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DAN 204 - Tap Dance II
Building on the coursework of Tap Dance I, students will continue to work on the foundations of the tap dance movement. Emphasis will continue to be placed on rhythms, styles and techniques, while more complex combinations are introduced. Musicality, dynamics and individual expression are further developed. Tap shoes required.
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Credits: 2
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 205 - Musical Theatre Styles II
This course will focus on the choreography of musical theatre dance created approximately from 1980 to the present. Employing various dance techniques (ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop), students will learn combinations based upon original choreography used in contemporary Broadway musicals. Proper footwear for all dance styles (ballet, jazz, tap, character heels) highly encouraged.
Prerequisite(s): DAN 105 or instructor approval.
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Credits: 2
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 208 - Dance Composition
This class is a multi-level course designed to give students practical and conceptual tools for creating, watching, and discussing contemporary choreography. Movement explorations, structured improvisations, and performance observation give students an array of techniques for generating, shaping, and arranging movement.
Prerequisite(s): Any dance technique class (Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, or Tap).
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 209 - Dance Repertory
This course focuses on technique and performance in a variety of dance styles. Emphasis will be placed on developing a strong technical base in the various styles of dance. Students will rehearse and perform the original choreography of a faculty or guest artist in an informal showcase at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite(s): Any dance technique class (Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, or Tap).
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 266 - The Art of Dance
Through readings, writings, and creative projects we’ll investigate how dance intersects with other art forms, viewing and analyzing the work of important artists in the fields of ballet, modern, musical theatre, social dance, and visual art. Discover how dance as an art form influences culture. No dance experience is necessary.
Prerequisite(s): College Writing.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 280 - Topics in Dance
A focused dance study of a particular style, choreographer, or period chosen at the discretion of the instructor in accordance with their special expertise and interests.
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Credits: 1-3
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 305 - Dance and Health
This hands-on movement and lecture course will explore using dance and movement to enhance and maintain health, as well as improve issues related to illness and aging. Current methods and research in the growing field of dance and health will be examined, including the physical, mental and emotional benefits of dance.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Dance
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DAN 410 - Student Dance Project
The culmination of the dance minor, this upper-level course guides students through the process of designing, building and presenting a dance project. Students will be mentored through developing a project that best suits their experience and interests. This course entails a public presentation.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Dance
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ECO 100 - Introduction to Economics Ideas and Issues
An introduction to basic economic ideas, issues, and theories for non-majors. The course surveys microeconomic and macroeconomic theories and analyzes current topics and problems of the economy.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Socio-cultural Analysis
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 101 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
An analysis of the basic characteristics, institutions, and activities of modern market economies. Topics discussed include inflation, unemployment, government monetary and fiscal policy, full employment and economic growth.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Socio-cultural Analysis
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 102 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Introduction to the analysis of individual markets: the functioning of prices in a market economy, economic decision making by producers and consumers, and market structure. Topics discussed include consumer preferences and consumer behavior, production theory and production costs, the monopoly firm, and resource pricing. Additional topics are determined by individual instructors.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Socio-cultural Analysis
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 103 - Critical Thinking About Economic Issues
This course aims to develop critical thinking skills through the study of competing interpretations and analyses put forward by economists. Students will use a variety of texts, media, and activities to better understand controversial topics in economics. The specific thematic focus of ECO 103 may vary from section to section. Examples of topics which may be examined include the economics of health care, economic inequality, the global economy, and the economics of the environment.
Prerequisite(s): College Writing.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Socio-cultural Analysis
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 120 - Lying with Graphs: Reading, Writing and Interpreting Graphs in the Social Sciences
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, a graph’s worth a thousand numbers. Graphs can be used to explain, present, and-yes-distort information. During this course, you will learn how to correctly interpret, critique, and construct graphs, as well as avoid the pitfalls often encountered in using graphs to communicate.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Quantitative Reasoning
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 220 - U.S. Economic and Labor History
This course examines labor issues in the U.S. economy, combining analytical and historical perspectives. The course surveys the evolution of labor in the U.S. economy from the industrial revolution to the present, considers the history of the American worker and of the U.S. labor movement, and analyzes labor markets and their relationship to the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
A theoretical analysis of the basic forces that cause inflation, growth, and fluctuations in economic activity. The effects on employment and other factors are thoroughly treated. Stabilization policies are examined and evaluated.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 102 , or ECO 100 and permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Yearly
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Analysis of individual markets, choice, and exchange theory: the functioning of prices in a market economy, rational decision making by consumers and producers, cost and production analysis, market structure, and theory of public goods and market failures.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 102 , or ECO 100 and permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Yearly
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 304 - Research Methods in Economics
This course introduces students on how to conduct original research on economics questions. Basic issues regarding the formulation of research questions, research design, and data collection and analysis are addressed. The course introduces ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.
