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The BYU College of Health and Human Performance began as the College of Recreation, Physical Education, Health and Athletics in 1955. This college drew the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department from the College of Education; the Intercollegiate Athletics and Intramural Sports department also from the College of Education; and incorporated the newly formed Scouting Department.
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering represents Brigham Young University's (BYU) engineering discipline and includes departments of chemical, civil, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering and the school of technology. The college awards about 700 degrees every year (600 BS, 90 MS, 18 PhD) and has almost 3,600 students.
The Life Sciences Building at BYU. The BYU College of Life Sciences was originally named the College of Biology and Agriculture. It was formed in 1954 from the division of the College of Applied Science into this college and the College of Family Living, which was a partial predecessor of the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences.
In 2018, the BYU Center for Animation was ranked #1 of the Top 10 Animation Schools and Colleges with BS Programs by Animation Career Review. [9] Adams claims that "a high percentage of graduates of his program get hired by Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Sony and other major animation studios." [10]
College of Nursing sign in the Spencer W. Kimball Tower, February 2017. The BYU College of Nursing is one of the 16 colleges that make up Brigham Young University. It currently has more than 400 students. It began as the BYU School of Nursing in the fall of 1952 offering a bachelor's degree in nursing. Vivian Hansen was the first dean.
A decade later, the college began offering its first four-year degree program. [5] After Brigham Young Academy was separated into Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University in 1903, [6] the college was renamed the College of Commerce and Business Administration as part of the university. [7]
Brigham Young University's Foreign Language Student Residence (FLSR) program was established in 1978 as a three-house off-campus residence center dedicated to the study of Russian and Italian. [62] Due to the success of these houses, the program expanded from three houses to one specially-designed complex in 1991. [ 63 ]
It largely functions as the planning arm for the BYU College of Humanities language acquisition classes. In total it coordinates classes aimed at learning 58 different languages, 12 of which have at least a minor if not a major program. The Center for Language Studies also operates the Foreign Language Student Residences. [4]