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In 1963, legislation authorized the University of Maryland to establish a campus at Catonsville in Baltimore County (Code Education Article, sec. 13-104 (f)). The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) opened its doors to its first freshmen in September 1966. In 1988, the University became part of the University of Maryland System (Chapter 246, Acts of 1988). The System was renamed University System of Maryland in 1997 (Chapter 114, Acts of 1997).
Albin O. Kuhn Library, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland, April 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The University of Maryland Baltimore County is the doctoral research institution for the greater Baltimore region. Undergraduates may choose from 39 majors and 40 minors in engineering, humanities, information technology, mathematics, sciences, physical and biological sciences, social and behavioral sciences and visual and performing arts. Forty-nine graduate programs are offered in computer science and information systems, education, emergency health services, engineering, the liberal arts and humanities, modern languages, the natural sciences and mathematics, public policy, social sciences and the visual arts.
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences originated as the College of Arts and Sciences, and reformed under its present name in July 2005.
Fine Arts Building, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland, April 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The College of Engineering and Information Technology was founded in 1992 at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Computer Science transferred to the College of Engineering from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1995, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was added in 2002. The College of Engineering became the College of Engineering and Information Technology in September 2004.
Five departments make up the College: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; Information Systems; and Mechanical Engineering.
The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences began as the College of Arts and Sciences, and reorganized under its present name in July 2005.
The Erickson School of Aging Studies formed in 2004 and is named after John and Nancy Erickson, founders of the Baltimore-based Erickson foundation and benefactors of the School. The School offers undergraduate and graduate programs in aging services and certificates in seniors' housing administration.
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