Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science

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Type of entity

Corporate body (Dalhousie University)

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science

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Other form(s) of name

  • Dal Science
  • Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Science (1906-1988)
  • Dalhousie University. Faculty of Pure and Applied Science (1891-1906)
  • Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science (1880-1891)
  • Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts. Department of Science (1878-1880)

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CAN-NSHD/1616

Description area

Dates of existence

1988-

History

The Faculty of Science was established 1 July 1988, composed of science departments within the former Faculty of Arts and Science. The restructuring of the Faculty began in 1986 with the establishment of a committee to consider its future direction. The Smith Report, drafted in 1987 by Rowland Smith, McCulloch Professor of English and Acting Dean of Arts and Science, recommended the division of Arts and Science, which was followed by a faculty-wide referendum resulting in marginal favour of the decision.

Historically, a Department of Science was first established in connection with the Faculty of Arts in 1878. In 1880 it became the Faculty of Science, reorganized in 1891 as the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science. By 1906, that faculty had been divided and the Department of Pure Science united with the Faculty of Arts to become the Faculty of Arts and Science, a title which lasted until the administrative division in 1988. The Faculty of Applied Science became the first (short-lived) Faculty of Engineering, discontinued after the 1909 opening of the Nova Scotia Technical College.

Dal Science is currently Dalhousie University's largest faculty, with eight departments offering 19 undergraduate degree programs and 10 programs leading to graduate degrees.

Places

The Office of the Dean of Science is located in the Life Sciences Building on Dalhousie's Studley Campus.

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Functions, occupations and activities

The Faculty of Science administers and delivers undergraduate and graduate programs in departments and academic units including: Biology; Chemistry; Earth Sciences; Economics; Environmental Science; Marine Affairs; Medical Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Oceanography; Physics & Atmospheric Science; Psychology & Neuroscience. The Faculty also collaborates with the Faculty of Medicine's departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology & Immunology to offer undergraduate degrees in those disciplines.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Office facilitates research in humanities, social sciences and performing arts at Dalhousie University in four strategic research areas: Critical Health and Technology; Culture and Identity; Ethics and Social Justice; and Governance, Security and Global Affairs. It works to raise the institutional and external profile of research through lectures series, exhibitions and displays, and publications.

Mandates/sources of authority

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

Internal structures/genealogy

The Dean of Science is directly responsible to the university’s provost & vice-president, academic, and is responsible for the recruitment and promotion of faculty. The dean is supported by associate deans, assistant deans and an academic integrity officer, in addition to other administrative officers, managers and coordinators.

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Related entity

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Marine Affair Program (1988-)

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hierarchical

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2013 - ?

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The Marine Affairs Program is administered by the Faculty of Science.

Related entity

Dalhousie University. College of Arts and Science (1988-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The College of Arts and Science oversees matters common to the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Biology (1931-)

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Category of relationship

hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Biology has been within the Faculty of Science since 1988.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Chemistry (1863-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Chemistry has been within the Faculty of Science since 1988.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (1902-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Earth and Environmental Science is within the Faculty of Science.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Economics (1931-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Economics is within the Faculty of Science.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Oceanography (1971-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Oceanography is within the Faculty of Science.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science (1922-)

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hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science is within the Faculty of Science.

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (1948-)

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Category of relationship

hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1988-

Description of relationship

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is within the Faculty of Science.

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