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.
Alejandro Abarca
Before transitioning to the bright lights of Atlanta, many Oxford students find their footing in the small, sun-drenched studio in Williams Hall. For the last ten years, Alejandro Abarca, Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance, has been at the center of students' journey, serving as a mentor who has proven that at Oxford, movement is a vital part of the liberal arts education.
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Stacy Bell McQuaide 89Ox
For Stacy Bell McQuaide 89Ox, Teaching Professor of English at Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford isn’t just where she teaches—it’s where her journey as a scholar and servant leader began. A proud alumna and longtime faculty member, Bell describes her two years as an Oxford student as “intellectually transformative.”
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Anouar El Younssi
Anouar El Younssi doesn’t just teach classes—he builds bridges. As an associate professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, he immerses his students not only in the words and melodies of the Arabic language but also in the cultures, customs, histories, and cuisines of the Middle East and North Africa. He is passionate about setting his students on a path to global citizenship.
Full StorySignature 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.
Explore the digital and print resources at Oxford and Emory’s other libraries.
Academic services and resources during your time at Oxford.
A student-initiated honor system that governs the integrity in all academic assignments.
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.