Special and Overseas Programs
Advanced Placement Institute for
Teachers of Advanced Placement Courses
The Advanced Placement Institute offers one-week courses for advanced placement teachers of chemistry, English literature and composition, American history, English language and composition, calculus AB and BC, psychology, and U.S. government and politics. Institute classes begin June 16 and end June 20. The courses are taught by experienced consultants and readers from the College Board who regularly teach advanced placement courses in each subject.
Teachers interested in the program should write to A.P. Institute Coordinator,
P.O. Box 7266, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7266; or telephone 336.758.5525;
or e-mail wakeap@wfu.edu
Intensive Summer Language Institute (ISLI)
Wake Forest University Campus
The Intensive Summer Language Institute offers (SPN 153S) Intensive Intermediate Spanish and (SPN 212) Exploring Hispanic World in an Immersion Setting, an accelerated five-week course. ISLI is designed to develop intermediate proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The revised program allows students to complete their divisional requirement by the end of the semester.
Classes offer smaller enrollments to allow for more individualized instruction. Requirements include daily classes, six hours per day; one-hour daily lunches with instructors in the target language; two-hour extracurricular activities two evenings per week; two Saturday mornings; and a pledge to speak the target language. Housing is possible in a language designated residence hall.
The deadline for registration is April 15. Contact Encarna Turner by that date if you wish to be housed in a language designated residence hall. Visit www.wfu.edu/isli. For more information, call 336.758.5540, or e-mail: turnermm@wfu.edu.
The Learn-to-Learn Course
Taught on the Wake Forest University campus since 1972, these two-week study skills courses teach students how to learn more efficiently. Courses are offered for middle school, high school and college students who want to improve in school. Sessions are offered in June and July.
For more information visit www.studyskills.net, e-mail
info@studyskills.net, or phone: 800.969.0525.
Master of Arts in Education
The Department of Education offers the master of arts in education degree in the areas of biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, physics, and social studies. These programs have been approved by the Board of Education of North Carolina as meeting state license requirements.
One-half tuition scholarships are available to teachers currently teaching in Southern Association-certified public or private schools who wish to enroll for graduate courses in the summer. For courses offered this summer, see the education curriculum section of this bulletin.
For those who wish to attend summer session as degreeseeking graduate students, application should be made to the dean of the Graduate School. The graduate bulletin and forms for admission and financial assistance can be obtained from the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS)
The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies is designed for adults who wish to pursue advanced studies in the liberal arts to satisfy their intellectual curiosity and for their own pleasure.
Application forms and further materials are available at the MALS Web site or by calling the MALS Office 336.758.5232. For courses offered, see the curriculum section of this bulletin.
Museum of Anthropology Day Camps
Three sessions of summer camp for children will be offered. For more information, call 336.758.5643 or visit the museum Web site.
Summer Management Program
This intensive program (BUS 295, 6 hours/Pass-Fail) is designed for rising juniors and rising seniors (non-business majors) interested in acquiring an understanding of fundamental business concepts.
The integrated curriculum involves study in accounting, finance, information systems, management, strategy, marketing, legal issues in business, operations, and entrepreneurship, and reflects the international nature of today's business world. The approach of the program incorporates lectures, team assignments, and case studies. It is highly interactive. No specific technical requirements are required. Six hours toward graduation will be granted upon successful completion of the program.
Admission to this program is by application only and is competitive. For more information, visit the Summer Management Program Web site or contact Ben King, Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, P.O. Box 7285, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7285, 336.758.4903.
Summer Research Programs
Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,
Bowman Gray Campus
Two summer programs at the Wake Forest University Graduate School, Bowman Gray Campus, offer hands-on research experience in laboratories, a lecture series, and an inside preview of career opportunities in biomedical research and education.
Rising junior and senior undergraduates may apply to the Summer Research Opportunities Program in Biomedical Sciences. The Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences Summer Research Program is open to minority undergraduate students at any level and master students.
The deadline for applications is Feb. 9. Applications are available online. For more information, e-mail the Graduate School Office or call 336.716.4224.
