Academics

Nine routes through the university, one shared foundation

A seminar in progress Students working together in the library
Academics

Teaching that assumes you are capable of more than you think

Northcrest University was established in 1892 on a working farm above the Willamette valley. It is now a research university of 31,000 students that has never stopped teaching in small groups.

Every undergraduate takes the same foundation sequence in their first two terms — one course in quantitative reasoning, one in written argument, and one seminar outside their own school. It is the only part of the degree nobody is allowed to skip, and graduates consistently name it as the part that changed how they work.

  • Seminars capped so that everyone has to speak.
  • Every module assessed by more than one method.
  • Written feedback within fifteen working days, guaranteed.
Inside A School
Three Routes

Ways To Study Here

Whether you are leaving school, returning to research, or fitting study around a job.

Undergraduate Education

Six colleges, 168 majors, and a first-year studio module that puts every student on a real project with a real client before Christmas.

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Graduate Education

Master's and doctoral study built around funded research groups, with a guaranteed five-year stipend for every PhD offer we make.

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Lifelong Learning

Short credentials for working professionals, taught evenings and online, that stack into a full master's degree over three to five years.

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Our Schools

Faculties And Departments

SchoolUndergraduatePostgraduateHead of School
Computer Science & Data 14 programmes 9 programmes Alina Sørensen
Mathematics & Statistics 8 programmes 6 programmes Prof. Daniel Kovac
Engineering & Robotics 11 programmes 7 programmes Tomás Herrera
Business & Economics 9 programmes 12 programmes Rachel Amadi
Media & Communication 7 programmes 4 programmes Dr. Farah Nasser
Arts, History & Archive 13 programmes 8 programmes Rachel Amadi
Medicine & Allied Health 6 programmes 11 programmes Alina Sørensen
Law & Public Policy 5 programmes 6 programmes Dr. Ines Ferreira
Education & Lifelong Study 4 programmes 5 programmes Prof. Daniel Kovac
Who Teaches You

Faculty Leadership

Prof. Daniel Kovac

Prof. Daniel Kovac

Dean of Science

Dr. Farah Nasser

Dr. Farah Nasser

Head of Media Production

Alina Sørensen

Alina Sørensen

Professor of Public Health

Rachel Amadi

Rachel Amadi

Dean of the Business School

Tomás Herrera

Tomás Herrera

Reader in Interaction Design

Dr. Ines Ferreira

Dr. Ines Ferreira

Director of Robotics

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