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Founded in 1785, the University of Georgia awarded its first graduate degree, a Master of Arts, nearly a century later in 1870. The first Master of Arts curriculum was put in place in 1868 during the administration of Chancellor Andrew A. Lipscomb, and the first graduate degrees were awarded in 1870 to Washington Dessau, future chancellor Walter Barnard Hill, and Burgess Smith. [5]
UGA medical students, graduate students from UGA's College of Public Health, and visiting scholars reside on the University of Georgia's recently reacquired Health Sciences Campus in Athens. [286] The 56-acre UGA Health Sciences Campus has an extensive landscaped green space with more than 400 trees and many historic buildings.
UGA's Griffin campus, located 40 miles (64 km) south of Atlanta, was established as the Georgia Experiment Station in 1888. [44] UGA Griffin offers graduate degree programs and undergraduate degree completion programs , including a bachelor's degree in general business from Terry.
The University of Georgia School of Social Work (SSW) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. The School of Social Work opened in 1964. The School is based in the School of Social Work building, adjacent to the university's North Campus. Courses are also offered on the university's Gwinnett campus.
Since then, the School has added two additional departments (international affairs and public administration and policy). The Master of Public Administration program of SPIA which began in 1966 in Franklin College is currently ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report , according to their 2023 rankings. [ 2 ]
It was the 5th college to be established at the University of Georgia. In 1919, Mary E. Creswell became both the first home economics graduate and the first female to graduate from the University of Georgia. In 1933, when the School of Home Economics was established, Creswell was appointed as the first dean.
Kirby Smart’s return to Georgia football as head coach put a UGA graduate atop the program. ... You hear the old saying, don't go for the coach. Go for the school and where you fit in. At the ...
It was the first public health school created within the University System of Georgia. [1] The dean of the school is Phillip L. Williams, Ph.D.. He has been the only dean in the short history of the school. He served as interim dean from the initial opening in 2005 until being named to the position permanently on November 10, 2006.