José Simeón Cañas Central American University (Spanish: Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"), also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private Catholic university with nonprofit purposes in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is operated by the Society of Jesus.
UCA was founded on September 15, 1965, at the request of a group of Catholic families who appealed to the Salvadoran government and the Society of Jesus in order to create a university as an alternative to the University of El Salvador, becoming the first private institution of higher education in the country.[1] The Jesuits also run Central American University in Nicaragua (UCA Managua), opened in 1960.
UCA has since evolved to be one of the best institutions of higher learning in Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama).[2] This is the case, despite the university's focus on playing a decisive role in the transformation of the unjust Salvadoran society.[3] Such a focus within the Salvadoran context has driven the university to give priority to undergraduate degrees, research within the social sciences, and popular presentation of research results ("social projectionl") in local peer-reviewed journals.[4][5]
In the 1970s and 1980s, during the Civil War in El Salvador, UCA was known as the home of several internationally recognized Jesuit scholars and intellectuals, including Jon Sobrino, Ignacio Ellacuría, Ignacio Martín-Baró, and Segundo Montes. They were outspoken against the abuses of the Salvadoran military and government, and carried out research to demonstrate the effects of the war and poverty in the country. The extreme social conditions in El Salvador provided a very rich empirical basis for innovative research within sociology, social anthropology, philosophy, social psychology, and theology. These scholars made important and lasting contributions within these fields. Ellacuría, Martín-Baró and Segundo Montes, along with three other Jesuit professors, their housekeeper, and her daughter, were murdered by the Salvadoran Armed forces on November 16, 1989, in one of the most notorious episodes from the Civil War (see Murder of UCA scholars).
Campusedit
The university is located at Antiguo Cuscatlán. The university campus has 38 acres (16 ha) with 33 buildings, a professional soccer field, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as three auditoriums and four cafeterias. The campus also includes a minimarket, a museum, three clinics, a book shop, a main library, several smaller thematic libraries, and a documentation center.[6]
Facultiesedit
Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Academic departmentsedit
Department of Mathematics
Department of Business Administration
Department of Judicial Sciences
Department of Sociology and Political Science
Department of Economics
Department of Accounting and Finance
Department of Psychology
Department of Philosophy
Department of Theology
Department of Educational Sciences
Department of Communications and Culture
Department of Public Health
Department of Operations and Systems
Department of Electronics and Informatics
Department of Energy and Fluid Sciences
Department of Structural Mechanics
Department of Spatial Organization
Department of Engineering Process and Environmental Science
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For university in Nicaragua see Central American University Managua Jose Simeon Canas Central American University Spanish Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas also known as UCA El Salvador is a private Catholic university with nonprofit purposes in San Salvador El Salvador It is operated by the Society of Jesus Jose Simeon Canas Central American UniversityUniversidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon CanasSeal of UCA El SalvadorOther nameLa UCAMottoUniversidad para el Cambio Social Spanish Motto in EnglishUniversity for Social ChangeTypePrivate Catholic Research Non profit Coeducational Higher education institutionEstablished1965 58 years ago 1965 Religious affiliationCatholic Church Society of Jesus Academic affiliationsAUSJALEndowmentmRectorAndreu Oliva S J Academic staff421Students8 993LocationSan Salvador El SalvadorCampusUrban 38 acres 15 ha ColorsBlack white blue MascotOwlWebsitewww wbr uca wbr edu wbr svUCA was founded on September 15 1965 at the request of a group of Catholic families who appealed to the Salvadoran government and the Society of Jesus in order to create a university as an alternative to the University of El Salvador becoming the first private institution of higher education in the country 1 The Jesuits also run Central American University in Nicaragua UCA Managua opened in 1960 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 2 1 Faculties 2 2 Academic departments 2 3 Social projection 3 Academics 3 1 Undergraduate programs 3 2 Postgraduate programs 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editUCA has since evolved to be one of the best institutions of higher learning in Central America Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama 2 This is the case despite the university s focus on playing a decisive role in the transformation of the unjust Salvadoran society 3 Such a focus