University of north texas

The University of North Texas (informally UNT or North Texas), located in Denton, Texas, was founded in 1890 by Joshua C. Chilton as Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute. From its inception up to present day, the name was modified six times to reflect the institution's growth and change. In 1894, it became North Texas Normal College, and North Texas State Normal College in 1901. It was known as North Texas State Teachers College in 1923, North Texas State College in 1949, and North Texas State University 1961, before finally being named the University of North Texas in 1988. With an enrollment of more than 32,000 students, it is now the largest university in the north Texas area and the fourth largest university in Texas. The university is a member of the Federation of North Texas Area Universities, offering various graduate degrees in coordination with Texas Woman's University and Texas A&M University-Commerce. The Denton campus is the flagship for the University of North Texas System, which also includes University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, University of North Texas Research Park and the University of North Texas Dallas Campus.

The University of North Texas, a comprehensive, state-assisted, coeducational institution of higher education and is the flagship of a multi-institutional university system. UNT offers a wide variety of graduate, master's and doctoral degree programs.

UNT Minicourses is the University's community, lifelong learning program and we are pleased to offer a variety of noncredit courses that are of interest and use to the communities of the north Texas region. Classes are informal and fun, taught by good faculty members.

On-campus classes are formed twice a year, in conjunction with the university's spring and fall semester calendar. Courses are offered year round and feature instructor-facilitated classes with online interaction with other students and the instructors.

Distinguished by a focus upon environmental philosophy, and the home of the journal Environmental Ethics, we examine contemporary issues concerning the relation between nature and society, the construction of identity, and the dynamic nature of technology and sports.