Wesleyan University

Academics

Wesleyan offers Bachelor of Arts, the Master of Arts and the Ph.D. Wesleyan offers over 900 courses in 39 departments and 44 major fields of study. No minor specialisms are offered. The university is also highly supportive of interdisciplinary programs and custom-made majors, known as University Majors. Almost all classes at Wesleyan are small, with the most frequent class size being between 11 and 19 students.

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Bachelor of Arts - Master of Arts - Ph.D.

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Wesleyan's graduate programs are mostly limited to the sciences and mathematics, although they also offer graduate programs in Music and Ethnomusicology and in Psychology. Additionally, the Graduate Liberal Studies Program, originally started as a summer graduate program for educators, now operates year round and offers several areas of concentration. The "GLSP" leads to the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS).

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Departments and majors

The following is a list of departments as of 2004. Except as noted, each department also has a single corresponding major (although the official names of majors do not include the word "program" found in some department names).

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• African American Studies
• American Studies Program
• Anthropology
• Archaeology Program
• Art and Art History
• Art History
• Art Studio
• Asian Languages and Literatures
• (No separate major, see East Asian Studies)
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Center for the Humanities
• (No corresponding major)
• Classical Studies
• Classics
• Classical Civilization
• College of Letters
• College of Social Studies
• Dance
• Earth and Environmental Sciences
• East Asian Studies Program
• Economics
• Economics
• Mathematics-Economics
• English
• Film Studies
• German Studies
• Government
• History
• Latin American Studies Program
• Less Commonly Taught Languages
• (No corresponding major)
• Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Mathematics-Economics
• Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
• Medieval Studies Program
• Music
• Neuroscience and Behavior
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• (No corresponding major)
• Physics
• Psychology
• Religion
• Romance Languages and Literatures
• French Studies
• Italian Studies
• Romance Studies
• Spanish Literature
• Russian and East European Studies Program
• Russian Languages and Literatures
• Russian
• Science in Society Program
• Sociology
• Theater
• Women's Studies Program

Certificate programs

Wesleyan's certificate programs are "designed to bring coherence to programs of study that include courses from many departments and programs." They are:

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• Certificate in Environmental Studies
• Certificate in Informatics and Modeling
• Certificate in International Relations
• Certificate in Jewish and Israel Studies