Boston University ( BU ) is a private research university located in Boston , Massachusetts , USA . It was founded in 1839 .
| Boston University | |
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| English Boston university | |
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| International name | lat Universitas Bostoniensis |
| Motto | Learning, Virtue, Piety |
| Year of foundation | 1839 |
| Type of | Private |
| Rector | David campbell |
| The president | Robert Brown |
| Students | 34,262 |
| Teachers | 4,021 |
| Location | Massachusetts , USA |
| Site | bu.edu |
| Awards | Peabody Prize ( 1988 ) |
The second largest research university in the country: over 30 thousand students study here and up to 4 thousand scientists and teachers work. The university offers doctoral , master's and bachelor's programs in 18 schools and colleges.
In 2019, Boston University ranked 36th in the Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education. [one]
Boston University students live in three city campuses located on the banks of the Charles River .
Content
Structure
Boston University offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as medical, dental, and legal degrees at its 18 schools and colleges. Each school or university college has its own three-letter abbreviation, which is often used instead of the entire name. For example, the College of Arts and Sciences is usually called CAS, the School of Management is called SMG, the School of Education is called SED, etc.
Colleges and schools
- College of Fine Arts
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- College of Mass Communications
- College of Technology
- General education college
- Department of Continuing Education
- College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- School of Health Administration
- Pedagogical school
- School of Law
- Kvestrom Business School
- Metro College
- School of Social Work
- School of Theology
- School of Medicine
- Goldman Dental School
- School of Public Health
Ratings
Boston University took 10th place among schools of public health, among schools of social work took 12th place, 20th place among law schools, among medical schools (scientific research) - 29th place, among engineering schools took 35th place, 41th place among business schools, and among educational schools - 45th place. [2]
In 2014, Boston University’s QSB (Business) undergraduate program took 23rd place at Bloomberg Businessweek. [3] In the list of the Top 100 Global Universities of Newsweek (International Edition), Boston University is 35th in the United States and 65th in the world. [four]
As of February 2016, the Department of Economics at Boston University is ranked 20th in the world. [five]
A graduate of Biomedical Engineering and student programs take 7th and 8th place, respectively, both in the country and in the world. The student program is also the sixth largest, ABET - the accredited program in the country. [6]
The College of Communication Journalism and Communication Programs is highly regarded at the national level, and its film program takes 11th place in The Hollywood Reporter, in 2013. [7]
In 2010, among the global MBA programs, according to The Economist, Boston University School of Management is ranked 42nd. [eight]
Tuition
For the 2011-2012 academic year, tuition costs $ 61,108 per year, while if the student lives in a hostel and eats, the cost will increase to $ 72,618. The additional cost of textbooks is, on average, another 940 dollars. [9]
Sport
Boston University has many venues for practicing sports such as hockey , soccer , golf , tennis , softball , cricket , swimming .
Famous Graduates and Teachers
- Borden Parker Bone - Professor and Dean of the Department of Philosophy in 1876 - 1910 , the first head of the graduate school of the University.
- Alexander Graham Bell - in the 1870-1880s taught the physiology of speech. [ten]
- Eli Wiesel - taught at the university.
- Jessica Roth - graduated from the university.
- Gina Davis - graduated from the University in 1979 .
- Diana Lewis Burgin - For more than 30 years she was a university professor.
- Richard Burgin - in 1959 - 1962 he taught at the university, and also led a student orchestra.
- Charlie Kaufman - in 1976 he entered the University of Boston, later transferred to New York .
- Stephen Katz is Director of the Center for Judaic Studies.
- William Sebastian Cohen - in the years 1962 - 1965 he studied at the School of Law.
- Martin Luther King - in 1955 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Theology.
- Julianne Moore - in 1979 - 1983 she studied at the School of Arts, was awarded a bachelor's degree.
- Bela Bösörmeni-Nagy - taught music in 1962 - 1974 .
- Robert Cummings Neville is a philosopher and theologian.
- Emmanuel Ondřicek - taught music.
- Faisal al-Fayez is the Prime Minister of Jordan.
- Maxim Davidovich Frank-Kamenetsky - professor (from 1993 to present), specialist in the field of biophysics , author of the discovery of a new, three-helix, so-called H-formula, DNA structure (1986)
- Alfred Fiderkevich - Polish politician, graduated from the university in 1914 .
- Gordon Epperson - defended his doctoral dissertation in 1960 .
- Alexi Yannoulias is an American Democrat politician of Greek descent, Treasurer of the State of Illinois from 2007 to 2011. Former basketball player.
- Jane Aaron is a director and illustrator of children's books.
Links
See also
- Lowell Observatory, Anderson-Mesa Station
Notes
- ↑ www.timeshighereducation.com .
- ↑ www.usnews.com .
- ↑ Academics Boston University . Academics Boston University. Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Boston University US News Top 50 - Collegepond (Eng.) , Collegepond ( Jan 28, 2016). Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ zimmermann@stlouisfed.org. Economic Institution Rankings, Number of Citations | IDEAS / RePEc . ideas.repec.org. Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Top Computer Engineering Programs | US Graduate School Rankings | Best Engineering Schools in USA 2018 | tuition | Page 1/2 - Education Rankings . www.university-list.net. Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Chapman University - The Top 25 Film Schools in the United States 2013 , The Hollywood Reporter . Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 2010 Full time MBA ranking . The economist. Date of treatment January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Boston University Admissions: Tuition and Fees (link not available )
- ↑ Lab book of Alexander Graham Bell, 1875–1876 . World Digital Library (1875-1876). Date of treatment July 24, 2013. Archived July 25, 2013.