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Some universities have a School of SomethingSchool of Something and some a Department of Something.Department of Something. Are they identical and just two common terms for the same thing, or they are different in the university structure?

My impression is that a SchoolSchool is generalgenerally larger than a Department.Department. Probably, schoolschool is an academic unit between departmentdepartment and faculty.faculty. Maybe, a faculty has a few schools, and each school hosts some departments.

Some universities have School of Something and some Department of Something. Are they identical and just two common terms for the same thing, or they are different in the university structure?

My impression is that School is general larger than Department. Probably, school is an academic unit between department and faculty. Maybe, a faculty has a few schools, and each school hosts some departments.

Some universities have a School of Something and some a Department of Something. Are they identical and just two common terms for the same thing, or they are different in the university structure?

My impression is that a School is generally larger than a Department. Probably, school is an academic unit between department and faculty. Maybe, a faculty has a few schools, and each school hosts some departments.

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What is the difference ofbetween a school and a department?

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What is the difference of school and department?

Some universities have School of Something and some Department of Something. Are they identical and just two common terms for the same thing, or they are different in the university structure?

My impression is that School is general larger than Department. Probably, school is an academic unit between department and faculty. Maybe, a faculty has a few schools, and each school hosts some departments.