
Academics


Directed Readings
Many students work one-on-one with a faculty member in Directed Reading projects to explore a topic of special interest throughout a semester.

Summer Research
Spend 10 weeks doing research with a faculty member and other students, earn a paycheck, and present your results.
Summer Science Research Program
DC Internships
Get great experience, unforgettable memories, and academic credit during a semester-long internship in Washington, D.C.
Wesleyan in Washington
Senior Art Exhibit
Each spring senior Fine Arts majors exhibit the best of their work at the Ross Art Museum.
Department of Fine ArtsExperience the liberal arts — the OWU way. Academics at Ohio Wesleyan starts with our 175-year commitment to the depth, breadth, and rigor of traditional liberal arts — made more powerful today with The OWU Connection. You will learn to think critically and creatively, solve complex problems, communicate your ideas, apply your knowledge in real-world settings, and thrive in an environment rich with diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Our Depth
You will work in small classes with faculty members who are outstanding scholars and researchers — and passionate teachers. They will push you, challenge you, inspire you, and work with you on your own research and creative projects.
Our Breadth
You will enjoy the wide range of academic fields and majors that you might see at a large university. Just look at the list below of nearly 90 majors. And we encourage and work with students to combine majors to broaden their skills and opportunities with a second major. More than one-fourth of our students graduate with multiple majors, one of the highest percentages in the nation.
The OWU Connection
And academics at OWU means something more. It’s The OWU Connection. It’s our commitment to help you find your passion and build your pathway to a fulfilling career. You will learn to think big by connecting ideas in different disciplines. You will go global, with opportunities to immerse yourself in different cultures. And you will get real experience, connecting theory and practice, connecting the classroom and real world.
Available Majors
- Accounting
- Ancient Studies
- Anthropology & Sociology
- Astronomy (B.A.)
- Astrophysics (B.S.)
- Biochemistry (B.A.)
- Biochemistry (B.S.)
- Biochemistry (ACS-Certified (B.S.))
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering: Pre-Engineering (3-2) Program
- Black World Studies
- Botany
- Business Administration
- Chemistry (B.A.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Chemistry (ACS-Certified (B.S.))
- Classics
- Communication
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Computer Science (3-2 Engineering Program)
- Dance
- Data Analytics
- Earth Science
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Education: Elementary Education
- Education: Inclusive Elementary Education
- Education: Integrated Science for Teachers
- Education: Middle Childhood
- Education: Special Education
- Engineering: Computer and Electrical
- English: Creative Writing
- English: English for Educators
- English: Literature
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance Economics
- Fine Arts: B.F.A. Art Education
- Fine Arts: B.A. Art History
- Fine Arts: B.F.A.
- Fine Arts: B.A. Studio Art
- French
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology (B.A.)
- Geology (B.S.)
- German
- Health & Human Kinetics
- HHK: Exercise Science
- HHK: Health Promotion
- HHK: Sports and Exercise Management
- History
- History: Education
- International Business
- International Studies
- Journalism
- Latin American Studies
- Management Economics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics: Statistics
- Medieval Studies
- Microbiology (B.A.)
- Microbiology (B.S.)
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Music (B.A.)
- Music: Composition (B.M.)
- Music: Music Education (B.M.)
- Music: Performance (B.M.)
- Neuroscience: Behavioral and Cognitive
- Neuroscience: Molecular and Cellular
- Nutrition
- Philosophy
- Physics (B.A.)
- Physics (B.S.)
- Physics: Pre-Engineering (3-2 Program)
- Planetary Science
- Politics and Government
- Pre-Biomedical Engineering
- Pre-Law
- Pre-Medicine / Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Public Administration
- Pre-Theology
- Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- Psychology
- Quantitative Economics
- Religion
- Renaissance Studies
- Social Justice
- Sociology / Anthropology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Theatre Major and Education Minor
- Urban Studies
- Women’s and Gender Studies
- Zoology
- Zoology: Pre-Professional
Minors
- Academic Music
- Accounting
- Ancient Studies
- Art History
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Biology
- Black World Studies
- Botany
- Business
- Cartography & Geographic Information Systems
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Coaching
- Communication
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Data Analytics
- Data & Society
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- Education: Adolescence to Young Adult
- Education: Foreign Language
- Education: Music
- Education: Physical Education
- Education: Theatre
- Education: Visual Arts
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Film Studies
- Fine Arts: Studio
- Food Studies Mentored Minor
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- International Studies
- Journalism
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Medieval Studies
- Microbiology
- Music Performance
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics & Government
- Psychology
- Religion
- Renaissance Studies
- Research Psychology
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Spanish
- Theatre
- Women's & Gender Studies
- Zoology
Award-Winning Scholarship
Close attention from faculty, research opportunities, theory-to-practice support, an environment of high expectations . . . it all helps lead to students who excel and receive regional and national recognition and awards.

Best Undergraduate Geography Research
Ohio Wesleyan Geography majors Hayden Knisley (left) and Lonnie Barnes earned Best Undergraduate Paper and Best Undergraduate Poster awards, respectively, at the annual conference of the East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers in October 2015.

Microbiology Fellowship
In 2015, Maddie Vroom became the fifth OWU student to earn an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study songbird plumage.

Chloe Dyer '18
Travel-Learning Course: "Slouching Toward Empire: The Literary Politics of Ireland”
“It was incredible to have the chance to hear writers discuss their writings and the roles they thought literature had in shaping the politics of Ireland, the topic we had discussed all semester.”

Erin Boedicker '17
Chemistry major
“My friends at other universities are amazed at the opportunities I have here. When I look back, this (summer research project) will be one of the most prominent memories I have of OWU.”

David Johnson
Professor of Botany-Microbiology
“When I teach my students—especially non-majors—I’m teaching people who one day may lead other enterprises and make important policy decisions. They all need to know how to interpret scientific data, and how science works.”

Kaila Weir '21
Travel-Learning Course: “Plant Communities and Ecosystems”
"It really puts the [travel-learning] class in perspective. You're learning so much material throughout the year and the semester that when you come out here, you're able to put it to use."

Katie Vonderembse ’19
Environmental science major
“I wanted to attend a small college that would challenge me academically. I am glad I did choose OWU because I have had so many great opportunities, like Summer Science Research Program, that I do not think would have been the same at another school.”

Adedayo Akinmadeyemi ’19
Theory-to-Practice: "Racism and Sectarianism: A Comparison Between America and Northern Ireland"
"Even though it's more about learning, we still get to listen to each other's differences and give our opinions."

Larry Griffin
Professor of Music
“I want to communicate the joy of performing to my students, and how we tell stories with our music. It is an art—similar to the brushstroke of the painter—that uses articulation, crescendos and decrescendos, to communicate moods, feelings, and emotions.”
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