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National University of San Juan
The National University of San Juan is a public university in Argentina. Its seat is located in the city of San Juan, capital of the province of the same name, in the Cuyo region. It was founded in 1973, based on several local institutions and a Faculty of the National University of Cuyo.
Institutions
The National University of San Juan includes the following Faculties:
Engineering
Philosophy, Humanities and Arts
Architecture, Urbanistics and Design
Social Sciences
Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
These provide a wide array of titles, including tecnicaturas (intermediate), licenciaturas (Bachelor's degrees), professorships, and post-graduate courses.
History
The origin of UNSJ was a Preparatory College founded in 1839 by then-governor (then president of Argentina) Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. The faculty of Mineralogy of this college gave rise to the technical School of Mines, which in turn fathered other teaching institutions. In 1939 the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo) was founded with its seat in Mendoza, and San Juan Province was included in its area of influence; UNCuyo's Faculty of Engineering started functioning in San Juan in 1947. Also in that year, courses to form professors in Sciences and Letters began at the Sarmiento Normal School. These courses were split from the school, to be dictated at the newly created National Institute of the Secondary School Professorship, in 1958.
During the 1960s, the society of San Juan Province strived to achieve the creation of a national university. In 1968 a programme to create new state universities did not include San Juan, but renewed demands led to a feasibility study.
The National University of San Juan was finally created by Law 20367, signed by de facto President Alejandro Agustin Lanusse, on 10 May 1973. It gradually grew to integrate the National Institute of the Secondary School Professorship, the Faculty of Engineering, Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences formerly dependent on the National University of Cuyo, and the Domingo F. Sarmiento Provincial University. The full fusion of these institutions was completed on 10 October.
Academic units
Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseno
Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Diseno Grafico
Diseno Industrial
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales
Licenciatura en Astronomia
Licenciatura en Biologia Orientacion Ecologia- Titulo Intermedio: Tecnico Universitario en Biologia Or. Ecologia
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computacion- Titulo Intermedio: Tecnico Universitario en Programacion
Licenciatura en Ciencias Geologicas
Licenciatura en Geofisica
Licenciatura en Sistemas de Informacion- Titulo Intermedio: Tecnico Universitario en Sistemas de Informacion
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Abogacia
Contador Publico
Licenciatura en Administracion
Licenciatura en Ciencias Politicas
Licenciatura en Comunicacion Social
Licenciatura en Sociologia
Licenciatura en Trabajo Social
Profesorado en Sociologia
Tecnicatura Universitaria en Administracion Publica
Tecnicatura Universitaria en Periodismo
Tecnicatura Universitaria en Publicidad y Propaganda
Facultad de Filosofia, Humanidades y Artes
Interprete Musical
Licenciatura en Artes Visuales
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educacion
Licenciatura en Educacion Musical
Licenciatura en Filosofia
Liccenciatura en Geografia
Licenciatura en Historia
Licenciatura en Ingles
Licenciatura en Letras
Licenciatura en Matematica
Licenciatura en Turismo- Titulo Intermedio: Tecnico Universitario en Turismo
Profesorado de Geografia
Profesorado de Artes Visuales
Profesorado de Fisica
Profesorado de Historia
Profesorado de Ingles para Educacion Inicial, y el 1 y el 2 Ciclo de la Educacion General Basica
Profesorado de Ingles para el Tercer Ciclo de la EGB, la Educacion Polimodal y el Nivel Superior
Profesorado de Letras
Profesorado de Matematica
Profesorado de Quimica
Profesorado de Tecnologia
Profesorado en Canto
Profesorado en Ciencias de la Educacion
Profesorado en Filosofia
Profesorado en Organo
Profesorado en Piano, Instrumento de Cuerda Viento o Percusion
Profesorado Universitario en Educacion Musical
Facultad de Ingenieria
Bioingenieria
Ingenieria Agronomica
Ingenieria Civil
Ingenieria de Minas
Ingenieria Electrica
Ingenieria Electromecanica
Ingenieria Electronica
Ingenieria en Agrimensura
Ingenieria en Alimentos
Ingenieria en Metalurgia Extractiva
Ingenieria Industrial
Ingenieria Mecanica
Ingenieria Quimica
Tecnico Universitario en Gestion de Distritos de Riego (Ciclo Lectivo 2009)
References
Universidad Nacional de San Juan Institutional website.
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