University College London Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Dean | Stella Bruzzi |
---|---|
Academic staff | 380 (as of December 2018)[1] |
Administrative staff | 72 (as of December 2018)[1] |
Students | 3,828 (2019/20)[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,699 |
Postgraduates | 1,129 |
Location | London, United Kingdom |
Website | UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (popularly known as UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities) is one of the 11 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL).[3]
The current Executive Dean is Professor Stella Bruzzi FBA.[4]
History[]
In October 2013 it was announced that the Translation Studies Unit of Imperial College London would move to UCL, becoming part of the UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society.[5]
Departments[]
The Faculty currently comprises the following departments:[6]
UCL School of European Languages, Society and Culture (SELCS), which constitutes:
- UCL Department of Dutch
- UCL Department of French
- UCL Department of German
- UCL Department of Italian
- UCL Department of Scandinavian Studies
- UCL Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
In addition the Faculty comprises:
- UCL Department of Arts and Sciences
- UCL Department of English Language and Literature
- UCL Department of European Social and Political Sciences
- UCL Department of Greek & Latin
- UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- UCL Department of Information Studies
- UCL Department of Philosophy
- UCL Slade School of Fine Art
Research[]
The Faculty is currently home to or closely involved with the following research centres and institutes:[7][8][9]
- UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
- UCL Centre for European Studies
- UCL Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research
- UCL Centre for Intercultural Studies
- UCL Centre for Italian Studies
- UCL Centre for Publishing
- Cultural Informatics Research Centre for the Arts and Humanities
- Institute of Jewish Studies
- International Centre for Archives and Records Management Research and User Studies
- Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art
BASc Arts and Sciences programme[]
UCL began intake in 2012 of a new interdisciplinary, undergraduate degree called Arts and Sciences. It is part of the UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The degree offers a bespoke programme incorporating both arts and sciences specialisms with students graduating with a Bachelors in Arts and Sciences (abbreviated as BASc).[10] The programme offers material from almost all UCL departments, including new modules specifically designed for the course by leading UCL academics.[11]
Rankings[]
In the 2013 QS World University Rankings, UCL was ranked 8th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) for Arts and Humanities.[12] In the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject, UCL was ranked 15th in the world (and 4th in Europe) for English Language and Literature,[13] 8th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) for Modern Languages[14] and joint 51st-100th in the world (and joint 16th in Europe) for Philosophy.[15] In the 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings, UCL is currently ranked 7th in the world.[16] It also holds its highest historical ranking for Arts and Humanities at 4th in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[17]
See also[]
- School of Advanced Study
- School of Oriental and African Studies
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Annual Review 2019". [UCL]. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Student statistics". [UCL]. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "The Academic Units of UCL". University College London. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Professor Stella Bruzzi". [UCL]. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Imperial translation unit moves to UCL". Times Higher Education. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Academic Departments by Faculty". University College London. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "The Faculty's Research Centres". UCL Department of Information Studies. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Research at UCL Department of Information Studies". UCL Department of Information Studies. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "About Us". UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Prospective Students". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "UCL launches innovative new Arts and Sciences undergraduate degree". Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2013 - Arts and Humanities". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - English Language and Literature". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Modern Languages". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Philosophy". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2016". Top Universities. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject: arts and humanities". Times Higher Education (THE). 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
External links[]
- Departments of University College London