Prerequisite(s): Quantitative Reasoning requirement; ECO 101 ; ECO 102 ; ECO 301 or ECO 302 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 305 - Econometrics
Measures of central tendency, basic probability theory, and hypothesis testing will be discussed. With a focus on economic data, the relationship between random variables will be examined using linear regression models and computer software.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 120 and proficiency in Microsoft Excel™ or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 310 - Money and Banking
This course examines the structure and operation of the financial system with major emphasis on commercial banking, reviews the structure of the Federal Reserve System and analyzes the tools of policy, develops alternative monetary theories, and discusses major issues in monetary policy.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 , ECO 102 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 312 - U.S. Economic Policy
This course examines currently perceived problems of the U.S. economy. A range of views of these problems and associated policy proposals are considered including: free market, traditional monetary and fiscal, as well as new policy approaches.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECO course.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 315 - Economic Development
The theories and practices of interregional and international economic development. Special attention is given to developmental problems of emerging nations.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECO course.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 316 - Case Studies in International Development
This course provides case studies of the issues, problems, and policies of economic development. The development experience of various countries is examined in a comparative context.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECO course.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 321 - Understanding Contemporary Capitalism
This course analyzes the character and dynamics of leading contemporary capitalist economies, emphasizing historical, comparative, and institutional perspectives. These perspectives are used to address a wide range of contemporary economic issues, including national R&D policy, financial regulation, public and private human resource investments, and organizational strategies.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 323 - U.S. Labor and Employment Relations
This course considers the evolution of 20th-century U.S. labor relations, particularly the competing fortunes of union and non-union labor relations models, as well as the impact of changing institutions on labor markets. It also surveys the evolving perspectives of industrial relations theorists and practitioners.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 326 - Environmental Economics
This course considers the economic aspects of environmental issues, such as pollution and environmental degradation, environmental justice, and global climate change. In addressing each of these issues we will investigate the implications of various public policy responses such as regulation, marketable permits, and tax incentives.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 102 or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall Semester, Even Years
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 327 - Natural Resource Economics
In this course, we will consider the economic aspects of natural resource management and use, including the economically sustainable management of fisheries, forests, water resources, and biodiversity, with applications to Maine and beyond. We will investigate the implications of public policy responses such as regulations, marketable permits, and tax incentives.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 102 or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall Semester, Odd Years
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 333 - Economics and Happiness
Presents the limited relationship between economic well-being and happiness. Students will learn differing assessments and determinants of happiness as presented by economists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. In addition, they will examine the influence of ethics, altruism, and cooperation on well-being and will conclude by examining policy implications.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 102 or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring Semester, Even Years
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 335 - The Political Economy of Food
This course examines the inter-relatedness of production, distribution, and consumption of food in a global economy. Topics include the role of government policies in the U.S. and India, the impact of multinational agro-corporations on traditional methods of food production, and the subsequent impact on income and entitlements to food.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECO course and College Writing or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall Semester, Odd Years
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 340 - History of Economic Thought
A survey of the development of modern economic theories, focusing in particular on Smith, Ricardo and Malthus, Marx, the marginalists, and Keynes. Consideration is also given to contemporary debates which exemplify historical controversies among theories.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 , ECO 102 .
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 370 - International Economics
Analysis of international markets and exchange theory, functioning of prices in the international economy, international finance, tariffs, quotas, and other instruments of international economic policy.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 , ECO 102 .
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 399 - Special Topics in Economics
Prerequisite(s): Depends on topic.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Economics
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ECO 400 - Capstone in Economics
In this one-credit seminar, taken in conjunction with a companion course, students reflect on and integrate learning in the major. Emphasis is on learning at the individual level, as students explore connections among their courses, and collectively as students explore what they have in common as economists despite different academic trajectories.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and permission.
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Credits: 1
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Capstone
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 450 - Readings in Economics
A series of readings and discussions of important books and articles of a socio-economic and politico-economic nature.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Economics
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ECO 490 - Independent Readings and Research in Economics
Independent study and research of various student-selected areas of economics.
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 102 or permission of a faculty sponsor, junior or senior-level standing, a completed Independent Study Approval Form and sponsorship by an economics faculty member.
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Credits: 1-6
May be repeated for credit.
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Course Type: Economics
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EDU 100 - Exploring Teaching as a Profession
An introduction to the study of education and teaching, this course provides opportunities for students to examine and evaluate their interest in and aptitude for a career in teaching. The structure of the course combines faculty-directed seminars with coordinated field-based experiences in school settings. In addition to examining and reflecting upon their field-based classroom experiences in their seminar sessions, students will examine the following topics: current initiatives and issues in education and teaching, the diverse needs of students, the multiple roles of teachers, the professional and ethical expectations of teachers, school curriculum, culture and organization, and teacher certification programs and professional development options. Part of the course will be field based school experiences.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 222 - Foundations of Language and Literacy Development
This course is designed to examine theories and processes related to language and literacy development, and the implications of these theories and processes for curriculum and instruction, grades preK-12. The course includes a 24-hour school-based field experience. All students are required to be fingerprinted prior to enrolling in a course with an accompanying field experience and/or internship placement.
