Interdisciplinary Minors

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Latin American Studies

Gain a unique insight into aspect of the Latin American region. Students often expand their experience through study abroad in Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, or Chile. Read More

Gender Studies

This program explores scholarship on women and gender. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives, critical theory, and interdisciplinary approaches are employed to examine questions of gender difference, inequality, and exclusion. Read more

Legal Studies

The minimum requirement for admission to a recognized law school is a bachelor’s degree. Most law schools value intellectual maturity and a broad educational background, such as is provided by majors in the social sciences, natural sciences or humanities. Learn more

Chican@ Studies

The Chican@ Studies minor combines courses from history, education, social science and Spanish to offer a comprehensive look at Latino/a culture, language, history and literature. Read More

Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary approach for understanding the relationship between humans and the natural environment. Read more

Military Science

A nationally standardized program of pre-commissioned officer education and training offered at hundreads of colleges and universities throughtout the United States. Learn more

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Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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