Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

Coordinates: 18°27′39″N 69°55′04″W / 18.4608°N 69.9179°W / 18.4608; -69.9179
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See also: Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata, San Francisco de Macorís, San Juan de la Maguana, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo (flagship)

18°27′39″N 69°55′04″W / 18.4608°N 69.9179°W / 18.4608; -69.9179
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and white    
NicknameUASD
Websitewww.uasd.edu.do
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is located in the Dominican Republic
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) (English: Autonomous University of Santo Domingo) is a

Jose Gabriel Garcia and Emiliano Tejera in 1866 as the Professional Institute, replacing the former Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino
, one of the first universities of the Western Hemisphere (Americas), which was founded unofficially by a Papal bull in 1538, officially by royal decree in 1558, and closed in 1822. It was later renamed University of Santo Domingo in 1914.

In structure, the school followed the model of the University of Alcalá de Henares. The university organized its offerings into four schools: Medicine, Law, Theology, and the Arts. Today,[when?] the university has expanded to eight schools: Humanities, the Arts, Law and Political Science, Health Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Architecture, and Agricultural Sciences.

History

Main article: Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino

The university traces its foundations to a

Arts.[1]

In 1801, the university was suspended due to the Haitian occupation; it reopened in 1815 after Spanish colonial rule was restored under the rectorship of Dr José Núñez de Cáceres. However, it was forced to close again in 1822 due to the conscription of its students. After the Dominican Republic was established in 1844, an attempt to reopen the university was made by President Pedro Santana in 1859, but this was unsuccessful.[1]

In 1866 the Instituto Profesional (Professional Institute) was created by

Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in 1930, the university was unable to operate independently; it was only on 31 December 1961, after Trujillo's death, that a law was passed restoring its autonomy.[1]

Faculties

The authorities for the period 2018–2022 are:

Humanities

The Humanities Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Foreign Language, Literature and Psychology Schools.[2]

The Pedro Mir Library

Agronomy and veterinary sciences

Autonomous University of Santo Domingo

The Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Veterinary Science Schools.[3]

Laws and political sciences

The Law and Political Science Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Political Science Schools.[4]

The Law and Political Science Faculty award the titles of Licentiate in Law and Licentiate in Political Science; the latter has three majors: Internationals Studies, Socioeconomics Studies and Internationals Relationship. The Criminology Institute is a part of the Faculty.

Economics and social sciences

By Law 4412 of 24 March 1956 the University Organization Law of 21 October 1937 was modified, adding the Economics and Commerce Faculty to the existing faculties. The new faculty would award the degrees of Licentiate in Commercial Science and Doctor in Economics and Commercial Science.[5]

At the same time, Law 4413 decreed that the four courses "of the second cycle of the Superior School of Accountant Technician, established by the decree 2383... were assigned to the Economics and Commerce Faculty of the Santo Domingo University from 12 October 1956, under the name of Commercial Science Department".

Undergraduate students at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo

The Law 4439 dated 4 May 1956 changed the name of the "Economics and Commerce Faculty" to the "Economics, Finance and Commerce Faculty". This same law authorized to the graduates of the Superior School of Accountant Technician, with the title of Accountant Technician "provides them with licence to practice the profession of

University Council
".

In 1960, Law 5130 changed the "Economics, Finance and Commerce Faculty" to the "Economic Science Faculty" and included the

Public Administration
School. The Organic statute approved by the University Cloister in 1966, gave the faculty its current name of the "Economics and Social Sciences Faculty".

Currently, the Economics and Social Sciences Faculty is formed of the Schools of Economics, Accountant, Statistics, Sociology, Marketing and Administration Schools.

Engineering and architecture

The Engineering and Architecture Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Industrial Engineering Schools.[6]

Sciences

The Science Faculty is constituted of the Schools of Biology, Geographic Science, Physics, Mathematics, Microbiology and Parasitology, Chemistry and Computing Schools.[7]

Health sciences

The Health Sciences Faculty formed of the Schools of

Odontology, Bioanalysis, Medicine, Public health, Physiology and Morphology Schools.[8]

The arts

The Arts Faculty is formed of the Schools of

Plastic Arts Schools.[9]

University authorities, 2018–2022]

  • Emma Polanco Melo
  • Educational vice-rector: Alejandro Ozuna Morla.
  • Vice-rector of Research and Postgraduates: Mauro Canario .
  • Administrative vice rector: Pablo Valdez.
  • Vice-rector of Extension: Antonio E. Medina Calcaño.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Former Instituto Profesional (1866-1914)

University of Santo Domingo (1914–present)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ Facultad de Humanidades Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  3. ^ Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  4. ^ Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  5. ^ Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  6. ^ Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  7. ^ Facultad de Ciencias Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  8. ^ Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  9. ^ Facultad de Artes Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

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