In 1899, the Department of Agriculture merged with the Scottish Dairy Institute to form the West of Scotland Agricultural College.
The Department of Mathematics had its origins in 1825 with the appointment at Anderson's Institution (antecedent of the University of Strathclyde) of the institution's first permanent professor of mathematics. It was not until around 1890, however, that the department itself formally came into existence.
The Department of Information Science was formed in 1985 from the amalgamation of the Department of Librarianship and the Department of Office Organisation. Both of these had their origins in the Scottish College of Commerce (an antecedent of the University of Strathclyde). In August 2001, the Department of Information Science merged with the Department of Computer Science to form the Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
Founded in 1968 as an umbrella group of voluntary organisations and individuals concerned with the preservation of and access to the Scottish countryside.
The Department of Environmental Engineering opened in 1972. It was closed in 1980 and the course transferred to the management of the Department of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics.
The Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management was formed in August 1986 through the amalgamation of the Department of Engineering Design, the Department of Production Management and Manufacturing Technology and the Manufacturing Sciences and Engineering Course Office.
In August 1986, the Department of Mechanical and Offshore Engineering was formed from the merger of the Department of Dynamics and Control, the Department of Mechanics of Materials, the Department of Thermodynamics and the Department of Ship and Marine Technology. In 1987, it merged with the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering and the Department of Metallurgy and adopted the new title Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering.
In October 1988, the Department of Organisation, Management and Employment Relations was formed from the merger of the Department of Administration and the Department of Industrial Relations. In 1990, the department was renamed the Department of Human Resource Management.
The Computer Centre was reorganised and renamed as Networking and Computing Services in 1997.
The Bioengineering Unit originated with the establishment of the Biomechanics Research Group in 1962.
The Law School originated with the teaching of law at the Scottish College of Commerce. In 1964, the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow and the Scottish College of Commerce amalgamated to form the University of Strathclyde and a Department of Law was established. In December 1970, a change of title from the Department of Law to the Law School was approved by Senate.
The School of Navigation was established in 1910 to provide seamen with the technical knowledge necessary to advance their career prospects. Its qualifications were recognised by the Board of Trade. The School was well equipped with different models and apparatus for imparting the principles of seamanship, navigation and nautical astronomy including an observatory complete with telescope, a mock navigation bridge, known as the Land-Ship, on the roof of the School, and four boats on the River Clyde which were used for practical training. In 1912, a steamer, the Vivid, was purchased as a training ship but it was wrecked in 1913 off Colonsay on its very first voyage after the purchase.
Alexander Haddow was Principal Master of Method in the Method Department at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, 1932-?, and formerly Head of English and Master of Method, c 1935.
T.D. Hendry was a member of the Method Department at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow.