ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF

public coeducational institution of higher learning in Tucson, Ariz., U.S. The university has a broad curriculum in liberal arts, sciences, agriculture, engineering, business and public administration, and education. It also offers instruction in nursing and pharmacy, and it operates professional schools in law and medicine. Bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degree programs are available in most areas of study. The Study Abroad Office provides students with opportunity to study in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Total enrollment is approximately 31,000. The University of Arizona is a land-grant institution. It was the first university in Arizona, created in 1885 by an act of the territorial legislature. Enrollment began in 1891. In 1915 the university consisted of three collegesletters, arts and sciences; mines and engineering; and agriculture. The following years brought steady growth for the university: the Colleges of Education and Law opened in the 1920s, and the School of Business and Public Administration was established in 1934. After World War II the university expanded instruction in the health fields, opening the College of Pharmacy in 1949, the College of Medicine in 1961, and the College of Nursing in 1964. The university's Steward Observatory and the nearby Kitt Peak National Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory help make the University of Arizona a centre of astronomical research. The campus is also the site of the Arizona State Museum.