| National University of Mar del Plata | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata |
| Type: | Public |
| Rector: | Alfredo Lazzeretti |
| Academic Staff: | 4,734 |
| Students: | 25,549 (2016) |
| City: | Mar del Plata |
| Province: | Buenos Aires Province |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Campus: | Complejo Universitario Manuel Belgrano |
| Former Names: | Universidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (University of the Province of Buenos Aires) |
The National University of Mar del Plata (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, UNMdP) is an Argentine national university in the city of Mar del Plata, on the Atlantic coast.
The institution was established in 1962 as the Universidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (University of the Province of Buenos Aires). The university acquired its current name in 1975, when under the auspices of the Taquini Plan the Argentine government took over its administration and merged it with the Universidad Católica Stella Maris (Catholic University Stella Maris).
The UNMdP currently includes nine faculties (Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Agricultural Sciences, Economics and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Work, Law, Humanities, Engineering and Psychology) and one school (School of Medicine[1]). It offers 50 graduate programmes, 11 pre-graduate programmes, and 48 post-graduate programmes.[2]
| Degree awarded(Professorship/Licentiate/Other) | Field of Studies / Discipline | Duration (in years)[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design | |||
| Architect | Architecture | 6 | |
| Industrial Designer | Industrial design | 5 | |
| Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences | |||
| Professor in Economics | Economics | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Economics | 5 | ||
| Certified Public Accountant | Accountancy | 5 | |
| Licentiate in Administration | Administration | 5 | |
| Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences | |||
| Biochemist | Biochemistry | 6 | |
| Professor in Biological Sciences | Biological Sciences | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Biological Sciences | 5 | ||
| Professor in Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Mathematics | 5 | ||
| Professor in Physics | Physics | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Physics | 5 | ||
| Professor in Mathematics | Chemistry | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Mathematics | 5 | ||
| Faculty of Agricultural Sciences | |||
| Agronomic Engineer | Agronomy | 5 | |
| Industrial Designer | Industrial design | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Food Science and Technology | Food science and Technology | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Animal Husbandry | Animal husbandry | 4 | |
| Licentiate in Plant Production | Plant Production | 4 | |
| Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Work | |||
| Licentiate in Nursing | Nursing | 5 | |
| Licentiate in Social Work | Social Work | 5 | |
| Licentiate in Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapy | 5 | |
| Faculty of Law | |||
| Lawyer | Law | 5 | |
| Faculty of Humanities | |||
| Licentiate in Library Science and Documentation | Library science and Documentation | 5 | |
| Professor in Library Science and Documentation | 5 | ||
| Licentiate in Political Science | Political science | 5 | |
| Licentiate in Philosophy | Philosophy | 5 | |
| Professor in Philosophy | 4 | ||
| Licentiate in Geography | Geography | 5 | |
| Professor in Geography | 5 | ||
| Licentiate in History | History | 5 | |
| Professor in History | 4 | ||
| Professor in English | English / TEFL | 5[4] | |
| Licentiate in Spanish Philology | Spanish Philology | 5 | |
| Professor in Spanish Philology | 4 | ||
| Licentiate in Sociology | Sociology | 5 | |
| Licentiate in Educational Sciences | Educational sciences | 5 | |
| Faculty of Engineering | |||
| Electric Engineer | Electric Engineering | 5 | |
| Electro-mechanic Engineer | Electro-mechanic Engineering | 5 | |
| Electronic Engineer | Electronic engineering | 5 | |
| Food Engineer | Food engineering | 5 | |
| Computational Engineer | Computational engineering | 5 | |
| Informatics Engineer | Informatics Engineering | 5 | |
| Industrial Engineer | Industrial engineering | 5 | |
| Material Engineer | Material Engineering | 5 | |
| Mechanical Engineer | Mechanical Engineering | 5 | |
| Chemical Engineer | Chemical engineering | 5 | |
| Faculty of Psychology | |||
| Licentiate in Psychology | Psychology | 5 | |
| Medical School | |||
| Medical Doctor | Medicine | 6 | |