Study Abroad

Wesleyan-Sussex Exchange Program

Since 1990 the English Department has sponsored a Spring Semester Study Abroad program at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England.  The program is limited to a select group of English majors who study with regular Sussex students for two full British terms, earning five Wesleyan credits.  Sussex courses may be counted toward department requirements.  Students pay Wesleyan tuition and receive Wesleyan financial aid.  The University of Sussex is a highly regarded, intellectually stimulating institution situated on a rural campus within easy reach of London, just outside the South Coast city of Brighton.  Wesleyan students live with other Sussex students either on campus or in the town.  Information about the program is distributed to sophomore majors every spring.

For more information, please contact Professor Joel Pfister, the program coordinator and Department Chair, at jpfister@wesleyan.edu. .

Wesleyan-Sussex Exchange Program Application

Other Study Abroad Options

English majors study abroad in all parts of the world. The Department urges students interested in studying in England to to first consider the Wesleyan-Sussex Exchange Program (see above). Students should discuss their plans with their advisors as early as possible. Particular care must be taken if a student wishes to study abroad for an entire year and/or if the student is a double major. When considering studying abroad as an English major, please keep in mind the following guidelines:

• Written pre-approval of the proposed course of study abroad must be obtained by the student's departmental advisor.

• Portfolio review may be required for some programs.

• Prior approval is not required for Sussex courses, which are arranged in consultation with the Sussex advisor at Wesleyan, but may be changed in consultation with Sussex faculty.

• Courses eligible for study abroad credit to the English Department must be upper-level courses on topics regularly offered in U.S. English departments. These courses would focus on literature written in English or on bodies of work such as modern drama, epic poetry, or the Bible that often appear in English department curricula.

• Courses in literature in translation are not otherwise eligible for study abroad credit, although English majors may choose to count one course in this area as their elective "in a related area" course.

• Up to 3 credits taken abroad--5 credits from the Sussex program--may count toward the major.

• Only courses offered in the English departments of Wesleyan or Sussex can count toward the departmental requirements in Theory, Literary History I and II, and Literature of Difference.