Educdation, Culture, & Society

Never stop growing

There is no more direct way to shape the world around you than by raising questions, pursuing answers, and passing your knowledge along to others. Let your curiosity lead as you explore what we learn, how we learn it, and the methods and resources we use to document and share knowledge. Become an insightful scholar, adept at preserving the past and building a better future by educating the next generation of leaders and thinkers.

• Conduct research alongside award-winning professors and present your findings at our annual Student Scholarship Recognition Day.

• Study human cognition COGNITION using a 32-channel BioSemi event related brain potential system in our Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory.

• Build your skills by serving as a peer mentor to students in Japanese through our partnership with Tokyo International University.

• Willamette's On-Campus archives include documents and artifacts relating to the history of the university, the Salem community, and global affairs.

Complementary Fields of Study

American Ethnic Studies / Archaeology / Art History / Asian Studies / Chinese Studies / Cinema Studies / Classical Studies / English & Creative Writing / French & Francophone Studies / German / Global Cultural Studies / History / International Studies / Japanese Studies / Latin American Studies / Music Philosophy / Psychology / Religious Studies / Russian Sociology / Women's & Gender Studies

Expand your knowledge through a Co-Curricular Student Club

Alianza / Archaeology Club / Asian Coalition for Equality / Black Student Union / Hawai'i Club / InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / Japan Studies Student Leaders / Jewish Student Union / Museum Club / Native & Indigenous Student Union / Neurodivergent Student Union / Queer Student Union

Popular Courses

Can Activists Change the World? / Cognitive Processes / Diagnosis of "Abnormal" Child and Adolescent Behavior / Museum Studies / Developmental Psychology: Lifespan / Theories and Methodologies of Art History