Minors

Bioethics

The minor in Bioethics, which is administered by Lyman Briggs College, is available as an elective to all MSU undergraduate students. The minor is designed to prepare students to engage with the evolving set of ethical issues in biomedicine that they will encounter in their careers or their daily lives. The minor fosters students' abilities to understand and question health care systems from a wide variety of intellectual viewpoints. Such interdisciplinary study also promotes the ability for students to communicate effectively in many different careers and arenas. 

You do not need to be a student in Lyman Briggs College to enroll in this minor.

After you have completed LB 240, you can declare the minor using the LBC major/minor form.

Contact Bioethics Minor Coordinator, Dr. Daniel Thiel, with questions.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, open to all majors, emphasizes both the entrepreneurial mindset and the process for launching and growing a startup. Through coursework and experiential learning, students gain the confidence to create and apply entrepreneurial thinking to launch ventures, lead teams, or drive change in any field.

The Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is administered by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Science and Society

The Science and Society minor expands students' knowledge of science. Students learn not only how to practice science, but also how the field of science has evolved over time, how scientific norms have been established, and how to impact science in their own unique way. The Science and Society field fosters science communication skills and critical thinking. 

Students choose from a wide array of courses for their minor, with the guidance and support of a Science and Society faculty member.

The Science and Society minor is offered to Lyman Briggs students only.

Contact Dr. Marisa Brandt, Coordinator of the Science and Society Major and Minor, with your questions.

Science, Technology, Environment, and Public Policy

The Minor in Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy (STEPP) exposes students to policy-making processes at the local, state, national and international levels; examines historical trends and analyze social relationships; builds a strong understanding of scientific principles used to formulate sound policy initiatives; and facilitates a linkage between policy-making and science, technology and the environment.

Students who pursue the STEPP minor are interested in how science and politics relate to one another. It is designed for both science and non-science majors, and allows students to personalize their classes to allow them to pursue specific science policy topics that interest them.