Departments
Wesleyan students work with faculty advisors to create a course of study that is customized to their interests and goals. Our open curriculum empowers you to choose courses from all of our divisions to create the right academic track to ensure your success at Wesleyan and beyond.
Arts and Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics Interdisciplinary Study Academic Centers
Arts and Humanities
Courses in arts and humanities introduce students to languages and literature, to the arts and the mass media, and to philosophy and aesthetics—in short, to the works of the creative imagination as well as to systems of thought, belief, and communication.
The Department of Art and Art History includes two distinct major programs: Art Studio and Art History. Majors within the department can be pursued in either or both areas. The study of Art History provides students with a strong understanding of how the man-made visual and material environment both embodies and shapes culture, beliefs, and values. In Art Studio courses, students develop a personal creative vision and practice while becoming fluent in various media techniques.
The Classical Studies department offers a multidisciplinary approach to the history, culture, languages, literature, art, and architecture of ancient civilizations in Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean world. Drawing connections to this shared past expands our understanding of the present and introduces new perspectives on modern issues involving societal structures, human expression, ways of living, and legal systems.
The Dance Department is a contemporary program with a global perspective. The curriculum centers on the creative act—imagining, making, and doing. Our program is interdisciplinary, embodied, collaborative, physically, and intellectually rigorous, and fosters personal and social transformation.
The College of East Asian Studies challenges students to understand China, Japan, and Korea—each with its own traditions and patterns of development. These related yet distinctive civilizations have played an important role in the development of culture around the globe and remain formative influences today. Using the analytical tools of various academic disciplines, and the rigors of language study, students are exposed to a wide variety of subjects and intellectual approaches with a focus on premodern history and culture.
The English Department offers courses that foster critical thinking about the relationships among literature, culture, and history. Through the critical study of poetry, novels, essays, and plays, students explore the history of literary culture and the evolving genres, forms, and ideologies of literary expression. English students hone their skills as critical writers and explore their individual potential as creative voices.
The College of Film and the Moving Image incorporates the Department of Film Studies, The Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies, and the Ogden and Mary Louise Reid Cinema Archives. Founded on Wesleyan’s liberal arts tradition, CFILM fosters both the study and practice of visual storytelling. Students and faculty approach the moving image in a collaborative manner that combines historical, formal, and cultural analysis with filmmaking at beginning and advanced levels. Film Studies courses emphasize aesthetics, genre, authorship, industry, and technology. Students have access to the state-of-the-art cinemas at the renowned Jeanine Basinger Center, and the historical Reid film archives are used by scholars and media experts from around the world.
The German Studies Department prepares students for a world in which a sophisticated understanding of other cultures and their histories has become increasingly important. Courses taught in German develop students' awareness of how language functions to convey information, express emotions, and communicate thought. Courses taught in English focus on the specific histories of German-speaking countries and the contributions of those countries to many realms of human endeavor.
The College of Letters is a three-year interdisciplinary major for the study of European literature, history, and philosophy, from antiquity to the present. Students participate as a cohort in a series of five colloquia in which they read and discuss concepts drawn from the three disciplinary fields and monotheistic religious traditions. Majors become proficient in a foreign language and study abroad to deepen their knowledge of another culture. A unique college within the University, the COL has its own library and workspace where students can study together, attend talks, and meet informally with their professors.
The Music Department at Wesleyan is unique in its commitment to introducing music from all the world’s cultures, as demonstrated by the diversity and range of courses in music history, culture, composition, and theory they offer. The Department has a particularly active music-making and performance program that provides private instrumental and vocal instruction opportunities and ensemble courses in a wide variety of traditions and approaches. The Department’s graduate program attracts an internationally and musically diverse collection of musicians and scholars who contribute formally as teaching assistants and informally as fellow musicians.
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures is a cornerstone of the humanities at Wesleyan and the University’s gateway to the French-, Italian-, and Spanish-speaking worlds. Students explore language, literary, and cultural traditions that extend from the Middle Ages to the present and span the geographics of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Through a network of collaborations across departments, extracurricular activities, and study-abroad opportunities, the department supports a wide range of academic programs and initiatives.
Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory at Wesleyan University empowers students to engage deeply with the intellectual currents that shape our understanding of society, culture, and the human experience. This certificate underscores Wesleyan’s commitment to critical theory as a cornerstone of its academic identity, providing students with a structured path to develop proficiency in analyzing complex ideas across various disciplines. The SCCTC encourages students to explore a diverse array of theory-intensive courses that encompass critical media studies, social and cultural theory, feminist and post-colonial thought, psychoanalysis, and the philosophical traditions stemming from Deconstruction and the Frankfurt School.
The Theater Department considers the critical and creative study of each theatrical area an essential component of a liberal arts education. Offerings include courses in: acting; civic engagement and outreach; criticism; ethnography; history and literature, costume, lighting, scenic, and media-based design; directing; performance studies; theory; performance art; playwriting; puppetry; and solo performance.
Social Sciences
Courses in the social sciences introduce students to the systematic study of human behavior, both social and individual. They survey the historical processes that have shaped the modern world, examine political institutions and economic practices, scrutinize the principal theories and ideologies that form and interpret these institutions, and present methods for analyzing the workings of the psyche and society.
The African American Studies Department offers a substantial interdisciplinary, comparative, and cross-cultural approach to the study of the experiences of people in the Black Atlantic world. Coursework in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts provides insight into the cultural, historical, political, and social development of Africans in the diaspora, conceptions of race and identity, and how people of African descent have influenced Western society.
African Studies facilitates a deeper understanding and engagement with Africa for the Wesleyan Community and beyond. Bringing together a diverse array of courses from a wide variety of disciplines, this interdisciplinary cluster focuses on Africa as a large geographic region that is of great historical, cultural, political, and artistic importance.
The Department of American Studies provides a broad grounding in the study of the United States within a global context. Coursework draws on a variety of disciplines including anthropology, English, history, religion, and sociology, and programs such as Latin American studies, African American studies, and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Individually designed concentrations—which are the hallmark of the department—allow students to forge interdisciplinary approaches to the issues that interest them, from visual culture and aesthetics to racial politics and gender systems.
Animal Studies engages students in multidisciplinary scholarship from such fields as anthropology, ecology, environmental studies, ethnography, feminist studies, legal theory, literary studies, philosophy, political theory, postcolonial studies, psychology, science studies, and urban studies. This combination of scholarly and practical work prepares students for animal-related careers and post-graduate studies.
The Anthropology Department engages students in the study of the complexity and diversity of human and nonhuman life in an interconnected world. Coursework explores topics including urban anthropology, globalization, media studies, consumer culture, social movements, activism, humanitarianism, race, gender, sexuality and ethics.
Applied Data Science provides students with an introduction to data analysis, including the theory and practical skills needed to collect and prepare data for analysis, explore and visualize data, build models and test hypotheses, discover insights, and communicate results in meaningful ways.
Archaeology offers students the ability to design their own concentration as they discover, reconstruct, and analyze past societies through the study of their material remains. Coursework is fundamentally hands-on and interdisciplinary, and students will engage with ideas from Anthropology, Art and Art History, and Classical Studies among others to address modern societal and cultural questions.
Caribbean Studies engages students in the multidisciplinary study of this region at the historical center of the Americas. Peopled by indigenous, immigrant, settler, and diasporic communities, today's Caribbean has extraordinary diversity in its languages, political systems, and cultural histories—representing a microcosm of contemporary global challenges.
Civic engagement encompasses a wide range of activities in which individuals work to strengthen their communities, to realize common goods, to enhance the capacities and dispositions necessary for democratic self-rule, and in general to deliberately shape their common life.
Data Analysis provides students with the theory and practical skills needed to collect and prepare data for analysis, explore and visualize data, build models and test hypotheses, discover insights, and communicate results meaningfully. Students will strengthen their ability to apply statistical, mathematical, and programming methods to traditional areas of empirical research within their fields.
The Economics Department offers social science coursework exploring how individuals, business entities and societies produce, allocate, and consume resources and transfer wealth. Macroeconomics issues such as economic growth, unemployment, and inflation are studied along with the microeconomics of individual behavior and relationships. The study of economics is excellent preparation for careers in academics, business, consulting, law, or government.
