Department of Languages, Cultures and Religions

General Information

The following courses may be taken for graduate credit by students admitted to graduate study at Missouri State University:

French (FRN) courses
Latin (LTN) courses
Modern and Classical Languages (MCL) courses
Spanish (SPN) courses

Missouri State possesses the oldest and largest religious studies program in a state university in Missouri. In our program, you will have access to one of the largest religious studies faculties in the Midwest. Our professors have an impressive range and depth of knowledge in fields including biblical studies, history of Judaism and Christianity, Asian religions, North American religions, and modern religious thought.

Contact

Department Head

Stephen Berkwitz

Office

Siceluff Hall, Room 223

Phone

417-836-5122

Fax

417-836-7626

Email

LCR@MissouriState.edu

Website

MissouriState.edu/LCR

Faculty

Professors

Stephen Berkwitz

Jason Jolley

Judith Martin

John Strong

Associate Professors

Heidi Backes

Antoinette Barffour

Leslie Baynes

Maria Cerdas Cisneros

Mark Given

Phillipa Koch

Pedro Koo

Luciane Maimone

Vadim Putzu

Vanessa Rodriguez De La Vega

John Schmalzbauer

Tonia Tinsley

Assistant Professors

Yasmine Singh

Senior Instructor

Amy Artman

Emeritus Professors

Stanley Burgess

Edwin Carawan

LaMoine DeVries

Martha Finch

Mary Harges

Charles Hedrick

Joseph Hughes

John Llewellyn

Karl Luckert

Victor Matthews

J. Ramsey Michaels

James Moyer

Kathy Pulley

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