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Fall Preview Day
Friday, November 21, 2025
1:00 – 4:30 PM EST
Fall Preview Day
November 21st
Explore how the arts, humanities, and creativity come together at Michigan State University. At this joint event with the College of Arts & Letters and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH), you’ll be able to connect with current students, tour our inspiring spaces, and take part in a hands-on creative activity.
Majors
The goal of the MSU College of Arts & Letters is to offer you a high-quality liberal arts education for the 21st century. We educate actors, artists, designers, filmmakers, linguists, philosophers, poets, teachers, translators, writers. Our majors help to build, shape, and sustain the arts, culture and the humanities.
Minors
Minor in African American and African Studies
Minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies
Minor in Arabic
Minor in Art History and Visual Culture
Minor in Art Photography
Minor in Arts and Cultural Management
Minor in Chinese
Minor in Classical and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Minor in Cognitive Science
Minor in Comic Art and Graphic Novels
Minor in Creative Writing
Minor in Dance
Minor in Digital Studies in the Arts and Humanities
Minor in Fiction Filmmaking
Minor in Film Studies
Minor in French and Francophone Studies
Minor in French Education
Minor in German
Minor in Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities
Minor in Graphic Design
Minor in Indian and South Asian Languages and Cultures
Minor in Italian
Minor in Japanese
Minor in Jewish Studies
Minor in Korean
Minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Sexuality Studies
Minor in Linguistics
Minor in Literature and Cultural Studies
Minor in Museum Studies
Minor in Musical Theatre
Minor in Philosophy
Minor in Philosophy and Law
Minor in Philosophy and the Sciences
Minor in Popular Culture Studies
Minor in Portuguese
Minor in Religious Studies
Minor in Russian
Minor in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Minor in Screenwriting
Minor in Spanish
Minor in Spanish Education
Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies
Minor in Writing
Scholarships
Financial Aid
Student Stories
Explore the Arts & Letters Difference
Travel the Globe
in green & WHite
turn the world into your classroom
Study Abroad
80
Programs
40
Countries
6
Continents
Experience
Skills
Learn
Connection
Study away
the excel network
Your hub for Career services, study abroad/away,
and networking opportunities
excel network
Connect with Alumni
Internship Opportunities
Service Learning & Research
Advising for Careers & Internships
6
career
communities
Liberal arts majors have a variety of career options but may need help navigating through their interests and how their degrees apply to the workforce. The Excel Network created Career Communities to assist students with exploring career paths and connecting to opportunities to prepare them for the future.
Informed by industries and fields where College of Arts & Letters graduates work, each Career Community offers highlighted events, internship and career options, alumni spotlights, and experiential learning opportunities.
Entrepreneurship,
Business &
Innovation
Visual Arts, Arts
Administration
& Performing Arts
Publishing,
Editing &
Authorship
Design,
Technology
& Media
International
Affairs, Law &
Government
Nonprofit,
Education &
Health
Internships
from backpack to briefcase
internships
our students have interned at
Experience
Engage
Network
Expand
The internship experience
Student Stories: Shannon Gillespie
citizen scholars
Co-curricular program for high-achieving students
citizen scholars
The Arts & Letters Citizen Scholars program is designed to prepare students for a lifetime of social justice, human rights, global awareness, and equity work in the arts and humanities by guiding them through intentional study to connect their academic work with the transforming experience of community engagement.
Aspire to be a Citizen Scholar
Students will build upon the strengths of an arts and humanities education, mobilizing their knowledge and skills to connect to the community and to the world.
Ready to Learn More?
We’re excited you’re interested in becoming a Spartan! Below are ways you can learn even more. If you have any questions in the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact us.