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Magee College is a campus of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1865 as a presbyterian Christian arts and theological college. Today, it has no religious affiliation and conducts a broad range of liberal arts higher education and research within the University of Ulster.
e offers a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through the University of Ulster's five faculties:
- Arts
- Business and Management
- Engineering
- Life and Health Sciences
- Social Sciences
Programmes taught at Magee include business studies, drama, education, informatics, modern languages, music, nursing, psychology, and social sciences.
e is home to the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages (AICH) which focuses on cultural studies related to Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.
and the Institute of Ulster Scots Studies, founded in 2001, which looks at the history and heritage of the Ulster-Scots.
It also houses International Conflict Research (INCORE), a joint venture between the United Nations University and the University of Ulster.
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Magee College is a campus of the University of Ulster located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1865 as a presbyterian Christian arts and theological college. Today, it has no religious affiliation and conducts a broad range of liberal arts higher education and research within the University of Ulster.
Academics
Magee offers a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through the University of Ulster's five faculties:
- Arts
- Business and Management
- Engineering
- Life and Health Sciences
- Social Sciences
Programmes taught at Magee include business studies, drama, education, informatics, modern languages, music, nursing, psychology, and social sciences.
Research
Magee is home to the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages (AICH) which focuses on cultural studies related to Ireland and the Irish Diaspora.
and the Institute of Ulster Scots Studies, founded in 2001, which looks at the history and heritage of the Ulster-Scots.
It also houses International Conflict Research (INCORE), a joint venture between the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. Established in 1993, it aims to address issues of the conflict in Northern Ireland and seek to promote conflict resolution internationally.
History
Magee College gained its name from Martha Magee, the widow of a presbyterian minister, who, in 1845, bequeathed £20,000 to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to found a college for theology and the arts.
It opened in 1865 primarily as a theological college, but accepted students from all denominations to study a variety of subjects.
It was a college of the Royal University of Ireland from 1880 and later became associated with the Trinity College, Dublin when the Royal University was dissolved in 1909 and replaced by the National University of Ireland..
In 1953 Magee Theological College separated from the remainder of the college, eventually moving to Belfast in a 1978 merger that formed Union Theological College.
Also in 1953, Magee College broke its links with Dublin and became Magee University College; it was hoped that this university college would become Northern Ireland's second university after Queen's University of Belfast.
However, this did not happen and instead it was incorporated into the two-campus New University of Ulster in 1969. The next fourteen years saw the college halve in size, while development focused on the main Coleraine campus.
In 1983, the New University merged with Ulster Polytechnic, and Magee became the early focus of development of a new four-campus university, the University of Ulster. Student and faculty numbers recovered and grew rapidly over the next ten to fifteen years, accompanied by numerous construction projects
Timeline
- 1845 Foundation endowment from Martha Magee.
- 1865 Magee College opened.
- 1880 Magee College joined the new Royal University of Ireland.
- 1909 Royal University dissolved.Government funding greatly reduced. Magee College became an autonomous university college, with students completing their degrees at Trinity College, Dublin.
- 1953 Magee University College received major government grant funding for the first time.
- 1969 Magee University College merged with the New University of Ulster.
- 1978 Magee Theological College closed, merging with Assembly's College to form Union Theological College in Belfast.
- 1984 New University merged with Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown, to form the University of Ulster.
Historical notes
Campus
The central feature of the campus is the original 1865 building. This is surrounded by Victorian red brick houses, and several modern buildings in red brick and glass, constructed since the formation of the University of Ulster.
The campus is used for education, but also as a convention centre. For example, Magee hosted the 2006 Tomo-Dachi convention.
Timeline of recent construction
- 1988 Phase I building
- 1989 Carrickmore House, extension of main building
- 1990 Phase II library building
- 1991 Refurbished main building
- 1992 Extension of 3/4 College Avenue
- 1993 Strand Road student residence
- 1995 Phase III buildings (sports complex and informatics), Duncreggan Road student residences, floodlit all-weather sports ground
Tip ONeill Chair
Based at Magee, the Tip ONeill Chair in Peace Studies was established in commemoration of the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. a well-known supporter of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The chair was inaugurated by the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton in 1995. Currently funded by The Ireland Funds the chair has been held by the Nobel Peace Laureate, John Hume since 2003. Under the tenure of Professor Hume Magee has hosted a series of guest lectures involving key national and international policy-makers .
- Mitchell Reiss, United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, 2006
- John Kerry, United States Senator, 2006
- Garret Fitzgerald, former Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, 2005
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senator, 2004
- Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, 2004
- Romano Prodi, EU Commission President, 2004
- Pat Cox, MEP and President of the European Parliament, 2004
- Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and President of the European Council, 2003
- Bill Clinton, then President of the United States, 2003
- Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France, 2003
Notable alumni
Year of matriculation is given, if known.
Honorary degrees
Notable figures have received honorary degrees in graduations hosted by Magee.
- Rt Hon Lord Ashdown (Paddy Ashdown), former Liberal Democrat Leader and former UN High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2006
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senator, 2004
- Fiona Shaw, actor, 2004
- Stephen Rea, actor, 2004
- Amanda Burton, actor, 2002
- Bill Clinton, then President of the United States, 1995
- Katrina Rafferty, actor, 2008
- Richard Maguire, professional footballer (presently with FC Barcelona), 2004
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