Nov 21, 2024

2020-2021 Catalog

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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dean Kathleen Cassity
wou.edu/las/

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the foundation for WOU’s broad-based education. It is home to the academic divisions of Behavioral Sciences, Business and Economics, Computer Science, Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Social Science. The Interdisciplinary Studies Program is also housed within the college.

Mission

We offer a liberal arts core curriculum and a wide range of specialized degree programs that expand students’ horizons; hone skills that make students adaptable and flexible in a rapidly changing world; help students discover new passions and strengths; and prepare them for lifelong learning. Our graduates are poised to be engaged citizens locally and globally as well as productive contributors to a 21st-century economy.

Vision

College faculty and staff will extend the benefits of an advanced education to an increasingly diverse student body by collaborating within and across disciplines to identify and deliver that which is most important for a 21st-century college education.

Program Objectives

Provide all students with opportunities to learn via a strong, cohesive and broad-based education.
Develop and maintain current, relevant and innovative curricula within and across disciplines.
Provide traditional college-bound students with high-quality learning opportunities while expanding access to new populations.

Behavioral Sciences Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Science

Undergraduate Certificate

• Aging and Older Adulthood Certificate

Undergraduate Minor

• Educational Psychology Minor
• Forensic Psychology Minor
• Gerontology: Aging and Older Adulthood Minor
• Organizational Leadership Minor
• Psychology Minor

Business and Economics Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Science

• Economics, B.A.S./B.S.

Bachelor of Science

• Business, B.S.

Undergraduate Minor

Computer Science Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts

• Computer Science, B.A.

Bachelor of Science

• Computer Science & Mathematics, B.S.

Undergraduate Minor

• Computer Science Minor
• Information Systems Minor

Creative Arts Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

• Art & Design, B.F.A.
• Theatre, B.F.A.

Bachelor of Music

• Music, B.M.

Bachelor of Science

• Theatre Arts, B.S.

Undergraduate Minor

• Art & Design Minor
• Art History Minor
• Art History Minor, Art & Design Majors
• Dance Minor
• Music Minor
• Music Minor, Audio Production Emphasis
• Music Minor, Popular Music Emphasis
• The Arts Minor
• Theatre Arts Minor

Criminal Justice Sciences Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Science

• Criminal Justice, B.S.

Undergraduate Certificate

• Homeland Security and Community Preparedness Certificate

Undergraduate Minor

Humanities Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

• Philosophy, B.S.

Undergraduate Certificate

Undergraduate Minor

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

• Earth Science, B.A.

Bachelor of Science

Undergraduate Certificate

• Geographic Information Science Certificate

Undergraduate Minor

• Biology Minor
• Chemistry for Healthcare Minor
• Chemistry Minor
• Earth Resources Minor
• Earth System Science Minor
• Environmental Chemistry Minor
• Forensic Science Minor, Natural Science Majors
• Forensic Science Minor, Non-Chemistry Majors
• Geographic Information Science Minor
• Geology Minor
• Human Biology Minor
• Mathematics Education Minor, Mathematics Majors
• Mathematics Education Minor, Non-Mathematics Majors
• Mathematics Minor
• Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Minor
• Physical Science Minor
• Physics Minor

Undergraduate Non-Degree

• Health Sciences Pre-Professional Studies

Social Science Division

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Programs

Bachelor of Arts

• Anthropology Non-Thesis, B.A.
• Anthropology, Thesis Option, B.A.
• Geography, B.A.
• History, B.A.
• International Studies, B.A.
• Political Science, B.A.
• Public Policy and Administration, B.A.
• Social Science, B.A.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sustainability, B.A.

Undergraduate Minor

• Anthropology Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Film Studies Minor
• Gender Studies Minor
• Geography Minor
• History Minor
• International Studies Minor
• Latin American Studies Minor
• Latino/Chicano Studies Minor
• Legal Studies Minor
• Planning Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Public History Minor
• Public Policy and Administration Minor
• Social Science Minor
• Sociology Minor, Community Services Emphasis
• Sociology Minor, Theory and Research Emphasis
• Sustainability Minor

Undergraduate Non-Degree

• Pre-Professional Studies, Pre-Law