asked the Minister for Education the total number of students studying at Irish universities in the academic year 1960-61; and the number of post-graduate students studying at Irish universities, together with the subjects which such post-graduate students are studying.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Students at Irish Universities.
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the Statement:
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Full-time students |
Part-time students |
Total |
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(1) Total number of students in Irish Universities during Academic Year 1960-61 |
10,021 |
830 |
10,851 |
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(2) Total of post-graduate students |
806 |
52 |
858 |
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(3) Branches of study in which postgraduate students were engaged:— |
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Branches of Study |
Full-time Students |
Part-time Students |
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1960-61 |
1960-61 |
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Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
|
Philosophy |
9 |
— |
9 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Divinity |
4 |
— |
4 |
5 |
— |
5 |
|
Eastern Languages |
1 |
— |
1 |
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|
Classics (including Latin) |
14 |
— |
14 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
English |
31 |
17 |
48 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|
French |
3 |
9 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Irish |
9 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Italian |
— |
2 |
2 |
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|
Spanish |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
German |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Anglo-Irish |
1 |
— |
1 |
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|
Commerce |
42 |
2 |
44 |
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|
Economics |
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|
Education—Degree |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
—Diploma |
224 |
161 |
385 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|
History |
19 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Law |
11 |
1 |
12 |
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|
Political Science |
3 |
— |
3 |
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|
Psychology |
6 |
6 |
12 |
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|
Geography |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Music |
— |
1 |
1 |
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|
Engineering |
10 |
— |
10 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Mathematical Science |
9 |
— |
9 |
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|
Mathematical Physics |
2 |
— |
2 |
|||
|
Experimental Physics |
1 |
— |
1 |
|||
|
Genetics |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
|
Statistics |
1 |
— |
1 |
|||
|
Bio-Chemistry |
11 |
4 |
15 |
|||
|
Botany |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Chemistry |
41 |
13 |
54 |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
Geology |
9 |
— |
9 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Physics |
15 |
— |
15 |
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|
Zoology |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Pharmacology |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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|
Medicine |
2 |
— |
2 |
|||
|
Biology |
1 |
— |
1 |
|||
|
Social Medicine |
1 |
— |
1 |
|||
|
Anatomy |
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|
Bacteriology |
1 |
— |
1 |
|||
|
Child Health |
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|
Physiology |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Phychological Medicine |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
— |
7 |
|
Public Health |
8 |
3 |
11 |
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|
Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
8 |
6 |
14 |
|||
|
Pathology |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
Forestry |
1 |
— |
1 |
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|
Agriculture |
19 |
— |
19 |
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|
Dairy Bacteriology |
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|
Veterinary Science |
5 |
— |
5 |
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|
Archaeology |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
M.Sc. (Dairying) |
3 |
— |
3 |
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|
TOTAL |
559 |
247 |
806 |
45 |
7 |
52 |