269:
445:
last 200 years it has become an accredited department with a very highly rated reputation. The department of Pure and
Applied Chemistry offers three types of degrees; Undergraduate, Postgraduate taught and Postgraduate research. The undergraduate degree lasts for four years and students have the choice of 10 areas to study in. some of these areas are a Masters Chemistry degree, a Masters Forensic and Analytical Chemistry degree, Chemistry and teaching, BSc Chemistry degree and BSc Chemistry with Drug Discovery are just a few to name all the available degrees can be found at the
142:
453:. To apply to one of the undergraduate courses you have to do this through UCAS which is an online application form. They are two postgraduate taught degrees available and these are MSc/PgDip in Forensic Science and MSc/PgDip in Forensic Informatics. Both of these degrees last one year and it is a progression from the undergraduate degree. They are few people who take the Postgraduate teaching degree after doing an undergraduate degree because they have graduated and found a job.
881:
22:
462:
teaching provision and research as determined by the UK national assessment bodies are also seen within this department. It offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The department has always maintained a top research rating. In 2008, Research
Assessment Exercise (RAE) results confirmed EEE at Strathclyde as the top EEE research Department in Scotland, and positioned it third in the UK (out of 33).
677:
328:. Curran was appointed its first Principal and Vice-Chancellor. This was the first new university in Scotland for 381 years and the first technological university in Britain, thus initiating the trend of formation of modern technical universities in Britain. Sir Samuel remained at the university until retirement in 1980 - the replacement building for the
436:. There are five postgraduate degrees; MSc/PgDip in Clinical Pharmacy, MSc/PgDip in Food Biotechnology, MSc/PgDip in Food Science and Microbiology, MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Analysis and MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice. The postgraduate degree is a follow-on from the undergraduate degree.
499:
Technology and
Business Studies is a course taught by the Strathclyde University Business School in the Royal College of Science and Technology. The course offers to help students understand the language of technology and of business and the communication skills used by managers on a daily basis. The
254:. Because of the ever-increasing number of students attending the college, larger premises became necessary. Work to expand the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College building began in 1903, taking nine years to complete. At that time, it was the largest single educational complex in Europe.
444:
The department of Pure and
Applied Chemistry is located in the Royal College Building on level 6. The department of Chemistry was not always in the royal college building because it was established before the University of Strathclyde. This department was established in the 19th Century and over the
461:
The
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is housed inside the Royal College of science and technology. The department boasts over 200 academic, research, technical and support staff, 250 PhD, MPhil and MSc students and over 600 undergraduates. The highest ratings for both
431:
The
Department of Bioscience in the Faculty of Science was originally in the royal college building but with the completion of the new John Arbuthnot (SIPBS) building the department has moved. The courses available are still the same with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees available. The
432:
undergraduate degrees available are split into two subjects: Biological and
Biomedical Science; and Pharmacy. Some of the degrees available in Biological and Biomedical Science are BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Biomedical Sciences, Forensic Biology. The full list can be found at the
500:
uniqueness of this course allows undergraduates to understand interrelationships between technology and business. Because of the wide variety of options available in the TBS course, students can tailor their course to suit their own career targets.
323:
took up the position of principal of the Royal
College of Science and Technology, and following extensive discussions with Sir Keith Murray (chairman of the University Grants Committee), the College was granted full university status in 1964 as the
300:) built on the former site of John Street Ironworks. All four buildings form what is now known as the "Island Site", and have undergone major renovations in recent years. In 1961 the Royal College entered into an agreement with
284:, by the 1950s work had resumed on the Royal College's campus to the north of the 1903 building. An extension was added onto the John Street side of the building in 1949 which housed a new swimming pool.
304:
to jointly redevelop the adjacent
Richmond Street site which had recently been cleared of its housing and a former church. The development would give the College a new and expanded home for the
503:
There are three technology subjects offered to students at
Strathclyde University and they all last for 4 or 5 years depending on what level you are doing. The three subjects available are:
734:
449:. To get into the undergraduate degrees you need to have the 48 credits for the BSc degree and 60 credits for the master's degree. The credit conversion table can be found at this page
218:(along with the Scottish College of Commerce). Its main building on George Street now serves as one of the major academic and administration buildings of the University of Strathclyde.
166:
288:
was purchased by the College in 1953 to act as its Chaplaincy, whilst in 1956 construction began on the new Engineering Block on Montrose Street (subsequently named as the
933:
807:
517:
The Business subjects offered to students at Strathclyde University all last for 4 or 5 years depending on what level you are doing. The three subjects available are:
39:
908:
296:
was built in 1959 on John Street. The Engineering Block was extended in 1962 along with a new Chemistry Block (later named for the College's famous alumnus
613:
828:
293:
86:
58:
729:
417:
65:
370:) - are now rarely used as younger generations of students have only ever known it as the University of Strathclyde. Despite this, the names
938:
268:
746:
406:
The Royal College Building on George Street is currently occupied by Strathclyde University and houses the following academic departments:
943:
923:
72:
632:
54:
928:
866:
606:
833:
450:
856:
691:
648:
918:
885:
802:
599:
312:, whilst the merged University of Strathclyde would take possession of the entire complex which included the 13-storey
265:. In 1956 there was another change of name for the College and it became the Royal College of Science and Technology.
