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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Kinesiology and Physical Education |
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KPE 383 - Organization and Administration in Athletic Training
Designed to prepare the student with knowledge, skills and values necessary for the entry-level certified athletic trainer who is interested in developing and/or administering an athletic training room or other health care facility. Topics such as budgeting, leadership, planning a facility and professional development will be covered.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites: KPE 201.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 384 - Practicum in Kinesiology and Physical Education
Leadership experiences under staff supervision in the service program. Limited opportunities also exist in local public schools.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
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KPE 385 - Evaluation of Upper Extremity Injuries and Conditions
Provides theories and techniques for the assessment and evaluation of athletic related injuries specific to the upper extremity. Students are expected to have an understanding of musculoskeletal, neurological and vascular anatomy as well as the biomechanics and injuries specific to the upper extremity. Determination of severity and referral protocols will be presented in reference to management and treatment. The class will consist of lectures and practical lab applications.
Prerequisites: KPE 273 and an Athletic Training major or KPE 273 and permission of the AT Program Director.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 386 - Evaluation of Lower Extremity Injuries and Conditions
Provides theories and techniques for the assessment and evaluation of athletic related injuries specific to the lower extremity. Students are expected to have an understanding of musculoskeletal, neurological and vascular anatomy as well as the biomechanics and injuries specific to the lower extremity. Determination of severity and referral protocols will be presented in reference to management and treatment. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: KPE 273 and an Athletic Training major or KPE 273 and permission of the AT Program Director.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 387 - Therapeutic Exercise for Musculoskeletal Injuries
Addresses flexibility, strength, proprioception, coordination, cardiovascular, and ergonomic needs as they relate to a patient with musculoskeletal problems. Patient assessment and the use of exercise equipment, program development, and progressions will be discussed. The student will practice these skills in a lab setting.
Prerequisites: KPE 273 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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KPE 388 - Therapeutic Modalities
Provides specific content in the application and analysis of physical agents utilized in the treatment of athletes, including heat, cold, electricity, light, sound, water, traction and massage. Course format includes lab time to allow the student to become proficient with such modalities. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites: KPE 273.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
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KPE 389 - Aquatherapy
Provides the medical practitioner in-depth background and understanding of the use of the aquatics medium to facilitate fitness, sport specific training, and therapeutic rehabilitation.
Prerequisites: KPE 387
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 1
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KPE 398 - Problems in Kinesiology and Physical Education
Individual work on a problem in the area of health, physical education or recreation.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
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KPE 400 - General Medical Conditions and Disabilities in Sport
Offers an overview of general medical topics designed to meet the needs of advanced athletic training students for recognizing and managing medical conditions and disabilities of the physically active. The student will become competent in screening, treating and referring the athlete appropriately for significant medical problems. Structured by body systems combining didactic teachings with practicums.
Prerequisites: ATR or KPE major or permission of Athletic Training Education Director.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 401 - Athletic Training Seminar
The highest level athletic training course. Students will prepare for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification athletic training certification exam. The student is required to complete 150 hours in a clinical setting under the supervision of an Approved Clinical Instructor or Clinical Instructor. Will include completion of skills proficiencies as required by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Education Council as well as mentoring Levels 1 and 2 Athletic Training Students. Students will discuss recent sports medicine research.
Prerequisites: Senior standing; ATR or KPE major or permission of Athletic Training Education Director.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 425 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Provides specific content in health promotion and disease prevention and explores current public health issues. Program planning, needs assessment, intervention strategies and evaluation models will be presented with the constructs of epidemiological principles as they relate to increasing employee health and wellness and decreasing the incidence and prevalence of chronic disease.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites: KPE Major, Junior standing or Instructor permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 426 - Exercise Prescription and Leadership
Provides specific knowledge, skills and competencies needed to appropriately develop, prescribe, instruct and manage various kinds of exercise programs for diverse populations.
Prerequisites: KPE 378.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 427 - Health Fitness Internship
Supervised experience in fitness, health promotion and in conducting recreation programs in camp, community, social agency or institution situations.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement. Is a Field Experience/Internship.