Prerequisite(s): HRD 200 , EDU 225 , or program permission, and students are required to be fingerprinted and to provide proof of Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) approval to USM prior to enrolling in this course.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 225 - Multicultural Child and Adolescent Development
This course introduces foundational child developmental theories that inform the field of education. Drawing on neuroscience, cognitive, biological, and social psychology, emphasis will be placed on how educators can support the growth and learning of school age populations through applying principles of child development within the teaching praxis. The influence of culture, beliefs, ideologies, values and environment on identity development will be considered. The educator’s role as advocate, trauma-informed practices, socio-emotional learning, and multicultural child development frameworks will be discussed. The connection of interpersonal, family, school, community and society relations on patterns of development, teaching and learning will be explained.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 100
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Course Type: Education
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EDU 230 - Teaching Through the Arts
This course focuses on integrating art-based teaching and learning across the p-12 curriculum. It will give insight to comprehending a visual language in both students and teachers, by using developmentally appropriate art practices, which foster creative connections and studio habits of mind. This course requires arts-based field experiences to be arranged during the semester.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 300 - Educational Media and Technology
This is a foundational course designed for pre-service teachers to explore digital tools that support the learning process and assist teachers with instructional design and management. Topics include critical review of how technology has been used, survey current uses, explore issues of access and equity, assistive technology, curriculum integration, administration and management of technology. This online course will model different strategies for engagement, instruction and assessment.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 305 - Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
This course supports students in exploring and critically analyzing topics, themes, and issues related to cultural and linguistic diversity and helps them build a strong theoretical and practical foundation for becoming successful multicultural educators. 12 hours of fieldwork will be required.
Prerequisite(s): HRD 200 , or EDU 225 , or program permission, and students are required to be fingerprinted and to provide proof of Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) approval to USM prior to enrolling in this course.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Culture, Power, and Equity; Engaged Learning
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 310 - Education, Schooling, and Democracy
This course is designed around three essential questions: What are the historic and current purposes of education in the United States?; What is the relationship between school and society?; and Do schools function as a site of democracy? Through the examination of texts, videos and the use of discussion and simulation, students will study foundational theories of progressive education, and consider what it means to participate in an education system and schooling within a democracy. They will explore who within society historically has had educational access, who has access in the 21st century, and why this is the case. Through interrogation of resources, deliberative discussion, and focused, supported writing, students will explore issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools. This course satisfies the USM Core requirements for a WRI 3 course. As such, students will develop and adapt their existing skills to meet the demands of collegiate study and of new writing situations and diverse audiences. Students will become rhetorically versatile and purposeful readers and writers, harnessing the power of language as a means to discover and cultivate ideas and to communicate clearly, productively, and ethically within academic, workplace, and civic communities.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or equivalent for all students; for students admitted fall 2021 or later: ENG 102 or equivalent (may be concurrent), or non-degree students; OR permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning; Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, and Citizenship; Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 323 - Independent Study in Teacher Education
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue a project independently, planning and exploring an area of interest within the field of teacher education. Most independent study projects are library based; all are intellectually sound and reflect a high caliber of performance. Specific content and methods of evaluation are determined in conjunction with the instructor. An approved proposal is a necessary prerequisite to registration.
Prerequisite(s): Matriculation in an education program and junior or senior standing.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 1-3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 336 - Children’s Literature
In this course, educators will examine the role of literature in literacy learning. EmphasisEmphases will be on the promotion of wide reading in a variety of genres and attending to the appropriate selection of literature to meet reading interests, needs, and abilities of elementary students. In addition to examining criteria for evaluating and selecting materials, participants will consider curriculum implications and learn creative strategies for teaching children’s literature and enhancing reading for elementary students.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 401 - Secondary Science Methods for All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course has an interactive laboratory/discussion field-based approach, modeling and focusing on the teaching and learning aspects of science in the high school and middle school. The emphasis is on content, process, and methodology and will help interns develop knowledge of how to teach (pedagogy) and, more specifically, knowledge of how to teach science (pedagogical content knowledge). Students will learn strategies for planning and providing core academic and behavioral experiences to all learners.
Prerequisite(s): Preservice teachers matriculated in a USM teacher education pathway and in a classroom placement concurrent with this course.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 402 - Secondary English Methods
This course focuses on ways to organize and teach English Language Arts classes at the middle and high school levels based upon current research in literacy and national and state standards in English Language Arts. Students will examine various strategies involved in designing and managing a student-centered English Language Arts class. They will explore and apply different theories for teaching English and create classroom activities to develop and expand upon students’ capacities to read, write and speak effectively. Students will learn to see the necessary and important connections between reading and writing.
