Departments, Programs, & Majors
Wellesley College offers subjects familiar as the core of a liberal arts education—but that is just the start of it. New fields and an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches are a hallmark of Wellesley's academic offerings. For additional information, please contact the appropriate department chair or program director.
Academic Departments
Africana Studies Department
Anthropology Department
Art Department
Astronomy Department
Biological Sciences Department
Chemistry Department
Classical Civilization, see Classical Studies Department
Classical Studies Department
Computer Science Department
East Asian Languages and Literatures Department
Economics Department
Education Department
English Department
French Department
Geosciences Department
German Department
History Department
International Relations, see Economics, History and Political Science
Italian Studies Department
Language Studies/Linguistics, see Cognitive & Linguistic Science`
Mathematics Department
Music Department
Philosophy Department
Physical Education and Athletics Department
Physics Department
Political Science Department
Psychology Department
Religion Department
Russian Department
Sociology Department
Spanish Department
Women's and Gender Studies Department
Interdepartmental Majors
American Studies Interdepartmental Major
Architecture Interdepartmental Major
Astrophysics Interdepartmental Major
Biological Chemistry Interdepartmental Major
Cinema and Media Studies Interdepartmental Major
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Interdepartmental Major
Comparative Literature Structured Individual Major
East Asian Studies Interdepartmental Major
Environmental Studies Interdepartmental Major
French Cultural Studies Interdepartmental Major
German Studies Interdepartmental Major
International Relations Interdepartmental Major
Jewish Studies Interdepartmental Major & Minor
Latin American Studies Interdepartmental Major
Media Arts and Sciences Interdepartmental Major
Medieval/Renaissance Studies Interdepartmental Major
Middle Eastern Studies Interdepartmental Major & Minor
Neuroscience Interdepartmental Major
Peace and Justice Studies Structured Individual Major
Russian Area Studies Interdepartmental Major
South Asia Studies Interdepartmental Major & Minor
Theatre Studies Interdepartmental Major
Languages not listed above
Arabic, see Middle Eastern Studies Interdepartmental Major and Minor
Chinese, See East Asian Languages and Literatures Department
Greek, see Classical Studies Department
Hebrew. see Jewish Studies Interdepartmental Major and Minor
Hindi/Urdu, see South Asia Studies Interdepartmental Major and Minor
Japanese, see East Asian Languages and Literatures Department
Korean, See East Asian Languages and Literatures Department
Latin, see Classical Studies Department
Swahili, see Africana Studies Department
Programs
Quantitative Reasoning Program
Writing Program
Individual Majors
Occasionally an individually designed major is appropriate, with approval from advisors and deans.
