http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame Academics The University of Notre Dame is ranked #19 in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2008.
[edit] FacultyAccording to the Bylaws and Academic Articles of the university, the university faculty are grouped into colleges, schools, institutes, and the library system.
[edit] Colleges
[edit] College of Arts and LettersEstablished as the university's first and only college in 1842, the College of Arts and Letters is the largest of the four faculty colleges. Housing eighteen departments in the fine arts, the humanities, and the social sciences, the college awards the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in over fifty majors or concentrations. The university's first academic curriculum was modeled after the Jesuit ratio studiorum from Saint Louis University. According to the university website, undergraduate studies in the college offer students "a contemporary version of the traditional liberal arts education." The college also offers graduate studies in most of its departments, typically leading to the PhD, as well as a professional Master of Divinity program.
[edit] College of ScienceThe science faculty of the university serves as the College of Science. The university first awarded Bachelor of Science degrees in 1865. Today, the College of Science offers curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and PhD degrees in the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. The College is housed in the recently-completed $70 million-dollar Jordan Hall of Science .
[edit] College of EngineeringThe College of Engineering was established as a distinct unit of the University in 1920, although a program in civil engineering was first offered in 1873. The engineering faculty is now organized into the departments of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences; Computer Science and Engineering; and Electrical Engineering; and has curricula leading to Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees in all those disciplines as well as Environmental Sciences. The College is housed in Fitzpatrick Hall.
[edit] College of BusinessEstablished in 1921, the Mendoza College of Business consists of the university's business faculty. It offers the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with concentrations in Accountancy; Finance and Business Economics; Management; Marketing; and Management Information Systems; and was recently ranked 7th in the country out of business schools for undergraduates by Business Week. The college also offers professional studies leading to the Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting degrees and is ranked among the Top Tier MBA schools in the United States by US News and Business Week 2004 rankings. The Mendoza College of Business also offers an extensive executive education program.
[edit] Schools
[edit] School of LawNotre Dame Law School is the body of law scholars at the university. Notre Dame was the first Catholic university in the United States to have a law program[9], which was started in 1869 and has consistently ranked among the top 25 law schools in the nation over the past decade according to US News and World Report.[10] Its national program is designed to equip students to practice law in any US jurisdiction. The Law School grants the professional Juris Doctor degree as well as the graduate Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees.
[edit] School of ArchitectureThe architecture faculty of the university is organized into the School of Architecture. Courses in architecture were taught at the university as early as 1869, with the School of Architecture offering formal instruction in architecture since 1898. Today, the school offers a five-year undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree. The program is accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board and the curriculum conforms to NAAB requirements for the professional degree in architecture. The school also offers graduate studies leading to the Master of Architecture
[edit] InstitutesMany of the faculty of the university participate in one or more of the university's 84 interdisciplinary research institutes and centers. Notable institutes are the Medieval Institute, the Kroc Institute for International Peace studies and the Center for Social Concerns[11][12]. |