Prerequisite(s): Open to matriculated interns in the Undergraduate Teacher Education program and interns in the ETEP program or by program permission.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 403 - World Language Methods for all Learners Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of teaching and learning world languages at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. It is based upon current research and national and state standards with a central focus on communicative language teaching. Students examine theories of second language acquisition, techniques for teaching interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication, as well as literature and culture. The course explores task-based instruction, the use of culturally authentic materials, the integration of technology as well as means of performance-based assessment and grading.
Prerequisite(s): Open to matriculated undergraduate students in a USM teacher education pathway or by Teacher Education permission.
Co-requisite(s): Concurrently placed in a student-teaching internship.
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 404 - Secondary Social Studies Methods for All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course focuses on ways to organize and teach social studies courses at the middle school and high school levels. Students will examine various theories for teaching social studies, current research and national/state standards in order to link theory and practice and create a vision of social studies that promotes student-centered pedagogy, interdisciplinary thinking, issues of diversity, and relevance to students’ lives.
Prerequisite(s): Open to matriculated undergraduate students in a USM teacher education pathway and concurrently placed in a student-teaching internship.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 405 - Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Methods for All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
MAT 232 This course is designed for those preparing to be elementary and middle school mathematics teachers and provides experiences to develop and apply mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge and skills. The primary focus is on how to create positive learning communities that support all students in developing a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. Major areas of focus include: creating problem-based learning experiences; creating effective, supportive learning environments; using appropriate and effective models and tools for promoting understanding of mathematical ideas, including the use of technology and manipulatives; understanding learning progressions of important mathematical ideas; promoting the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Process Standards; supporting students’ understanding of the Common Core Standards and Practices; assessing and building on students’ mathematical understandings; and creating adaptive learning materials to differentiate instruction for individuals and groups of learners.
Prerequisite(s): 9 credit hours in mathematics, which includes two of the following courses for elementary school teachers (or equivalent courses at another institution): MAT 131 , MAT 132 , MAT 231 , and MAT 232.
Co-requisite(s): This course is taken concurrently with an internship experience.
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 410 - Creating Positive Learning Environments
This course emphasizes creating, building, and sustaining a positive classroom environment as a foundation for learning. We will examine frameworks from a variety of disciplinary traditions including behaviorist multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and restorative justice practices. In the interest of meeting the needs of both group dynamics and the individual needs of K-12 students, the course emphasizes organization of the physical classroom, creating universal standard operating procedures (SOPs), and the importance of universal high expectations. Students will explore social frameworks, including culturally responsive teaching, teacher-student relationships, school-family partnerships, and community building. Students will gain strategies to promote motivation for learning by empowering K-12 students to engage in self-directed learning in inclusive, democratic classrooms.
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Co-requisite(s): Enrollment in USM teacher education internship/student teaching course.
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Seminar
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EDU 414 - Improving Teaching in the Content Areas through Literacy for All Students Including Those with Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This content area literacy course focuses on helping students develop strategies for strategic, independent learning. All students, including those with diverse abilities and culturally diverse backgrounds, will come to understand that learning is an active, constructive process. Therefore, teachers of all subjects and grade levels will demonstrate knowledge and application of sound reading and writing strategies to enhance learning in the classroom. These strategies will create readiness for learning, use reading and writing to promote content understanding, and provide a means for assessing what has been learned. Major emphasis is given to comprehension instruction, vocabulary acquisition, and metacognition.
Prerequisite(s): Matriculated into a teacher education pathway or department permission.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 442 - Professional Seminar in Teaching
The purpose of this pre-internship seminar is to build a learning community among undergraduates pursuing teacher certification through all pathways. Students in this learning community will be introduced to lesson planning (including basic elements, technology applications, and formative assessment of learning outcomes) and basic classroom management, build relationships with K- 12 students, work with families, and collaborate with professionals. Students in this course will plan and implement at least three lessons in a school-based “residency” setting. They will observe, reflect on, and engage in basic classroom management techniques and systems. In their residency settings, they will build teaching relationships with students and work with families to support K-12 student success. Students will prepare themselves for the responsibilities of the internship, the year following this course. The course is designed to be carried out in conjunction with a 36-hour field-based placement in designated residency sites and for students to design and deliver a family-related service learning project.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EDU 222 , SED 235 , and 75 credits in Elementary Education major, or Secondary Teacher Education Pathway, or Accelerated Pathway; or with program permission.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 445 - Internship in General Education
This course is a two semester supervised internship experience in applying knowledge and skills to the practice of teaching. An intern is assigned to a mentor teacher in an elementary, middle, or high school classroom, ideally in a partner district. The internship is completed in conjunction with teaching methods courses and includes a site-based seminar that meets throughout the year.This course may be repeated for up to 9 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate teacher certification pathway matriculation and eligible for student teaching, or permission of program.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 1-3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
May be repeated up to a total of 9 credits.
