Undergraduate Programs

Why Study Folklore and Public Culture?

Courses in folklore and public culture cover an extensive range of interdisciplinary topics including cultural heritage, ethnicity, subcultures, popular culture, performance, gender, film, religion, public folklore, and issues of diversity and globalization. Graduates bring their cultural knowledge and experience into professional positions such as archivists, editors, arts and humanities consultants, museum curators, festival planners, and into public and private agencies as educators.


Major in Folklore and Public Culture

The Folklore and Public Culture Program offers a bachelor of arts and an undergraduate minor.


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Get Real-World Experience

Students in the Folklore and Public Culture Program can expand their skills through study abroad programs and other experiential learning opportunities. Learn more about alumni careers and find resources to help you take the next steps.


Advising and Academic Support

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Departmental Advising and Support

Scholarships and Awards

Learn about ways to apply for funding through the Folklore and Public Culture Program.

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Events

Dept. of History and School of Law Present: "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812–1924"
May19
Dept. of History and School of Law Present: "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812–1924" May 19 McKenzie Hall
CLLAS and Latinx Studies Celebration and Mixer
May19
CLLAS and Latinx Studies Celebration and Mixer May 19 McKenzie Hall
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies
May19
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies May 19 Drop Bear Brewery
Department of History Coffee Hour
May20
Department of History Coffee Hour May 20 McKenzie Hall
Writing Lab and UO Libraries Writing and Research Drop-in Event
May20
Writing Lab and UO Libraries Writing and Research Drop-in Event May 20 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Writing Lab: Drop-In Writing and Research Support Event
May20
Writing Lab: Drop-In Writing and Research Support Event May 20 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Wine Chat: "Incantation: The Power of Legal Language and Black Feminist Imagination"
May20
Wine Chat: "Incantation: The Power of Legal Language and Black Feminist Imagination" May 20 Capitello Wines
Workshop: Foundations of Thangka Iconometry
May20
Workshop: Foundations of Thangka Iconometry May 20 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)
Filmlandia Screening Series: "Street Girls"
May20
Filmlandia Screening Series: "Street Girls" May 20 Lawrence Hall
Postdoc Museum of Natural and Cultural History Tour
May21
Postdoc Museum of Natural and Cultural History Tour May 21 Museum of Natural and Cultural History