The College of Education Studies is designed to help students acquire a deeper understanding of education and its relationship to society. Coursework places an analytical lens on educational institutions, practices, and thinking—from early childhood through adulthood. Students gain a theoretical background on philosophy, history, and psychology of education while exploring topics such as human development and cognition, pedagogy and curriculum, and sociocultural approaches. Students complete a methods course and a hands-on practicum to gain experience that complements their academic work. Education Studies is a linked major, meaning it can only be declared and completed in addition to a primary major.
The Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS) Program engages students in critical analyses of gender and sexuality within the broader context of race, class, and ethnicity, and the ways in which these categories shape institutional systems, cultures, and societies. The curriculum includes courses with wide subject, geographic, and thematic coverage, and majors may develop their own areas of concentrated study and perform individually designed research.
Global Engagement offers students a unique opportunity to weave together their academic studies, co-curricular activities, and experiential learning through the lens of intercultural competence. Students will gain theoretical knowledge while applying it to their global interests, honing the skills necessary for effective and respectful interaction with diverse communities.
Global South Asian Studies uniquely explores the cultures connected to the region in a worldwide context. South Asia (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and the Tibetan cultural world) is home to more than a quarter of the world’s population and has diasporas perhaps 24 million strong.
The Department of Government combines the studies of political science and politics. Distinguished scholars and faculty members are affiliated with a concentration in one of the four major subfields of political science: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, or political theory.
The History Department introduces students to the scholarly, evidence-based exploration of, potentially, every area of the human condition and culture from the beginning of recorded time. A grounded knowledge in history enables us to make sense of complex things including the meaning of words, the formation of identities, and the development of societies, systems, institutions and states. Students of history are empowered with a deep understanding of the past to give them a more sophisticated perspective on our contemporary world.
Human Rights Advocacy at Wesleyan empowers students to become effective advocates through a combination of rigorous study and practical engagement. Students participate in supervised human rights fact-finding, documentation, and advocacy, collaborating with the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR) on meaningful projects. This program explores human rights norms, social conflict, and abuses by state and private actors, fostering a multidisciplinary understanding of complex issues. Through critical inquiry and self-reflection, students develop the skills and insights necessary to navigate the challenging landscape of human rights work.
Explore Jewish religion, culture, literature, and Israeli society through interdisciplinary courses that foster a comprehensive understanding of Jewish and Israeli identities.
The Latin American Studies (LAST) program offers interdisciplinary courses in the humanities and social sciences taught by faculty from other departments who have expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean. Courses include topics in Latin American history, government, economics, literature, culture and theater.
The Medieval Studies program provides an interdisciplinary context for students who wish to study the European Middle Ages. Students may concentrate on one of three fields: art history and archaeology, history and culture, or language and literature. Students have opportunities to experience medieval materials firsthand, including working with artifacts and rare manuscripts in Special Collections, analyzing texts, singing in the Collegium Musicum, gaining familiarity with Latin, or participating on an archaeological dig. Each year, the Department brings distinguished visitors to campus to give public talks and work one-on-one with students.
Middle Eastern Studies allows students to explore and better understand the complex dynamics of the greater Middle East region from Morocco to Bahrain and beyond, and to acquire a deep insight into the global issues related to it. This knowledge covers the economies, governments, religions, histories, artistic culture, and languages of the region.
Muslim Studies engages students in a multidisciplinary study of the set of communities represented by the term “Muslim.” More than a marker of religion, this term may refer to ethnicities, histories, regions and neighborhoods, politics, and artistic, literary, and musical traditions that may or may not have a recognizable connection to Islam.
The Philosophy program enables students to explore questions that are of basic importance to the human experience—such as: What is a good life? What is reality? How are knowledge and understanding possible? What should we believe? What norms should govern our societies, our relationships, and our activities? Philosophers critically analyze ideas and practices that often are assumed without reflection. Wesleyan’s philosophy faculty draws on multiple traditions of inquiry, offering a wide variety of perspectives and methods for addressing these questions.
The Religion Department offers an interdisciplinary program that explores the variety of religious experiences and expressions. Students explore practices of interpretation, systems of belief, patterns of religious behavior, the history of religious traditions, the effects of religion in society, and the ways religions can form collective identity through race, nationalism, gender and sexuality, class, caste, language, and migration. Coursework introduces various forms of religious phenomena such as myth, ritual, texts, and theological and philosophical reflection. Classes cultivate the ability to interpret and analyze social and cultural systems, to critically analyze texts, and to craft arguments in a variety of genres.
