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Explore the ideas that have shaped our world and generate knowledge that powers our future. Whether you’ve set your sights on a particular major or you need some room to roam, Willamette is your path to discovery.
EARN A DEGREE IN ADAPTABILITY.
TURN KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION.
Immerse yourself
Get involved in
in courses across
research, internships
multiple disciplines,
or study abroad. Nearly
including our
100% of our students
innovative College
engage in one or more
Colloquium.
of those activities.
THINK 24/7. Collaborate and
CREATE A ROADMAP FOR YOUR FUTURE.
socialize with your
Discover professional
professors and
development
professional settings. And no matter which major(s) you choose, you’ll develop
classmates in our
opportunities through
major-specifc
our six Career
the creative mindset you need to navigate an ever-shifting global landscape.
academic hearths.
Communities.
You’ll connect with professors and classmates who open your mind to diverse perspectives and emerging trends. You’ll put your ideas to work in an array of
OUR ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE Majors, Minors & Special Programs
MAJOR
MINOR
SPECIAL PROGRAM
DUAL DEGREE
AMERICAN ETHNIC STUDIES
CLASSICAL STUDIES
HISTORY
PRE-MEDICINE
ARCHAEOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR
PRE-VETERINARY MEDICINE
ART HISTORY
CREATIVE WRITING
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
PSYCHOLOGY
ART, STUDIO
DATA SCIENCE
JAPANESE STUDIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
ARTS, TECHNOLOGY & MULTIMEDIA
DATA SCIENCE 3+1 BS/MS
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 3+2 BA/MBA
ASIAN STUDIES
ECONOMICS
LAW 3+3 BA/JD
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
BIOCHEMISTRY
ENGINEERING 3+2
MATHEMATICS
RUSSIAN
BIOLOGY
ENGLISH
MUSIC
SOCIOLOGY
BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE
NOT-FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT 3+2 BA/MBA
SPANISH
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3+2 BA/MBA CHEMISTRY
FORESTRY 3+2
PHILOSOPHY PHYSICS
CHINESE STUDIES
FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE STUDIES
CINEMA STUDIES
GERMAN
PRE-HEALTH
CIVIC COMMUNICATION & MEDIA
GLOBAL CULTURAL STUDIES
PRE-LAW
POLITICS, POLICY, LAW & ETHICS
SUSTAINABILITY THEATRE WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES
Explore: willamette.edu/academics
Entrepreneurship
& BUSINESS Popular COURSES • DEVELOPING NEW VENTURES •THE WORLD ECONOMY
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE • POLITICS & PUBLIC POLICY FOR MANAGERS
• INTERNATIONAL VENTURE •SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
Be ENTERPRISING Willamette is the ideal setting for aspiring entrepreneurs and future business leaders. Team up with nationally recognized professors at our top-ranked business school. Major in Business Management, or fast-track your MBA through our innovative dual-degree program. No matter which track you choose, you’ll maximize your potential and jump-start your career with the skills and hands-on
Paimon Jaberi earned his economics degree and MBA in fve years, and now he’s a senior analyst for strategy and business intelligence with the Seattle Seahawks.
“Willamette catapulted me into what I want to do, and I feel the sky is truly the limit.”
experiences that will help you succeed.
When you take a class from Professor Yan Liang, you’ll get
Get AHEAD
an in-depth look at international trade, fnancial macroeconomics and economic development, with a regional focus on China. An acknowledged expert in her feld, Liang has published
Investment Fund and
business intelligence analyst,
Philanthropic Investment for
capital market analyst, social
Community Impact program.
media marketer — your
INVESTIGATE. Discuss the latest
international economic journals and is a frequent global television network.
GO TO WORK. Access specialized career services and intern as a
options are endless.
articles in numerous
guest on CGTN America, a
INVEST. Participate in WU’s Angel Fund, Student
FACULTY FOCUS
Yan Liang
trends in cutting-edge classes
BE PREPARED. Join our alumni
and become highly skilled in
at companies like Intel, Nike,
market research, organizational
Disney, Netfix, Zoom,
analysis and data analytics.
Tumblr and Boeing.
Promote a HEALTHY FUTURE
DISCOVER your CALLING
Invest your energy in caring for others. Serve
EXPLORE. Perform dissections in
BE SUPPORTED. Tap into our
our human cadaver lab and
generous public health scholarships
|acquire technical skills in our
and get valuable insights from a
Integrated Exercise and Health
dedicated pre-health advisor.
campus as a frst responder for Willamette Emergency Medical Services. Shadow doctors across the street at Salem Hospital. Team up with a nonproft to provide services for the homeless. And prepare for life as a diference maker.
