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There are several '''faculties''' at Columbia. Each is large, prestigious, and like everything else at the school, complex and decentralized. In total, there are 20 separate faculties and 79 [[Departments of Instruction|departments of instruction]]. In general, the faculties correlate to the schools within the University. 16 of the 20 faculties are the schools of Columbia University, 2 are affiliated schools, and 2 are organizational constructs ([[Faculty of Arts and Sciences|Arts and Sciences]], and Health Sciences).
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'''Faculties''' at Columbia are the formal bodies that form the academic backbone of Columbia's 16 schools and two affiliates. Each is large, prestigious, and like everything else at Columbia, complex and decentralized.
  
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The difference between faculties and departments in general is that faculties are in charge of organizing curricular programs that lead to degrees and certificates, while departments are in charge of instruction. Faculties can be made up of many departments or just one, and conversely departments can be part of multiple faculties or just one.
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In general, the "faculties" correlate to what most people know as "schools" within the University. Faculties can be made up of many departments or just one, and conversely departments can be part of multiple faculties or just one. The difference between faculties and departments in general is that faculties as a body are in charge of organizing curricular programs that lead to [[Degrees|degrees and certificates]], while departments are bodies in charge of instruction.  
  
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In the fall of 2007, Columbia employed 3,545 full-time faculty. 844 teach in the Arts and Sciences, 468 in the professional faculties, 2,163 in Health Sciences, and 70 in physical education.
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Each faculty is led by either a dean, or in the case of the two unified super-faculties, an academic vice president (who is simultaneously dean of the super-faculty). They are appointed by the [[Trustees]] on nomination by the [[President]], and serve renewable terms of usually five years. The exception to this rule is the [[Law School]], where the Dean is selected by faculty election. All deans are subordinate to the [[Provost]], and in the case of the Arts and Sciences and Health Sciences, the constituent faculty deans are also subordinate to their respective academic vice president/dean who is in turn subordinate to the Provost.
  
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== Faculties ==
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Columbia counts a total of 20 faculties, of which 18 are part of the university proper and 2 are affiliated.
  
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=== Faculty of Arts and Sciences ===
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==Columbia University faculties==
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The unified [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]] is actually a recent creation, having been established in [[1991]] as the culmination of a series of administrative restructurings. It is composed of itself and its 6 constituent faculties: [[Columbia College]], the [[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]] (itself having been only formed in [[1979]] through the merger of the Faculties of [[Faculty of Political Science|Political Science]], [[Faculty of Philosophy|Philosophy]], and [[Faculty of Pure Science|Pure Science]]), [[General Studies]], [[School of International and Public Affairs|International and Public Affairs]], [[School of the Arts|the Arts]], and [[Continuing Education]]. 3 of these 'faculties' don't actually exist as independent bodies (GSAS, CC, GS), though they once did, and are really just constructs that correlate to the curricular programs of their schools.
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Columbia University has 18 faculties, of which 16 are schools and 2 are organizational constructs (FAS and Health Sciences).
  
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=== Morningside Heights Professional Faculties ===
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*[[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]], comprising the following 6 faculties (making 7 in total):
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There are 6 'professional' faculties on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]: [[Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation|Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]; [[Columbia Business School|Business]]; the [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]; [[Journalism]]; [[Columbia Law School|Law]]; and [[School of Social Work|Social Work]]. Each corresponds directly with a distinct school. The faculty of law is the only one at Columbia that can grant [[tenure]] without approval from the central administration.
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:*[[Columbia College]] (unified with GSAS and GS)
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:*[[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]] (unified with CC and GS)
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:*[[School of General Studies]] (unified with CC and GSAS)
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:*[[School of International and Public Affairs]]
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:*[[School of the Arts]]
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:*[[School of Continuing Education]]
  
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=== Health Sciences Faculties ===
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*6 Morningside professional faculties:
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The unified Faculty of Health Sciences coordinates the activity of its 5 constituent faculties: [[College of Dental Medicine|Dental and Oral Surgery]], [[College of Physicians and Surgeons|Medicine]], [[School of Nursing|Nursing]], and the [[Mailman School of Public Health]]. These all operate out of the [[Columbia University Medical Center]].
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:*[[Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]
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:*[[Columbia Business School]]
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:*[[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]
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:*[[Journalism]]
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:*[[Columbia Law School]] - only professional faculty at Columbia that can grant [[tenure]] without approval from the central administration
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:*[[School of Social Work]]
  