The Russian, Eurasia, and East-Central Europe (REES) Department provides a unique interdisciplinary program which includes study of the literature, history, politics, music, cinema, art, dance, and religious background of the countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire. In addition to Russian, the REES faculty speak Ukrainian, Buryat, Tatar, and Kazakh languages. Most courses are taught in English and are designed to provide students with the nuanced understanding of this region required to solve today’s geopolitical and environmental crises.
The College of Science and Technology Studies offers dynamic interdisciplinary coursework in the richness and complexities of the sciences, the cultural dynamics of technologies, and the social structures involved in medicine and health care. The program is well suited for students interested in a variety of professional and academic pursuits. Students develop analytical thinking skills, the ability to translate complex technical issues across diverse audiences, and reasoning skills to grapple with the complex social and ethical contexts.
The College of Social Studies (CSS) is a rigorous, multidisciplinary major focusing on History, Government, Political and Social Theory, and Economics. Coursework combines tutorials and courses in social theory within the college with individually selected courses from other departments in the University to achieve an integrated education in the social sciences. Founded in 1959, the CSS is reading and writing intensive with weekly essays, small group tutorials, and a vibrant intellectual environment.
The Sociology Program helps students develop new frameworks for analyzing a broad array of social relations—from everyday life interactions to large-scale historical and structural transformations. Coursework includes the topics of social theory, social movement, critical media studies, sexualities, family, gender, race & ethnicity, education, inequality, globalization, economy & development, work, leisure, healthcare, urban sociology, religious movements, philanthropy, political sociology, and sociological methods of analysis.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Courses in the natural sciences and mathematics introduce students to key methods of thought and language that are indispensable to a liberal education as well as to our scientifically and technologically complex culture. They are intended to provide scientific skills necessary for critically evaluating contemporary problems.
The Astronomy Department provides outstanding opportunities for undergraduates who wish to major in this fascinating subject, either in preparation for graduate school or as an end in itself. Our unique program blends coursework with research opportunity and provides students access to professional-quality telescopes, instrumentation, and computers. A principal strength is our active research faculty who will work one-on-one with undergraduates employing state-of-the-art instrumentation and computers to investigate areas of current astronomical interest.
The Biology Department offers a broad range of courses that emphasize the process of scientific inquiry and experimentation within the context of extraordinary new advances and insights in today’s natural science fields—from molecular biology, epigenetics, evolution, ecology, genetics/genomics, and neuroscience to bioethics, conservation and public health. Whether foundational to a career in research or medicine or adding intellectual insight and inspiration to students of the humanities, arts, or social sciences, students of all backgrounds are welcome.
Research in the Chemistry Department spans organic and inorganic nanomaterials, new recyclable polymers, the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases, understanding the structures and dynamics of proteins, the development of biofuels, the structures of molecules in the interstellar medium, the development of new therapeutic and diagnostic drugs, and computational approaches to complex chemical systems. A familiarity with chemistry is not only fundamental to other sciences, but is relevant to government, art, economics, and archaeology.
The College of Design & Engineering Studies (CoDES) challenges students to think critically and creatively, and to respond responsibly to the broad and complex social, technological, cultural, and environmental conditions that surround them in today’s world. Through a curriculum that brings together iterative creation, experimentation, and critique students engage in making as a form of inquiry and research. Distributed across the campus, CoDES activities are centered around the IDEAS Lab at the Exley Science Center and the Digital Design Studio in the Center for the Arts.
The Earth and Environmental Sciences Department offers an exploration of many aspects of the natural world— from active volcanoes to climate change to eco-conservation. Courses in geology, environmental science, environmental chemistry, ecology, and planetary geology lead to different areas of specialization and career options. Students work closely with faculty on research projects and perform independent research in the field.
The Bailey College of the Environment was created with a belief in the resilience of the human spirit and a desire to develop a long-term vision of ecosystem health. The most important challenge facing current and future generations will be the quality of the environment and the allocation of dwindling natural resources among populations. Students discuss environmental issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, understand their connections to social or political issues, and derive well-formulated independent conclusions.
