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| − | + | == Foundation of the Faculty of Arts == | |
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| + | A distinct Faculty of Arts was established in 1708, as the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|Regenting]] system was phased out. The original Chairs within it were: | ||
*[[Mathematics]] | *[[Mathematics]] | ||
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*[[Logic and Metaphysics]] | *[[Logic and Metaphysics]] | ||
*[[Moral Philosophy]] | *[[Moral Philosophy]] | ||
| − | *[[Physics|Natural Philosophy]] | + | *[[Physics|Natural Philosophy]] |
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| + | == 18th-Century Chairs == | ||
In the course of the 18th century the following Chairs were added: | In the course of the 18th century the following Chairs were added: | ||
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*[[Astronomy|Practical Astronomy]] (1786) | *[[Astronomy|Practical Astronomy]] (1786) | ||
*[[Agriculture]] (1790) | *[[Agriculture]] (1790) | ||
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| + | == 19th-Century Chairs == | ||
The 19th century saw the institution of the following Chairs: | The 19th century saw the institution of the following Chairs: | ||
*[[Music]] (1839) | *[[Music]] (1839) | ||
| − | *[[Engineering|Technology]] (1855) | + | *[[Engineering|Technology]] (1855; abolished 1859) |
*[[Sanskrit]] (1862) | *[[Sanskrit]] (1862) | ||
*[[Engineering]] (1868) | *[[Engineering]] (1868) | ||
| + | *[[Political Economy]] (1871) | ||
*[[Geology]] (1871) | *[[Geology]] (1871) | ||
*[[Bell Chair of Education|Education]] (1876) | *[[Bell Chair of Education|Education]] (1876) | ||
*[[Fine Art]] (1880) | *[[Fine Art]] (1880) | ||
*[[Celtic]] (1882) | *[[Celtic]] (1882) | ||
| + | *[[History]] (1893) | ||
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| + | When the [[Faculty of Science]] was created in 1893, the Chairs of Astronomy (previously Practical Astronomy), Engineering, and Geology were transferred to it. | ||
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| + | == 20th-Century Chairs == | ||
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| + | Many new Arts chairs were created in the 20th century though others were transferred to the Faculties of Science and [[Faculty of Social Sciences|Social Sciences]]. | ||
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| + | *1901 – [[Scottish History|Scottish History and Palaeography]] | ||
| + | *1918 – [[French]] | ||
| + | *1919 – [[Accounting]] | ||
| + | *1919 – [[German]] | ||
| + | *1922 – [[Physics|Tait Chair of Natural Philosophy]] | ||
| + | *1925 – [[Archaeology]] | ||
| + | *1925 – [[Organisation of Industry and Commerce]] | ||
| + | *1931 – [[Geography]] | ||
| + | *1931 – [[Psychology]] | ||
| + | *1947 – [[English Language]] | ||
| + | *1948 – [[Architecture]] | ||
| + | *1951 – [[French|French Literature]] | ||
| + | *1954 – [[History|Medieval History]] | ||
| + | *1954 – [[History|Modern History]] | ||
| + | *1956 – [[Economic History]] | ||
| + | *1962 – [[Hispanic Studies]] | ||
| + | *1962 – [[Italian]] | ||
| + | *1963 – [[History|Commonwealth and American History]] | ||
| + | *1963 – [[Russian]] | ||
| + | *1964 – [[Linguistics|General Linguistics]] | ||
| + | *1964 – [[Philosophy]] | ||
| + | *1965 – [[English Literature|Masson Chair of English Literature]] | ||
| + | *1965 – [[English Literature|Saintsbury Chair of English Literature]] | ||
| + | *1966 – [[History|Richard Lodge Chair of History]] | ||
| + | *1967 – [[Linguistics|Phonetics]] | ||
| + | *1970 – [[History|Richard Pares Chair of History]] | ||
| + | *1980 – [[Arabic and Islamic Studies]] | ||
| + | *1986 – [[Classics]] | ||
| + | *1989 – [[Chinese]] | ||
| + | *1990 – [[Scottish Ethnology]] | ||
| + | *1995 – [[Applied Linguistics]] | ||
| + | *2001 – [[Scottish and Gaelic Studies]] | ||
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| + | When the Faculty of Social Sciences was created in 1963, the departments of Economic Science, Education, Accounting, Organisation of Industry and Commerce, Psychology, Geography, Architecture, and Economic History were all transferred to it, as, subsequently, was the Department of Archaeology in 1993. | ||
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| + | In 1966, the Chairs of Mathematics and both the original and Tait Chairs of Natural Philosophy were transferred to the Faculty of Science. | ||
