Art history is the study of art and visual culture created around the world. We look at art and material culture in its historical context, taking into account the time, location, cultural ideals, philosophy, aesthetics, and techniques involved in its creation.

Our program offers a broad spectrum of courses covering art created in the earliest days of human culture to the contemporary art scene. You will delve into courses like Italian Renaissance Art, Chinese Painting, Islamic Art, and Latin American Women Artists, as well as thematic courses like Medieval Monsters and Nature into Art.

Through a bachelor's degree in art history you will learn to look closely, think critically and communicate effectively about the world’s rich and diverse visual culture. We offer a flexible degree path and our dedicated faculty are eager to help you forge an individual course of study based on your interests and career goals.

We offer:

• Small classes of 15-35 students at the upper-division level
• Student research opportunities throughout the curriculum
• A senior year thesis project option
• Opportunities to apply for travel grants for independent research
• Faculty-lead group travel opportunities to visit museums and cultural institutions outside of Portland
• Guest lectures representing a variety of art historical themes
• Participation in the Portland Art Museum’s College Creative License program, offering a reduced price annual museum pass.

Some students participate in internships with local arts and non-profit institutions.

The certificate offers a thorough grounding in art history. Whether for professional or personal goals, studying art history builds valuable visual, verbal, and written communication skills in society and the job market. Through seminars and upper-division art history courses, you will forge your own degree path based on your interests and goals. You can pursue your passion by taking the full range of courses offered in our curriculum, and this certificate can be pursued independently from or together with a PSU degree.

Big data leads to big career opportunities in PSU’s business analytics program. 

The data revolution is generating enormous demand for business analytics in every industry. Portland State University’s Business Intelligence and Analytics Certificate equips you with high-impact data skills that enhance your value and qualify you for more strategic professional roles. 

Designed for technical professionals, the business intelligence program offers advanced data analytics training you can use immediately. You’ll learn the most current tools and techniques in business analytics for gathering, analyzing, organizing, and interpreting large-scale data. In addition, you’ll acquire the expertise to apply data analytics in market research, risk management, financial analysis, trend forecasting, and other areas of business intelligence.

You can earn the Business Intelligence and Analytics Certificate as a stand-alone credential. It also pairs with the Master of Science in Applied Data Science for Business, and can also be combined with The Portland MBA, Master of Science in Finance, or Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management.

Whether you seek to switch careers, earn a promotion, or become more effective in your current role, PSU’s Business Intelligence and Analytics certificate can help raise your professional trajectory and increase your earning power.

The OHSU-PSU collaborative School of Public Health is an innovative structure, in which we bring the best of two universities to you. Our design is a product of that innovative spirit and values: we bring that approach to you, working to chart your path into clinical, educational, policy, and direct-service health careers.

With five specialized Health Studies concentrations and two minors, we provide you with specialty training and a core foundation in public health that positions you to excel in the career path you seek.

Our School Health concentration is a pre-licensure program, preparing you according to state guidelines for “best practices” in school health education. School health educators teach in middle school and high school settings covering a variety of topics from safety to preventive health behaviors and decision-making. Upon completion of the bachelor degree (BA/BS), you will be eligible to apply to the fifth-year Graduate Teacher Education Program or the Secondary Dual Education Program in the Graduate School of Education at PSU.

We offer:

• Tailored, individualized advising and mentorship
• Expert faculty with extensive research and real-world experience
• Innovative curricula – we bring the community to you through guest speakers, applied learning activities and a focus on current issues – all focusing on developing solutions to real-world problems
• Experiential learning -we bring you to the community through a mentored internship
• Faculty and career development opportunities from both universities

Our school is accredited by the Council for Education In Public Health (CEPH). CEPH is the nationally recognized accrediting body for schools of public health. Its work ensures that schools and programs are meeting the highest standards for education in public health disciplines.

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health: A great place to make a world of difference.

PSU Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management prepares engineers and scientists for leadership in project management. Project management responsibilities include understanding the role and challenges of projects in functional organizations, project-based organizations, and matrix organizations; being able to link project management to an organization’s strategy; understanding the roles and challenges of project managers in a wide variety of projects; appreciating the positive role of conflict in projects and mitigating its negative effects; conducting project planning, scheduling, resource allocation and estimating; and being able to audit and terminate projects.

About the Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

The Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science includes five departments, 84 full-time faculty and more than 3,000 students. We offer academic programs that provide transformative opportunities within the classroom and beyond. If you join our college, you'll be connected to Portland's leading tech companies providing opportunities for internships, mentoring, networking, and long term careers. Our faculty offer research opportunities that allow for collaborative or individual study, culturing creativity and innovation. If you want to push what’s possible, in Portland and far beyond, accelerate your career with a graduate degree from the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Relationship counseling isn’t just for married couples. It is not offered solely to people from certain racial, social, and economic demographics. To be an excellent relationship and family counselor, you must have a research and practical background with a diversity of marriage, partnership, relationship, and family compositions.

In the Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling (MCFC) program, focus on equity and relational diversity as you learn the skills needed for effective systemic assessment and intervention in the counseling process. MCFC answers the simple questions “How do I become a family counselor?” and “How do I become a marriage counselor?” with an inclusive, thoughtful response that has a real impact on the community.

Program completion can lead to state licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Program objectives

PO1: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies for the practice of marriage, couple, and family counseling to address client issues through relational, systems, and family systems theoretical lenses.

PO2: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies necessary for the practice of marriage, couple, and family counseling, including using preventive, developmental, social, cultural, and wellness approaches in working with individuals, couples, families, and other systems such as premarital counseling, parenting skills training, and relationship enhancement.

