National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), or simply San Marcos) is a public university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1551, and such is the oldest university in the continental mainland of the Americas. While its historical campus is situated in downtown Lima, most academic activities take place at the modern Ciudad Universitaria.

Organization

The university was originally headed by members of the clergy; during the Enlightenment, Bourbon reforms transformed it into a secular institution. The university is governed by:

Related Topics:
Clergy - Enlightenment - Bourbon

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• A rector
• Two vice-rectors
• The university assembly (composed of professors and students, with the latter holding a third of the seats).

The original faculties at San Marcos were Theology, Arts and Law; Jurisprudence, and Medicine were added later in the colonial period. The Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Economics and Commerce were created in the mid-19th century. The Faculty of Science was subdivided by specialities in the 20th century. The Faculty of Theology was closed in 1935.

Related Topics:
Theology - Arts - Law - Jurisprudence - Medicine - Natural Sciences - Economics - Commerce - 19th century - 20th century - 1935

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In the mid-1990's San Marcos's departments were grouped into four academic blocks, as shown below.

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• #Academic Block I: Science and Engineering
• ##Chemistry
• ##Biology
• ##Genetics and Biotechnology (merged)
• ##Microbiology and Parasitology
• ##Physics
• ##Mathematics
• ##Statistics
• ##Scientific Computing
• ##Operations Research
• ##Chemical Engineering
• ##Fluid Mechanics Engineering
• ##Geotechnical Engineering
• ##Geography Engineering
• ##Mining Engineering.
• ##Metallurgy Engineering
• ##Industrial Engineering
• ##Electronics Engineering
• ##Electrical Engineering
• ##Systems Engineering
• #Academic Block II: Health Sciences
• ##Human Medicine
• ##Obstetrics
• ##Nursery
• ##Medical Technologies
• ##*Clinical Laboratory & Pathology
• ##*Physical Theraphy and Rehabilitation Programme
• ##*Radiology
• ##*Ocupational Theraphy
• ##Nutrition
• ##Pharmacy and Biochemistry (merged)
• ##Dentistry
• ##Veterinarian Medicine
• ##Psychology
• #Academic Block III: Economics and Entrepreneur Fields
• ##Administration
• ##Tourism
• ##International Trade
• ##Accounting
• ##Economics
• #Academic Block IV: Humanities and Social Sciences
• ##Laws
• ##Politics
• ##Literature
• ##Philosophy
• ##Language
• ##Social Communication and Journalism
• ##Art
• ##Library and information science
• ##Education, including
• ##*Kindergarten
• ##*Elementary School Teaching
• ##*High School Teaching
• ##Physical Education
• ##History
• ##Sociology
• ##Anthropology
• ##Archaeology
• ##Social Work
• ##Geography