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| + | == 21st Century == | ||
Following [[Reconstitution of Faculties into Colleges, 2002|restructuring]] in 2002, the university's nine Faculties were reconstituted as three Colleges, while Departments were reorganised and replaced by Schools. The Departments previously contained within the Faculty of Arts were incorporated in four Schools of the newly founded [[College of Humanities and Social Science]]: | Following [[Reconstitution of Faculties into Colleges, 2002|restructuring]] in 2002, the university's nine Faculties were reconstituted as three Colleges, while Departments were reorganised and replaced by Schools. The Departments previously contained within the Faculty of Arts were incorporated in four Schools of the newly founded [[College of Humanities and Social Science]]: | ||
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*[[School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures|Literatures, Languages and Cultures]] | *[[School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures|Literatures, Languages and Cultures]] | ||
*[[School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences|Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences]] | *[[School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences|Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences]] | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | *[[University Calendar]] | ||
[[Category:Academic Administration]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | [[Category:Academic Administration]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:06, 7 July 2016
Foundation of the Faculty of Arts
A distinct Faculty of Arts was established in 1708, as the Regenting system was phased out. The original Chairs within it were:
18th-Century Chairs
In the course of the 18th century the following Chairs were added:
- Universal Civil History and Antiquities (1719)
- Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (1762)
- Practical Astronomy (1786)
- Agriculture (1790)
19th-Century Chairs
The 19th century saw the institution of the following Chairs:
- Music (1839)
- Technology (1855; abolished 1859)
- Sanskrit (1862)
- Engineering (1868)
- Political Economy (1871)
- Geology (1871)
- Education (1876)
- Fine Art (1880)
- Celtic (1882)
- History (1893)
When the Faculty of Science was created in 1893, the Chairs of Astronomy (previously Practical Astronomy), Engineering, and Geology were transferred to it.
20th-Century Chairs
Many new Arts chairs were created in the 20th century though others were transferred to the Faculties of Science and Social Sciences.
- 1901 – Scottish History and Palaeography
- 1918 – French
- 1919 – Accounting
- 1919 – German
- 1922 – Tait Chair of Natural Philosophy
- 1925 – Archaeology
- 1925 – Organisation of Industry and Commerce
- 1931 – Geography
- 1931 – Psychology
- 1947 – English Language
- 1948 – Architecture
- 1951 – French Literature
- 1954 – Medieval History
- 1954 – Modern History
- 1956 – Economic History
- 1962 – Hispanic Studies
- 1962 – Italian
- 1963 – Commonwealth and American History
- 1963 – Russian
- 1964 – General Linguistics
- 1964 – Philosophy
- 1965 – Masson Chair of English Literature
- 1965 – Saintsbury Chair of English Literature
- 1966 – Richard Lodge Chair of History
- 1967 – Phonetics
- 1970 – Richard Pares Chair of History
- 1980 – Arabic and Islamic Studies
- 1986 – Classics
- 1989 – Chinese
- 1990 – Scottish Ethnology
- 1995 – Applied Linguistics
- 2001 – Scottish and Gaelic Studies
When the Faculty of Social Sciences was created in 1963, the departments of Economic Science, Education, Accounting, Organisation of Industry and Commerce, Psychology, Geography, Architecture, and Economic History were all transferred to it, as, subsequently, was the Department of Archaeology in 1993.
In 1966, the Chairs of Mathematics and both the original and Tait Chairs of Natural Philosophy were transferred to the Faculty of Science.
21st Century
Following restructuring in 2002, the university's nine Faculties were reconstituted as three Colleges, while Departments were reorganised and replaced by Schools. The Departments previously contained within the Faculty of Arts were incorporated in four Schools of the newly founded College of Humanities and Social Science:
- Arts, Culture and Environment (now replaced by the enlarged Edinburgh College of Art)
- History, Classics and Archaeology
- Literatures, Languages and Cultures
- Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences