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Riverside: Departments
Geography
Instruction in geography within the Division
of Social Sciences began in February, 1954. Homer Aschmann represented
the field alone until 1957, when William L. Thomas, Jr., joined
the staff, and it was possible to offer an undergraduate major in
the field.
In the spring of 1958, Carl Sauer, professor emeritus
of geography at Berkeley, offered a special seminar on the domestication
of plants and animals. This was the first of a series of invitations
that Sauer accepted since his retirement to spend a semester in
residence in geography departments throughout the country.
In 1962, a program leading to the M.A. degree
in geography was instituted. The library at Riverside also became
a depository for the Army Map Service's map collection. In 1963,
the Division of Social Sciences was divided into its component disciplines
and a regular Department of Geography with Homer Aschmann as chairman
was established. In that year Harry P. Bailey transferred to Riverside
from the Department of Geography at UCLA. After the establishment
of a major in geography, the curriculum endeavored to offer students
a program balanced with substantial work in both physical and cultural
geography.
In 1964-65, a faculty of four offered 24 courses
in geography. There were 15 undergraduate majors and six graduate
students in residence. source
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Geological Sciences
Geology was first taught in the fall of 1954,
as part of the course offerings of the newly organized Division
of Physical Sciences, by Michael A. Murphy, a specialist in invertebrate
paleontology. The first student to complete a degree in geology
was Robert H. Michael in June, 1956. Thane H. McCulloh was in charge
of geology instruction from its origin at Riverside to July 1, 1959,
at which time Frank W. Dickson was appointed vice-chairman of the
Division of Physical Sciences for geology. A Department of Geology
was established July 1, 1961 and Dickson was the first chairman.
An M.A. program in geology
was initiated in 1961 and the first M.A. degrees were awarded in
June, 1963. The Ph.D. program began in 1962 and the first Ph.D.
degree in geology was awarded to Dennis L. Norton in 1964. The name
of the department was changed from geology to geological sciences
simultaneously with the addition of a major in geophysics in 1965.
The department provided sound training in the
geological sciences, emphasizing both field and laboratory studies.
Research within the department ranges from field studies to experimental
and theoretical approaches. In 1965, there were 25 undergraduate
and 27 graduate students enrolled. The department offered 27 undergraduate
and 14 graduate courses. source
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