Informatics and Modeling offers students two distinct pathways to develop computational, analytical, and quantitative reasoning skills that are becoming increasingly important in many fields of study: Computational Science and Quantitative World Modeling (CSM), and Integrative Genomic Sciences (IGS).
The College of Integrative Sciences (CIS) aims to equip students with the creative and quantitative skills needed to address current and emerging global challenges in science and technology. The CIS promotes an interdisciplinary and integrative approach to scholarship and learning across mathematics and the life, physical, and behavioral sciences. With a faculty mentor, student researchers pursue inquiry-based learning and develop necessary problem-solving skills. The linked major offered by the CIS combines the intellectual depth of the major with breadth achieved through courses and research in the linked major.
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers undergraduate majors while also participating in the College of Integrative Sciences, the Data Analysis minor, the IDEAS minor, and the Informatics and Modeling minor. Coursework prepares students with strong computational abilities, abstract mathematical reasoning skills, an understanding of how to apply mathematical theories in practice, and the ability to write and speak clearly and elegantly about mathematics. The department's graduate programs include a PhD in mathematics and MA programs in mathematics and computer science.
The Molecular Biology and Biochemistry program focuses on the molecular basis of life — how cells process, integrate and act on information to create and propagate living organisms. Coursework introduces students to technologies in molecular genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genomics, and bioinformatics to investigate the Central Dogma — replication of biological information, regulation of gene expression, and mechanisms of protein function.
Molecular Biophysics provides students with interdisciplinary training at the intersection of molecular biology, chemistry, chemical biology, physical chemistry, and molecular physics. Molecular biophysics is distinguished by an emphasis on analytical, structural and quantitative research investigations of biomolecular and macromolecular systems.
The Neuroscience and Behavior program offers courses and research activities taught by faculty members in the departments of biology, psychology, and chemistry. The discipline of Neuroscience probes one of the last biological frontiers, asking fundamental questions about how the brain and nervous system work in the expression of behavior. Through lecture/seminars, lab-based methods courses, and hands-on research experience, students are afforded a rich educational experience in a field where important and exciting developments and discoveries continue to occur.
The Physics Department fosters student engagement in research and develops proficiency in key areas of physics, including quantum theory, electromagnetism and optics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, classical dynamics, and condensed-matter physics. Coursework is designed to develop competency in quantum theory, electromagnetism and optics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, classical dynamics, and condensed-matter physics. Preparation in mathematical and computational methods is an integral part of the program. Students may attend weekly colloquium series or research seminars in atomic and molecular physics, chemical physics, condensed-matter physics, and theory. The Society of Physics Students is a great resource for sharing ideas and questions with like-minded students.
The Psychology Department offers scientific study of the human mind, brain, and behavior. Areas of psychology represented in the department include human development, social psychology, cognitive psychology, cultural psychology, neuroscience, and psychopathology. Psychology majors receive broad training across these areas, have opportunities to pursue topics of particular interest in greater detail, and develop skills in research methods and statistics.
Planetary Science exposes students to an emerging interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system in which we live and the other solar systems that we have identified in our galaxy.
Interdisciplinary Study
Wesleyan’s interdisciplinary programs, including the University Major and course clusters, empower students to explore connections across disciplines, fostering innovative, tailored educational experiences.
The University Major affords first and second-semester sophomores the opportunity to design a program that responds to their individual interests and aptitudes, provides the challenge of using methodologies of two or more disciplines, and gives sophomores the chance to work independently on an entire program.
Asian American Studies focuses on exploring the historical and current presence of Asians in the Americas. The field aims to understand both how people from East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia have been racialized in the context of the United States, as well as how Asian Americans have constructed their identity and stories.
Christianity has been a defining force in European and Euro-American history and culture, and has profoundly influenced the visual arts, theater, music, poetry, and philosophy. It has also spread throughout the world. The Christianity Studies cluster offers a way to study it without the constraints of a conventional major. As befits its place within a university curriculum, Christianity Studies courses are taught by people who come from a variety of faith commitments, including secular ones.
