Southeast Missouri State University

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Southeast Missouri State University

university, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Also known as: Southeast Missouri Normal School, Southeast Missouri State Teachers’ College

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Date:: 1873 - present

Areas Of Involvement:: public education

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Southeast Missouri State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. About 12 undergraduate degrees are offered in about 150 fields of study through the Donald L. Harrison College of Business, the Polytechnic Institute, and the colleges of education, health and human services, liberal arts, and science and mathematics. The School of University Studies prescribes a general undergraduate curriculum in the liberal arts. The School of Graduate Studies awards master’s degrees in more than 25 areas; the specialist-in-education degree is also granted. University research units investigate topics such as child development, earthquakes, gerontology, regional history, and ...(100 of 186 words)

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