Certificate Programs

Certificate programs at Wesleyan supplement (but do not replace) a major. A certificate requires an interdisciplinary set of courses that prepares a student for postgraduate work in a specified interdisciplinary field. There are four certificate programs at Wesleyan. The Government Department currently provides courses for the two certificates below. Students may count the same government course toward both the major and a certificate.

The Certificate in International Relations:

The Certificate in International Relations prepares students for postgraduate degree programs in international affairs. The Certificate requires proficiency in a foreign language at least up to the intermediate college level, introductory courses in international politics, economics, and the history of the contemporary international system, and advanced courses in global systems and area studies. The Public Affairs Center Governing Board administers the Certificate through the PAC Director, currently Prof. Richard Adelstein, and the Assistant to the Director, Madeleine Howenstine.  Application is made using the Application Form printed out from this webpage.  Students who wish to earn the Certificate are advised to consult the Director during the fall of their senior year, taking with them a completed draft application. 

Certificate in Environmental Studies:

The mission of the Certificate in Environmental Studies is to understand the science and social science of environmental policy. The curriculum includes courses in the natural sciences, Government, and Economics, among other fields.