Missouri State University is a public university that was founded in 1905 and is located in Springfield, Missouri. It offers the baccalaureate and masters degrees, one specialist degree and one doctorate degree. The programs offered include Accounting, Biological and Physical Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Computer and Information Sciences, Construction Engineering Technology, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Sociology. All the academic programs are offered via the colleges of Arts and Letters, Business Administration, Education, Health and Human Services, Humanities and Public Affairs, Natural and Applied Sciences, and the Graduate College.