Prerequisites: KPE 426 and a 2.75 Cumulative GPA
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3-6
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KPE 483 - The Comprehensive School Health Program
Examines the components of a school health program. Includes policies, procedures and activities designed to promote health of students and staff. Components that will be addressed include: health instruction, curriculum development, school health services, environment and promotion. Designed for those seeking teacher certification in health.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 484 - Methodology of Teaching Health Education
Focuses on the appropriate methodology necessary for teaching health education (K-12). Content, curriculum, and evaluation models will be presented within a theoretical framework that emphasizes critical inquiry and practical application. Designed for those seeking teacher certification in health.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 490 - Nutrition for Sports and Exercise
In-depth study of the role nutrition plays in the training regime of athletes and those in the general population who include regular exercise in their personal lives. Topics include: digestion and absorption of food nutrients, bioenergetics, fluid balance and rehydration, ergogenic aids, proper weight loss and disordered eating.
Prerequisites: FSN 101 and KPE 378.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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Labor Studies |
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LST 101 - Introduction to Labor Studies
Introduction to the field of Labor Studies, and interdisciplinary area of study encompassing the labor movement and labor organizations, work and the labor market, social class, employment law and relations, labor economics, diversity in work and the labor movement, and the sociology of work.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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LST 201 - Work and Labor in a Global Economy
Provides a critical analysis of U.S. labor and the workplace from a labor studies perspective, which comprises an academic area of study encompassing: work, employees, the labor movement and organizations, employment law and relations, labor economics, and the sociology of work. Topics include: a historical overview of labor, social class and work, the role of conflict, power, and inequality, including gender, race, and class, the evolution of employment law and labor relations, organization and role of unions, workforce diversity and demographics, labor and contemporary issues involving technology, corporations, politics, and the global economy.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites: ECO 120 or HTY 104 or POS 100 or SOC 101 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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LST 298 - Topics in Labor Studies
Offers a detailed examination of selected topics in Labor Studies, providing an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned in Labor Studies 101 or 201 to an in-depth examination of a specific topic. Topics may include the impact of automation on low wage labor, alternative dispute resolution in labor relations, public sector collective bargaining, and strikes in Maine labor history. May be repeated if topics vary.
Prerequisites: LST 101 or 201
Course Typically Offered: Summer
Credits: 3
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Latin |
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LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I
Fundamentals of the Latin language.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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LAT 102 - Elementary Latin II
Fundamentals of the Latin language.
Prerequisites: LAT 101 or equivalent.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
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LAT 203 - Readings in Latin Literature I
Selections from Latin prose authors: Cicero, Caesar, the letters of Pliny. Facility in reading through grammatical analysis will be emphasized.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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LAT 204 - Readings in Latin Literature II
Selections from Latin poetry. Meter, scansion and the interpretation of poetry will be emphasized.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites: LAT 199 or LAT 203 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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LAT 497 - Projects in Latin I
Individual work on a project selected by the student. (maximum: 3 credit hours.)
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites: LAT 204 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: Ar
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LAT 498 - Projects in Latin II
Individual work on a project selected by the student. (maximum: 3 credit hours.)
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites: LAT 204 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: Ar
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Leadership Studies |
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LDR 100 - Foundations of Leadership
Introduction to the study of leadership as a personal and social phenomenon from a multidisciplinary perspective, with a focus on the development of practical leadership skills and behaviors. Emphasis on exploring the nature of leadership in diverse human contexts through civic and community engagement.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the Social Context and Institutions General Education Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 200 - Leadership Ethics
An interdisciplinary examination of moral and ethical theory as applied to leadership in a wide variety of contexts. Extensive consideration given to ethical challenges faced by past, present, and future leaders in applied settings. Topics may include: self-interest; ambition; duties of leaders and followers; virtue; relativism; utilitarianism; consequentialism; “dirty-hands” problems; partiality; cross-cultural differences.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the Ethics and the Writing Intensive General Education Requirements
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 300 - Advanced Leadership Theory and Practice
An advanced interdisciplinary examination of the study of leadership from theoretical, empirical, and applied perspectives, with special emphasis on case studies from Maine’s unique legacy of exemplary public leaders. Significant attention to the practical development of applied leadership skills through group exercises, case studies, self-reflection assignments, and problem-based learning.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the Social Contexts and Institutions General Education Requirement
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 350 - Topics in Leadership Studies
Offers an in-depth examination of a selected topic in leadership studies.
