Basic information of the University of Miami
University of Miami, founded in 1925, is a private institution of higher learning, which is considered to be one of the most wanted institutions of higher learning for American students. Ranked 54 th in the United States.
The University of Miami has twelve colleges, namely: School of Architecture, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Media, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Music, School of Nursing and Health Research, School of Ocean and Atmosphere, Graduate School, School of Continuing Education and International Education. The University of Miami offers a wide range of research and teaching courses, with 65,438+050 undergraduate majors, 65,438+030 graduate majors and 60 doctoral majors. At present, * * * has 15400 undergraduate and graduate students, including nearly 1500 international students from many countries in the world, and has a diversified teaching environment.
The University of Miami (MU), founded in 1809, is a four-year public university. According to the daily university guide of Yale University, business is the most popular course for students, but most courses in business schools are compulsory, and students rarely have the opportunity to take them. Accounting is also good, but it is not easy to deal with. The architecture department is very popular, but the university regulations only admit 60 freshmen. In natural sciences, chemistry, microbiology and botany stand out.
The interdisciplinary research institute has designed an outstanding course called "Western Plan", which requires students to study sociology, humanities and natural sciences. All the students live together and form a small world. Another feature is that there is a branch school in Luxembourg, Europe, where students studying foreign languages have the opportunity to study foreign languages for a semester or even a year.
Academic characteristics of Miami University
The most popular majors in Miami University are: medicine, business, management, marketing, communication, journalism, biology, biomedicine, visual performing arts, social sciences and so on.
The Law School ranks 70th in the United States, among which the tax law major ranks 5th in the United States (US News 2007);
Medical college ranked 56th in the United States (US News 2007);
Physiotherapy Department ranked10 in the ranking of the best graduate schools in the United States in 2007; The doctoral program in clinical psychology ranks 26 th in the United States;
The Department of Ophthalmology of Palmer Eye College in Bascom ranked first in the "Best Hospital in the United States" for four consecutive years, and three professors from the Medical College were rated as the best doctors in China. The Medical College of Miami University has made remarkable achievements in many medical fields.
In fact, the undergraduate education of Miami University is better. In 2007, 2000 undergraduate positions received 6.5438+0.9 million applications, which is unprecedented in American history. The average grade of the class composed of admitted students is the highest in the United States. The average score of 44% students in high school is the top 5% in graduate school, and the average score of 2/3 students is the top 10% in school. For these excellent students, the University of Miami adopts small class teaching. More than 50% of the classes have fewer than 15 students, and 75% have fewer than 25 students.
The University of Miami signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the top British Imperial College London in London to establish a world-class cooperative research project in the fields of engineering and information technology. In 2007, the University of Miami received research and development funds from the federal government, ranking 66th among universities in the United States.
The geographical location of the University of Miami
The University of Miami is located in southern Florida. * * * There are four big campuses. The main campus is located in the center of Miami, where the famous medical school is located. The Academy of Marine and Environmental Sciences is located in Virginia, the John J.Koubek Center is located in Little Havana, the James L.Knight Center is located in downtown Miami, and there are also South Campus and Richmond Campus.
The University of Miami has an excellent campus environment and is known as one of the most beautiful universities in the United States. In addition, the school is strategically located, only a few hours' drive from Cape Canaveral of NASA, and only a few hours' drive from Orlando and Disneyland.