutionary Development Biology | |
| ZOL 855 | Molecular Evolution: Principles and Techniques | |