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 451 - Elementary Social Studies Methods for All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course focuses on ways to organize and teach social studies courses at the elementary level. Students will examine various theories for teaching social studies, current research and national/state standards in order to link theory and practice and create a vision of social studies that promotes student-centered pedagogy, interdisciplinary thinking, issues of diversity, and relevance to students’ lives.
Prerequisite(s): Open to matriculated undergraduate students in a USM teacher education pathway and concurrently placed in a student-teaching internship.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 452 - Teaching Elementary Science to All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course has an interactive laboratory and field-based approach that models the teaching and learning of science at the elementary and middle school levels. The emphasis is on content, process, and methodology. Students will learn how to promote diverse children’s proficiency in state standards by implementing multiple strategies to support scientific understanding of systems in the natural and designed world. Open to matriculated undergraduate students in a USM teacher education pathway and concurrently placed in a student-teaching internship
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 454 - Secondary Mathematics Methods for All Students Including Those of Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
This course focuses on research-based, best practices in teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. It is designed for those preparing to be middle school and secondary mathematics teachers and provides experiences to develop and apply mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge and skills. A primary focus is on how to create positive learning experiences that support all students in developing a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures. Major areas of emphasis include: creating problem-based learning experiences; implementing high-level mathematical tasks; creating effective, supportive learning environments; the appropriate and effective use of models, other representation, and tools for promoting understanding of mathematical ideas, including the use of technology; promoting the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Process Standards; supporting students’ understanding of the Common Core Standards and Practices; and assessing and building on students’ mathematical understandings.
Prerequisite(s): 24 credit hours in college-level mathematics.
Co-requisite(s): This course should be taken concurrently with an internship experience.
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Education
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EDU 465 - Teaching Reading for All Students in Grades K-8, Including Those with Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds
Course Description: In this course, students will learn to use evidence-based instruction to teach reading in grades K-8. Students will examine theories and current research on reading development and process in order to effectively instruct and assess all readers, including students with special needs and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Students will learn how to implement multiple strategies to support reading development and promote children’s proficiency in state standards. Additionally, digital literacies, reading across the curriculum, and ways to engage and motivate readers will be emphasized.
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Co-requisite(s): Must be concurrently enrolled in a student teaching internship, or LLC Department approval.
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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EDU 466 - Teaching Writing for All Students Including Those with Diverse Abilities and Backgrounds.
In this course, students will learn to use evidence-based instruction to teach writing for all students. Students will examine theories and current research on writing development and process in order to effectively instruct and assess all writers, including students with special needs and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Students will learn how to implement multiple writing strategies across various genres to support writing development and promote children’s proficiency in state standards. Additionally, students will explore the use of technology and participate in writing sessions to develop as writers and teachers of writing.
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Co-requisite(s): Must be concurrently enrolled in a student teaching internship, or LLC Department approval.
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Education
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ELE 172 - Digital Logic
Introduction to the design of binary logic circuits. Combinatorial and sequential logic systems. Design with small and medium scale integrated circuits and programmable logic devices (PLDs). Registers, counters, and random access memories (RAMs). The algorithmic state machine (ASM). Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 145 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 179 - Digital Logic Laboratory
Introduction to the design of binary logic circuits. Combinatorial and sequential logic systems. Design with small and medium scale integrated circuits and programmable logic devices (PLDs). Lab 2 hrs.
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Co-requisite(s): ELE 172 .
Credits: 1
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 216 - Circuits I: Steady-State Analysis
An examination of laws, theorems, and analysis techniques applied to DC and AC circuits operating in steady-state. Physical properties and modeling of sources, resistors, inductors, and capacitors. Phasors, impedance, AC power, magnetic coupling. Introduction of engineering standards applicable to electric circuits and components. Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 153 , PHY 123 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 217 - Circuits II: System Dynamics
Time-domain analysis of first- and second-order systems based on electric circuits, but drawing analogy to mechanical, fluid, thermal, and other dynamic systems. Frequency-domain analysis, resonance, Bode plots, frequency response design. Study and application of the Laplace transform for the solution of differential equations governing dynamic systems. Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 216 .
Co-requisite(s): ITP 210 , EGN 248 .
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 219 - Circuits Laboratory
Exploration of theory and applications of circuits in the laboratory. Lab 2 hrs.
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Co-requisite(s): ELE 217 .
