WesMaps
A lot of people have been strolling into our office and asking for an updated version of our course catalogue. Well, they haven’t been printed yet! But I can offer you something that’s arguably better: our electronic course catalogue, WesMaps.
Click on any of the majors listed on the site, and you will find links to not only the courses offered this coming year, but also to the department website, requirements for majors, and courses appropriate for first year students (hint, hint). Have a field day! No, seriously, I know a lot of Wes students who spend days browsing WesMaps, especially when it’s newly updated for the upcoming year.
Some courses that jumped out at me, as I was sifting through today:
- History 118, Baroque Rome: I didn’t know it was baro-ken. ZING!
- Theatre 384, Introduction to Puppetry: I believe this is my calling.
I should point out that WesMaps has an excellent search function that allows you to search courses by keyword, time, GenEd, and even key capabilities. Pretty snazzy, huh?
Justin Holzwarth ‘08
Senior Interviewer
I was browsing through these WesMaps, and the variety of classes offered is amazing! I was just thinking… if I wanted to take a music class like taiko, would I be allowed to, even though I wouldn’t be a music major?
Comment by Antonio Reis — July 11, 2007 @ 3:33 pm
Wow, that class does look really neat! Of course, I have less rhythm than a teaspoon, so I’ll probably not add a percussion class to my schedule anytime soon. Anyway, this class is “POI,” meaning that it requires the permission of the instructor. Usually there is a chart on the description page of each course that indicates which students can take it (ie: major/non major? freshmen only?), but there is no such chart for POI classes, because enrollment is entirely at the professor’s discretion. Before enrolling, a student will have to have the professor indicate in our computer system that the student is permitted to add the class. Obviously, this calls for some sort of communication with the professor.
Professors designate their classes POI for different reasons. Sometimes professors are seeking a certain skill level in their students. Sometimes they just want to meet everyone before they enroll. But the short answer to the question: I don’t know if you’d be required to be a music major to take this course. You’d have to contact the professor. For this particular class, you can email Mark Rooney at mrooneyATwesleyan.edu.
Justin Holzwarth ‘08
Senior Interviewer
Comment by Justin H. — July 11, 2007 @ 4:05 pm