Science Laboratory.
BE SUCCESSFUL. Join Willamette FIND THE ANSWERS. Study the
alumni at places like Johns
connections between health, the
Hopkins University, the Harvard
environment, and society, and help
School of Public Health and
formulate solutions to pressing
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
dilemmas of health and disease.
Research Center.
Professor Joyce V. Millen takes
Anna Ayala designed
an interdisciplinary approach to
customized anesthetics
the study of Public Health Ethics,
at Oregon Health & Science
Advocacy and Leadership.
University and co-authored
She’s been teaching Medical/
a research paper for a
Health Anthropology and African
neuroscience journal as an
Studies at Willamette University
undergraduate. Now she’s a
since 2005. Prior to that, she was director of the Institute for
medical student at OHSU.
Health and Social Justice at Partners In Health in Boston,
“Our professors treated us like peers. Willamette was the perfect setting for me.”
where she also taught in the
FACULTY FOCUS
Joyce V. Millen
Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Healthcare &
PUBLIC HEALTH Popular COURSES • HEALTH & THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT • HEALTH LAW
• FOOD JUSTICE PRACTICUM • CLINICAL HEALTHCARE: THEORY & APPLICATION
• DEATH IN AMERICA • DISEASE EPIDEMICS
Media, Communication
& CREATIVE ARTS
Popular COURSES • COMMUNICATING RACE •CREATING MUSIC WITH TECHNOLOGY
• MUSEUM STUDIES • JAPANESE POP CULTURE & MEDIA
• INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN FOR THE STAGE •VIDEO ART
Make a STATEMENT Think of Willamette as your next stage. You can
Professor Mike Nord is more than
put your talents on display in exquisite
performer. He’s also the driving
just an accomplished guitarist and
performance venues, fnd your voice as a writer
force behind Willamette’s
for the Collegian or showcase your work at the
which provide a venue for creative
production and recording studios,
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, one of two
expression you won’t fnd at a lot
museums located on a college campus in the
Whether he’s teaching you about
Pacifc Northwest. Creativity thrives here — and you might be surprised where it takes you.
of other colleges and universities. music improvisation or giving you tips on producing, mixing or recording, Nord will help you tap your artistic potential.
Olivia Barry studied art in
FACULTY FOCUS
Mike Nord
Be an ORIGINAL
Rome as a junior and interned at the Cultural Heritage
EXPRESS YOURSELF. Produce zines,
GET THE WORD OUT. Land
Agency in Amsterdam as a
podcasts, EPs and videos in our
communications internships with
state-of-the-art music production
the Oregon Governor’s Ofce, the
and media labs — or work in your
Portland Trailblazers or any
own studio as a senior art major.
number of campus departments.
SHINE ON STAGE. Choose from 10
BE ACCOMPLISHED. Add to the
performing arts clubs and 14
legacy of Willamette graduates
music ensembles. Pursue tracks
who’ve authored novels, curated
in technical theatre as well as in
museums for the J. Paul Getty
acting through our nationally
Trust and performed at
recognized theatre major.
Carnegie Hall.
senior. Now she’s interning at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.
“My professors have been so supportive of my future career, and the opportunities they opened up were amazing.”
Popular COURSES •COGNITIVE PROCESSES • DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: LIFESPAN
Education, Counseling
& YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
• GLOBAL CULTURAL STUDIES •SPORT LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
• INEQUALITY IN SOCIETY • CHILD & ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR
Make a LIFELONG IMPACT
Olivia Scott interned with Great
Be a positive infuence wherever you go. You can
an after-school program in
mentor underrepresented students at Willamette Academy, inspire young scientists at a nearby school as a Webber Scholar, investigate brain development in our Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory — or fnd your future overseas.
Meet one of the nation’s top
Commission United Academy, Cape Town, South Africa.
“It opened my eyes to another avenue I could take with my education — working with children and also preventing people from falling into the criminal justice system in the frst place.”
BUILD a BRIGHTER FUTURE
psychology educators. Professor Courtney Stevens has developed more than a half-dozen courses at Willamette and facilitated
COLLABORATE. Team up with
GET TO WORK. Intern for the
nationally recognized
Salem Family Literacy Program,
professors on innovative
Chemawa Indian School,
community outreach projects
research and share your work
Oregon Youth Authority or
that have involved hundreds of
at Student Scholarship
Planned Parenthood.
local residents. Most of all,
Recognition Day.
student-driven neuroscience
SERVE THE WORLD. Join
she’s a teacher: In 2015, she received the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award from the American Psychological Association.