105:
79:
382:
in a jocular/derogatory context to describe the University of Strathclyde and its students/alumini. The nickname
797:
308:
as well as new accommodation for its new social sciences departments - this opening as the McCance Building in
285:
258:
43:
913:
395:
701:
367:
119:
230:
was formed in 1887. Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College'was formed through the amalgamation of
724:
622:
433:
348:
325:
247:
215:
170:
676:
659:
297:
32:
739:
654:
643:
446:
839:
777:
379:
386:
amongst locals did transfer to some extent to the Glasgow College of Technology (founded in
861:
787:
250:. In the case of Anderson's Institute, the history of the college could be traced back to
8:
782:
762:
329:
305:
301:
289:
276:, just as the College obtained its Royal Charter to become the University of Strathclyde
696:
792:
586:
336:
313:
666:
439:
812:
772:
576:
555:
902:
320:
591:
339:, the Scottish College of Commerce amalgamated with the College to form the
141:
767:
281:
146:
The eastern side of the 1912 Royal College building on Montrose Street.
465:
The current undergraduate courses offered by this department include:
118:"College of Science and Arts" redirects here. Not to be confused with
21:
355:
203:
185:
226:
Originally the "Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College",
199:
181:
490:
MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering with European Studies
487:
MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Business Studies
426:
440:
Department of Chemistry, Pure and Applied, Faculty of Science
413:
Department of Chemistry, Pure and Applied, Faculty of Science
316:
in 1965 which it subsequently renamed the Livingstone Tower.
272:
The McCance Building and Livingstone Tower were completed in
422:
Technology and Business Studies, Strathclyde Business School
391:
387:
309:
273:
251:
211:
581:
390:), but it too would go on to achieve university status in
456:
206:
between 1887 and 1964. Tracing its history back to the
472:
BEng/MEng Digital Communications and Multimedia Systems
416:
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
934:
Organisations based in Glasgow with royal patronage
214:), it is the direct predecessor institution of the
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
900:
484:BEng/MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering
478:BEng/MEng Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
347:has served as the centrepiece building of the
198:was a higher education college that existed in
358:for the Royal College, and its antecedents, -
157:Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College
909:Universities and colleges established in 1887
621:
607:
378:are still used by some students of the rival
427:Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science
410:Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science
261:in 1912 the College changed its name to the
228:The Royal College of Science and Technology
614:
600:
332:opened that year was named in his honour.
140:
735:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
469:BEng/MEng Computer and Electronic Systems
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
55:"Royal College of Science and Technology"
867:List of University of Strathclyde people
553:
481:BEng/MEng Electronic and Digital Systems
267:
709:Royal College of Science and Technology
560:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
196:Royal College of Science and Technology
128:Royal College of Science and Technology
901:
556:"Curran, Sir Samuel Crowe (1912–1998)"
595:
549:
547:
457:Electrical and Electronic Engineering
939:Organizations disestablished in 1964
335:Following the recommendation of the
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
857:Royal Scottish Geographical Society
649:Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin
475:BEng/MEng Electrical Energy Systems
13:
944:1964 disestablishments in Scotland
924:Science and technology in Scotland
554:Fletcher, W. W. (September 2014).
544:
244:Young Chair of Technical Chemistry
14:
955:
570:
880:
879:
808:Technology and Innovation Centre
675:
577:Gashe for Royal College Building
280:After plans had been stalled by
20:
929:1887 establishments in Scotland
495:Technology and Business Studies
31:needs additional citations for
401:
257:After seeking permission from
1:
537:
396:Glasgow Caledonian University
702:Free Church Training College
319:In 1959, renowned physicist
167:Scottish College of Commerce
120:College of Arts and Sciences
7:
236:College of Science and Arts
10:
960:
221:
117:
919:University of Strathclyde
875:
849:
821:
755:
717:
684:
673:
631:
624:University of Strathclyde
510:Manufacturing Engineering
349:University of Strathclyde
343:in 1964. Since then, the
341:University of Strathclyde
326:University of Strathclyde
216:University of Strathclyde
176:
171:University of Strathclyde
161:
151:
139:
132:
507:Environmental Technology
240:Allan Glen's Institution
165:1887–1964 - Merged with
263:Royal Technical College
740:Strathclyde Law School
730:Faculty of Engineering
418:Faculty of Engineering
345:Royal College Building
277:
248:Atkinson's Institution
840:Strathclyde Telegraph
829:Students' Association
778:Graham Hills Building
380:University of Glasgow
271:
208:Andersonian Institute
914:Education in Glasgow
862:First Robot Olympics
788:John Anderson Campus
582:Strathclyde homepage
232:Anderson's Institute
40:improve this article
783:James Weir Building
763:Andersonian Library
330:Andersonian Library
306:Andersonian Library
302:Glasgow Corporation
290:James Weir Building
129:
798:St Paul's Building
747:Faculty of Science
697:Jordanhill College
562:(online ed.).
