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Center for Women Writers
Creative Writing Minor
Honors Program
Internships
Political Science Minor
Teacher Education
Pre-Professional Programs
Student Designed Major
Study Abroad
Women's Studies
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Special Academic Programs
The Salem College of today is a continuation of a long history and commitment
to the education of women. It places a premium on meeting the special
interests and needs of every student. The curriculum offers special opportunities
and programs and allows students to plan an educational program consistent
with her life goals. Salem students participate in the Salem Signature
program and have opportunities for independent study, off-campus study,
study abroad, internships and much more.
Center for Women Writers
Salem's Center for Women Writers provides an opportunity for women
to express their creativity in conversation and through the written word.
The Center encourages participation by all those interested in writing,
in various genres of expression, and in publishing their work. Through
lectures and readings by acclaimed women writers as well as workshops
and community courses taught by experienced professionals, Salem students
derive first-hand knowledge of the creative process, writing techniques,
and the publication process.
Creative Writing Minor
In conjunction with the Center for Women Writers, the department of
English offers a minor in creative writing:
Courses:
- Creative Writing
- Writing Workshop I
- Writing Workshop II: Fiction
- Writing Workshop III: Poetry
- Advanced Creative Writing
Honors Program
Salem College offers a formal honors program of courses and independent
study that gives exceptionally talented students the opportunity to do
honors-level work in a variety of fields.
Sample Courses:
- The Age of Extravagance: Baroque Art, Music, and Literature
- Worlds of Latin American Women Writing
- The Imaginative Literature of C.S. Lewis
- The Family in World Literature
- Images of Women in French Literature and Film
- Caribbean Women's Voices
- Leadership as a Liberal
Art
Aside from the honors independent study courses offered by the academic
departments, honors course offerings are coordinated by the honors program
committee. Each semester two such courses are offered. A student who completes
the program will be graduated with College honors. A student may also
be graduated with departmental honors.
Internships
Salem College provides internship opportunities
for students to link their academic work with practical experience in
a variety of career areas. Qualified students may take internships during
the regular term as well as during the January Term and in the summer.
Several academic programs at Salem require internships as an integral
part of the student's program: American studies, arts management, communication,
interior design and music.
Political Science Minor
The department of history and political science offers a minor in
political science. This program of study includes the politics of America,
Europe, and the international order. It also includes the problems of
conflict, of society's organization, and of the policy-making process
both here and abroad. The study of politics is meant to prepare the student
for advanced study or for a professional career.
Teacher
Education
The teacher education program at Salem is built upon a firm foundation
in the liberal arts. There is no major in education at Salem; each student
must meet the college's general education requirements as well as the
requirements for a major in an academic discipline. Teacher Licensure
is offered in elementary education (K-6) and secondary education, and
in the special areas of learning disabilities and second languages (French,
Spanish). Secondary education (9-12) programs are offered in biology,
chemistry, English, mathematics, and social studies. Salem's teacher education
program has been approved by the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE) and the North Carolina State Board of Education,
making it possible for graduates to be licensed in approximately 42 states.
Courses:
- Educational Psychology
- Survey of Exceptional Children
- Elementary School Reading Methods
- Reading in the Content Areas
- Children's Literature and Drama
- Modes of Knowing: Epistemological Investigations for
Educators
- Reading Assessment and Instructional Strategies
- Methods and Materials of Teaching Social Studies
- Methods and Materials of Teaching Mathematics
- Methods and Materials of Teaching Science and Math
- Introduction to Secondary Education
- The Exceptional Child
- Computer Technology for Teachers
- Classroom Management
- Fine and Practical Arts
- Characteristics and Assessment of the Learning Disabled
- Specific Teaching Methods -- English
- Methods and Materials of Second Language Acquisition
K-12
- Specific Teaching Methods -- Sciences
- Specific Teaching Methods -- Mathematics
- Specific Teaching Methods -- Social Studies
- Student Teaching (Elementary, Secondary, Learning Disabilities)
- Independent Study
- Special Topics
Pre-Professional
Programs
In addition to career development programs and business and graduate
school advising, Salem offers students preprofessional programs in law,
medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and engineering.
Student-Designed Major
The student designed major provides an opportunity for a student with
particular academic interests to pursue an individual plan of study by
combining courses in two or more disciplines. A student interested in
developing a student-designed major should meet with at least one faculty
member from each discipline in the proposed major to discuss her tentative
program. Our academic catalog provides a complete description of the requirements
for this major.
Women's Studies
The interdisciplinary minor in women's studies is offered to Salem
students who wish to explore the new scholarship on women. Basic issued
addressed are sex roles; the concepts of femininity and masculinity; women's
roles in society, past and present; women and work; feminist theory; the
image of women in literature; and women and religion. Courses are selected
from the areas of English, history, philosophy, psychology, religion,
and sociology, as well as women's studies. Additionally, students are
free to select women's studies courses at Wake Forest University.
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