Since its beginning in 1892, UNCG has had a Department of Science. UNCG held its first astronomy class in 1913 that was a required course in the bachelors of pedagogy and the bachelors of science course of study. Physics and astronomy classes were held under the Department of Science until 1900 when the Department of… Continue reading…
The Freshman Seminar Program at UNCG began in 1989 and is comprised of a series of courses only offered for freshman students. The seminars are small discussion classes taught by faculty selected for their commitment and interest in undergraduate teaching. The seminars have no prerequisites and do not presume any… Continue reading…
In 2004, UNCG introduced its Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Conflict Resolution. Four years later, in 2008, the name of the Conflict Resolution certificate program was changed to the Certificate Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution. The name of the program was changed again in 2011 to the Certificate Program… Continue reading…
In 1989, UNCG introduced a Radio-Television-Film major through the Department of Communication and Theater. In the following year, the major was renamed to Media Studies. In 1994, the Media Studies major was moved to the Department of Broadcasting/Cinema and Theater. In 2008, the Media Studies major became its own department…. Continue reading…
The first social work class at UNCG was offered in 1935 through the Department of Sociology. Social work classes continued in the Department of Sociology even when, in 1958, the department changed its name to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In 1973, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology separated,… Continue reading…
The Department of Sociology and Economics was established in 1917 and in 1931, separated into two individual departments of Department of Sociology and Department of Economics. Roughly 20 years later, in 1958, the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology merged to create the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In 1973, the… Continue reading…
The UNCG Honors Program began in 1947 and was renamed the Lloyd International Honors College in 2006. It is an independent academic enhancement program geared toward motivated, talented incoming first-year students pursuing all majors. There are three residence halls on the UNCG campus (North Spencer, South Spencer, and Gray) which… Continue reading…
The School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was established in 2011, when the former Schools of Human Environmental Sciences (HES) and Health and Human Performance (HHP) merged into one. The school was originally comprised of seven departments, but has grown to… Continue reading…
Gerontology Program The Gerontology Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), had its formal beginning in 1983. However, gerontological research at UNCG had been ongoing since 1969, and a variety of gerontologically focused classes had been offered in various departments. In the 1983-1984 academic year, UNCG began offering an Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology… Continue reading…
Established in 1928, the Beaufort Summer School was initially a biology course at the seashore in Beaufort, North Carolina, with the aim of teaching marine research and cataloging the marine diversity of the North Carolina coast. This new program used the laboratories at Beaufort High School. By 1931, the Biology… Continue reading…
