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• Courses and Syllabi
  We have course syllabi, official course catalog descriptions, seat availability during registration, and a 2-year schedule of course offerings.
• Faculty and Staff
  This page offers pictures of the faculty, contact information, links to faculty web sites, and an e-mail system.
• Programs
  The department offers master's degrees in arts and education, bachelor's degrees in arts and education, and several minors. Here you will find out how our programs are set up and online advisement materials.
• Resources for students
  Scholarships, internships, contests, student groups, and links can be found here.  There are also answers to mom's question, "What can you do with a History major?" You can even find out how much history majors earn.
• What Can I do with a History Major?
  You can apply a degree in history to a variety of workplaces and under a variety of job titles -- including educator, researcher, writer, editor, information manager, advocate, businessperson, or simply as a history professional. 
• The Mid-America Conference on History
  Missouri State University will sponsor the Thirtieth Mid-America Conference on History on September 25-27, 2008.  The conference draws nationally from scholars at every stage of their careers -- faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars.
• Phi Alpha Theta
  Phi Alpha Theta is the national honor society for History.  The organization brings students, teachers, and writers of history together for both intellectual and social exchanges.
• Springfield History
  We have entered into a partnership with Springfield R-12 through a Campus Compact grant to improve the teaching of local history through web technology. See this site for Springfield history and links.
• Alumni and Friends
  Here you will find a guest book, alumni survey, department news, and online opportunities for contributions to departmental scholarships. Would you prefer telephone calls at dinner time?
• Teaching American History (AHEEP)
  The History department and a consortium of local public school districts led by Republic are partners in a $983,000, three-year project to improve student performance in American History. Here is a link to our report to the directors of Teaching American History grants about our project.
• About us
  This is the place to go to for essential information about the department.
• Public Affairs
  The department sponsors two annual programs as a part of our Public Affairs mission. History Day  / (National History Day info) is for students in grades 6 though 12 in Congressional District 7. History Bowl is a contest in which teams of high school students try to quickly answer history questions.