Southampton College of Long Island University

239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968

http://www.southampton.liu.edu/

School Description

Provided by Southampton College of Long Island University

Long Island University was chartered by the New York State Education Department in 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, as a nonsectarian, coeducational, privately supported university established to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life.” From its beginning, admission to the University has been based solely on merit and promise. Large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants have enrolled at Long Island University in their quest to achieve the American dream. Today, more than 11,300 students study, learn and grow at the original campus, located in the heart of thriving downtown Brooklyn.

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Southampton College of Long Island University

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Long Island University (LIU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the State of New York in the United States (U.S.).

History

LIU was chartered in 1926 in Brooklyn by the New York State Education Department to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life.” In 1947, recognizing the educational needs of the growing number of families moving to the suburbs, LIU purchased in Brookville the estate of Mrs. Joseph P. Davis, better known as Marjorie Merriweather Post. Seven years later, the C.W. Post campus was founded at this site.

In 1963, LIU established a third campus, located in Southampton. However, the management of this campus became too costly; as a result, it was sold to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook in 2006. LIU's master's degree programs at this campus were transferred to Riverhead. Ownership of LIU's bachelor’s degree programs, located at Southampton, was transferred to SUNY Stony Brook.

Organization

LIU is administered by a president and board of trustees who elects the president. The two main campuses are governed by a chancellor, chosen by the chairperson of the board of trustees. The two main campuses each have a provost.

Campuses

LIU has two main campuses and four branch campuses. The main campuses are located in Brooklyn and Brookville. The branch campuses are in Brentwood and Riverhead, as well as Rockland and Westchester counties.

Brooklyn Campus

thumb|Brooklyn Campus

The Brooklyn campus is LIU's first permanent site, established in 1926. The campus, located at the intersection of Flatbush and De Kalb avenues (across the street from Junior's restaurant), includes the former Brooklyn Paramount Theater, the world’s first theater built specifically for talking pictures. The theater, which abuts the original core campus, was bought in 1960 by LIU and converted into a gymnasium in 1963. Parts of the theater's balcony were used as lecture rooms. The theater's original Wurlitzer organ is used during the Brooklyn campus' Blackbirds' home basketball games. The campus is recognized by the New York Times as being one of the most diverse in the U.S. and is home to the prestigious George Polk Awards in journalism.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
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Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Colonials
Nickname:
School of Continuing Education

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,921
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
52%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Students Receiving Aid:
91%
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Degree Programs at Southampton College of Long Island University

Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

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      • Environmental Science
        A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.
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      • Environmental Studies.
        A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature.
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  • Arts & Humanities

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      • Creative Writing
        A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.
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      • English Language and Literature
        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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      • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
        Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.
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      • Art/Art Studies
        Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
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      • Fine/Studio Arts
        A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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  • Business

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      • Business Administration and Management
        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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      • Marketing/Marketing Management
        A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Commercial & Advertising Art
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.
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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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      • Art Teacher Education
        Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
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      • Elementary Education and Teaching
        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Biopsychology
      Biopsychology studies the links between biophysical activity and the functioning of the central nervous system.
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    • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
      Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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      • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
        A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.
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  • Natural Sciences

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      • General Chemistry
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Other Social Sciences
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      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • Creative Writing
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  • Business

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    • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
      • Accounting
        An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.
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      • Accounting and Business/Management
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  • Education

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    • Special Needs Education See more schools with programs in Special Needs Education
      • Special Education and Teaching
        A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.
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    • Teacher Training See more schools with programs in Teacher Training
      • Elementary Education and Teaching
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      • Reading Teacher Education
        A program that prepares individuals to diagnose reading difficulties and to teach reading programs at various educational levels.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Gerontology
      A program that focuses on the human aging process and aged human populations, using the knowledge and methodologies of the social sciences, psychology and the biological and health sciences.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 52%
Part-Time 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Other 68%
Caucasian 29%
Hispanic 2%
African-American 1%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 63%
Out-of-State 37%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
New York 63%
New Jersey 8%
Connecticut 3%
Pennsylvania 2%
Texas 2%
Percent of Students International: 1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 4,000 32%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,220 39%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 9,095 86%  
Student Loans:
$ 10,614 67%  
Any Aid:
  91%  

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Southampton College of Long Island University
Southampton, NY 11968
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