Majors, Minors, Certificates

The History Department will host an Open House for Prospective History Majors on Thursday, October 14 at the Labyrinth Tent from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pizza will be served. Come speak learn about the History Major!

The Center for Jewish Studies will host an Open House where information about the new minor in Jewish and Israel Studies, the Hebrew Program and our upcoming events and courses will be discussed. Prospective students will get the opportunity to meet faculty and other students who have declared the Minor. We would be delighted if you and your friends can join us.

When: Thursday, October 7, 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: 311 Allbritton

Individual lunches will be provided.

April 13,Tues., 4:15-5:15pm 
zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/my/jmoffice

The purpose of this meeting is to provide an overview of the major. Bring all your questions—and better assess whether this major might be right for you.

Reviewing the Psychology Majors Manual may be helpful:
https://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/psychman_AY21.pdf

Wednesday 7 April 2021

4pm: Come to the open house for the Muslim studies minor;
4:30pm: Stay on for this year’s Muslim Studies talk by Prof. Evren Savci on:

“QUEER IN TRANSLATION: SEXUAL POLITICS UNDER NEOLIBERAL ISLAM.”

Join us here: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/95228139620

Contact Typhaine Leservot tleservot@wesleyan.edu for any questions.

Did you know that East Asia is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic regions on the planet?  Home to 20% of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s GDP, East Asia has also generated global cultural phenomena like Anime, K-Pop music, and Kung Fu.

If you’re curious to learn more about East Asia or love the region already, the College of East Asian Studies (CEAS) encourages you to declare a CEAS major this week.

Like other colleges (e.g., CSS, COL, COE) on campus, CEAS is an interdisciplinary three-year major. Unlike the others, we have no formal application/interview process, and we allow students to declare anytime.  All you need to do is fill out this information form and submit your major declaration through your WesPortal.  To find out more about the major and its requirements, please visit our ‘about the major’ web page.

It is quite easy to combine a CEAS major with another major, and about half of our majors are double (or more) majors, coming from across the university with majors in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social science, etc.

CEAS puts on regular events, and we have a supportive, diverse, and dynamic community.  We’d love to have you join us.  If you declare your CEAS major by the end of this week, you’ll get priority on getting into CEAS classes when pre-reg opens next week.

We hope you’ll come join us to be part of the CEAS community.

Best,

Mary Alice Haddad
John E. Andrus Professor of Government
Director, Office for Faculty and Career Development
Chair and Professor of East Asian Studies
Professor of Environmental Studies
Wesleyan University

The GEM is a unique opportunity for second-semester freshmen at Wes. This minor seeks to cultivate students’ intercultural development and global engagement by integrating:

• Global Perspective Courses of YOUR choosing
• Language Proficiency and/or Courses
• Cultural Immersion Experiences (study abroad, fellowships, others)
• … and two half-credit seminars to help you synthesize these experiences!

To apply, you only need to submit a 500-word max letter of interest, a list of your courses taken at Wes, and a brief recommendation from a professor (which can be submitted by the extended deadline of March 22).

Learn more about the Global Engagement Minor application, timeline, and requirements here: https://www.wesleyan.edu/cgs/GEM/index.html.

Contact Natalia Román Alicea at nromanalicea@wesleyan.edu for more information.