530:Management Science
278:
127:
896:
895:
793:Livingstone Tower
587:Royal College Map
451:UCAS credit table
337:Robbins Committee
321:Sir Samuel Curran
192:
191:
116:
115:
108:
90:
951:
888:
883:
882:
679:
667:University Court
635:
625:
616:
609:
602:
593:
592:
564:
563:
551:
513:Computer Science
447:courses homepage
434:courses homepage
286:St Paul's Church
144:
130:
126:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
959:
958:
954:
953:
952:
950:
949:
948:
899:
898:
897:
892:
886:
871:
845:
817:
751:
725:Business School
713:
680:
671:
633:
627:
623:
620:
573:
568:
567:
552:
545:
540:
459:
442:
429:
404:
394:when it became
294:Student's Union
224:
188:
154:
147:
135:
123:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
957:
947:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
894:
893:
891:
890:
876:
873:
872:
870:
869:
864:
859:
853:
851:
847:
846:
844:
843:
836:
831:
825:
823:
819:
818:
816:
815:
813:Wolfson Centre
810:
805:
803:Mary Dunn Wing
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
773:Birkbeck Court
770:
765:
759:
757:
753:
752:
750:
749:
744:
743:
742:
732:
727:
721:
719:
715:
714:
712:
711:
706:
705:
704:
694:
688:
686:
682:
681:
674:
672:
670:
669:
663:
662:
651:
639:
637:
629:
628:
619:
618:
611:
604:
596:
590:
589:
584:
579:
572:
571:External links
569:
566:
565:
542:
541:
539:
536:
535:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
515:
514:
511:
508:
492:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
458:
455:
441:
438:
428:
425:
424:
423:
420:
414:
411:
403:
400:
223:
220:
190:
189:
180:
178:
174:
173:
163:
159:
158:
155:
152:
149:
148:
145:
137:
136:
133:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
956:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
906:
904:
889:
878:
877:
874:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
852:
848:
842:
841:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
824:
820:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
748:
745:
741:
738:
737:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
716:
710:
707:
703:
700:
699:
698:
695:
693:
692:John Anderson
690:
689:
687:
683:
678:
668:
665:
664:
661:
657:
656:
652:
650:
646:
645:
641:
640:
638:
636:
630:
626:
617:
612:
610:
605:
603:
598:
597:
594:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
561:
557:
550:
548:
543:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
519:
518:
512:
509:
506:
505:
504:
501:
497:
496:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
467:
466:
463:
454:
452:
448:
437:
435:
421:
419:
415:
412:
409:
408:
407:
399:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
352:
350:
346:
342:
338:
333:
331:
327:
322:
317:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
298:Thomas Graham
295:
291:
287:
283:
275:
270:
266:
264:
260:
259:King George V
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
187:
183:
179:
175:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
150:
143:
138:
131:
125:
121:
110:
107:
99:
96:February 2024
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
838:
834:Sports Union
822:Student life
708:
660:Jim McDonald
653:
642:
559:
516:
502:
498:
494:
493:
464:
460:
443:
430:
405:
383:
375:
371:
363:
359:
353:
344:
340:
334:
318:
279:
262:
256:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
225:
210:(founded in
207:
195:
193:
169:to form the
153:Former names
124:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
768:Barony Hall
402:Departments
368:Polytechnic
282:World War 2
903:Categories
756:Facilities
644:Chancellor
634:Governance
538:References
521:Accounting
314:Alec House
292:). A new
134:"The Tech"
66:newspapers
655:Principal
533:Marketing
524:Economics
362:- and -
356:nicknames
887:Category
718:Academic
384:The Tech
364:The Poly
360:The Tech
204:Scotland
186:Scotland
177:Location
850:Related
685:History
527:Finance
376:Techies
222:History
200:Glasgow
182:Glasgow
80:scholar
884:
366:(from
354:Local
242:, the
234:, the
162:Active
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
392:1993
388:1971
374:and
372:Tech
310:1964
274:1964
252:1796
246:and
212:1796
194:The
59:news
42:by
905::
658::
647::
558:.
546:^
398:.
351:.
238:,
202:,
184:,
615:e
608:t
601:v
122:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