Credits: 1
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 262 - Physical Electronics
Basic characteristics and properties of materials of importance in solid-state engineering. Particular emphasis is placed on atoms, crystal structures, electronic conductivity, semiconductor theory, P-N junctions, bipolar- and field effect transistors with applications in electronic circuits, sensors and photovoltaics.
Prerequisite(s): CHY 113 .
Co-requisite(s): ELE 217 .
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 271 - Microprocessor Systems
The organization of microprocessor-based computers and microcontrollers. Architecture and operation, flow of digital signals, timers, and memory systems. Assembly programming, instruction sets, formats and addressing modes. Input-output concepts: programmed I/O, interrupts and serial communication. Microprocessor arithmetic. Laboratory experience programming the Texas Instruments MSP430 16-bit microcontroller in assembly and in C. Lecture 4 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 160 or COS 160 , ELE 172 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 314 - Signals and Systems
Introduction to the theory of signals and linear systems. Linear time-invariant system properties and representations; differential and difference equations; convolution; Fourier analysis; and Laplace transform. Selected topics in sampling, signal processing, filtering and filter design. Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 248 , ELE 217 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 323 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Basic concepts of magnetic circuits and transformers. Three-phase system and power transmission. Conversion between electrical and mechanical energy through magnetic fields. Study of direct current motors and generators. Study of alternating current machines: induction motors, synchronous machines, and single-phase motors. Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): ITP 210 , ELE 217 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 327 - Energy and Power Systems
Energy sources for power generation. Polyphase and HVDC systems, power transformers, transmission lines, power flows, simulation tools for power system analysis and design. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 323 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 342 - Electronics I: Devices and Circuits
Operation, terminal characteristics and circuit models of p-n junction diodes, bipolar-junction and field-effect transistors. Nonlinear circuit analysis methods: piece-wise-linear, small-signal and SPICE. Biasing and bias stability. Rectifiers, clipper, clamper, Zener regulator circuits, and small signal BJT and FET amplifiers. Analysis, design, and SPICE simulation of such circuits. Lecture 4 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 187 , ELE 217 , ELE 219 , ELE 262 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 343 - Electronics II: Electronic Design
Analysis and design of electronic circuits with BJTs, FETs and OpAmps for applications in signal generation, amplification, wave-shaping, and power control. Topics include differential, multi-stage, linear and power amplifiers; real operational amplifiers and OpAmp applications; design for frequency response, active filters; feedback, stability and oscillators. Simulation and design verification with SPICE. Lecture 4 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 342 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 351 - Electromagnetic Fields
Static electric and magnetic fields; properties of dielectric and ferromagnetic materials; time varying fields, Faraday’s law, Maxwell’s equations; plane waves in dielectric and conducting media; calculation of the fields and other properties of common transmission lines and other devices. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 248 , ELE 217 , MAT 252 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 367 - Optoelectronics
Properties and applications of optoelectronic devices and systems. Topics include radiation sources (LEDs and semiconductor lasers), photo detectors and detector circuits, solar cells, fiber optics, and electro-optical system components. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 217 , ELE 262 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 444 - Analog Integrated Circuits and Design
Principles of internal circuit operation and design of analog integrated circuits with emphasis on CMOS technology. Topics include analog CMOS processes, devices and device models, bias and reference sources, differential and high gain amplifiers, OTAs and operational amplifiers, power stages, frequency response, feedback, stability and internal compensation applied to the design of CMOS operational amplifiers and other CMOS analog integrated circuits. SPICE simulation, layout and electronic design automation tools are demonstrated and used in homework and design projects. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 343 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 483 - Communications Engineering
Basic principles of modern communication engineering. Analog and digital signals and systems; analysis methods. Modulation techniques: AM, FM, and carrier modulation of digital signals. Baseband signaling and coding. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 314 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 486 - Digital Signal Processing
Basic principles of processing digital signals. Sampling and quantization. Time and frequency domain representation and analysis of discrete-time signals and systems: convolution, difference equations, DTFT, and z-transform. Finite-length transforms and their algorithmic implementations. FIR and IIR systems. Digital filter design. Multi-rate systems. Lecture 3 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 160 or COS 160 , ELE 314 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 487 - Digital Image Processing
The theory and practice of digital processing of images by computer. Introduction to two-dimensional signal processing theory: sampling, transforms, and filters. Image acquisition and representation; enhancement methods; image coding; image analysis; and image processing hardware. Lecture 3 hrs., Lab 1 hr.
Prerequisite(s): EGN 160 or COS 160 , ELE 314 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ELE 489 - Analog and Digital Signals Laboratory
Exploration of theory and applications of analog and digital signals in the laboratory. Lab 2 hrs.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 219 .
Co-requisite(s): ELE 486 .
