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GES 104 - Dinosaurs
A study of this fossil group emphasizing the paleontological methods scientists use to learn about the environments in which Dinosaurs evolved, lived, and their habits and behavior. Topics include: Origin, evolution, and characteristics of the principal groups of Dinosaurs, Dinosaur trace fossils, Behavior and biology, and controversial topics including “Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs”, the Origin of Birds, and Dinosaur Extinction. Two lectures plus one 2-hour laboratory each week, and a required field trip to the Triassic of the Connecticut River Valley and Dinosaur State Park. Laboratory and Field Trip.
Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge Requirement. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 recommended but not required.
Credits: 3
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GES 108 - Beaches and Coasts
An introduction to coastal landforms, including beaches, salt marshes, tidal flats and sea cliffs, their origins, global distribution, and associated nearshore processes. Human impacts to the coastal zone, including coastal erosion, land loss and management, and human responses to sea-level change are considered. One day field trip. Lec 3. (This course is identical to SMS 108.)
Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Population and the Environment Requirements.
Credits: 3
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GES 109 - Geology of Maine
An introduction to the minerals, rocks, groundwater, coastline, geomorphology, geological history, and geoenvironmental problems of Maine. Three weekend field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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GES 110 - Coastal Geology of New England and the Canadian Maritimes
Reviews the bedrock, glacial and coastal processes that formed the shoreline of New England and adjacent Canadian Provinces. The distinction between this region and the rest of the east coast of North America is developed. Stress is placed on understanding the integrated influence of bedrock, glacial and modern processes on the geomorphology of coastal regions.
Credits: 3
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GES 121 - Humans and Global Change
Explores how Earth’s climate system works and how past environmental changes affected humans on time scales ranging from interannual to hundreds of thousands of years. Topics will range from the development of agriculture at the beginning of the current interglaciation to how humans are now changing global climate through the addition of greenhouses gases to the atmosphere.
Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.
Credits: 3
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GES 140 - The Atmosphere
The nature of planetary atmospheres, physical processes in the atmosphere, clouds and precipitation, global climate, seasons, natural and anthropogenic climate change, forecasting of storms.
Satisfies the General Education Laboratory in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Credits: 4
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GES 200 - Earth Systems
A survey of dynamic topics in earth sciences, emphasizing active participation in on-going faculty research in topics such as: global climite change, changing sea levels, geochemical cycles, plate tectonics and mountain building, and the geological evolution of the northern Appalachians. Multiple field trips and ideal for students with interest in studying or teaching earth sciences.
Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
any 100-level UMaine Geology course.
Credits: 4
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GES 221 - Geologic Problems I
Students conduct an original investigation and report findings. May not normally be used as a required geology elective. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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GES 222 - Geologic Problems II
Students conduct an original investigation and report findings. May not normally be used as a required geology elective. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1 or 2
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GES 314 - Invertebrate Paleontology
Description and classification of the important phyla of fossil invertebrates and a survey of their use in biostratigraphic, evolutionary, paleoecologic, and other studies. One or more day or weekend field trips. Lec 2, Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102.
Credits: 3
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GES 315 - Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Basic concepts and techniques of stratigraphy and sedimentation. Field trips to local environments and outcrops. Laboratories emphasize practical analytical techniques of sedimentology, petrography of sedimentary rocks in hand specimens and thin section,
and modern stratigraphic approaches.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102 or GES 106, MAT 232 or permission.
Credits: 4
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GES 324 - Geology of North America
Covers the geologic development of selected regions of North America that illustrate the theories and principles of continental evolution. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102.
Credits: 3
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GES 325 - Ore Deposits-Origin and Exploration
The chemical and physical factors controlling the formation of metallic mineral deposits. Information derived from experimental work is considered and related to field observations. Techniques employed in ore deposit exploration are explained as they apply to specific geologic situations. Lec 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 330 and GES 416 or permission.
Credits: 4
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GES 330 - Mineralogy
Introduction to crystallography and the crystal chemistry and identification of common rock-forming minerals. Minerals will be identified using various physical properties and analytical methods. Lec 3, Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHY 121.