FACULTY FOCUS
Courtney Stevens
REACH OUT. Build of the
alumni who’ve furthered their
opportunities presented by our
education at schools like The
unique partnership with Tokyo
George Washington University
International University to teach
and contributed to publications
English to students in Japan.
like Psychology Today.
Break new GROUND Be innovative and create knowledge across Monya Maleki pioneered research on the benefts of ballet for football players and presented her fndings at a professional conference. Now she’s planning to pursue a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
“My professors provided me with opportunities I didn’t even know existed. I was set up for success.”
Professor Chris Smith and other climate scientists on a trek to the Mojave Desert. The Joshua Tree Genome Project, funded by a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, seeks to map
studies at our Zena research forest. Earn one of 75+ research grants ofered annually and co-author a paper in a scientifc journal. And establish yourself as an original thinker.
GET DEEP. Gain hands-on experience
AIM HIGHER. Jumpstart your
in facilities like our optics training
career through our 3+1
lab. Secure a $5,500 grant through
BS/MS in Data Science
our Science Collaborative Research
program, our 3+2 engineering
Program. Collaborate with faculty
partnerships or our 3+2
and present your fndings at a
programs in Forestry.
professional conference.
the plant’s genetic code and unlock its secrets to survival under extreme conditions. Smith believes in the power of undergraduate research, students in his life’s work.
in an on-campus lab. Conduct drone-mapping
CREATE your own PATH
Want to tackle climate change? Join
and he’s committed to involving
disciplines. Design cancer-fghting molecules
FACULTY FOCUS
Chris Smith
GO FURTHER. Our graduates
BUILD COMMUNITY. Join a STEM
have excelled at schools like
living-learning community as a
Stanford University and taken
STEM Fellow, socialize at events like
the reins of future-focused
Friday Floats and Physics Tea, and
organizations like Ball
choose from six science clubs.
Aerospace. So can you.
Science, Technology,
ENGINEERING & MATH
Popular COURSES • ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS & SIMULATION •BIOMECHANICS
• EARTH’S CLIMATE: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE • ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
•RESEARCH IN GEOMICROBIOLOGY •TOPOLOGY
Public Service, Law,
NON-PROFIT & NGOs Popular COURSES •DESIGNING PERSUASIVE CAMPAIGNS •PAN-AFRICAN REVOLUTIONS & BLACK LIBERATION
• RESTORATIVE JUSTICE • SEX, GENDER & AMERICAN POLITICS
• THE ECONOMICS OF RACE & GENDER • THE POLITICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
LEAD the WAY Start crafting public policy as early as your frst year
If you’re passionate about social
in college. The Oregon State Capitol is across the
Professor Melissa Buis Michaux.
justice, be sure to connect with
street, giving you unparalleled access to internships
She’s an expert on American
with legislators, state agencies and the Governor’s
her Reforming Criminal Justice
health care and welfare policy, and
Ofce. And our partnerships with nonprofts will
class will open your eyes —
empower you to serve individuals and communities
with prisoners at the Oregon State
everywhere. Leaders are born at Willamette.
Adrian Uphof spearheaded a
especially when you work directly Penitentiary on potential reforms to the carceral state.
FACULTY FOCUS
Melissa Buis Michaux
Be PURPOSEFUL
bill that established a universal health care commission in Oregon. Now he holds a master’s degree in public health and public policy from the University of Minnesota.
TACKLE THE ISSUES. Research the
GET TO WORK. Intern with the
subjects that matter most to you, like
American Civil Liberties Union, the
refugee support systems, racial
U.S. State Department, Habitat for
disparities in foster care, and why
Humanity, Oregon State Parks —
women are underrepresented in politics.
the possibilities are endless.
TAKE THE FAST TRACK. Get your
LEAD FOR GOOD. Take your place
nonproft MBA in fve years at our
alongside alumni who’ve made an
top-ranked business school or earn
impact as U.S. senators,
Without that experience, I wouldn’t
your law degree at Willamette Law, the
governors, supreme court justices
be doing the things I am today.”
frst law school in the Pacifc Northwest.
and social justice advocates.
“The minute I came to Willamette, I set foot in the state Capitol.
LOOK BEYOND your HORIZON: Visit willamette.edu for more info.
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