Credits: 1
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Electrical Engineering
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ENG 100 - College Writing
ENG 100 is the first course in a three-course writing sequence. Throughout the course, students learn several fundamental ideas about writing: that writing is a process; that writing always involves reading; that writing is situational and involves specific rhetorical elements (purpose, audience, text, genre, style, mode); that writing is recursive and therefore always in-process; and that writing requires metacognitive thinking. ENG 100 students engage in a series of essay assignments that reflect points of view, engage with readings, and focus on a central thesis or project. Through these writing practices, students develop a metalanguage to articulate their writing and rhetorical choices and to demonstrate an understanding of sentence structure and syntax as central to meaning. By the end of the course, students should be able to assess a writing situation and then successfully write for that situation. Every semester. Cr 3.
equivalents meeting the same outcomes as College Writing and will not be allowed for additional credit, but instead will follow the USM Repeat Policy and count as a repeat of the previous grade: ENG 100, ENG 101 , ENG 104, ESL 100 , HON 100 , LCC 110, LCC 111, RSP 100 and RSP 104.
Prerequisite(s): College readiness in writing.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 1
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 101 - Independent Writing
This course is offered as an alternative college writing course for students who prefer to work independently on academic writing with an instructor’s guidance. The main business of the course is conducted in individual conferences; therefore, the course is more intensive than ENG 100 . This course emphasizes style, sentence structure, organization, and development. The major challenge of the course is the self-discipline that students will need to work independently.
The following courses are considered equivalents meeting the same outcomes as College Writing and will not be allowed for additional credit, but instead will follow the USM Repeat Policy and count as a repeat of the previous grade: ENG 100 , ENG 101, ENG 104, ESL 100 , HON 100 , LCC 110, LCC 111, RSP 100 and RSP 104.
Prerequisite(s): College readiness in writing.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 1
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 102 - Academic Writing
Building on the fundamentals learned in ENG 100 (the writing process, revision, and critical reading), ENG 102 focuses on argumentative and research-based writing. Students learn that academic work is a process of inquiry by engaging in academic modes of reading and writing (analysis, synthesis, critique, and argument) to address questions about critical issues. Students engage in independent research, learning how to make connections between sources and how to add to those connections by articulating their own perspectives and positions. Students develop a comprehensive information literacy that they can apply throughout their college career.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or equivalent
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 2
Course Typically Offered: Every semester
Course Type: English
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ENG 103 - A Modular Approach to the Writing Process
This course for college writers in various disciplines is divided into three units or modules, each of which earns one credit hour. Each unit runs for approximately one-third of a semester. Students may enroll in one, two, or all three modules and receive separate grades for each module they complete. The second and third units do not require the earlier unit(s) as prerequisites. Any or all of the units may be taken in conjunction with ENG 100 College Writing. The first unit, “Practical and Descriptive Grammar for College Writers,” gives students a thorough knowledge of traditional “prescriptive” grammar and introduces them to modern “descriptive” grammar. The second unit, “Editing, Revising, and Rewriting,” focuses on skills in proofreading, editing, revising, and rewriting, and also covers the use of computer programs for writing assistance. The third unit, “Research Skills Across the Disciplines,” studies the use of library resources (especially online and other computer databases), documentation and bibliography formats from a range of disciplines, and other techniques crucial to writing analytic research papers.
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Credits: 1-3
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 140 - Reading Literature
This course is an introduction to the premises and techniques of literary analysis. The course emphasizes the close reading of texts from different historical periods and introduces students to literary conventions and terminology as well as library and Internet resources available for research. In this course, students will learn to use concepts of the discipline and conventions of academic discourse with an emphasis on critical writing.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 145 - Topics in Literature
This course emphasizes oral and written analysis and interpretation of literary and other cultural texts within and across historical contexts. Though topics vary, each provides a broad introduction to the concepts of literary history and periodization as these are understood within the discipline and familiarizes students with the basic terms and methods of literary analysis.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 201 - Creative Writing
This course is an introduction to the principles and practices of writing fiction and poetry; other genres may be added at the discretion of the instructor. Students will be exposed to a variety of writing modes through exercises and engagement with literary texts. Emphasis is on using imaginative and precise language, on developing critical skills through workshops, and on assembling a portfolio of revised student writing.
Prerequisite(s): College Writing or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 202 - Memoir and Autobiography
This course offers orientation in the technique of narrative autobiographical writing. Using journal writing, observational writing, and free writing techniques, students will learn to access story material from memory and develop a personal writing practice. They will be assigned readings in memoir and autobiography, and will assemble a portfolio of essays and personal writings.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 204 - Professional Writing
This course introduces students to public and professional writing and communication and provides practice in its different forms, such as business writing, grant writing, public relations, interviews, blogs, and speeches.
