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Continuing Education

Expand Your Mind, Grow Your Skill-Set


We believe education is a lifelong process—that's why Missouri Southern offers Continuing Education courses to enrich your life personally, professionally, and intellectually. We offer a broad range of programming for all ages, from recreational activities to professional development.


summer 2025 Courses



Anyone Can Draw: The Drawing Class for People Who Think They
Can’t Draw but Want To

Humans have been drawing since the dawn of time.  We see these things in the cave paintingsstudent around the world. Before the camera was invented everyone who wanted to draw taught themselves.  But the more common the camera became the less common drawing became. Eventually only “artists” drew.  Drawing is not some magical talent bestowed upon “artists” by the gods.  If you can write a note, give it to someone and they can read it, you can draw.  You have proven you have the eye-hand coordination for the activity. 

  • Course Price: $335 
  • Class Dates: Thursday, May 22, 2025 to Thursday, August 7, 2025 
  • Class Meeting Time: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to Noon 
  • Location: Fine Arts Building A107 (Drawing Studio), MSSU Campus 
  • Instructor: Mr. John Good  
  • Available Seats: 12 
  • Ages: 16+
  • Last Day to Register: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 
  • Register for the course

For more information about the course, please contact Mr. John Good Jones at john@adelmofc.net  


Drone Operations: Safety, Certification, and Applications


Learn to fly drones and gain the knowledge you need for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)drone students Certification as a Remote Pilot
This FAA Certification is a “Commercial Drone License” – the entry level credential into a worldwide commercial industry growing currently at $5bil per yearThe Continuing Education course will be tailored to your career or educational interests and will include how drones enhance such enterprises as agriculture, delivery, construction, energy (oil, gas, utilities), education, research, communications, insurance, inspections (railways, pipelines, powerlines), marketing, mining, entertainment, photography, military and public service, and any other application or use case that only your imagination might limit.  Live interactive instruction will be provided by an experienced US Air Force, commercial industry, and FAA certified Flight Instructor with 55+ years and 14,000 flight hours in glider, military, general, experimental, large commercial, and small unmanned (drone) aircraftTopics will ensure coverage of all knowledge requirements for passing the FAA Initial Airman Knowledge Test for Certification as a Remote Pilot per 14CFR, Part 107.  
 

  • Course Price: $375  
  • Class Dates: Monday, June 23, 2025 to Friday, June 27, 2025 
  • Class Meeting Time: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Reynolds Hall 237, MSSU Campus 
  • Instructor: Mr. Brian Jones  
  • Available Seats: 15 
  • Last Day to Register: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 
  • Register for the Course

For more information about the course, please contact Mr. Brian Jones at Jones-Brian@mssu.edu.


Learning to See to Make Art Better

It doesn’t matter what your medium is—pottery, painting, jewelry, sculpture, etc. When you canart see better you will make better art.  Join us Wednesday evenings for 12 weeks to practice better seeing through drawing.  Learn about how our brain works when looking at objects.  Learn how to find the flaws in your art that will make your art better. 

  • Course Price: $335 
  • Class Dates: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 to Wednesday, August 6, 2025 
  • Class Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Fine Arts Building A107 (Drawing Studio), MSSU Campus 
  • Instructor: Mr. John Good  
  • Available Seats: 12 
  • Ages: 16+
  • Last Day to Register: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 
  • Register for the course

For more information about the course, please contact Mr. John Good Jones at john@adelmofc.net  

Six Sigma Green Belt Training 

Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology used to improve a product or process. Dozens of sixmeasurement photo sigma improvement tools and techniques are taught. The course is highly interactive. Many hands-on simulations, exercises, and case studies are used to apply theory. Minitab Statistical Software is used to teach Six Sigma. This course enables individuals to earn Six Sigma Green Belt certification.  

  • Course Price: $2,200  
  • Class Dates: May 7-9, May 12-15 and May 20 
  • Class Meeting Time: Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  
  • Location: Ummel Technology, Room 139, MSSU Campus 
  • Instructor: Dr. Elke Howe 
  • Available Seats: 18  
  • Last Day to Register: Friday, May 2, 2025 
  • Register for the course 

For more information about the course, please contact Dr. Elke Howe at howe-e@mssu.edu.  

Contact the Department

Dr. William Mountz
Phone: 417-625-9521
Email: continuinged@mssu.edu

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