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Missouri Southern State College

university art department · Merged / renamed
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, B.S, B.S.

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Merged / renamed

Now known as
Missouri Southern State University — Art and Design Department (Jewelry Design/Metalsmithing)

What happened
The institution itself was renamed: "Missouri Southern State College" became "Missouri Southern State University" in 2003 (state legislation granting university status), which is why the archived directory name is outdated. The jewelry/metalsmithing instruction continues uninterrupted as a studio emphasis within the BFA Studio Art degree rather than as a standalone metals program — it is not a dedicated metals/jewelry major or degree. Course numbering and titles (ART 0205/0330/0423/0443) remain active in the current MSSU catalog. The Art & Design Department is currently chaired by Frank A. Pishkur. No closure, merger of the program, or discontinuation was found; this is a continuation under a renamed institution.

Link
www.mssu.edu/academics/arts-sciences/art/index.php

Sources

https://www.mssu.edu/academics/arts-sciences/art/index.phphttps://catalog.mssu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=2820&returnto=810https://catalog.mssu.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=1&coid=70https://catalog.mssu.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=17&ent_oid=1439&returnto=3316

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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