University of Osnabrück
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The University of Osnabrück is a public university located in the city of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany.
In 1970, the government of Lower Saxony decided a university be founded in the city of Osnabrück. The according organizational law was passed in 1973; by the summer semester of 1974 the University of Osnabrück started business.
Today (as of summer semester 2005) it is attended by approx. 10,000 students; the staff of 1,352 consists of 209 professors and assistant professors (lecturers), 230 additional scientific personnel and 461 non-scientific personnel.
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[edit] Faculties and courses of studies
- School of Biology/Chemistry
- Biology
- Biology of Cells
- Biology of Organisms
- Chemistry
- Material Science
- School of Cultural and Geo-Sciences
- Art/Pedagogy of Art
- Geography
- History
- History of Art
- International Migration and Intercultural Relations
- Philosophy
- Textile Design
- School of Economic Sciences
- Business Economy
- Information Systems (German-English course of studies)
- National Economy
- School of Educational and Cultural Sciences
- Catholic Theology
- Education Management and School Development
- Educational Science
- Evangelical Theology
- Musical Education/Science of Music
- Physical Education/Science of Sport
- Science Education
- School of Human Sciences
- Cognitive Science (German-English course of studies)
- Cosmetology
- Health Sciences
- Nursing Sciences
- Pediatric and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Psychological Psychotherapy
- Psychology
- School of Law
- Economical Criminal Law
- Economical Law
- Science of Law
- Science of Tax
- School of Linguistics and Literature
- Anglistics, English
- Germanistics, German
- Latin
- Media (Film and Television)
- Romanistics (Two Languages)
- Romanistics/French
- Romanistics/Italian
- Romanistics/Spanish
- School of Mathematics/Computer Science
- Applied Systems Science
- Cognitive Mathematics
- Information Engineering (English course of studies)
- Mathematics
- Mathematics with Application Subject
- Mathematics/Computer Science
- School of Physics
- Physics
- Physics with Computer Science
- Physics/Advanced Materials
- School of Social Sciences
- European Studies
- Social Sciences (Sociology or Political Science as major)
[edit] Academic degrees
The common academic degree attainable at universities in Austria and Germany is the "Diplom" (diploma), which is roughly comparable to the Master's degree. However, in order to adapt to the Anglo-American academic system (as instructed by the commission of the European Union), German-speaking universities have increasingly been creating Bachelor's/Master's courses of studies since the late 1990s. These will, by 2010, replace the classical "Diplom" courses.
[edit] Location
The main building of Osnabrück University is the baroque castle (built 1667-1675), formerly home and office to the Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, nowadays housing university administration. It is located close to the city center, with its pedestrian shopping zone, historic buildings and a variety of restaurants, bars and pubs. In summer, the (mostly grass-covered) castle court is used for open air cinema and concerts.
Most faculty buildings are scattered in close vicinity of the castle. Sport stadium and gymnasium are a bit further away; the mathematical and natural-scientific faculties as well as the botanical garden are located on the "Westerberg" (the "West Mountain," which in fact is not a mountain but a hill with a park-like aspect, situated in the western part of the city) neighbouring the "Fachhochschule Osnabrück" (University of Applied Science). The distance from the castle to Westerberg can be crossed in about ten minutes on foot, by bike or by bus.