WAKE Washington, D.C. Program
Using a separate, preliminary application and interview process, Wake Forest University students (rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors) are selected to participate in a 10 1/2-week summer internship in Washington, D.C. Each student receives 8 hours credit from the combination of an internship (5 hours) and an academic course (3 hours). All portions of the WAKE Washington D.C. program occur in and around the nation's Capitol between May 8 and August 9 and are coordinated onsite in affiliation with The Washington Center. For further information about program costs, housing, credits, and application, contact Associate Dean Paul N. Orser. Preliminary applications are due January 18 for competitive placements.
Overseas Programs
Africa
Study in Benin. The program combines classroom instruction with field trips, and homestays. Professor Boko teaches a course titled "Current Issues in African Development." Additionally, students attend lectures led by selected faculty members of the National University of Benin, and other Beninese experts. These lectures cover a variety of topics, including the arts, politics, history, religion, and development policies in Africa.
Field trips include visits to Abomey, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Danhomey; to the seaside city of Ouidah, an ancient slave port; to development project sites; and to agricultural and industrial sites throughout the country.
During the course of the program, students spend one week with selected host-families in the capital city of Porto-Novo and the economic capital of Cotonou. This provides an opportunity for students to experience daily life in Benin.
Dates are May 30-June 30. For more information contact Sylvain H. Boko, Department of Economics, P. O. Box 7505, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7505. Office phone: 336.758.4461.
Australia
Heart of Mathematics. Math 107 will be offered in Vienna this summer. The course offers an introduction to mathematical reasoning and problem-solving in the context of some fascinating and beautiful problems. The prerequisites are curiosity and a willingness to consider new ideas. The course is particularly attractive to students who want to earn divisional credit in mathematics, but do not want to take a more traditional and computationally intensive course such as calculus. The textbook Heart of Mathematics by Burger and Starbird is a student favorite in recent years.
Math majors are welcome and will be able to earn credit for MTH 361, a special topics course.
Trip dates are May 21-June 14. For more information e-mail Stephen Robinson or call 336.758.4887.
The Vienna Theorists. Counseling 750: The Vienna Theorists--Freud, Adler, Moreno, and Frankl. This course focuses on four of the leading theorists behind modern counseling. The theories of each practitioner, i.e., Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Jacob Moreno, and Viktor Frankl, are examined in the context of the city in which they initially formulated their clinical ideas. Students stay at the Wake Forest owned Flow House. They will visit historical sites and institutes in Vienna as well as study original writings of each theorist and learn from local experts. The course is open to masters students in the Department of Counseling only.
Trip dates are June 16-28.
Contemplative Science. This summer a 3-hour course on the emerging role of contemplative science in health psychology and behavioral medicine will be offered in Vienna. The course can be taken for credit in either health and exercise science or psychology. Emphasis will be placed on recent evidence from neuroscience on how mental training can lead to changes in the brain, and how mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) are used in treating anxiety and depression. The course includes regular laboratory sessions in MBM so that students have direct experience with concepts and are introduced to the practice of both attention training and insight meditation.
Trip dates are June 28-July 26. For more information e-mail, Jack Rejeski or call 336.758.5837.
Europe
Eurotour. A guided tour of Europe to study its physical, economic, social, and cultural environments will be offered during the first term of the summer session. Cities to be visited include Amsterdam, Paris, Interlaken, Florence, Rome, Venice, Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, and Edinburgh.
Theatre 255, History of Costume, will provide three hours credit in Division III. CSC 101, Intro to Computer Science, will provide four hours of credit in Division V. An additional course from the art department will also be taught and provide three hours of credit in Division III. All courses are divisionals and require permission of instructor.
Dates are May 22-June 26.
For additional information e-mail William Turkett, Department of Computer Science; Mary Wayne-Thomas, Department of Theatre and Dance; or Margaret Smith, Department of Art, or check the tour tour Web site.
