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Summer 2026

ARTS 606
Note: Special Schedule
09:00AM - 05:00PM
14-JUN-26 to
18-JUN-26
Mathematics in Fashion and Textile Design
Patel,Rehana

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. A materials fee will not be charged for this course. Students will be expected to provide their own materials for their final projects, but most items can be found cheaply or already on... more

ARTS 643
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
The Anatomy of a Scene: Writing for the Screen
Luckow,Sandra

This course may be applied to the Graduate Certificate in Writing. For more information, or for a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. In his book "On Directing" Director Elia Kazan wrote: "A filmscript [sic] is more architecture than... more

ARTS 675
Monday through Friday
09:00AM - 05:00PM
22-JUN-26 to
26-JUN-26
Artistic Vision and Studio Practice: An Intensive Creative Workshop
Telfair,Tula

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. A materials fee will not be charged for this course, as students will be expected to bring in art supplies and materials for their work and projects. Each student will select their own... more

EDHD 612
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Science of the Brain
Garrett,Noel

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is an introduction to the mammalian nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include the function of nerve cells, sensory systems,... more

EDHD 655
Tuesday & Thursday
06:00PM - 08:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in Film: Portrayal and Impact
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. The experience of mental illness as well as the work of psychotherapy are recurrent themes in popular movies. This course will seek to help participants understand how portrayals of mental... more

EDHD 661
Monday & Wednesday
09:00AM - 12:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Teaching in the Riptide
Wolfsdorf,Adam

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is designed for teachers who want to think creatively about the concept of obedience. When people set out to work with students, they often imagine immaculate classrooms/learning... more

EDHD 678
Tuesday & Thursday
09:00AM - 12:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Adolescence on Stage: Identity, Nostalgia, and Coming of Age
Keegan,Alex

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. In this course, we will explore the evolution of adolescence on stage, putting classic plays, portrayal of teenagers in conversation with these more contemporary renderings, asking: how do... more

HUMS 643
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
The Anatomy of a Scene: Writing for the Screen
Luckow,Sandra

This course may be applied to the Graduate Certificate in Writing. For more information, or for a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. In his book "On Directing" Director Elia Kazan wrote: "A filmscript [sic] is more architecture than... more

HUMS 664
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Seminar in Narrative Practice: Irish Literature
Reynolds,Joseph

This course may be applied to the Graduate Certificate in Writing. For more information, or for a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. The academic study of literature can often lack artistry-too often becoming a reiteration of... more

HUMS 673
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Humans in Nature
Zapedowska,Magdalena

For more information, or for a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course draws on literature and critical theory to explore the concepts of nature and the human from a social and environmental justice perspective. Centering... more

HUMS 678
Tuesday & Thursday
09:00AM - 12:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Adolescence on Stage: Identity, Nostalgia, and Coming of Age
Keegan,Alex

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. In this course, we will explore the evolution of adolescence on stage, putting classic plays, portrayal of teenagers in conversation with these more contemporary renderings, asking: how do... more

SCIE 606
Note: Special Schedule
09:00AM - 05:00PM
14-JUN-26 to
18-JUN-26
Mathematics in Fashion and Textile Design
Patel,Rehana

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. A materials fee will not be charged for this course. Students will be expected to provide their own materials for their final projects, but most items can be found cheaply or already on... more

SCIE 612
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Science of the Brain
Garrett,Noel

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is an introduction to the mammalian nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include the function of nerve cells, sensory systems,... more

SCIE 637
Monday through Friday
08:00AM - 03:00PM
22-JUN-26 to
26-JUN-26
Natural History of Summer
Hammerson,Geoffrey

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course explores the natural world of New England in summer, a season when plants are flowering, developing fruits, and setting seed, and most animals are rearing young or completing life... more

SCIE 655
Tuesday & Thursday
06:00PM - 08:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in Film: Portrayal and Impact
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. The experience of mental illness as well as the work of psychotherapy are recurrent themes in popular movies. This course will seek to help participants understand how portrayals of mental... more

SCIE 659
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Animal Minds
Kanet,Sharisse

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. How do other animals experience the world? What is a mind, which animals have minds, and how can we learn about them? These questions are theoretically important but also guide our practical... more

SCIE 683
Note: Special Schedule
10:00AM - 03:30PM
14-JUN-26 to
18-JUN-26
Data for Impact: Using Evidence to Answer Real-World Questions
Dierker,Lisa

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is designed for students who are interested in developing skills for working with data and using statistical tools to analyze them. No prior experience with data or statistics is... more

SOCS 642
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Leaders Rule Forever! In Films
Bogen,Amir

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course explores cinematic biopics of world leaders. Through watching films, reading biographies and critical articles, we will try and understand why these well-known legendary... more

SOCS 655
Tuesday & Thursday
06:00PM - 08:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in Film: Portrayal and Impact
D'Andrea,Jennifer

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. The experience of mental illness as well as the work of psychotherapy are recurrent themes in popular movies. This course will seek to help participants understand how portrayals of mental... more

SOCS 659
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Animal Minds
Kanet,Sharisse

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. How do other animals experience the world? What is a mind, which animals have minds, and how can we learn about them? These questions are theoretically important but also guide our practical... more

SOCS 661
Monday & Wednesday
09:00AM - 12:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Teaching in the Riptide
Wolfsdorf,Adam

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is designed for teachers who want to think creatively about the concept of obedience. When people set out to work with students, they often imagine immaculate classrooms/learning... more

SOCS 669
Monday & Wednesday
01:00PM - 04:45PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Free Speech and Its Critics
Matthes,Melissa

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. Freedom of speech has long been called the cornerstone of democracy. Yet from the feminist critique of pornography to the politics of "cancel culture," few ideals are under greater scrutiny... more

SOCS 673
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
27-MAY-26 to
25-JUN-26
Humans in Nature
Zapedowska,Magdalena

For more information, or for a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course draws on literature and critical theory to explore the concepts of nature and the human from a social and environmental justice perspective. Centering... more

SOCS 683
Note: Special Schedule
10:00AM - 03:30PM
14-JUN-26 to
18-JUN-26
Data for Impact: Using Evidence to Answer Real-World Questions
Dierker,Lisa

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. This course is designed for students who are interested in developing skills for working with data and using statistical tools to analyze them. No prior experience with data or statistics is... more

SOCS 688
Tuesday & Thursday
01:00PM - 04:00PM
29-JUN-26 to
28-JUL-26
Religion, Secularism and Nationalism
Gottschalk,Peter

For a full syllabus, please email masters@wesleyan.edu. Despite post-Cold War claims regarding the "death of the nation," nationalism remains one of the most powerful political forces, responsible for empowering populist governments and propelling... more


Summer 2026 Course Chart

Summer 2026 Course Information

Course Schedules and Information subject to change.

Course Options

GLS courses have a
variety of scheduling and
study options. 

The options available for
each course are indicated
within the 
course's description.

Here is the Key:

CERT: This course will
count toward the req-
uirements for the
Graduate Certificate
in Writing.

Crosslisted: Students may
enroll in the concentration
option that best
meets their academic
needs.

FDN-CERT: The
Foundational Writing
Option of this course 
will count toward the
Graduate Certificate
in Writing.

Immersion: This course
will have fewer class
meetings that will meet
for longer periods of
time (e.g., weekends-only,
five-day immersion, etc.).

 

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