within the Salvadoran context has driven the university to give priority to undergraduate degrees research within the social sciences and popular presentation of research results social projectionl in local peer reviewed journals 4 5 In the 1970s and 1980s during the Civil War in El Salvador UCA was known as the home of several internationally recognized Jesuit scholars and intellectuals including Jon Sobrino Ignacio Ellacuria Ignacio Martin Baro and Segundo Montes They were outspoken against the abuses of the Salvadoran military and government and carried out research to demonstrate the effects of the war and poverty in the country The extreme social conditions in El Salvador provided a very rich empirical basis for innovative research within sociology social anthropology philosophy social psychology and theology These scholars made important and lasting contributions within these fields Ellacuria Martin Baro and Segundo Montes along with three other Jesuit professors their housekeeper and her daughter were murdered by the Salvadoran Armed forces on November 16 1989 in one of the most notorious episodes from the Civil War see Murder of UCA scholars Campus editThe university is located at Antiguo Cuscatlan The university campus has 38 acres 16 ha with 33 buildings a professional soccer field basketball and volleyball courts as well as three auditoriums and four cafeterias The campus also includes a minimarket a museum three clinics a book shop a main library several smaller thematic libraries and a documentation center 6 Faculties edit Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences Faculty of Human and Social Sciences Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectureAcademic departments edit Department of Mathematics Department of Business Administration Department of Judicial Sciences Department of Sociology and Political Science Department of Economics Department of Accounting and Finance Department of Psychology Department of Philosophy Department of Theology Department of Educational Sciences Department of Communications and Culture Department of Public Health Department of Operations and Systems Department of Electronics and Informatics Department of Energy and Fluid Sciences Department of Structural Mechanics Department of Spatial Organization Department of Engineering Process and Environmental Science Social projection edit UCA Audiovisuals YSUCA 91 7 FM Radio Monsenor Romero Center University s Public Opinion Institute IUDOP University s Human Rights Institute IDHUCA 5 Academics editUndergraduate programs edit Architecture Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Chemical Engineering Food Engineering Energetic Engineering Computing Engineering Technician in Marketing Technician in Accounting Licenciate in Philosophy Licenciate in Theology Licenciate in Psychology Licenciate in Economics Licenciate in Marketing Licenciate in Public Accounting Licenciate in Business Administration Licenciate in Agribusiness Administration Licenciate in Judicial Sciences Licenciate in Social Communications Professorate of Theology Professorate of Special Education Professorate of Preschool Education Professorate of Basic Education 1st amp 2nd Cycles Professorate of English Language 3rd Cycle Basic and Middle Education 7 Postgraduate programs edit Master in Iberoamerican Philosophy Master in Social Sciences Master in Political Sciences Master in Latin American Theology Master in Local Development Master in Criminal Constitutional Law Master in Applied Statistics to Investigation Master in Environmental Management Master in Industrial Maintenance Management Master in Public Health Master in Communitarian Psychology Master in Educational Evaluation and Politics Master in Communications Master in Finance Master in Financial Audit Master in Business Law Master in Business Administration Doctorate in Iberoamerican Philosophy Doctorate in Social Sciences 8 See also edit nbsp El Salvador portalEducation in El Salvador List of Jesuit sites List of universities in El Salvador Jose Simeon CanasReferences edit Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas www uca edu sv Archived from the original on 2017 10 25 Retrieved 2017 10 17 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities July 2010 Archived December 21 2010 at the Wayback Machine Ignacio Ellacuria S J s 1982 Address at Santa Clara University ww scu edu Archived from the original on 2012 03 06 Retrieved 2017 10 17 Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas www uca edu sv Archived from the original on 2017 10 25 Retrieved 2017 10 17 a b Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas www uca edu sv Archived from the original on 2017 10 25 Retrieved 2017 10 17 Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas www uca edu sv Archived from the original on 2017 10 25 Retrieved 2017 10 17 Undergraduate Archived from the original on 2015 12 18 Retrieved 2016 01 03 Graduate Official website in Spanish 13 40 51 18 N 89 14 5 77 W 13 6808833 N 89 2349361 W 13 6808833 89 2349361 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central American University San Salvador amp oldid 1178029176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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