Difference between revisions of "Faculty of Arts"
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*[[Music]] (1839) | *[[Music]] (1839) | ||
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*[[Sanskrit]] (1862) | *[[Sanskrit]] (1862) | ||
*[[Engineering]] (1868) | *[[Engineering]] (1868) | ||
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*[[Fine Art]] (1880) | *[[Fine Art]] (1880) | ||
*[[Celtic]] (1882) | *[[Celtic]] (1882) | ||
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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. | ||
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]]: | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 4 July 2016
A distinct Faculty of Arts was established in 1708, as the Regenting system was phased out. The original Chairs within it were:
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)
The 19th century saw the institution of the following Chairs:
- Music (1839)
- Technology (1855; abolished 1859)
- Sanskrit (1862)
- Engineering (1868)
- Geology (1871)
- Education (1876)
- Fine Art (1880)
- Celtic (1882)
When the Faculty of Science was created in 1893, the Chairs of Astronomy (previously Practical Astronomy), Engineering, and Geology were transferred to it.
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: