Academics
Oxford College’s innovative curriculum prepares you for an ever-changing, complex, and diverse world. You’ll uncover knowledge in the classroom and in the real world through our signature academic programs and study in one or more of Emory’s 80+ majors and 60+ minors. Through this and much more, you and your classmates will become the change agents and thoughtful leaders the world needs.
Areas of Study
Spend your two years at Oxford fulfilling Emory’s General Education Requirements with an eye toward your eventual major. More than half of our students double major.
Faculty who major in you
Sure, Oxford faculty write books and win prizes. But what they like to do most—and what they do best—is teach. Oxford faculty are nationally recognized for their commitment to teaching, and they lead faculty at other institutions in exploring best practices in college classrooms.
Salmon Shomade
Political scientist Salmon Shomade teaches his students the research skills needed for a job in academia or any job that requires gathering information, experimenting, and making informed decisions—all translatable skills.
Read about Shomade's journey to undergraduate teaching
Florian Pohl
Associate Professor of Religion Florian Pohl was instrumental in the implementation of Oxford’s Ways of Inquiry program, which requires students to take courses that explore how different disciplines view the world.
Read why Pohl enjoys exploring ideas with his Oxford students
Nitya Jacob
Biology professor Nitya Jacob, a long-time mentor to Oxford students, helped establish the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at Oxford and worked to incorporate research into courses.
See how Jacob makes lasting connections with her studentsSignature Academic Programs
We do liberal arts differently here. Our innovative curriculum allows you to customize your education with signature programs that fully immerse you in what you learn.
Community Engaged Learning
Courses that take you into the local community where you can combine theory with practice and apply what you’ve learned in the classroom through service.
Global Learning
Travel courses combine academics with experience. Travel to learn and to contribute in various communities in Georgia, the US and around the world.
Student Research
Conduct research in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences in your first and second years of college in academic areas that interest you.
Applied Arts
Students who participate in the arts at Oxford expand their total educational experience through theater, dance, music, film, and visual arts.
Internships
Take a step toward a potential career with internships that let you learn with real on-the-job experience.
Discovery Seminars
In this signature academic experience, each first-year student enrolls in a fall semester Discovery Seminar, the first step in Oxford’s novel curriculum focused on discovery, exploration, and reflection. Choose one of 30 intriguing courses led by a faculty member, who’ll also serve as your academic adviser.
Explore our Discovery SeminarsInformation and Services
Classes required to complete your undergraduate degree at Emory.
Important dates and deadlines to remember during the semester.
Explore the digital and print resources at Oxford and Emory’s other libraries.
Academic services and resources during your time at Oxford.
About Oxford
Uniquely Oxford
There’s no place quite like Oxford. We’re a two-year learning community that’s part of a four-year Emory undergraduate education. Our focus on teaching, leadership development, and research prepares you well for the next steps in your academic career.
See what else makes Oxford distinctive.
Faculty
Oxford faculty are nationally recognized for their commitment to teaching, and they lead faculty at other institutions in exploring best practices in college classrooms. They are stellar scholars too—writing books and gaining recognition for their research and ideas.
Faculty in the news.
Organic Farm
A learning laboratory that plays a role in multiple courses, Oxford’s organic farm also provides food for our students and the surrounding community.
Learn more about the organic farm.