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 499 - Leadership Engagement Practicum
Students participate in a fieldwork practicum or internship with a substantial leadership component, while examining and reflecting upon their leadership skills and knowledge in an applied setting. Includes project assignments that synthesize academic and applied experiences.
Prerequisites: LDR 300 or Permission of the instructor
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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LAS 100 - Majoring in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Orientation to campus resources, including people, and to the academic community, with special emphasis on the values and habits that characterize the liberal arts and sciences (such as curiosity, openness to new ideas, respect for people who hold different points of view, an appreciation for careful methods of discovery and proof, and a willingness to share good ideas for the benefit of the community). Stresses access to resources for college and career success.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1
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LAS 195 - LAS Internship
Supervised internship experience for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) majors. Prior approval of the internship is required and will be based on a detailed written plan and documentation approved by the student’s Faculty Advisor. Open to students in all CLAS majors. Work must be related to the student’s educational and career goals. Credit will not be awarded for work completed prior to registration for this course. Applications can be obtained in the CLAS Dean’s office (Pass/Fail Grade Only).
Prerequisites: Approval by CLAS Faculty Advisor.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
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LAS 395 - SL: 4-H STEM Ambassador Experience
Students will deliver science, technology, mathematics or engineering activities with youth in local out of school/after school or in-school learning environments. Students will receive specialized training in experiential learning, youth development, risk management and best practices for teaching science, and will also be trained to use provided curricula and materials. Evaluation of the experience for both students and the youth they serve will be expected. Course will meet four times over the semester, with significant time spent in direct service with youth. This course has been designated as a UMaine service-learning course. Upon successful completion of the course, a digital badge will be issued (level 1-3).
NOTE: Permission of department, background and reference checks required.
Prerequisites: Permission, Background Check and Reference Checks.
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
Credits: 1-3
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LAS 499 - Senior Capstone in Interdisciplinary Studies
Students develop extended research projects or engage in significant internship experiences related to their individualized programs of study in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. Projects are supervised by the student’s advisory committee and must be approved by the college’s Interdisciplinary Studies Committee.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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Library |
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LBR 200 - Information Literacy
Introduces students to the production, transmission, organization, use and control of information. Provides the skills necessary to navigate the many kinds of information resources available today, including the Internet, other electronic formats and print materials. Emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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Maine Studies |
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MES 101 - Introduction to Maine Studies
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of Maine through sources in history, literature, political science, Native American studies, Franco American studies, and other fields. The unifying theme is the significance of locality in understanding the interaction between the landscape and the people. How does the Maine landscape shape people’s choices? How do the people use the state’s landscape and resources? How do social, demographic, cultural, and environmental factors shape this relationship throughout history? The activities examined include farming, fishing, lobstering, and lumbering. How have commercial interests intersected with environmental concerns? The cultures considered include Native American, early Anglo settlers, later Irish and Franco immigrants, and more recent immigration and refugee communities.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MES 201 - The Maine Coast
Provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the culture and environment of the Maine coast. Uses sources in art, history, literature, economics, Native American studies, African American studies, and other fields. The unifying theme is the significance of locality in understanding the interaction between the Maine coast and the people. How has the coastal topography shaped human activity there? How have artists and writers helped construct the Maine coast in the popular imagination? How do the people - both currently and in the past - use the state’s coastal landscape and resources? How do social, demographic, cultural, and environmental factors shape this relationship throughout history? Examines industries such as granite, lime, fishing, shipping, ship building, and tourism, to explore how these commercial interests intersect with environmental concerns and link Maine to the global markets. Asks how further coastal development can be reconciled with the threat to the coast’s fragile environment.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment, Social Contexts and Institutions, and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MES 301 - Rachel Carson, Maine, and the Environment
In this course, students will take a chronological approach to the study of Rachel Carson’s life and work, reading her books in the order in which they were written, with attention to the role of “place,” specifically the Maine coast, in fostering her achievement as a nature writer and in shaping her vision as an environmentalist. Some of the questions the course will pose and attempt to answer are: what role did the Maine coast play in enabling Carson to understand the importance of the conservation of “wild” spaces? In what ways did Carson’s experience of the Maine coast contribute to her knowledge and understanding of the sea - a central theme in her work - in all its physical and metaphorical dimensions? And how did Carson’s establishment of a permanent home on the coast of Maine facilitate her development as a science and nature writer?
