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Salem State College Catalog 2002-2004 SALEM STATE COLLEGE CATALOG 2002-2004 Salem State College 352 Lafayette Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 - 5353 Telephone: (978) 542-6000 Web Page: http://www.salemstate.edu Note: All Departments and Offices have telephone numbers which you can dial directly. The rules, regulations, policies, fees and other charges, courses of study, and academic requirements that appear in this catalog were in effect at the time of its publication. Like everything else in this catalog, they are published for informational purposes only, and they do not constitute a contract between the College and any student, appli- cant for admission or other person. Whether noted elsewhere in this catalog or not, the College reserves the right to change, eliminate, and add to any existing (and to introduce additional) rules, regulations, policies, fees and other charges, courses of study and academic requirements. Whenever it does so, the College will give as much advance notice as it considers feasible or appropriate, but it reserves the right in all cases to do so without notice. 1 Salem State College Catalog 2002-2004 2 Salem State College Catalog 2002-2004 STATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Salem State College is accredited by the New England POLICY OF SALEM STATE COLLEGE Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, Salem State College is committed to providing equal access nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions to educational and employment opportunities at the College for include elementary schools through collegiate institutions all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual ori- offering post-graduate instruction. entation, age, national origin, disability or veteran status in Accreditation of an institution by the New England compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations. Association indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the All benefits, privileges and opportunities offered by the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through College are available to all students and employees on a non- a peer group review process. An accredited school or college is discriminatory basis in accordance with Federal and State leg- one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its islation. This policy is applicable to all personnel policies and stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is practices including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it compensation, transfers, layoffs, terminations, benefits, social will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional and recreation programs. Furthermore, Affirmative Action is integrity is also addressed through accreditation. taken by the College in its recruitment of students and employ- Accreditation by the New England Association is not partial ees and reasonable accommodations, academic aids, and but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a adjustments are provided to otherwise qualified persons with guarantee of the quality of every course or program offered, or disabilities. the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides rea- sonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution. Inquiries regarding the status of an institution’s accreditation by the New England Association should be directed to the administrative staff of the school or college. Individuals may also contact the Association: A New England Association of Schools and Colleges The Sanborn House, 15 High Street ccreditation Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 (617) 729-6762 Salem State College supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional accredited status to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its applicants for admission. The Education Unit at Salem State College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500, Washington D.C. 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. The accredita- tion covers the institution’s initial teacher preparation and advanced educator preparation programs. Accredited By • American Chemical Society • American Geological Institute • Council on Social Work Education •Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology • National Association of Schools of Art and Design • National Association of Schools of Theatre • National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission •New England Association of Schools and Colleges 3 Salem State College Catalog 2002-2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement of Accreditation ......................................................................................3 Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement ..............................................3 Foreword - A Message from the President..............................................................5 Mission of Salem State College...............................................................................6 Tradition of Excellence..............................................................................................7 Undergraduate Programs .........................................................................................8 Majors..................................................................................................................9 Minors................................................................................................................10 School of Arts and Sciences...................................................................................15 Art.................................................................................................................16 Biology..........................................................................................................31 Chemistry and Physics.................................................................................45 Communications ..........................................................................................53 Computer Science........................................................................................59 Economics....................................................................................................65 English..........................................................................................................71 Foreign Languages .......................................................................................85 General Studies ............................................................................................94 Geography ....................................................................................................96 Geological Sciences ....................................................................................110 History.........................................................................................................117 Interdisciplinary Studies .............................................................................127 Mathematics...............................................................................................135 Music..........................................................................................................143 Philosophy ..................................................................................................147 Political Science..........................................................................................149 Psychology..................................................................................................161 Sociology ....................................................................................................167 Sport, Fitness and Leisure Studies.............................................................182 Theatre and Speech Communication .........................................................201 School of Business . .............................................................................................217 Accounting and Finance .............................................................................220 Management ..............................................................................................225 Marketing ...................................................................................................232 Operations Management/MIS....................................................................235 Aviation Science .........................................................................................235 Contents Fire Science Administration........................................................................235 Schools of Human Services .................................................................................241 Criminal Justice ..........................................................................................242 Education....................................................................................................248 Nursing .......................................................................................................259 Occupational Therapy .................................................................................266 Social Work ................................................................................................270