England
Shakespeare on Page and Stage will be offered in Cambridge and in London June 11 through July 9. Students will study Shakespear's major plays and sonnets both as literature and as dramatic performances. Discussions will be complemented by performances at London theatres and by a tour of the reconstructed Globe Theatre. Circumstances permitting, students will travel to Stratford-upon-Avon to attend performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company. ENG 323/224 fulfills a Division II Literature requirement or a requirement for the major or minor in English. The course is also listed as THE 323.
For information, contact William Moss, Tribble C205.
UK Politics in a Global Age. The focus of the course will be the character
and performance of the New Labour Government elected into office in May 1997. Living in the capital city from which New Labour governs, we will make use of local material, local visits and interactions with native Londoners to really introduce you to the UK's contemporary character and politics. Expect a course full of newspaper reading and internet-based research, guided tours and special visits, as well as text-book interrogation and formal lectures.
Dates are July 16 to August 13. For more information, e-mail David Coates in the Department of Political Science, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7568, Reynolda Station, Winston-Salem, NC 27109; or call 336.758.3544.
France
Calloway School trip to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is known for its world-class wines, impressive examples of 18th century architecture, wide avenues, and well-tended parks. In recent years, this city of approximately 800,00 residents, has undergone extensive
renovations. The city is home to excellent museums, a vibrant night-life, and a diverse population that includes some 60,000 university students. ACC 221. Introductory Management Accounting will be offered. Open to Wake Forest Calloway majors and other majors with permission of instructor.
E-mail Terry Baker, Professor, Calloway School of Business or call 336.758.4323 for more information.
Germany
Re-Imaging Berlin. A fine art, digital photography course. Students research the history and location of specific historical documents, such as the photographs from the airlift of 1948 and the film of President Kennedy's "Ich Bin ein Berliner" speech. Other locations include Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz and the new Reichstag. Students travel to these sites and re-photograph the area. Each student creates a body of images, which will be printed on a desktop ink-jet printer for regular critiques. Fulfills CD and Division III requirements. Dates are July 1-August 1.
For more information e-mail John Pickel, Department of Art, Wake Forest University, PO Box 7232, Winston-Salem, NC 27109; or call 336.758.4177.
Honduras
Field Research in Cultural Anthropology. The Overseas Research Center continues to sponsor an ethnographic field school on Roatan Island, in the western Caribbean, for students to experience the methods, problems, frustrations and joys of anthropological field work. The rapid change taking place on the island coupled with the director's documentation of the cultural changes for the past 47 years offers an excellent opportunity to study problems that developing cultures face and the price they must pay for modernization. The 2008 field school will focus on changing life ways and the impact of modernization on human health and the island environment.
Students will live at "Casa Promesa" on Ruby Lee Ridge near the port town of French Harbour and will work in the villages about the island. Although Spanish is the official language, English is spoken almost everywhere.
Dates are mid May to mid June. For more information, e-mail David K. Evans, Department of Anthropology, P.O. Box 7807, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7807; telephone 336.759.2187; cell phone 336.749.4128.
Italy
Anthropology study in Venice: Casa Artom. Celts! Crusades! Canals! Complex Culture! Based at Casa Artom, this four week program takes you out of the classroom and into a new learning experience. Anthropology 111G., Peoples and Cultures of the World, will take advantage of the historical and archaeological context of Venice by adding historical time depth, followed by a focus on contemporary Italy and its immigrant populations. On-site presentations at the city and region's historical sites provide the cultural and environmental history of the area. Field experiences illustrate the cultural diversity of contemporary Italy, including how the nation is coping with the influx of migrants from the Mediterranean and Africa. Daily classes; final field trip; optional weekend programs. Fulfills CD and Division I requirements. Also fulfills the education requirement in geography.
For upper division students, ANT 385. Special Topics: Venice, Society and Setting will be offered. Graduate students may take ANT 758. Individual Study, a research and reading course that includes a field component and results in a professional-quality paper and presentation.
Dates are May 17-June 13. All courses are taught in English. Italian instruction available. For more information e-mail Jeanne Simonelli, Department of Anthropology, or call 336.758.4310.