Community-Engaged Learning integrates experiences outside the classroom with an academic curriculum taught within the classroom. As one form of experiential education, community-engaged learning seeks to broaden students’ understanding of course content through activities which are, at the same time, of service to the campus and/or surrounding community. Through structured reflection on their service, students are able to test and deepen their understanding of theoretical approaches in virtually any discipline.
Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that studies the systems of classification—medical, legal, social, cultural, historical—that organize bodily and psychological differences. Scholars in Disability Studies begin from the perspective that definitions of dis/ability vary historically and cross-culturally, and that bodily norms derived from these definitions have political, social, and economic ramifications for both disabled and nondisabled people.
Training for the health professions requires knowledge of a broad array of subjects, both science and non-science. For those seeking careers in a wide variety of health professions such broad-based training begins at the undergraduate level.
Queer Studies focuses on the social production and regulation of sexuality, asking: How does sexual normativity structure and shape diverse social and political institutions? What are the intersections of sexual marginality and other axes of difference (gender, race, ethnicity, disability, class, Indigeneity, nation)? How does the social organization of desire produce forms of oppression and of resistance in varied places and times?
Encompassing climate change, ecological sustainability, and environmental justice, this course cluster recognizes that sustainability and environmental justice are (or should be) central to public policy debates, scientific and intellectual inquiry, and the foundations of social and economic life. By framing sustainability and environmental justice together, we draw attention to equitable access to protection to all species without unfairly distributing risk of harm to some individuals and groups that live within them.
Urban Studies is an area in which Wesleyan students can have both curricular and professional interests. Several University Major proposals in the last few years have been in the area of Urban Studies, and a number of Wesleyan students go on to graduate school and/or careers in areas such as Architecture, Geography, Public Policy, Urban Policy, and Urban Planning.
Academic Centers
Wesleyan’s Academic Centers are hubs of interdisciplinary learning, research, and creative exploration. These centers provide resources, foster collaboration, and support innovation across a wide range of fields, enriching the academic experience for the entire Wesleyan community.
The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life envisions a future where every member of society fully participates in public life, where diverse voices are valued, and where community building leads to positive social transformation. Through interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, leadership experiences, and meaningful partnerships, the center promotes a culture of informed dialogue and ethical leadership. It cultivates critical thinking, empathy, and a deep sense of civic responsibility to prepare students to become informed, engaged citizens who confront pressing issues, champion justice, and contribute to the common good.
The Center for the Arts (CFA) is both a complex of eleven buildings and an initiative of the University that centers artist-led interdisciplinary projects. The CFA incubates new modes of practice beyond disciplinary boundaries, bringing artists together with practitioners from a variety of fields and drawing on the University’s renowned curriculum in experimental and traditional arts from across the world.
The Center for the Humanities provides a dynamic range of high-level academic programming that energizes the campus and promotes innovative research and scholarship. Courses explore topics such as Shakespeare, social movements, sexuality, culture wars, color television, colonialism, racial identity, and radical care. Additionally, faculty and visiting fellows offer courses that reflect current research projects or experimental approaches.
The Center for Jewish Studies offers interdisciplinary courses in Jewish and Israel studies and an innovative Hebrew program that integrates language skills with cultural events. The center engages the larger Wesleyan and public community through programming, including the Contemporary Israeli Voices series, film festivals, lectures, and seminars.
The Digital Design Commons is a newly formed multimedia center that fosters creative research and artistic practice across disciplines. It offers courses that deepen conceptual and technical knowledge of multimedia approaches and provides student-led training, workshops, and access to a growing inventory of multimedia equipment.
The Frank Center for Public Affairs houses offices and classrooms for the Economics, Government, and History departments, as well as the College of Social Studies. Featuring energy-efficient designs and collaborative spaces, it serves as a central hub for interdisciplinary work in the social sciences at Wesleyan University.
The Fries Center for Global Studies serves as Wesleyan's hub for intercultural and multilingual engagement. It provides the knowledge, language skills, and cultural awareness necessary for effective and responsible global citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world.
The Hazel Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC) integrates data science into academic, business, public sector, and political endeavors. It provides quantitative education and research support for students and faculty across disciplines, equipping them with essential analytical skills.
The Shapiro Center's classes, events, projects, and internships teach students at Wesleyan how the pursuit of knowledge and artistic practice can co-exist, both in the university and beyond it.