PO3: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies for the practice of marriage, couple, and family counseling, including applying ethical models and diagnostic and assessment procedures from a systems perspective as part of comprehensive treatment planning and case management services.

Art practice is the exploration of studio art experiences and processes with an emphasis on developing your own creative vision. Our program goes beyond the physical activities of making to include idea generation, influences, materials, tools and methods. We offer an interdisciplinary approach with an emphasis on current trends in contemporary art. The degree requires you to engage extensively with 2D, 3D, and 4D processes.

Our bachelor of fine arts degree in art practice provides you with the knowledge and skills designed to prepare you for a fulfilling career as a practicing artist. It’s a flexible degree that allows you to design an individual path of study based on your interests and goals. We strive to acquaint you with fundamental concepts while nurturing your own unique vision.

A good option for students who have the interest and capacity to devote a significant amount of time toward the development of their art practice. This program generally takes four years to complete.

You will start off in our innovative Core courses, which offers you the foundational toolkit you'll need to succeed. Core courses foster community and excitement for the diverse ways we engage in creative life and provide learning situations that open up those possibilities. The program includes a year-long thesis project that culminates in a public exhibition and artist talk.

We also offer an Art & Design major which is a great option for students who need a more flexible degree path with fewer requirements.

Our faculty, who are all active makers as well as educators, will mentor you along your path in small classes with frequent one-on-one instruction. As you progress as an art practice major, you will experience a variety of traditional media including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and textiles. But you might also be intrigued by time-based arts that have a durational dimension, such as film, video, sound, and performance art.

We are leaders in the pioneering field of Art + Social Practice. Instead of making art as objects, this field focuses on collaborative experiences and interaction between the artist and cultural systems through activism and social engagement.

WE OFFER

• Access to specialized labs and studio facilities
• A regular program of visiting artist lectures
• Exposure to a variety of mediums and techniques
• Opportunities for summer study abroad
• Expert faculty who are active participants in the creative community
• Courses in a variety of areas including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, video, photography, social practice

PSU Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

Innovation and commercialization are major drivers of technology-related businesses and the economy. Efficiency and effectiveness in terms of the development and commercialization of new products and services are in turn driven by the construction and implementation of a strategic plan. Today's fast-changing "hypervelocity" technologies and markets pose a particular challenge. Industry boundaries become blurred, technologies evolve, undergo fusion, and markets change in often chaotic fashions so that prediction of the future in order to plan becomes problematic. This program is designed to address the issues of strategic planning and implementation, and dealing with high levels of uncertainty in a global technology business setting.

About the Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

The Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science includes five departments, 84 full-time faculty and more than 3,000 students. We offer academic programs that provide transformative opportunities within the classroom and beyond. If you join our college, you'll be connected to Portland's leading tech companies providing opportunities for internships, mentoring, networking, and long term careers. Our faculty offer research opportunities that allow for collaborative or individual study, culturing creativity and innovation. If you want to push what’s possible, in Portland and far beyond, accelerate your career with a graduate degree from the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Application Submission Deadline for Fall 2025 is SEPTEMBER 1.
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A master’s degree in finance is consistently rated as one of the best investments you can make in your career. Maximize your returns with Portland State University’s STEM-designated Master of Science in Finance (MSF). You gain tangible technical expertise and position yourself for a bright future in corporate finance, traditional or impact investing, blockchain technology or real estate investment finance. 

As a STEM-designated program, our finance master’s degree offers advanced training in the quantitative methods, strategic, risk management, and data visualization tools that drive financial decision making. Located in Oregon's financial hub, Portland State has deep financial industry connections in Oregon and throughout the Pacific Northwest, with a network of over 25,000 alumni worldwide. 

Whether you are seeking a career change, career advancement, or exploring career options in finance, PSU’s master of science in finance helps you take your career to the next level. 

Time to completion: Full Time 12 Months; Part Time 24 Months. Part-time students can complete the MSF program in as little as 18 months based on elective choices - see sample schedule here. 

Gain your master’s degree and jumpstart your career as a clinical mental health counselor. Our graduate program prepares professionals to work with a variety of clients within mental health agencies, community counseling agencies, employee assistance programs, day treatment, and inpatient hospital settings, and private practice.

Our master’s degree is organized around core foundation courses, an intensive on-campus practicum training clinic experience, interpersonal growth experiences, advanced theory and practice courses, and a culminating half-time field internship placement.

Our program consists of 90 graduate credits designed to meet CACREP national accreditation standards for professional counselors and the academic degree requirements to become licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon and other states.

Program objectives

PO1: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies related to foundational concepts of clinical mental health including: relevant history, theories, diagnosis and treatment planning, etiology of substance use and mental health concerns, and psychological assessment.

PO2: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies necessary for understanding the roles and functions of a clinical mental health counselor across a variety of mental health settings and with a diverse population of communities in accordance with legally and ethically sound modalities.

PO3: Graduates will demonstrate skills and competencies of practice by actively participating in direct clinical service, consultation, and clinical supervision.

With a solid understanding of economic concepts and institutions, our bachelor of economics students are well prepared to enter a variety of fields, as well as continue their education in economics or other areas. These include:

• business
• law
• government
• non-profits
• insurance
• international relations
• Master’s and Ph.D. programs

Our undergraduate students interact with faculty who have expertise in a wide variety of areas. Faculty are committed to teaching, providing opportunities for hands-on learning and helping students succeed. The department has an economics lab where undergraduate students can get tutoring support from graduate teaching assistants during the academic year.