Animal Studies: Social Science and Humanities Perspectives

A graduate specialization in animal studies is designed for students to explore the historical and social dimensions of the human-animal relationship from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students participating in the specialization program:

• gain basic knowledge in the relationships between humans and other animals;
• develop an understanding of how humans and other animals are linked together in a vulnerable biosphere;
• examine the legal, philosophical, and historical perspectives on the human-animal relationship;
• apply issues of the human-animal relationship to their primary disciplines.

This specialization is administered by the College of Social Science. The Department of Sociology is the primary administrative unit.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Linda Kalof

Animal Studies Graduate Specialization

Department of Sociology

6H Berkey Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Telephone: (517) 355-6638
lkalof@msu.edu

Animal Studies Web site