Temple University Ambler is the suburban campus of Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

. The Ambler campus is located 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
It has 2,950 undergraduate and 962 graduate students, with a 3:4 male/female ratio.
The campus is 187 acre (0.75676282 km²), including the Landscape Arboretum, and includes two residence halls. On campus, there are 30 student organizations. The campus offers 21 bachelor's degree programs.

Bachelor's degree programs

The following 21 bachelor's degrees are offered at the Ambler campus:

• Accounting
• Anthropology (Human Biology)
• Business Management
• Communications
• Community and Regional Planning
• Criminal Justice
• Economics (BA or BBA)
• Elementary Education/Early Childhood
• Elementary Education/Special Education
• English
• Environmental Science
• History
• Horticulture
  Horticulture
  Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
  
  
• Human Resource Management
• Landscape Architecture
  Landscape architecture
  Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
  
  
• Liberal Arts-Interdisciplinary Studies
• Marketing
• Nursing (RN to BSN)
• Political Science
• Psychology

Students can begin more than 100 bachelor's degree programs and take courses at any of Temple's campuses, including affiliated international campuses. A free shuttle bus is available seven days a week to and from the main campus.

Ambler College

Ambler College, whose name was changed during the summer of 2009 to the School of Environmental Design, is one of the 14 schools and colleges at Temple University. Based at the Ambler

Ambler, Pennsylvania

Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:...

 campus, the College features three environmental programs: community and regional planning http://www.temple.edu/ambler/crp/, horticulture http://www.temple.edu/ambler/la-hort/, and landscape architecture http://www.temple.edu/ambler/la-hort/. The campus was founded in 1910 as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. The School of Environmental Design has a focus on Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Restoration. The Ambler campus is also home of the Center for Sustainable Communities.

Campus Organizations

There are 30 Ambler student organizations http://www.ambler.temple.edu/about/involved.htm, including the student newspaper, The Temple Column, the Ambler Food Committee,and the radio student radio station, WRFT 1610-AM.

The Ambler campus is also home to the Temple University Infant Lab, directed by Professors Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is the Stanley and Deborah Lefkowitz Professor of Psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is the author of 11 books and over 150 professional articles on early childhood and infant development, with a specialty in language and literacy, and playful learning...

 and Nora Newcombe

Nora Newcombe

Nora Newcombe is a Professor of Psychology at Temple University, United States. She is a nationally recognized expert on cognitive development, and her research focuses on spatial development and the development of episodic and autobiographical memory...

. The lab researches the development of memory, language, and spatial cognition, as well as how play supports the development of the latter two abilities.

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