Winter Session 2027 Courses

Registration for Winter Session 2027 begins on November 10th. Winter 2027 courses will be listed in October.

The Winter Session 2027 schedule is as follows:
Classes meet January 5 - 18; reading day January 19; finals day January 20. 

Course schedules are listed in Eastern Time. Students may take a maximum of 1 credit in Winter Session. Courses will meet for all 40 class hours. Auditing is not permitted in Winter Session courses. Winter registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The request, payment and any approvals must be fully complete before registrations are processed. Students are encouraged to contact faculty directly with any questions about courses. All information is subject to change without notice.

Alpha by course title - downloadable PDF version - 2027 course catalog

As of 10/9/2026 - Courses and Modes are tentative and subject to change

QAC201Z/GOVT201Z/NS&B280Z/PSYC280Z - Applied Data Analysis

Online Section
Instructor: Emmanuel Kaparakis
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 5:30PM-9:30PM

In-Person Section
Instructor: Valerie Nazzaro
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-3:00PM

ANTH205Z - Borderlands in the African Mediterranean and Beyond
Mode: online course
Instructor: George Bajalia
Schedule: 4 days / week (TBA), 9:00AM-11:00AM, 12:30-2:20PM

BIOL265Z/MB&B265Z/COMP113Z/CIS265Z - Bioinformatics Programming
Prereq: MB&B 181
Mode: in person course
Instructor: Michael Weir
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 2:00PM-4:00PM

ASLD101Z - Elementary American Sign Language I
Mode: in person course
Instructor: Pedro Pascual
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-2:00PM

BIOL215Z/ENVS 210Z - Evolution in a Changing World
Prereq: BIOL 182 or MBB 182 (contact Prof Sultan for prerequisite override requests)
Mode: online course
Instructor: Sonia Sultan
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-3:00PM

FILM 448Z - Directing Actors for the Camera (POI) (FILM 307, FILM 304, POI)
Mode: in person course
Instructor: Benjamin Meyer
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-5:00PM

GRST279Z/COL279Z - Good, Evil, Human: German Fairy Tales and Their Cultural Impact
Mode: online course
Instructor: Martin Baeumel
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:30PM-3:30PM

PSYC326Z/NS&B326Z - History of the Brain
Mode: online course
Instructor: Matthew Kurtz
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 2:00PM-4:00PM

AMST244Z/HIST244Z/LAST244Z - Imagining the End: Neoliberalism and the Arts
Mode: online course
Instructor: Roberto Saba
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 10:00AM-NOON, 2:00PM-5:00PM

CSPL135Z/CIS135Z - Introduction to Mindfulness
Mode: online course
Instructor: David Leipziger Teva
Schedule: 9 days: Jan 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 10:00AM-12:15PM

COMP112Z - Introduction to Programming
Mode: online course
Instructor: Kelly Thayer
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-10:00AM, NOON-2:00PM

151ZSOC - Introductory Sociology
Mode: online course
Instructor: Courtney Patterson-Faye
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:30PM-4:30PM

COLXXXZ/HISTXXXZ/PHILXXXZ/ - Islam and the Modern World
Mode: online course
Instructor: Hadel Jarada
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-3:00PM

ENVS200Z - Swidden Systems and Agriculture
Mode: online course
Instructor: Anthony Cummings
Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 9:00AM-NOON and 1:00PM-3:30PM

CSPL224Z - Migration, Public Health and Human Rights
Mode: online course
Instructor: Nadejda Marques
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-3:00PM

IDEA111Z/CODES111Z - Origami Mechanisms: The Science and Math of Folding
Mode: in person course
Instructor: Ben Parker
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 4:00PM-5:00PM, 6:00PM-9:00PM

MUSC 249Z/WRCT29Z - Public Writing: Music Journalism and Arts Criticism (POI)
Mode: online course
Instructor: Jane Alden
Schedule: 9:30AM-NOON, 2:00PM-4:30PM on 1/5, 1/7, 1/9, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/17, and 1/18

PSYC295Z - The Science of Happiness
Mode: online course
Instructor: Jennifer D'Andrea
Schedule: Tuesday-Friday, 9:00AM-NOON, 1:00PM-3:00PM

PSYC354Z/EDST354Z - Seminar on Intelligence and Creativity
Mode: online course
Instructor: Steven Stemler
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-11:00AM, 12:00PM-2:00PM

PSYC/343Z - Sleep & Psychosocial Functioning in Youth
Mode: in person course
Instructor: Royette Dubar
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:30AM-11:30AM, 1:30PM-3:30PM

State and Society - GOVT279Z
Mode: online course
Instructor: Basak Kus
Schedule: 8 days: Jan 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10:00AM-NOON, 5:00PM-8:00PM

MUSC278Z - Survey of Jazz Styles
Mode: online course
Instructor: Noah Baerman
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 3:30PM-5:45PM with additional asynchronous work

THEA236Z/FGSS233Z/ENGL255Z/DANC236Z - Writing the Body
Mode: online course
Instructor: Katie Brewer Ball
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 12:00PM-4:00PM

All courses above are 1.0 credit except where marked. Courses are subject to change without notice.

Students taking Wesleyan courses for credit online in a U.S. state outside of Connecticut may use this form to submit questions or concerns.

Visit Wesmaps to see a list of Winter Session courses that have previously been offered.

Mango Languages

Wesleyan students may enroll in 0.25-credit, on-line language courses using Mango Languages over Winter Break (at no cost). Courses are available for many languages such as Danish, Farsi, Romanian, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish and many more. Note that students may not use this option to study a language offered through regular classroom instruction. For more information visit https://www.wesleyan.edu/cgs/languages_at_wes/hosted_programs/also.html and click on the “Mango Language for a 1/4 Credit” drop-down, or contact Emmanuel Paris-Bouvret, Director of Language Resources and Technology, at eparis@wesleyan.edu.