Credits: 4
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GES 333 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Serves as an introduction to the formation, textures and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Field relationships and chemical systems of these rocks are investigated. Several weekend field trips are required. Petrographic microscopes and other analytical techniques are used in the laboratory. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 330.
Credits: 4
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GES 416 - Introduction to Structural Geology
Explores the principles of structural geology, with emphasis on the geometry, kinematics and dynamics of Earth deformation. Includes several field trips with the aim of integrating field observations and theory.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 333, PHY 111 or PHY 112, MAT 126.
Credits: 4
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GES 417 - Introduction to Geophysics
Introduction to geophysical studies of the Earth. Seismological, gravity, magnetic, electrical and geothermal studies of the Earth’s lithosphere are emphasized. Field exercises on one afternoon of selected weeks; course problem solving requires spread sheeting/ graphical applications using available personal computers. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102, MAT 127, PHY 111 and permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 441 - Principles of Glacial Geology
Topics include glaciers and their deposits, flow dynamics of glaciers, mechanics of erosion, transportation and deposition, development of soils, isotopic and sedimentologic techniques in stratigraphy, chronology, and reconstruction of paleoglacial events from glacial deposits. Required field trips. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101, GES 102, GES 104 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 498 - Undergraduate Thesis
Original research in geological sciences. The research problem must be identified prior to the start of the senior year and may be of an experimental, empirical or theoretical approach. A committee of three or more faculty will supervise the thesis and its defense.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing.
Credits: 3
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GES 499 - Summer Field Camp
Participants must attend an approved five- or six-week geological field camp run by an American university. To be approved, the camp must emphasize techniques of field geology, which typify the work of professionals within the discipline. It must also provide a synthesis of core components of the Department’s undergraduate curriculum. Within three months of returning to the University of Maine from field camp, a written report and 30-minute oral presentation are required by each participant describing how the activities engaged in at the field camp promoted this synthesis.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing.
Credits: 6
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GES 510 - Special Topics
One to two week intensive treatment of specialized geologic topics by scientists from government and other institutions. Specific topics vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1 or 2
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GES 521 - Low Temperature-Pressure Geochemistry
Algebraic and graphical analysis of water-mineral interactions at earth surface conditions. Topics include congruent and incongruent solubility, complexing, redox reactions, ion exchange, coprecipitation, chemical precipitation, evaporation, and diffusion.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHY 121, MAT 126.
Credits: 3
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GES 523 - Physical Geochemistry
Introduction to thermodynamics and its application to petrology. Emphasis on geologically relevant heterogeneous equilibria at elevated pressure and temperature. Mathematical methods beyond MAT 127 are introduced.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHY 121, GES 331, MAT 127 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 524 - Aqueous Terrestrial Geochemistry
A survey of earth surface or near surface processes involving chemical reactions between rocks, organic matter and water. Topics include soil genesis, supergene enrichment, nutrient cycling, ground water evolution, and river and lake chemistry and cycles.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 521 or SMS 520.
Credits: 2
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GES 527 - Isotope Geology
Theory of variations in the relative abundances of naturally occurring radioactive and stable isotopes. Applications will emphasize the use of isotopic tracers in studies of petrogenesis, geochronology, paleoceanography and paleoecology.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 333 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 532 - Advanced Sedimentology
Advanced concepts of sedimentology: hydrodynamics of sediment transport and deposition, origin and characteristics of the major sedimentary rock types, facies analysis and modern stratigraphic approaches. Laboratories emphasize textural analysis, numerical and computer applications, and sequence stratigraphy. Research paper and verbal presentation required. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 315, SMS 270 or permission.
Credits: 4
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GES 534 - Coastal Sedimentology
Covers principles of sedimentary processes in the coastal zone and the resultant coastal geomorphology, three-dimensional sedimentary bodies, stratigraphic sequences and evolution of coastal systems through geologic history. Emphasis on modern coastal systems such as estuaries, beaches, barrier-lagoon complexes, and rocky coasts. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 315 or permission.
