The state specialists in human environmental sciences extension, who are faculty members of the college, work closely with the teaching and research faculty in providing graduate students with opportunities for research and experience in both rural and urban areas. The college also participates in the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station research projects. Teaching and research assistantships and other opportunities for part-time work are available to qualified students at both the master's and Ph.D. levels. Teaching assistantships provide supervised experience in college teaching activities. Applications should be submitted before April l of each year, although inquiries may be made at any time.
Information also is available on national fellowships.
Back to the top. Acceptable performance on the GRE general test. Applicants to the Department of Environmental Design are required to present a portfolio for review. Upon acceptance of the student into the program, the adviser or advisery committee determines what undergraduate courses, if any, are required to provide a sound basis for graduate study. The study program includes courses needed to update the student's knowledge and those required to attain master's-level competency in a subject area.