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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 ...
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.
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 campus in Ann Arbor is divided into four main areas: the Central Campus area, the North Campus area, the North Medical Campus area, and Ross Athletic Campus area. The campus areas include more than 500 major buildings, [107] with a combined area of more than 37.48 million square feet (860 acres; 3.482 km 2). [108]
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.
Students pursuing an M.L.A. degree choose from two tracks: Three-year accredited M.L.A. degree; Two-year program for those individuals interested in obtaining a second degree in landscape architecture at the master's level, practicing landscape architects seeking advanced education, and those interested in pursuing a doctoral degree
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 Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, commonly known as the Rackham Graduate School, is the graduate school of the University of Michigan.Founded in 1912 with an endowment from Mary Rackham, the wife of Horace Rackham, in 1935, the Rackham Graduate School is responsible for almost all of the university's graduate degree and certificate programs.