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Student Life OverviewExperience the benefits of a small liberal arts college inside a large research university. Offering programs and degrees in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences to build critical thinking and diverse perspectives to take with you into any career.
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) offers 52 majors and nearly 70 minors across multiple departments and programs in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
Featured Programs
Not sure what to major in? CAS provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts education across the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, with two specialized schools and a variety of classes to help you decide.
Explore the past, present, and future of the human condition through diverse languages, literature, and philosophical and cultural perspectives.
Use science, technology, and math to understand the physical world and develop analytical, quantitative, and technical skills to help solve complex problems.
Learn how society works and what drives individual and collective human behavior, from racism and poverty to international conflict and climate change.
Advance knowledge in computer and data science to find interdisciplinary, ethical approaches to tackle technology challenges.
Engage with global cultures, languages, and societies while building global business acumen and cultural competence.
All CAS students receive comprehensive academic and career advising in the college’s state-of-the-art Tykeson Hall. Our expert advisors help you design a path to meet your academic and career goals.
CAS provides students with professional development and hands-on learning opportunities to gain the knowledge, skills, and connections necessary for fulfilling and impactful careers and lives.
CAS offers various funding opportunities to incoming and current students, with support for both undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships, research fellowships, and more.
Serving around two-thirds of all UO students and providing 85% of core education classes, the College of Arts and Sciences shapes the University of Oregon’s identity as a comprehensive research university.
By the Numbers
CAS has over 800 faculty members, including world-renowned researchers and scholars who collaborate with students through hands-on research and fieldwork.
Associate Professor of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies
David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar
Kirby Brown studies Native American and Indigenous literature and culture and explores the politics of race, nation, citizenship, and belonging through storytelling and literature.
CAS alumni work as environmental scientists, policy analysts, software developers, and more. See where they’ve landed and how they got there.
It was an opening—like a world unfolding before me. The way the professors teach is a style of its own. It's genuinely innovative and very groundbreaking.
Romance Languages, PhD '19 · Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Puget Sound
I changed majors a couple of times. I was on a true journalism track. I wound up kind of pivoting into more cinema history, media in general, and that actually contributed to a more well-rounded education for me and opened up more opportunities for careers.
Cinema Studies, '10 · Director of Marketing and Communications, Airlink
This program was amazing because it threw a lot of skills at us, including technical skills. We did a little bit of everything. It gave me confidence that with a little bit of guidance and figuring things out, I could rise to the occasion.
Environmental Studies, '16 · Assistant Director, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College
I received a very well-rounded education here. It was great because many political science programs force you to choose between American politics and international relations or comparative politics, but here I was able to experience both aspects and then decide what I was more interested in.
Political Science, '09 · Political Strategist and Author
When I was a global studies student at the University of Oregon, I felt so appreciated, supported, and welcomed by faculty and staff. They have built an incredible team—you will not find that everywhere and I feel very appreciative. It really is a supportive community that just doesn't quit!
Global Studies, MA '17 · Manager of Partner Engagement, Programs, Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
I feel like computer science opened up a space for me to be creative without having to stay within the normal structure of a standard curriculum. It took all the fun parts of math and all the creative freedom of stuff like literature and writing and combined it into one subject where you could actually develop something.
Math and Computer Science, '24 · Engineer, Amazon Web Services
Center for Cyber Security and Privacy
Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies
Center for the Study of Women in Society
Northwest Indian Language Institute
Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Institute for Fundamental Science
Institute of Neuroscience
Materials Science Institute
Institute of Molecular Biology
