Current students: College of Letters?

Colleges & Universities Wesleyan University
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<p>I’m a prefrosh in the class of '14, and I have a few questions about the COL major. </p>

<p>I have strong interests in philosophy, foreign language and history, so naturally I’ve been thinking about the College of Letters. I was just wondering if there are any current Wes students who could attest to the quality of and/or problems with the COL major. </p>

<p>I know that the program places emphasis on the Western cannon and on Western philosophy/culture. If I majored in COL, would it mean that I would have very little knowledge of Eastern philosophy/culture? Or, to put it another way, if philosophy is my main interest, would I be better off majoring in philosophy rather than COL, if I wanted a broader range of philosophical knowledge?</p>

<p>Also, do you think it would be more difficult to double-major in COL and something else, as opposed to a ‘typical’ double major? (I’ve been thinking about a double in COL and Film Studies.)</p>

<p>I know I have quite a lot of time to think about this, but I’m just curious.</p>

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<p>Many people double in COL and something else, since you take some of your major credits sophomore year.</p>

<p>I’m not in COL, but I’d recommend you look at the sample syllabi on the COL website and decide whether you think the subject matter of the classes interests you. I don’t know if you have access to WesMaps, but you could look at the course descriptions there as well.</p>

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<p>OK, great! </p>

<p>Yes–I have access to WesMaps, and I’ll definitely check out the course descriptions.</p>