Credits: 4
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GES 538 - Geology of Continental Margins
A study of the structural framework, stratigraphy and sedimentation. An integrated analysis based on modern marine geological discoveries of structural controls and sedimentation along continental margins, with emphasis on the U.S. east coast.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 315 or SMS 560 or permission.
Credits: 4
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GES 542 - Quaternary Environments and Climatic Change
Study of the physical environments of the Quaternary Period with special emphasis on ice-age theories, world-wide terrestrial and marine glacial stratigraphy, paleoclimatology, and effects of environment on society. One weekend field trip. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 541 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 543 - Quaternary History of Northeastern North America
An interdisciplinary approach with emphasis on glacial and nonglacial episodes and discussion of associated climatic and biologic changes. One week-end field trip. Rec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 541 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 544 - Glaciology
A study of the dynamics of ice sheets including creep deformation of ice and the interaction between a glacier and its bed, numerical methods for modeling advance and retreat of ice sheets during times of climatic change, glacial erosion and deposition. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 127, COS 210 or COS 220 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 545 - Glaciology Laboratory
Experiments in creep deformation.
Credits: 1
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GES 547 - The Role of Continental Glaciers in Global Climate Change
Integrates critical aspects of glacial geology and glaciology to better understand the configuration and dynamics of paleo continental glaciers. Examines the role of ice sheet dynamics in long term and abrupt global climate change. Landscape features used to diagnose such ice sheet changes are found in many areas as well as in Maine. Examples of critical features will be examined during field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 441 (or equivalent), MAT 126 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 552 - Geomorphology
Emphasis on physical geomorphic processes and how these processes control landform development and evolution. Topics include drainage networks, rivers, slopes, shore processes, weathering, soils, mass movement, glacial landforms, arid region landforms and climate change.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 315 or GES 324 or permission.
Credits: 2-3
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GES 555 - Microstructural Processes
An examination of deformation mechanisms and resulting microstructures in rocks, use of prophyroblast-matrix relationships to determine timing relations between deformation and metamorphism and interpretation of kinematic indicators that form during rock deformation. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 333, GES 416.
Credits: 3
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GES 578 - Metamorphic Petrology
A study of the genesis of metamorphic rocks with emphasis on the regional petrologic and geologic history of a metamorphic terrain, the procedures for ascertaining the pressure and temperature prevailing during metamorphism, and a detailed consideration of the composition of fluid and volatile phases participating in the metamorphic mineral reactions. Lec 3, Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 331.
Credits: 4
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GES 580 - Introduction to Hydrogeology
The role of groundwater in geologic processes: the hydrologic cycle, groundwater transport equations, chemical evolution of groundwater, and groundwater as a geologic agent.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 101 or GES 102 or GES 106, MAT 127.
Credits: 3
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GES 582 - Advanced Topics in Geophysics
Advanced treatments of geothermal, gravity, or seismological studies of the earth. Specific topics vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 417, MAT 452, MAT 454, PHY 238 or PHY 462 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 583 - Advanced Structural Geology
Examines the determination of strain in rocks and the relationship of strain to fold features. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
GES 416, MAT 228.
Credits: 3
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GES 588 - Topics in Applied Hydrogeology
Topics will vary and will include ground-water flow modeling, ground-water chemistry and modeling, and data analysis in hydrogeology. A discussion of the methods behind computational tools used in hydrogeology will be followed by the application of software. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
COS 101, COS 102, COS 103, GES 580 and MAT 127 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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GES 591 - Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology
The climatic system, survey of atmospheric behavior and climatic change; meteorological measurements and analysis; formulation of physical principles governing weather and climate with selected applications to small and large scale phenomena.
Prerequisites & Notes
PHY 112 or PHY 122, MAT 126 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GES 601 - Selected Study in Geology I
Tutorial course. Specific topics determined by the instructor’s area of expertise.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-2
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GES 602 - Selected Study in Geology II
Tutorial course. Specific topics determined by the instructor’s expertise.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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GES 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis
Credits: Ar
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GRD 598 - Special Topics in College Teaching
Covers selected topics in college teaching for graduate students who plan careers in higher education. May be repeated for graduate credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing.
