The first class in speech correction at Woman’s College (now UNCG) was offered in 1959 through the School of Education. In 1962, the Department of Drama and Speech was created and was later renamed as the Department of Communication and Theater in 1977. The department split in 1994, with the… Continue reading…
In 1896, the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) established the Department of Reading and Elocution which later was renamed the Department of Expression in 1907. The department changed names again in 1918 to become the Department of Elocution and Public Speaking. From 1919 to 1947, courses on public… Continue reading…
In 1989, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) introduced its Freshman Seminar Program, which was designed to give students the opportunity to study a topic in depth, while satisfying some portion of the All-University Liberal Education Requirements. The seminars were small discussion classes (maximum enrollment of 20) taught… Continue reading…
UNCG began offering classes in chemistry in 1893, under the Department of Science. Until 1900, students who concentrated their studies in science took chemistry courses during their sophomore year. In 1900, the Department of Chemistry and Physics was created out of the Department of Science. The department split the following year… Continue reading…
A concentration in Environmental Studies was created in 1971 in the B.A. in Geography offered by the Department of Geography. In 1974, the name of the concentration changed from “Environmental Studies” to “Earth Science/Environmental Studies.” The concentration remained in Geography until 2019, when it was renamed “Earth Science.” An interdisciplinary… Continue reading…
In 1892, students of the State Normal and Industrial school (now known as The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) had the option to take courses related to clothing within the Department of Domestic Science. Some of the first classes offered focused on sewing, designing, and textile manufacturing. In 1917,… Continue reading…
In 1963, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro began offering classes in recreational studies under the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation which later became the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance in 1980. The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies branched out from the School… Continue reading…
The first course in economics at UNCG was offered in 1912 under the newly renamed Department of History and Economics. In 1917, the economics portion of the department was merged with sociology to create the Department of Sociology and Economics. When the Department of Social Sciences was introduced in 1924,… Continue reading…
From its opening in 1892, UNCG has facilitated studies in accounting and finance. The first course offered was in Bookkeeping, which was taught under the Commercial Department. Students who studied under the Commercial Department would receive a certificate, until 1940 when the department of Business Education and Secretarial Administration added… Continue reading…
The State Normal and Industrial School (now known as UNCG) offered its first geography course in 1926 through the Department of Economics. In 1929, a “Geography and Nature Studies” concentration was established through the Department of Biology. The concentration would simply become known as a “Geography” concentration in 1933. An… Continue reading…
