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13 dual-degree programs, [15] ranging from a degree from the Ross School of Business, to the University of Michigan Law School. Joint PhDs [16] in Public Policy and Economics, [17] Political Science, [18] and Sociology, [19] respectively, which allows students to combine their public policy studies with disciplinary work at another school at U-M.
A formal curriculum in social work was first offered by the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, in 1921. In 1936, the first Master of Social Work (MSW) degree was offered by the Institute of Public and Social Administration (later to become the Institute of Social Work in 1946). From 1936 to 1951, a total of 348 ...
The University of Michigan, founded in 1817–twenty years before Michigan's statehood–is the state's oldest university [1] [2] and remained the only university in the state until the 20th century, when Detroit College became the University of Detroit in 1911 and Wayne State University achieved "university" status in 1933 following the ...
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) is the largest academic social research and survey organization in the world, established in 1949. [1] ISR includes more than 300 scientists from a variety of academic disciplines – including political science, psychology, sociology, economics, demography, history, anthropology, and statistics.
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts was originally designated the Literary Department and was the core of the University of Michigan. From 1841 to 1874, the faculty elected a president that communicated with the regents about department needs. In 1875, Henry Simmons Frieze became the first of the deans of LSA.
The University of Michigan’s Residential Life Initiatives was launched in 2004 in order to improve residential and dining facilities and strengthen the relationship between living and learning. [9] The university has invested in several major projects to revitalize residential facilities, programs, and dining.
The University of Michigan, partnering with the Michigan Department of Transportation, opened a 32-acre proving ground test course for autonomous cars in 2015. The course, called Mcity , was built on the site of a former Pfizer facility, which the University purchased in 2009.
The University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education is the education school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The School of Education offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees.