Departments and Programs
Departments
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences incorporates seven departments and one cooperative program in conjunction with University of Missouri Science and Technology, and is home to a number of outreach and research centers. We seek to improve success rates in the STEM areas (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through outreach activities and engaged learning. Whether in a laboratory or observatory setting, the world is the CNAS classroom.
Secondary science teacher education
If you want to teach science at the middle and high school levels in Missouri, and you are (or will be) a Missouri State University student, you need to complete three steps:
- Earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri State in one of four science disciplines. Course plans and program details are available for each online.
- Earn a Master of Arts in Teaching from Missouri State. A 2.75 GPA or better in your bachelor's degree discipline area is required for admission to the MAT program.
- Receive certification/licensure in the state of Missouri to teach middle school and high school science.
Contact GGP instructor, Melanie Carden-Jessen, at 417-836-3231 or Biology associate professor, Gigi Saunders, at 417-836-6469.
Undergraduate Programs
Biology
Includes options in:
- Environmental Biology and Evolution
- Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Pre-Teacher Education
- Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Community and Regional Planning
Environmental Physics Technology
Hospitality Leadership
Includes options in:
- Club Management
- Food and Beverage
- General Operations
- Lodging
- Senior Living Management
- Tourism
Mathematics
Includes options in:
- Actuarial Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
- General Mathematics
- Statistics
Physics
Includes options in:
- Career Prep Physics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Materials Science
- Teaching Prep Physics
Graduate programs
Geography and Geology
Includes options in:
- Geology
- Human Geography and/or Planning
- Physical Geography
Natural and Applied Science
Includes options in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geography, Geology and Planning
- Mathematics
- Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science
Certificates
Undergraduate
- Applied Geophysics
- Applied Geospatial Science
- Biomedical Physics
- Computational Science
- Engineering Geology
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Geoscience
- Food and Beverage Operations
- Geoarchaeology
- Geographic Information Sciences
- Geologic Foundations
- Globalization and Sustainability
- Paleontology
- Petroleum Geology
- Small Town Planning and Development
- Web Programming
Graduate
Interdisciplinary
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