The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to over 200 faculty and staff housed in 7 divisions. The college offers 33 majors, over 50 minors, and select graduate programs. Approximately three-fourths of the university’s graduates complete a major within the college.
| Masters programs begin second year |
Both programs can accept year round admissions
Masters in Management & Information Systems
The Master of Science in Management and Information Systems (MIS) is a joint program offered by the business & economics division and the computer science division. For more information about applying for admission to the program or to discuss your prior experience in management and/or information systems, please contact Dr. Hamid Bahari-Kashani, chair of the business division at 503-838-8354 or Dr. John Marsaglia, chair of the computer science division at 503-838-8991.
Master of Arts in History
The Master of Arts in History at WOU promotes a community of scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching, professional and community service, and research. It is designed for teachers seeking to strengthen their history content, for students planning their professional careers with a background in history, for individuals seeking career advancement or personal enrichment, and for students preparing for doctoral programs. Details about the program.
The Master of Arts in History can be completed within a single academic year (including summer) or through the course of four summers.
For more information, contact Dr. David Doellinger, Chair, Department of History
503-838-8254.
The Masters degree in Criminal Justice and Master of Music in Contempory Music are also available. Please see Graduate Studies office for application process for all WOU graduate programs.
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| OHSU - BS in Nursing program at WOU |
Oregon Health & Science University's School of Nursing and Western have partnered on a 1+3 year BSN degree at WOU. For details.
OHSU faculty teach the clinical coursework and WOU faculty teach the freshman-year pre-nursing coursework, general education courses, and Jr/Sr-level elective coursework.
Admission into the WOU pre-nursing program is handled through the undergraduate admissions office. The pre-nursing program is offered by the Natural Science and Mathematics Division.
Admission to baccalaureate nursing programs is very competitive; students who may need a little more time to prepare for admission to the OHSU nursing program (or other baccalaureate nursing programs across the nation) can also chose to complete Western's 2-yr pre-nursing track in preparation for admission to a nursing degree program.
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The mission of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides the central learning experience for all undergraduate students at Western Oregon University. The faculty are committed to engaging students in academic discovery and intellectual growth via the core curriculum, undergraduate major and minor curricula, and mastery in select graduate programs. The College is a participant in the Association of American Colleges and Universities' Liberal Education & America's Promise (LEAP) initiative on general education for students.
Our Goals are to:
- Engage students in scholarly pursuits that benefit their preparation for life-long learning and societal engagement.
- Provide an environment where students may develop disciplinary competencies necessary for their chosen career fields.
- Provide opportunities for faculty-student mentoring and out-of-classroom learning opportunities.
Students put body effort into carillon performance
WOU student composers celebrated the end of the academic year by performing their compositions on the campus carillon. Additionally, students participated in an interactive piece composed by Dr. Joseph Harchanko’s Electronic Music III class-- "In Memoriam Twitchy: Requiem for a Fish" --by creating body movements in front of a video camera that were processed into carillon notes using software algorithms written by the class. To learn more about creating music through motion tracking and algorithmic programming, see Dr. Harchanko’s faculty web page. Dr. Harchanko, assistant professor of music, has collaborated with Dr. Scot Morse (computer science), and Professors Sharon Oberst and Darryl Thomas (dance) in the creation and use of Western Oregon University's Wireless Human Interface (WOUWHI) for the translation of body movement into computer generated music and video in real-time. A clip of their collaborative work "Walking I Was" can be seen at www.wou.edu/~harchanj/works.htm.
Art students contribute to habitat restoration
Students in art professor Mary Harden’s beginning three-dimensional design class applied their artistic talents to habitat restoration work for the Luckiamute Watershed Council. The students used willow branches to create sculptures that have been placed in watershed areas to act as natural barriers for moderating water flow into stream channels (see photo, below). This is not the first time professor Harden's students have contributed art to the community; in 2006, her ceramics students created a series of medallions for placement in Monmouth downtown city sidewalks as part of the sesquicentennial celebration of the co-founding of the city and the university in 1856.
Professor Harden, students and Luckiamute Watershed Council project manager, Michael Cairns. (Photo courtesy of Gail Oberst, LWC)
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Additional activity showcases can be found at individual divisional and departmental web sites.
The Dean's faculty highlight
Dr. Kristina Frankenberger - Business Professor speaks on timely topic
June 19 , 2009
Dr. Kristina Frankenberger, professor of marketing, presented an invited paper on “The Earnings Effects of Advertising Expenditures During Recessions” at the 38th Annual European Marketing Academy Conference, held at Audencia Nantes University, Nantes France, May 26-27, 2009. Professor Frankenberger and colleague, Dr. Roger Graham of Oregon State University, examined associations between company earnings and advertising expenditures during recessions. The results of their analysis of advertising during five recessionary periods since 1971 have been reported in numerous business media outlets spanning multiple continents.
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