Drury University, formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College, is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri. The university enrolls about 1,700 undergraduates and graduate students in six master's programs, and 1,279 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies.
In 2013, the Drury Panthers men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. The Drury men's and women's Panthers have accumulated 22 NCAA Division II National Championships between them, in addition to numerous NAIA titles before moving to the NCAA.
Drury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Rev. Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided the school's initial endowment and organization; Samuel Drury's gift was the largest of the group and the school was soon renamed in honor of Drury's recently deceased son.
The early curriculum emphasized educational, religious, and musical strengths. Students came to the new college from a wide area, including the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. The first graduating class included four women.
When classes began in 1873, they were held in a single building on a campus occupying less than <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1020198016">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>1+1⁄2 acres (0.61 ha). Twenty-five years later the 40-acre (16.2 ha) campus included Stone Chapel, the President's House and three academic buildings. Today, the university occupies a 115-acre (46.5 ha) campus, including the original historic buildings.
On April 28, 1960, Drury College was the setting for an episode of NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. Tennessee Ernie Ford sang his trademark "Sixteen Tons" and the hymn "Take My Hand, Precious Lord".
Drury College became Drury University on January 1, 2000.

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Life in Close-up: Film, History, and Society [Certificate]

Nursing (Dual Degree Program) [Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Major in Health Science from Drury and a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Nursing or Diagnostic Imaging from Cox College]

3-2 Occupational Therapy (Dual Degree Program) [Bachelor of Arts Degree from Drury University and the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT)]

Art History Major

Music Therapy Major

Holistic Health and Well-Being [Certificate]

English Major

Exercise Physiology Major

History Major

Music or Music + Secondary Education Major

Clinical and Behavioral Neuroscience Major

Environmental Biology Major

Middle School Language Arts Education Major

M.Ed. in Education Curriculum & Instruction [M.Ed. in Secondary Education]

Designing Solutions for Environmental Problems [Certificate]

Professional and Visual Communication [Certificate]

Sports Leadership: Going Beyond the Game [Certificate]

Criminal Justice Major

Middle School Social Science Education Major

Secondary Education Major & Teacher Education Program

Theatre Major

M.Ed. in Education Curriculum & Instruction [M.Ed. in Elementary Education]

M.Ed. in Education Curriculum & Instruction [M.Ed. in Middle School Education]

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Software Engineering

Elementary Education Major & Teacher Education Program

Mathematics Education Major (Secondary Track)

Justice Denied: Wrongful Convictions [Certificate]

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: Game Development

Biochemistry Major

Business Economics Major

Chemistry Major

Criminology Major

Digital Media Major

French Major

Middle School Mathematics Education Major

Multimedia Production & Journalism Major

Philosophy & Religion Major

Spanish Major

Writing Major

Business Ventures Leadership Certificate

Public Safety Leadership Certificate

Instructional Technology Leadership Certificate

Master in Business Administration (MBA)

Data Analytics: Big Problems, Big Data Solutions [Certificate]

Psychology Major

Ancients Alive: The Classics In Context [Certificate]

Cybersecurity Fundamentals [Certificate]

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion [Certificate]

Ethical Leadership [Certificate]

Graphic Storytelling [Certificate]

Accounting Major

Animation Major

Biology Major

Cyber-Risk Management Major

Finance Major

Fine Arts Major

Graphic & Digital Design Major

Integrated Business Major

Management and Marketing Major

Mathematics Major

Middle School Science Education Major

Organizational and Leadership Communication Major

Physics Major

Political Science Major

Sociology Major

Strategic Communication Major

Pre-Engineering (Dual Degree Program) [Drury B.A., and a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Washington University]

Masters in Integrative Leadership (MILE)

Different is the New Normal: Celebrating Neurodiversity [Certificate]

Get Out, Plug In: Intercultural Connections [Certificate]

Interactive Design [Certificate]

International Immersion [Certificate]

Learning to Lead and Leading to Learn: Facilitating Learning in the Professional Setting [Certificate]

Personal Branding [Certificate]

Study Abroad: Multicultural Perspectives [Certificate]

The Activist's Toolkit: Transforming Society through Civic Engagement [Certificate]

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