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Aug 31, 2024
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2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College of Arts and Sciences
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Michele Sweeney, Interim Dean
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Mission
The College of Arts and Sciences provides students a rigorous, dynamic, and creative liberal arts education for personal and professional development in a diverse, local, and global environment.
Vision
The College of Arts and Sciences is the centerpiece of Salem State University. Our programs are the core of a liberal education, instilling critical knowledge, skills, and values that enable graduates to become professional and community leaders in a diverse and global environment.
Values
Public Good: Contribute to the public good using liberal arts to benefit communities in which we are engaged. Commitment to a liberal arts education that creates well-rounded citizens.
Diversity: CAS courses, faculty and students embody diversity of ideas and identity. CAS creates opportunities to explore a range of perspectives, experiences and worldviews that build a foundation for personal, professional and academic success.
Teaching: Excellence in teaching with a focus on exposing students to new and diverse ideas. Commitment to new and dynamic methods of teaching and learning. Commitment to faculty-student collaboration and mentoring, providing a foundation for the success of a diverse community of learners.
Scholarship: Excellence in faculty scholarship that creates new knowledge while informing and invigorating the classroom experience and wider community needs.
Integrated Learning: All students learn and have experiences across disciplines and within and outside of the academy.
Liberal Education: A commitment to ensuring all students receive a liberal education and demonstrate key liberal education outcomes at graduation.
[Note: “Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. It provides students with broad knowledge of the wider world (e.g. science, culture, and society) as well as in-depth study in a specific area of interest. A liberal education helps students develop a sense of social responsibility, as well as strong and transferable intellectual and practical skills such as communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings.” (AAC&U LEAP Initiative definition)]
Philosophy
Lliberal arts education exposes students to a broad palette of information, which, though seeming dissimilar, are fundamentally connected and coherent. The philosophy of CAS is to help students recognize the coherence and intersections of the many disciplines that comprise arts and sciences. Knowledge, we believe, does not come pre-packaged into one field or discipline, but form part of a seamless web across many disciplines. Companies, businesses, and industry are increasingly searching for educated students rather than individuals trained in narrowly specialized professional fields. That education, they believe, prepare students to negotiate the fluidity and complexities of jobs in emerging markets. The adaptability of the liberal arts degree responds best to new market economies with an increasing emphasis on sustainability.
Departments
The College of Arts and Sciences is home to the departments of Art + Design, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Communications, Computer Science, Economics, English, Geography, Geological Sciences, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Sport and Movement Science, Theatre and Speech Communication, and World Languages and Cultures. Over half of these departments are nationally accredited and many of them hold membership in national honors societies.
Programs
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is the largest of the colleges and schools at Salem State. Students enrolled in CAS pursue liberal arts degrees in the arts/humanities and sciences, fully aware that our economy and jobs are not only globally connected, hence our many study-abroad programs, but require creativity, critical thinking, and knowledge across a broad spectrum of disciplines all to negotiate the many intellectual challenges and opportunities. The College comprises 20 departments, 19 of which offer undergraduate degrees. Philosophy will be offering a majr beginning in Fall 2014. For more information, please contact the academic department. In addition to its 28 majors, the departments in CAS offer 34 minors and 64 concentrations in such areas as graphic design, aquaculture, software engineering, environmental studies, earth policy, international politics, recreation management, technical theater, and creative writing. CAS also offers graduate degrees and certificate programs, such as the Master of Arts in English, history, mathematics, and the Master of Arts in Teaching in such fields as art, chemistry, mathematics, English, English as a second language, history, as well as several Master of Science programs.
