OpenFieldUMSL · St. Louis, Missouri, United States
The University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) is the premier public doctoral research university in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Established in 1963, UMSL is nationally recognized for exceptional programs in criminology and criminal justice, optometry, tropical ecology in partnership with the Missouri Botanical Garden, and cybersecurity education.
UMSL comprises nine colleges and schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Nursing, College of Optometry, Pierre Laclede Honors College, School of Social Work, and the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. UMSL is a Carnegie R2 research institution.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school credentials. Graduate admissions require a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, two to three letters of recommendation, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
Consistently ranked among the top four criminology doctoral programs in the United States, advancing empirical studies of urban violence, youth crime trajectories, policing accountability, and sentencing policy.
The only optometry school in Missouri, delivering comprehensive 4-year clinical education in glaucoma management, pediatric vision care, corneal topography, and low-vision rehabilitation.
Internationally renowned ecology doctorate conducted in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Saint Louis Zoo, studying Neotropical plant evolution, avian biodiversity, and conservation biology.
NSA-designated cybersecurity curriculum focusing on cloud security architecture, ethical hacking penetration testing, threat hunting, and digital risk management.
Doctoral research exploring synthetic organometallic catalysts, nanomaterials for battery storage, X-ray crystallography, and carbohydrate biomolecule synthesis.
CSWE-accredited clinical master's preparing licensed social work practitioners in clinical mental health therapy, substance abuse intervention, and community advocacy.
Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr. Huebner conducts foundational research on prisoner reentry trajectories, monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system, probation supervision models, an...
View researcher profile ↗Des Lee Professor of Zoological Studies
Department of Biology & Harris World Ecology Center
Dr. Parker investigates avian malaria, pathogen transmission dynamics in the Galápagos Islands, evolutionary genetics, and disease threats to endemic island bio...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Chemistry & Department Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Bauer's research focuses on homogeneous organometallic catalysis, earth-abundant iron and cobalt catalysts, asymmetric synthesis, and chiral phosphine ligan...
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