Credits: 1 - 3
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GRE 101 - Elementary Greek I
Fundamentals of the Greek language for students who have had little or no preparation in ancient Greek.
Prerequisites & Notes
intermediate language skill in another language or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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GRE 102 - Elementary Greek II
Fundamentals of the Greek language for students who have had little or no preparation in ancient Greek.
Prerequisites & Notes
intermediate language skill in another language or permission of instructor and GRE 101 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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HED 561 - Developmental Theory in Higher Education
Developmental theory as a foundation for student affairs emphasizing the interdependence of theory and practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 562 - Impact of College on Students
Integrating empirical knowledge and theoretical propositions in the context of the impact of higher education on students.
Prerequisites & Notes
HED 561 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HED 580 - History of Higher Education in the United States
History of American higher education, colonial period to the present.
Credits: 3
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HED 608 - Seminar in Student Affairs Issues
Student affairs issues examined in depth through seminar discussions and individual projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
HED 561 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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HED 610 - Capstone Seminar in Student Affairs
Focus on contemporary problems and issues in the field of Student Affairs.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 620 - Seminar in Higher Education in the United States
Examines the American system of higher education with emphasis on current issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 623 - International Comparative Higher Education
Exploration, comparison and evaluation of higher education in representative countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Challenges affecting higher education worldwide; impact of key historical, political and cultural forces.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open to graduate students in all disciplines by permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 630 - Higher Education and the Law
A seminar focusing on the impact of the law and legal processes on institutions of higher education, including such areas as employment, (including equal opportunity/affirmative action, dismissal, contracts and tenure), academic freedom, civil rights, due process, student rights and other issues of concern to higher education leaders.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher education graduate students or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 650 - Social Context of Higher Education
Seminar providing in-depth exploration of the role of race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexuality and other identity differences in shaping the contemporary social context of postsecondary education in the United States.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 652 - Dynamics of Change in Colleges and Universities
Examines innovation and change processes in colleges and universities. Analysis of conceptual tools for analyzing social, economic and organizational change and their applied implications for programmatic and institutional leadership.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 654 - Higher Education Policy and Politics
A seminar focusing on understanding and engaging with political contexts and policy processes affecting colleges and universities. Examines alternative perspectives of policy processes, including the role of policy analysis, in order to provide a basis to formulate effective strategies for impacting them.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 676 - Doctoral Seminar
Examines major theoretical perspectives and related research in the organization and functioning of colleges and universities. Considers the leadership implications for higher educational organizations and programs.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 677 - Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education Research
Examines major epistemological approaches to inquiry with respect to the field of Higher Educational Leadership. Seminar participants will examine theories of knowledge formation and distribution while considering the implications for postsecondary institutions and their own approaches to scholarly inquiry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Higher Education Leadership doctoral student or permission.
Credits: 3
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HED 690 - Higher Education Internship
Integrating theory and practice in a wide variety of higher education settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advance application and permission.
Credits: 2-6
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HON 111 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future I
The four courses constituting Civilizations: Past, Present and Future follow a chronological trajectory from earliest recorded times through the present, examining philosophy, history, literature, the arts and natural, physical and social sciences. In particular, by incorporating primary sources, small group discussions and multiple perspectives, these courses explore the way in which civilizations and cultures have been developed and have interacted with others.
Completion of any of these courses (HON 111, 112, 211 or 212) satisfies either the General Education Western Cultural Tradition or the Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives requirement. Completion of any two satisfies the Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Divesity and International Perspectives, and Ethics requirements. Completion of three satisfies the Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Social Context and Institutions, and Ethics requirements. Completion of all four satisfies all the Human Values and Social Context requirements and the Ethics requirement. In addition, HON 211 and 212 each are designated Writing Intensive.
Credits: 4
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HON 112 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future II
The second course in the Honors Civilizations sequence.