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Not Regularly Offered
Credits: 3
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MES 350 - Maine Women
This interdisciplinary course examines women’s experiences in Maine, both historical and current. Through readings, writing assignments, and discussions, this course considers Maine women individually and collectively in such roles as industrial workers, reformers, performers, writers, politicians, and mothers. This course asks several major questions: How have Maine’s particular environment, culture, economy, and history shaped women’s experiences in the state? How have national movements (for example suffrage, ERA, welfare reform) shaped women’s lives in Maine? How have issues of class, race, and ethnicity intersected with gender in Maine?
General Education Requirements: This course fulfills the Western Cultural Traditions and the Cultural Diversity or International Perspectives General Education requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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MES 498 - Advanced Topics in Maine Studies
An advanced, interdisciplinary study of Maine Studies topics. May be taken more than once for degree credit if the topic differs. (This course is identical to MES 520.)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-3
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SMS 111 - Concepts in Oceanography Laboratory
This course will support SMS 110: Concepts in Oceanography through laboratories on physical, chemical, and biological oceanography topics. Labs will include studies of marine organism from the Gulf of Maine, computer-based labs using online data, and use of laboratory equipment to measure various parameters. May not be used for credit in the Marine Science major. (Offered at the Fredrick Hutchinson Center, Belfast through the Continuing Education Division.) Course will include field trips during class hours and on weekends.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences requirement when taken with SMS 110.
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Even years
Credits: 1
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Marine Science |
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SMS 100 - Introduction to Ocean Science
A non-laboratory survey of the broad field of marine science, stresses the interconnections among aspects of oceanography, marine biology and ecology, living marine resources and human interactions with the marine environment. Practical applications of basic scientific principles are stressed.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Population and the Environment Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 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. Course may have field trips during class times. Lec 3. (This course is identical to ERS 108.)
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge and Population and the Environment Requirements.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 110 - Concepts in Oceanography
Basic concepts in physical, geological, chemical and biological oceanography will be discussed. Also includes an introduction to the relationship between the ocean and the atmosphere. Ends with a discussion of global change issues. Practical applications of basic scientific principles will be emphasized. May not be used for credit in the Marine Science major. (Offered at the Frederick Hutchinson Center, Belfast through the Continuing Education Division.) Course may have field trips during class times.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge requirement when taken without SMS 111. Together with SMS 111, this course satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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SMS 120 - Introduction to Forensics
An overview of current concepts and techniques associated with the investigation of crime. Emphasis is placed on scientific methodologies and on issues associated with criminal justice. Focused examples highlight the limitations of investigative practices.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Application of Scientific Knowledge Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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SMS 201 - Biology of Marine Organisms
An introduction to the diversity, form, and function of marine organisms, and to marine environments and ecological processes. After a synopsis of the major groups of marine microorganisms, algae, plants, and animals, the course emphasizes the relationship between their structure (anatomy and morphology) and function (physiology), as well as their development and larval biology. The course considers diverse marine habitats and ecosystems (rocky intertidal, estuaries and salt marshes, mudflats, coral reefs, open ocean, continental shelf and slope, deep sea), accentuating their physical factors (temperature, salinity and desiccation, solar radiation, oxygen, pressure) that affect their inhabitants. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: BIO 100 and SMS 100, both with a grade of C- or better, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 203 - Introduction to Integrative Marine Science
Focusing on key topics in Marine Science research, students explore the nature of inquiry, elements of experimental design, data presentation, elementary statistics, and interpretation of scientific papers. Hands on activities introduce basic concepts in the biology of marine organisms, observational skills, data literacy and experimentation.
Prerequisites: Marine Science Majors only; Grade of C- or higher in SMS 100 and BIO 100 or permission.
