The Department of Food, Nutrition, and Food Service Management was formed in the School of Home Economics (later known as The School of Human Environmental Sciences and now part of the School of Health and Human Sciences). In 1975 the School of Home Economics created six specialized departments, one of which was… Continue reading…
The was not created without significant thought and planning, which began in the late 1970’s. In 1977, draft proposals and program planning for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program by Jean Eason and Charles A. Church, Jr. were reviewed by the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Dr…. Continue reading…
The subject of political science was first introduced to the State Normal and Industrial College in the early 1910s and was managed under the Department of History. In 1919, the name of the Department of History was expanded to the Department of History and Political Science to reflect the broadened curriculum…. Continue reading…
In 1919, the name of the Department of History was expanded to the Department of History and Political Science to reflect the broadened curriculum. Within that department, students were able to major in either history or political science. This organization would last until 1970 when the history and political science split into two… Continue reading…
At its opening in 1892, the State Normal and Industrial School featured a Department of English and History. The department was led by Edwin Alderman. The following year, however, the two subjects were split into separate departments, with Lucy Robertson leading the Department of History. Coursework in the department included… Continue reading…
The Department of English emerged in 1893 after splitting with the Department of History which, up to that point, had existed as a single entity together under the leadership of Edwin Alderman. When Alderman departed and the departments split, English fell under the leadership of James Y. Joyner. Joyner served… Continue reading…
Courses in interior design were offered as early as the 1930s within the Art Department. Related courses in “home furnishings” were found in the Home Economics Department. It was not until 1975 that a formal degree program in interior design was created and the Department of Housing and Interior Design… Continue reading…
In 2002, the Department of Housing and Interior Design was renamed the Department of Interior Architecture. The program offered a Bachelor of Science degree until 2011, when the baccalaureate degree was redesigned as a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Department of Interior Architecture Chairs: Tom Lambeth (2000-2009, previously chair of Department… Continue reading…
Coursework in archaeology was offered by the Departments of Classical Studies and Anthropology prior to the establishment of an archaeology program in 1986. Beginning in the 1986-1987 academic year, students were able to complete an Interdisciplinary Studies major or minor with a concentration in archaeology. Jeffrey S. Soles of the… Continue reading…
The Mathematics Department has been in existence at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro since its opening as the State Normal and Industrial School in 1892. Its first department head was one of the charter members of the faculty, Gertrude Mendenhall. The department began to transform in 1965 with the… Continue reading…
