History of the University

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This outline is based on C. H. Haskins, The Rise of Universities, Cornell University Press, 1923 and B. Fuhrmann and A. Grasha, A Practical Handbook for College Teachers, Little Brown, 1983, Chapter 1.

 

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The Pre-University

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First Universities: 11th and 12th Centuries

- Salerno—Medical School

- Bologna

- Paris

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Curricula of Early Universities

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What Were Early Universities Like?

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What is the Inheritance of Modern Universities

- University: Association of Masters and Scholars

- Concept of a Curriculum

- Organizational Structure

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Universities in America

- Colonial Period

- 19th Century

- 20th Century