Corequisites: SMS 201, may be waived with permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 1
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SMS 204 - Integrative Marine Science II: Physics and Chemistry of Marine Systems
Integrates basic principles of physics and chemistry with an understanding of the marine environment and how marine organisms function in their environment. The lectures, with integrated laboratory exercises and computer simulations in physics and chemistry, are designed to stimulate critical thinking and provide students with specific skills relevant to studying marine habitats. The first half of the semester will focus on physics; topics include swimming strategies and physics of fluids; waves, and propagation of sound and light in the ocean. The second half of the semester will focus on water quality in coastal marine ecosystems; topics include the role of water quality in marine ecosystems and measurement of marine water quality. Data collection, analysis, and presentation skills are emphasized. Lec 2.
Prerequisites: MAT 122 and SMS 203 and PHY 111 (or PHY 121) and CHY 121/123, all with a grade of C- or better, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 2
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SMS 211 - Introduction to Aquaculture
Principles and practices of aquaculture from international, national and local perspectives. Includes field trip. (Students may not take both SMS 211 and AVS 211 for credit).
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 230 - Introduction to Marine Policy and Fisheries Management
This course focuses on the human dimensions of ocean conservation and management, with emphasis on marine fisheries management in the United States. Students will be introduced to a variety of tools and policy approaches for managing complex marine ecosystems. Discussion and readings will highlight current and historical challenges facing oceans management, as well as the role of scientists and other stakeholders in marine conservation. Potential issues addressed include ecosystem-based management, fishing communities, collective action dilemmas, bycatch and gear technology, marine protected areas and habitat, marine mammal and protected species conservation, aquaculture policy, and global climate change.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population and Environment Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 300 - Marine Ecology
An introduction to fundamental ecological principles in the context of marine communities. Uses examples from marine ecosystems to illustrate general principles of general ecology such as predation, competition, and nutrient cycling. Focuses on the ecology of major marine ecosystems such as estuaries, sea shores and benthic communities and on aspects of applied ecology such as fisheries management. Includes two days of field work at the Darling Marine Center. Not open to students who have taken BIO 319 or WLE 200. Course may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or SMS 201.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 302 - Oceanography
An overview of geological, chemical, physical and biological oceanography and the way they interact. Topics include plate tectonics and evolution of ocean basins, physical and chemical characteristics of sea water, atmosphere-ocean coupling, two- and three-dimensional ocean circulation, waves and tides, sedimentation, planktonic organisms, productivity, pelagic ecosystems, biological-physical coupling, and biogeochemical cycles. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: CHY 122 and MAT 126 and PHY 112 or PHY 122 and SMS 100 all with a grade of C- or better, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 303 - Integrative Marine Science III: Oceanography
Integrates the principles and methodologies behind planning and executing field and laboratory procedures to collect scientific measurements with approaches to data analysis, interpretation and scientific presentation. It does this specifically within the context of oceanography. A mixture of integrated laboratory exercises, field trips and computer simulations designed to illustrate the end-to-end process of proposing, planning, carrying out, analyzing, interpreting and reporting on (written and oral) scientific measurements. Meets for 4 hours per week and may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: CHY 122 and MAT 126 and PHY 112 or PHY 122 and SMS 203 and SMS 204, all with a grade of C- or better, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 2
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SMS 304 - Integrative Marine Science IV: Comparative Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Integrates the principles and methodologies of physiology, cell and molecular biology and population genetics using marine models. Includes lectures, integrated laboratory exercises and gene analysis. Designed to illustrate the application of physiology, cellular and molecular biological techniques to the study of marine systems. Students will participate in hands-on laboratory exercises and data analysis, interpretation and reporting (written and oral).
Prerequisites: BMB 280 and SMS 303 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 2
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SMS 309 - Techniques in Shellfish Aquaculture
Residential course taught at the University’s Darling Marine Center. Explores the theory and practice of marine bivalve culture as conducted in the Northeastern U.S. Includes lectures, considerable “hands-on” experience, and field trips to commercial hatcheries and farms.
Prerequisites: General knowledge in biology or relevant work experience.
