New UNT degrees approved by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently gave UNT approval to begin offering a new bachelor's degree and a new doctor of philosophy degree this year, as well as to offer a new master's degree beginning in 2007.

The UNT Department of Public Administration will offer a doctor of philosophy degree with a major in public administration and management beginning in the fall 2005 semester.

The degree, which will prepare students for teaching at a college or university, replaces a political science doctoral degree with a concentration in public administration and management.

UNT's College of Engineering began offering courses for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering this semester, and master's-level degree courses are projected to begin in 2007.

The National Science Foundation awarded the college a grant of more than $900,000 to support the curriculum that will focus on academic training as well as hands-on industrial projects.

BY CATHY CASHIO AND NANCY KOLSTI ccashio@unt.edu nkolsti@unt.edu

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