Art + Design
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Concentration/Option
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Art, 3-Dimensional Studio Concentration, BA
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Art, Art Education Concentration, Teacher Licensure (5-12) Option, BA
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Art, Art Education Concentration, Teacher Licensure (Pre-K-8) Option, BA
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Art, Art History Concentration, BA
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Art, Graphic Design Concentration, BA
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Art, Interactive Multimedia Concentration, BA
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Art, Painting Concentration, BA
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Art, Photography Concentration, BA
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Art, Printmaking Concentration, BA
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Art, Second Major Early Childhood & Elementary Education ✝✝
Minor
Biology
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Major
Concentration/Option
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Biology, Aquaculture Concentration, BS
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Biology, Biomedical Sciences Concentration, BS
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Biology, Biotechnology, BS
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Biology, Environmental Biology Concentration, BS
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Biology, Marine Biology Concentration, BS
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Biology, Medical Technology Concentration, BS
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Biology, Nuclear Medicine Technology Concentration, BS
Minor
Chemistry and Physics
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Major
Concentration/Option
Minor
Communications
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Concentration/Option
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Communications, Advertising Communications Concentration, BS
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Communications, Journalism Concentration, BS
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Communications, Media Production Communication Concentration, BS
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Communications, Media Studies Concentration, BS
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Communications, Public Relations Concentration, BS
Minor
Computer Science
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Major
Minor
Economics
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Major
Minor
English
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Major
Concentration/Option
Minor
Geography
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Major
Concentration/Option
Minor
Geological Sciences
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Concentration/Option
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Geological Sciences, Earth Policy Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Earth Resources Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Earth Science Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Environmental Geology Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Geoarcheology Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Geology Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Geotechnology Concentration, BS
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Geological Sciences, Marine Geology Concentration, BS
Minor
History
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Major
Concentration/Option
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History, Africa, Asia, and Latin America Concentration, BA
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History, Applied History Concentration, Pre-Legal/Business Option, BA
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History, Applied History Concentration, Public History Option, BA
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History, European Concentration, BA
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History, United States History Concentration, BA
Minor
Interdisciplinary Studies
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Concentration/Option
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Liberal Studies, American Studies Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Applied Ethics Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Health Professions Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Intercultural Communications Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies
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Liberal Studies, Philosophy of Art and Culture Concentration, BLS
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Liberal Studies, Public Policy Concentration, BLS
Minor
Other Programs
Mathematics
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Major
Concentration/Option
Minor
Music
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Major
Minor
Philosophy
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Major
Minor
Political Science
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Concentration/Option
Minor
Psychology
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Major
Minor
Sociology
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Major
Concentration/Option
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Sociology, Life Course Studies Option, BS
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Sociology, Life Styles Option, BA
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Sociology, Minorities & Ethnic Cultures Option, BA
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Sociology, Public Sociology/Applied Sociology Option, BS
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Sociology, Social Inequality Option, BS
Minor
Sport and Movement Science
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Major
Concentration/Option
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Sport and Movement Science, Dance Concentration, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Exercise Science Concentration - Clinical Track, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Exercise Science Concentration - Non-Clinical Track, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Health Education Concentration, Health/Family and Consumer Science Teacher Licensure (Pre-K-12), BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Physical Education Concentration, Teacher Licensure Option, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Recreation Management Concentration/Aquatic Management Specialization, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Recreation Management Concentration/Park Management Specialization, BS
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Sport and Movement Science, Sport Management Concentration, BS
Minor
Other Programs
Theatre and Speech Communication
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Concentration/Option
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Theatre Arts, Design Option, BFA
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Theatre Arts, Performance Concentration, BA
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Theatre Arts, Performance Option, BFA
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Theatre Arts, Secondary Education Minor, BA
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Theatre Arts, Stage Management Option, BFA
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Theatre Arts, Technical Option, BFA
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Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre Concentration, BA
Minor
World Languages and Cultures
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Major
Concentration/Option
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World Languages and Cultures, French Concentration, BA
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World Languages and Cultures, Italian Concentration, BA
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World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Elementary Education (P-6) Concentration, BA
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World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Professional Concentration, BA
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World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Secondary Education Concentration, BA
Minor
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