Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Magee College
Magee College in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Magee College is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Ulster University Derry~Londonderry campus, better known as Magee College, is one of the four campuses of Ulster University. It is located in Derry, Northern Ireland, and was opened in 1865 as a Presbyterian Christian arts and theological college. Since 1953, it has had no religious affiliation and provides a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate academic degree programmes in disciplines ranging from business, law, social work, creative arts & technologies, cinematic arts, design, computer science and computer games to psychology and nursing.
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Background
History
The initial name for the Campus (Magee Campus) originated from Martha Magee, the widow of a Presbyterian minister, who, in 1845, bequeathed £20,000 to the Presbyterian Church of 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. The Irish Roman Catholic bishops had in 1871 implemented a general ban on Catholics entering Trinity College,…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0060, -7.3230
- Established
- 1865
Sources
- wikidata: Q6730059 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Magee College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Magee College?
- Magee College is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0060°, -7.3230°.
- When was Magee College built?
- Magee College dates to 1865.