Prerequisite(s): College Writing or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 205 - Sentence Style
This course develops students’ knowledge of sentence parts, patterns, and effects. Through writing and revision, students will explore the relation between sound, structure, context, genre, and meaning. Course readings in rhetoric, linguistics, and poetics will provide terminology and conceptual background. Students will also seek out samples of literary, academic, and professional texts to identify the sentence conventions and patterns used in particular contexts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or equivalent for all students; students admitted fall 2021 or later: ENG 102 or equivalent (may be concurrent); OR permission
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 220 - World Masterpieces I
This course is a study of the major works of Western and non-Western literature from the classical, medieval, and early modern eras. Readings may include The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, The Canterbury Tales, and selections from the Bible and the Qur’an.
Prerequisite(s): College Writing or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 244 - Introduction to Cultural Studies
This course introduces students to the history, concepts, and methods of cultural studies. Students will read a variety of critical texts from a number of different theoretical perspectives, including semiotics, Marxian theory, psychoanalytic theory, gender studies, and cultural anthropology, and will also read selected texts from specific areas of cultural analysis, such as television studies or film theory. The course examines specific aspects of past or present popular cultures.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 245 - Introduction to Literary Studies
This is a required course for all English majors. It may be taken concurrently with other 200-level courses in the Department, but is a prerequisite for all 300- and 400-level courses except those in creative writing. The course will have a double focus. Students will be introduced to a variety of methodologies important to an insightful analysis of literature and other cultural texts. They will also learn research procedures and techniques of effective critical writing.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 262 - Poetry
This course studies poetry as a way of knowing and experiencing the world, introduces important concepts in analyzing and appreciating poetry, and offers the opportunity for students to develop skills in interpretation, literary analysis, and discussion. While primary attention will be on poetic forms, figurative languages and the poetic “canon,” it will also consider the relationship between historical context and changes in poetic form in various periods.
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Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 263 - Fiction
This course will introduce important concepts in analyzing fiction and enable students to develop skills in interpretation, literary analysis, and discussion. It will focus on narrative forms and rhetorical structures (such as voice, plot, diction, figurative language) in various historical periods, and will both examine and challenge the concept of genre.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 264 - Performance Genres
This course will study dramatic performance from its roots in cultural ritual to its historical development in drama as well as its more contemporary manifestations in television and film. Students will investigate the social functions of performance in several cultures and epochs, focusing on conventions of language and stagecraft, dramatic experimentation, and technical innovation.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 300 - Fiction Writing
This is a course for those who, in a creative writing course or on their own, have written several pieces of fiction and are ready for more advanced work. Emphasis will be on writing well-developed short stories and on understanding the basic elements of fiction. A better-than-average competence in using English is required.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 301 - Poetry Writing
This is a course for those who, in a creative writing course or on their own, have developed basic skills of reading and revising poetry, and who are interested in developing a sense of how poetry has been written in the past by major poets and how it is being created in the present. Emphasis will be on imitation of past and present writers, exercises that stress the elements of poetry, and the development of personal approaches.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 302 - Fiction Workshop
This is an advanced course requiring the completion of at least two short stories or a substantial part of a novel.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
May be repeated for three additional credits with permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 303 - Poetry Workshop
This is a course for advanced students who, after experimenting with different approaches and styles, are developing their own themes and voices as poets. Work toward a completed chapbook-length manuscript or portfolio of poems will be the basis for the course grade.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 301 or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Creative Expression
May be repeated for three additional credits with permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 304 - Advanced Memoir
This course offers orientation and practice in the fundamentals of narrative autobiographical writing. We focus on the use of memory-key scenes, remembered characters, and evocative seasons of life-as source material for the writing of personal essays and autobiographical stories. We work with prose narrative material only (prose material that tells a story, as opposed to analytical essays or expository articles), and the boundaries between fact and invention in this course will necessarily sometimes blur. Readings will be drawn from the works of contemporary writers prominent in the field, from period journals and diaries, and from texts on memoir as a literary genre.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 202 or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
May be repeated for three additional credits with permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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ENG 305 - Rhetoric, Syntax, and Style
This course focuses on the fundamentals of sentence-level writing, teaching students the possibilities of English style both for their own prose and for textual analysis. By examining contemporary texts in the context of traditions of rhetoric, students will develop a theoretical grasp of rhetoric, syntax, and style as a basis for editing and revision.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or equivalent for all students; for students admitted fall 2021 or later: ENG 102 or equivalent (may be concurrent), or non-degree students; OR permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Writing, Reading, and Inquiry 3
Course Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer
Course Type: English
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ENG 306 - Writing the Novel
This course offers instruction in the preliminary stages of writing a novel, including the uses of synopsis outlines, building well-developed scenes, and experimenting with style, narrative voice, and point of view. Work in class will involve lectures on craft, the critique of student work, and discussions of published texts. Using an expanding synopsis outline, students will produce 50 pages of revised work.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300 or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
May be repeated for three additional credits with permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English
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