Credits: 4
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HON 151 - Honors First-year Summer Seminar
Provides students with an opportunity to continue or begin their study of primary texts during the summer. Texts will be chosen that supplement those of the first-year Honors sequence but do not assume knowledge of them. Focus will be on analysis and reaction to the readings through discussions and written work.
Prerequisites & Notes
HON 111 or HON 112 or permission.
Credits: 3
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HON 190 - Honors Summer Readings: Basic
An individually arranged program of readings during the summer. For students wanting to supplement their work in HON 111 and HON 112.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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HON 211 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future III
The third course in the Honors Civilizations sequence.
Credits: 4
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HON 212 - Civilizations: Past, Present and Future IV
The fourth course in the Honors Civilizations sequence.
Credits: 4
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HON 290 - Honors Summer Readings: Intermediate
Guided summer readings and reports, individually adapted to the student’s program of study. For students wanting to supplement their readings in HON 211 and HON 212.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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HON 309 - The Honors Read Tutorial
An opportunity through careful reading, analytic and synthetic writing and extensive discussion, to select, from among eight texts nominated by the University community, the “Honors Read” for incoming students in the Honors College a year hence. The tutorial will include developing and refining criteria for the decision, analysis and reaction to the texts incorporating those criteria and preparing a summative letter of transmittal to be included with the texts delivered to the incoming students.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Third-year standing in The Honors College with at least one first- or second-year Honors course.
Credits: 3
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HON 310 - Honors Tutorial
Small group discussions, under tutorial direction, of important readings in a specific topic or theme. May be repeated for credit with the permission of the director of The Honors College.
May satisfy several General Education categories. See the director of The Honors College.
Prerequisites & Notes
Third-year standing in The Honors College and at least one of HON 111, HON 112, HON 211 or HON 212.
Credits: 3
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HON 350 - Honors Seminar
Topics in such subject areas as the arts, philosophy, history of science, the study of society, etc. Specific topics vary.
Credits: 3
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HON 391 - Introduction to Thesis Research
A series of weekly meetings designed to provide prospective Honors thesis writers with the background, resources and understanding necessary to produce quality independent work. Will engage students in investigating previous theses written in The Honors College, discussions with students currently writing theses and faculty advising theses, identifying a thesis advisor, developing an individual thesis topic, increasing information literacy and research skills and producing an annotated bibliography or literature review. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Third-year standing in The Honors College.
Credits: 1
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HON 396 - Honors Independent Study
A tutorially conducted study of a topic outside the student’s major field. May be repeated once for credit, with permission.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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HON 397 - Honors Specialized Study
A tutorially conducted study in the student’s major field, usually resulting in the choice of a thesis topic or initiation of thesis research.. May be repeated once for credit, with permission.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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HON 398 - Honors Independent Research
Tutorially conducted independent research. May be repeated once for credit, with permission.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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HON 450 - Honors Distinguished Lecture Series
A series of lectures by a distinguished lecturer or lecturers, involving collateral reading and group discussions.
Credits: 1-3
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HON 498 - Honors Directed Study
Tutorially directed research for the senior thesis or project. Graded “T” (meaning acceptable, but deferred.) Required of all four-year students graduating with a degree with Honors.
