Overview

History is inherently complex and requires the ability to acquire knowledge from large amounts of information and assess evidence and conflicting interpretations of the past. As a major in the History program of Wesleyan University you will learn to make sense of complexity and to tell a good story.

Student Learning Goals

History students learn to make sense of complexity and to tell a good story.

Important departmental learning goals are met incrementally as students combine diverse courses and course types:

Introduction to History courses (numbered 150–189) provide key foundational elements of historical work

200-level history courses continue learning goals from category 1 but also contribute to specific regional and period knowledge acquisition and the ability to synthesize and then analyze historical material in written and oral expositions.

Issues in Contemporary Historiography (HIST 362) develops advanced skills in critical historical reading; pointed writing to summarize what students read; recognition of key historical concepts; and the ability to research and plan a compelling, large-scale research project. These build on learning in categories 1 & 2.

Upper- or 300-level history seminars focus on specific areas of knowledge and develop real subject expertise and research acuity. Students develop and execute research projects, critically assess previous historians' work, and refine their expository skills in writing and speech.

Research requirement: All history majors develop and deploy their skills in a senior research project, the capstone of their historical learning, through a senior thesis, a senior essay written in a tutorial, or as an extra assignment in a 300-level seminar. Students work under close faculty supervision and are given detailed feedback on their progress. This project brings together analytical skills, research skills (including finding and organizing large amounts of complex and diverse material), and skills in making a case and writing persuasively and professionally.

Assessment is continuous and complex. It occurs within each individual course and assignment but also through advisors' monitoring of students' overall progress, including student self-assessment and the shaping of student's specific substantive learning goals through two subject modules, and through the capstone research assessment, requiring departmental certification of adequate research standards.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and the Humanities

From Protest to Revolution: A Middle Eastern History

Philosophy and the Movies: The Past on Film

History: History of U.S. Social Movements

History: Germany from Napoleon to the Berlin Republic

Modern Europe

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Middletown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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130

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100

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7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application or Coalition Application

Secondary School Report and official high school transcripts

Counselor Recommendation

Mid-year Grade Report

Two Teacher Evaluations

$55 Application Fee (non-refundable) or Fee Waiver

If you wish to submit your SAT or ACT as proof of English proficiency, you must submit all sections of the SAT or ACT.

A high degree of proficiency in English, as described below, must also be demonstrated.

A strong secondary school preparation in English, social science, science, mathematics, and a foreign language.

Candidates studying at schools outside the US who have taken national examinations for university admission (A levels, French Baccalaureate, ISC, International Baccalaureate, etc.) are expected to have achieved superior results.

Interviews are not required as part of the admissions process, but we encourage prospective students to arrange them if possible.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

72438 USD / year

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Out-of-State

72438 USD / year

≈ 72438 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

72438 USD / year

≈ 72438 USD / year

Living costs

Middletown

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Student Learning Goals

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Middletown

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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