Academic Programs and Curriculum

The University of Oregon is a comprehensive research university and the only Oregon member of the Association of American Universities. Its programs of instruction are designed to provide the opportunity for students to obtain a high-quality education in liberal arts and sciences as well as professional preparation. Its instructional, research, and public service programs advance scientific and humanistic knowledge and serve the educational, cultural, and economic needs of all Oregonians.

To achieve these goals, the University of Oregon offers undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematical and computer sciences, the physical and biological sciences, the arts and humanities, the social sciences and the professions. The university offers programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the professional schools of architecture and allied arts (including planning, public policy and management), business administration, education, journalism, law, and music. The professional fields build upon the core of the university's arts and sciences programs.

Students pursue programs of instruction and research leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university is the only institution in the state offering doctoral degrees in the arts and humanities and in most areas within the social sciences. It places strong emphasis on research programs in the most advanced areas of basic science, many of which have special applicability to high-technology industry. Its international programs facilitate research and exchange of students and faculty with other countries.