Credits: 3
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HON 499 - Honors Thesis
The completion of the senior project begun in HON 498. Required of all four-year students graduating with a degree with Honors. The grade for this course is retroactive to HON 498 and counts for the combined six hours of HON 498 and HON 499.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Credits: 3
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HTY 103 - United States History I
Examines the historical experience of the American people through the major ideas and forces that have shaped the Republic. Focus on the exploration of America through post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 104 - United States History II
Examines the historical experience of the American people through the major ideas and forces that have shaped the Republic. Focus on the urban-industrial age, liberal political reform, and American world leadership.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 105 - History of European Civilization I
Political, economic, social, and intellectual developments in Europe from antiquity to 1715, emphasizing those features which help to explain our present-day civilization.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 106 - History of European Civilization II
Political, economic, social, and intellectual developments in Europe from 1715 to the present, emphasizing those features which help to explain our present-day civilization.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 107 - East Asian Civilization I
A survey of China’s and Japan’s social, economic, cultural and political life from prehistoric times to the present. Whenever applicable, Korea and Vietnam will be discussed. Emphasis on key periods in each country, especially changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 108 - South and Southeast Asian Civilization
A survey of the social, economic, cultural and political life of India and some Southeast Asian countries from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasis on key periods, especially the 19th and 20th centuries.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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HTY 109 - Introduction to Latin America
The historical experience of the people of Latin America from prior to contact through conquest and colonization; cultural exchange; the social, economic, and political developments following independence in the nineteenth century; and the evolving crises of the twentieth century.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 112 - Introduction to Africa
A survey of Africa’s social, economic and political history from 1800 to the present. Emphasis on African and European interaction, pan-Africanist currents, and the national histories of Nigeria, South Africa, Congo and Ghana.
Satisfies the General education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 197 - Technology and Society I
A survey of the development of modern technology. The interaction of engineering with other facets of modern society examined in relation to issues of current or recent interest. (This course is identical to TSO 198.)
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 198 - Technology and Society II
A survey of the interaction of modern technology and contemporary societies with emphasis on particular cases and technologies of current interest. Concludes with discussion of possible scenarios for future technological and societal developments based on present trends. (This course is identical to TSO 199.)
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 199 - Problems in History
An analysis of a selected controversial or contemporary historical problem. In some cases the specific topic and methodology may be chosen jointly by interested students and an instructor.
Credits: 3
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HTY 210 - History of Maine
A survey of Maine’s social, economic, and political life, from primitive times to the present. After a brief study of Native American life preceding white settlement, the periods of colonial, provincial, and state history are covered.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions and Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
No-first-year students.
Credits: 3
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HTY 218 - History of Film
Global history of film with emphasis on the cultural, technological, and philosophical sources of film in the 20th century.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 220 - North American Indian History
An introductory history of North American Indians, from before European contact to the present. Within a broad chronological framework, the course will look at critical themes in American Indian history; American Indians prior to contact; cultural contact; treaty making, treaty rights, sovereignty; impact of government policies on Native populations; and contemporary issues.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 241 - History of Globalization, 1900-Present
An introductory history of globalization. Explores the major political, economic, cultural and technological features of the twentieth century that have helped to create today’s global society. Emphasizes global changes and their effects on everyday life.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 276 - Sports in the Western World
A survey of the origins and evolution of competitive sport from the ancient world to the present with emphasis on the relation of sport to changes in technology, political systems, and social values.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Credits: 3
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HTY 278 - American Military History
America’s experience with warfare, from the colonial period through the Vietnam era. How American wars have been fought, and the complex interrelationship between American society and the military, including economic, political and social factors.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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HTY 279 - European Military History
A survey from the 18th Century to the present. Examines the causes and nature of war, the relationship of soldiers and civilians, and war’s impact on modern society.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Credits: 3
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HTY 311 - Research Seminar
A writing-interview research seminar on varying topics designed to give students experience in all aspects of historical research from choosing a topic, through weighing and sifting of evidence, to writing the finished paper. May be repeated once on a different topic.(Offered at least once per academic year.)
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Credits: 3
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HTY 332 - Womanhood in America
Examines the changing experiences of American women from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on what women did and what they were told to do, the experiences of different groups of women, and the ways in which women worked to change their situation.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
First-year students require permission.
Credits: 3
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HTY 338 - Everyday Life in America, 1600-1850
Examines the experience of everyday life for ordinary Americans living during the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries. In order to explore this everyday world the class will analyze a wide variety of sources including architecture, clothing, decorative arts, folktales, diaries and family history.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
HTY 103 or permission.
Credits: 3
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HTY 343 - History of International Relations, 1800-Present
Advanced survey of international relations in the modern world. Explores both the broad-ranging problems of international power and the difficulties it poses for individual states. Emphasizes the role of war, peace-making and diplomacy.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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