Study the Americas, including Mexico, Central America, and the Southern Cone, with faculty from wide-ranging fields in the American studies major at Reed.
Study art history and studio art for a bachelor's degree in art at Reed College. Art majors can also study abroad and participate in research projects.
Gain an understanding of the molecular and chemical mechanisms that create life with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology at Reed College.
Reed’s bachelor’s degree in biology equips you with analytical and hands-on research skills. Conduct independent research and coauthor papers with faculty.
Learn from expert faculty and gain hands-on research experience using state-of-the-art equipment with a bachelor of arts in chemistry from Reed College.
Become fluent in Mandarin, have opportunities to study abroad in China or Taiwan, and conduct research with professors with a BA in Chinese from Reed College.
Comparative race and ethnicity studies majors at Reed combine focused study in a home department with comparative interdivisional work on race and ethnicity.
Combine focused study in a home department with comparative interdivisional work on race and ethnicity with a minor in comparative race and ethnicity studies at Reed.
Learn about programming languages, algorithms, and more with Reed’s computer science degree. Cultivate creative and critical thinking skills through research.
Study essential and advanced concepts, including algorithms, data structures, and hardware and software system design, with a computer science minor at Reed College.
Study and develop critical and creative work as a dance major at Reed. Learn about how our dance degree also provides study abroad and research opportunities.
Explore the many facets of physical expression and storytelling with a bachelor’s degree in dance-theatre from Reed. Join productions and create your own works.
Learn to analyze English, American, and foreign-language literature with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in English. Work with faculty to undertake in-depth research.
Develop research and analytical skills to study environmental issues with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. Discover our hands-on, interdisciplinary major.
Study French and Francophone literatures, films, and cultures, become fluent in French, and live in the French House with a BA in French from Reed College.
Achieve proficiency in the French language and a strong understanding of French literary and cultural studies with a minor in French from Reed College.
Engage critically with the cultural, artistic, and intellectual traditions of Germany with a bachelor’s degree in German. Become fluent in German and study abroad.
Gain German fluency in speaking, reading, and writing with Reed’s German minor. Study German culture from our expert professors and in study abroad programs.
Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Department
Read ancient authors, explore documents in the original language, and engage with the ancient Mediterranean world with Reed’s minor in Greek, Latin, or Greek and Latin.
Learn to analyze the past from diverse perspectives with a bachelor’s degree in history from Reed. Discover our emphasis on research and independent inquiry.
Major; Literature and Languages; History and Social Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies
History Department; English Department
Combine history and literature studies for in-depth analysis of texts throughout time. The history-literature major allows for customized coursework across departments.
Major; Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, and Linguistics
Linguistics Department
Learn how languages change over time and impact societies with a BA in linguistics from Reed. Discover our interdisciplinary program and research opportunities.
Major; Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics and Statistics Department; Computer Science Department
Study advanced math concepts and computer systems with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in mathematics-computer science. Discover our hands-on research opportunities.
Focus on voice or instrumental live performances in the bachelor’s degree in music at Reed College. Take courses in theory, history, and ethnomusicology.
Study the brain, thoughts, and behavior with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Reed College. Discover our labs and hands-on research opportunities.
Major; Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, and Linguistics
Philosophy Department
Examine the basic structure of thought and some of humanity’s most enduring and challenging questions in the bachelor’s degree in philosophy program at Reed.
Combine a rigorous curriculum with a liberal arts education with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in physics. Get hands-on research experience with dedicated faculty.
Explore political theories and current issues with a BA in political science from Reed. Go in-depth with study abroad and hands-on research opportunities.
Major; Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, and Linguistics
Religion Department
Explore world religions and their influences on society with a BA in religion from Reed College. Develop research skills and an empathetic perspective.
Study how faith and governance are intertwined with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in religion-political science. Discover study abroad and research opportunities.
Learn Russian and gain a critical appreciation for the varieties of cultural expression in the Russian-speaking world with the Russian minor from Reed College.
Work directly with faculty on research projects in the bachelor's degree in sociology program at Reed. Learn sociological concepts in our collaborative environment.
Study the literary and cultural traditions of Spanish-speaking countries with Reed’s bachelor’s degree in Spanish. Become fluent in Spanish and study abroad.
Achieve a high intermediate level of Spanish language proficiency and develop a familiarity with Spanish literature and culture with the Spanish minor from Reed College.
Gain hands-on theatre experience with a bachelor’s degree in theatre at Reed College. Learn about our study abroad opportunities and college-sponsored grants.