The Academic Program

Course Offerings
Graduate Curriculum
Information on the nature of graduate courses, including descriptions of the conference method of teaching, upcoming courses, a list of prior classes, and recent examples of thesis projects is available on the Graduate Courses link.
Undergraduate Course Options
MALS students also are eligible to take limited coursework in any of the 25 undergraduate departments at Reed:
Anthropology |
History Linguistics Mathematics Music Philosophy Physics Political science Psychology Religion Russian literature Sociology Spanish literature Theatre |
In addition, the undergraduate curriculum includes special programs in:
American studies
Comparative literature
Comparative race and ethnicity studies
Creative writing
Environmental studies
International and comparative policy studies
Neuroscience
Students may apply up to four units of credit from 300- and 400-level undergraduate courses to the MALS degree. While most of these courses have Reed prerequisites and enrollment limitations, interested MALS students may consult with the professor for permission to take the class. Introductory (100- and 200-level) courses may be taken for undergraduate background credit and prerequisites, but these credits cannot be used to satisfy the unit requirement for the MALS degree. Most undergraduate courses at Reed take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays, although a few courses are offered in the evenings.
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