Summer 2026 Courses

Arts

ARTS 606
Note: Special Schedule
09:00AM - 05:00PM
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
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
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

Education and Human Development

EDHD 612
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
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
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
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
Cancelled
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

Humanities

HUMS 643
Tuesday & Thursday
05:30PM - 09:15PM
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
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
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
Cancelled
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

Sciences

SCIE 606
Note: Special Schedule
09:00AM - 05:00PM
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
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 655
Tuesday & Thursday
06:00PM - 08:45PM
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
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
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

Social Sciences

SOCS 642
Monday & Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
Cancelled
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
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
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
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
Cancelled
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
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
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
Cancelled
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

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Summer 2026 Course Chart

Download a Course Catalog. Syllabi are available in the Student Portal. For more information email Glenn Knight at gknight01@wesleyan.edu.

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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: This course is offered 
with a Foundational 
Writing Option

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

Hybrid: This course 
includes online class
meetings with other 
special scheduling 
features.

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

Online: A limited number 
of seats will be offered 
for students to attend the 
course online, from 
off-campus. 
Online meetings 
are synchronous, 
meaning that students 
must be available at the 
time that class sessions 
are held so that they 
can fully participate 
in discussions.