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=== Affiliated Schools ===
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*[[Faculty of Health Sciences]] at [[Columbia University Medical Center]], comprising the following 4 faculties (making 5 in total):
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In addition to the 18 faculties of Columbia proper, the University counts among its faculties the faculty of [[Barnard]] and the faculty of [[Teachers College]], over both of which the University has oversight in [[tenuring]].
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:*[[College of Dental Medicine]]
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:*[[College of Physicians and Surgeons]]
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:*[[School of Nursing]]
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:*[[Mailman School of Public Health]]
  
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== Extra-faculty Administrative Boards ==
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== Affiliated faculties ==
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The university also has three administrative boards that exist outside of the faculties, but act like them, to oversee special programs.
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There are two affiliated faculties:
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*[[Barnard College]]
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*[[Teachers College]]
  
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===Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences===
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The university has oversight of both in [[tenuring]].
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All PhDs, regardless of which faculty the program is a part of, are granted by the [[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]. This is the committee that deals with that quirk.
 
  
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===Administrative Board for the Master of Arts in Teaching===
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== Extra-faculty Administrative Boards ==
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Oversees the [[MA]] program at [[TC]].
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The university also has three administrative boards that exist outside of the faculties, but act like them, to oversee special programs:
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*[[Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]] - All PhDs, regardless of which faculty the program is a part of, are granted by the [[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]. This is the committee that deals with that quirk.
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===The Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law===
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*[[Administrative Board for the Master of Arts in Teaching]] - oversees the [[MA]] program at [[TC]]
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The [[Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law]] is a program housed within the [[Law School]] and undertaken jointly with [[SIPA]].
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*[[Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law]] - a program housed within the [[Law School]] and undertaken jointly with [[SIPA]]
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== Deans and Vice Presidents ==
 
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Each faculty is led by either a dean, or in the case of the two unified super-faculties, an academic vice president (who is simultaneously dean of the super-faculty). They are appointed by the [[Trustees]] on nomination by the [[President]], and serve terms of indefinite length. The exception to this rule is the [[Law School]], where the Dean is selected by faculty election. All deans are subordinate to the [[Provost]], and in the case of the Arts and Sciences and Health Sciences, the constituent faculty deans are also subordinate to their respective academic vice president/dean who is in turn subordinate to the Provost.
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://www.provost.columbia.edu/ Office of the Provost]
 
*[http://www.provost.columbia.edu/ Office of the Provost]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/fhb/main.html The Faculty Handbook]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/fhb/ The Faculty Handbook]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/fhb/c1/history.html Brief History of Columbia and Chronology of the University and Its Divisions]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html#briefhistory Brief History of Columbia and Chronology of the University and Its Divisions]
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*[http://www.columbia.edu/~sss31/Documents/chronology.html History of Divisions]
  
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 17 December 2013

Faculties at Columbia are the formal bodies that form the academic backbone of Columbia's 16 schools and two affiliates. Each is large, prestigious, and like everything else at Columbia, complex and decentralized.

In general, the "faculties" correlate to what most people know as "schools" within the University. Faculties can be made up of many departments or just one, and conversely departments can be part of multiple faculties or just one. The difference between faculties and departments in general is that faculties as a body are in charge of organizing curricular programs that lead to degrees and certificates, while departments are bodies in charge of instruction.

Each faculty is led by either a dean, or in the case of the two unified super-faculties, an academic vice president (who is simultaneously dean of the super-faculty). They are appointed by the Trustees on nomination by the President, and serve renewable terms of usually five years. The exception to this rule is the Law School, where the Dean is selected by faculty election. All deans are subordinate to the Provost, and in the case of the Arts and Sciences and Health Sciences, the constituent faculty deans are also subordinate to their respective academic vice president/dean who is in turn subordinate to the Provost.

Columbia counts a total of 20 faculties, of which 18 are part of the university proper and 2 are affiliated.

Columbia University faculties

Columbia University has 18 faculties, of which 16 are schools and 2 are organizational constructs (FAS and Health Sciences).

  • 6 Morningside professional faculties:

Affiliated faculties

There are two affiliated faculties:

The university has oversight of both in tenuring.

Extra-faculty Administrative Boards

The university also has three administrative boards that exist outside of the faculties, but act like them, to oversee special programs:

External links

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