Jamaica
Tropical Marine Ecology is an intensive field-oriented course focusing on tropical marine ecosystems and their biological communities. Emphasis is on biodiversity, the ecology of dominant taxa, the interaction between physical and biological processes, and the structure and function of representative communities. Includes two weeks at the Hofstra University Marine Laboratory, Jamaica. Offered during summer school only. P—Minimum of 1 year of college biology including BIO 113 and POI.
Dates of the Trip are May 31-June 14. For more information, contact Ron Dimock, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 7325, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7325; telephone 336.758.5567.
Mexico
Wake Forest/ITESM Collaborative Summer Session in Querétaro. Wake Forest's Department of Romance Languages sends students wishing to learn Spanish in an immersion setting to the prestigious Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey at its campus in Querétaro, Mexico. Students live with Mexican host families and take six or nine hours of coursework. Except for SPN 213, which earns Wake Forest credit and is taught by a Wake Forest faculty member, courses earn transfer credit. The curriculum includes courses in Spanish language and literature at all levels, and will be particularly attractive to (1) students of intermediate Spanish and beginning Hispanic literature; (2) advanced students of Spanish; (3) students wishing to learn Spanish to use in the healthcare professions.
Students wishing to take intermediate Spanish and SPN 213 concurrently may do so in Querétaro by taking six hours of intermediate language in conjunction with the three-hour SPN 213.
Courses offered include: 213. introduction to Hispanic Literature and Culture. (3) Selected readings in Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Does not count toward the major or the minor. P—SPN 153 or the equivalent.
ITESM courses offered include: Mesoamerican Culture (3); Mexican Art and Architecture (3); Mexican Culture (3); Mexican Literature (3) ; Spanish-American Literature (3); Spanish for Business (3); Spanish language courses at the beginning and intermediate levels (6); The Languages and Culture of Medical Practice in Mexico and Latin America (3).
Morocco
Arabic Language Institute in Fez. The summer study abroad program in Morocco offers a unique opportunity for immersion in an ancient and complex cultural setting. The program is based at the Arabic Language Institute in Fez (ALIF). Fez is a medieval city in the heart of Morocco. The Institute is housed in a large Moorish-style villa situated in a residential neighborhood and is within easy walking distance of shops, restaurants, and cafes. There will be a number of weekend excursions to other locations in the country, such as Rabat and Casablanca. All students take an area studies course as well as a language course. Language course offerings are Beginning Arabic, Intermediate Arabic, or Intermediate French. In addition to the language course, students are also able to take Moroccan Arabic for an extra fee. Students receive 3 credit hours for the area studies course and 6 credit hours for the intensive language course.
For more information, contact Adrian Bardon, Department of Philosophy, or telephone 336.758.4086.
Sacred Music and Religious Pluralism. Since 1994 the historic African city of Fez, Morocco, has hosted the annual Festival of World Sacred Music. As its brochure explains, the festival "represents the spiritual heart of Islam--peaceful, pluralistic, generous and cheerful. It honours all the world's spiritual traditions and it dissolves musical boundaries." Musicians and dancers come from all over the globe to perform and share in intercultural and interfaith conversations. This year's festival showcases performers from Lebanon, Viet Nam, India, Pakistan, Mali, Senegal, and Saudi Arabia, to name but a few. The festival opens on June 6 with a performance by the American singer, Jessye Norman, and includes traditional music from Norway, Spanish flamenco, Indonesian dancers from Bali, Sephardic (Jewish) songs, and chamber ensembles from France and Germany playing Haydn and Bach. In addition to the international groups, numerous Sufi brotherhoods from Morocco will give public exhibitions of their chants and dancing.
Topics of academic study include world sacred music, religious experience, Islam and Sufism, the ethics of tourism in post-colonial North Africa, and Moroccan culture (including history and literature). Students may sign up for 2 or 3 credits. Course requirements include reading, concert attendance, site visits, presentations, and papers. Trip dates are June 5-14. For more information, e-mail Neal Walls, Divinity School; or phone 336.758.3939.
Nepal
Field Work in Applied Cultural Anthropology. The Department of Anthropology sponsors a field school in applied cultural anthropology in cultural tourism villages in rural Nepal. Students learn applied cultural anthropology through immersion in Nepalese culture as participant observers, including instruction in Nepali. They learn to pose questions researchable in short-term format and to develop, implement, document and analyze data from a project related to development in the village in which they reside.
Topical foci include environment, health, population, religion, ethnicity, social organization, and tourism. Students stay in hotels and in the homes of Napalese families. Dates are May 23-June 30. Students must enroll in both 383 and 384. For more information, e-mail Steven Folmar, Department of Anthropology, P.O. Box 7807, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7807; or phone 336.758.6065.
Peru
Tropical Biodiversity. Topical biodiversity is an in-depth, hands-on field course exposing students to the rich and varied ecosystems of the tropics, from absolute deserts to glaciers to tropical rain forests. Students travel through the spectrum of tropical ecosystems and are exposed to some of the wildest and most pristine areas left on the planet. The course combines lectures on the history, generation, maintenance, and future of tropical biodiversity with field projects on a variety of plant and animal topics, from conservation to tree diversity to primate behavior. Permission of the instructor is required.
Trip dates are June 1-28. For more information, e-mail Miles Silman, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 7325, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7325; or phone 336.758.5596.
Portual
European Prehistory and Archeological Field School. This program combines the academic study of European prehistory with hands-on training in the methods that archeologists use to learn about the past. The course introduces students to archeological survey methods, mapping techniques, excavation procedures, artifact analysis, and laboratory conservation. It combines lectures and demonstrations with participation in ongoing archeological fieldwork. Excursions include visits to Paleolithic rock art sites in the Coa valley, Megalithic stone monuments and tombs near Evora, Roman ruins at Conimbriga, and the unusual medieval settlement near Alcobertas.
The Portuguese National Archeological Museum and other institutions will host lectures on special topics. Students will expose
and restore mosaic floors from a newly discovered Roman villa near the historic center of Rio Maior and conduct a pioneering study of Islamic period storage silos. The course is taught in English, and students from all disciplines are welcome to apply.
The five-week program runs from May 27-June 30. For more information e-mail Paul Thacker, Department of Anthropology, or phone 336.758.5497.
Sicily
Italian Summer Program in Erice. This setting is ideal for students to get to know and become immersed in a community in a way that is not possible in a larger city. It allows students to live in a different cultural setting which will also help them in gaining a better and deeper understanding of the language, the cinematography, the literature, and the culture.
Classes are May 12-June 17 and include: ITA 113 (4 hours credit) 2 hours of grammar per day for 27 days and 1 hour of conversation with natives daily; ITA 153 (4 hours credit) 2 hours of grammar and 1 hour of conversation with natives daily; ITA 213 (3 hours of credit) Conversation/culture/literature and cinema--one (1) hour and 30 minutes per day for 27 days; and ITA 216 Literary and Cultural Studies of Italy. One hour and 30 minutes per day for 27 days. The course includes films and guest lectures. Humanities 218 is also offered.
For more information, e-mail Antonio Vitti, Department of Romance Languages, P.O. Box 7566, Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7325; or phone 336.758.5548.
Spain
Internships. Offered during both summer sessions, this program is recommended for students who wish to further their knowledge of the Spanish language and culture in a number of professional areas, such as the business, communication, consulting, medical and health professions, teaching, and translation. Housing is with Spanish families. Internships are worth 1.5 or 3 credit hours. A course on language study in the context of an internship and an orientation trip to sites of cultural interest are also offered. For information e-mail Candelas Gala, Department of Romance Languages.
Vietnam
Wake Forest/Virginia Tech Program. Students' travel may include visits to the following places: Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, Nha Trang, Danang, Hue, Hoi An, Tay Ninh, and Hanoi. Cultural activities may include visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels, observing daily worship at the Cao Dai temple, attending a classical music event, the War Remnants Museum, visiting the tombs of the Nguyen emperors, the remains of the Citadel in Hue, a Cham temple, Reunification Palace, a Buddhist monastery, Dalat University, The New International University in Ho Chi Minh City, and Vietnamese cooking lessons.
Travel dates are mid-May to late June. For more information, e-mail Mary Gerardy or phone: 336.758.5229.
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