Course Typically Offered: Summer
Credits: 2
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SMS 321 - Introduction to Fisheries Science
Introduction to the assessment, management, conservation and exploitation of fisheries resources of commercial and recreational importance. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: BIO 100 or SMS 100 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 322 - Biology of Marine Vertebrates
This course covers the taxonomy, phylogeny and diversity of marine fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals. The course will discuss comparative functional morphology, physiology, sensory systems, ecology, behavior and life history strategies in relation to characteristics of the diverse marine habitats occupied by vertebrate animals. Students will also learn about distributions, population trends and impacts of human exploitation. Course will include field trips during class hours and on weekends.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or SMS 201, with a grad of C- or better, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 3
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SMS 324 - Introduction to Research Diving
This course provides an introduction to research diving and satisfies the 100 hours of required training for scientific divers as prescribed by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). This training is required to participate in scientific diving activities at many universities, including UMaine, and at all AAUS member organizations throughout the United States. Students will be instructed in advanced diving skills, dive rescue, oxygen administration, and research diving techniques. Practical field diving activities will be a large focus of the course. Following successful completion of course objectives, students will be eligible to participate in diving research projects as a scientific diver-in-training or scientific diver. Students may also be eligible to apply for applicable recreational diving certifications. Participation is not a guarantee for certification. The course is taught by the UMaine Diving Safety Officer (DSO), selected UMaine faculty, and guest lecturers experienced in using scuba diving as a research tool. Field trips during class time are required. Transportation to Orono to pool sessions will be provided.
Prerequisites: Permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 350 - Undergraduate Seminar
Literature review of topics selected from the current marine literature leading to the preparation and presentation of written and oral papers. Emphasis on synthesizing information from other courses offered as part of the marine science degree to provide an overall appreciation of the field of marine sciences. Course may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1-3
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SMS 352 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Marine Ecology
Marine communities and ecological interactions are studied through lectures, field trips along the rocky shore of Maine and laboratories. Concepts of bio-diversity, the food web and the role of physical and biological limiting factors are developed. Critical and creative thinking and problem solving are enhanced by designing and conducting experiments to test hypotheses. Data analysis and report writing are emphasized. (Taught at the Darling Marine Center.) Lec 2, Lab 4. Course may have field trips during class times.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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SMS 354 - Thinking About the Ocean: A Question-based Approach to Learning Marine Sciences
The purpose of the course is to challenge students to apply their knowledge of the marine science to answer questions about the ocean. The course is organized around a broad theme such as whales. Students then select a few broad questions such as “why do whales migrate” and “how will bowhead whales respond to climate change?” Students will work together to answer the questions, and will be encouraged to apply information from their introductory coursework and readings from the primary literature. These questions are designed to connect the theme to basic concepts from oceanography and biology, and topics will include: ocean biology and productivity, climate change, and evolution.
Prerequisites: BIO 100, SMS 100 and SMS 201.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 373 - Marine and Freshwater Algae
A comprehensive introduction to the algae (freshwater and marine), including their evolution, physiology, life histories, and ecology. All aspects of the course emphasize the fundamental roles of the algae in shaping the evolution of other life on Earth and determining characteristics of different ecosystems and foodwebs. Laboratory work will emphasize the study of living material and include special projects and field trips. Students will become competent microscopists. Course may have field trips during class times.
General Education Requirements: Fulfills the General Education Writing Intensive and the General Education Laboratory Science requirements.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or SMS 201 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
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SMS 374 - Deep Sea Biology
70% of this planet is ocean, and 90% of that ocean lies at depths beyond human reach without significant technological help. The Deep-sea is arguably the largest ecosystem on the planet. This course will provide an introduction to scientific exploration and study of deep ecosystems and organisms around the world. Topics considered will be broad, covering historical aspects of deep-sea discovery, the physical environment, how organisms function at depth, specific environments and ecosystems (e.g. hydrothermal vents, seamounts, cold-water coral ecosystems) and human uses of the deep-sea.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population & Environment and the General Education Applied Science requirements
Prerequisites: BIO 100 or BIO 222 or SMS 100
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 375 - Introduction to Marine Science Data Analysis and Computer Programming
An introduction to the exploration, management, analysis, and graphical visualization of large data sets used in marine sciences and the computer programming tools that make this possible. Focuses on the widely used programming language and data analysis package MATLAB. A hands-on skills-oriented course with no exams: uses explanatory lectures, on-line and in-class tutorials/exercises and a student-driven term project.
Prerequisites: STS 232 and SMS 204 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 400 - Capstone Research Experience in Marine Science
Capstone research project or research paper for students obtaining the Bachelor of Science in Marine Science. Marine Science majors must complete at least three credits of SMS 400 and one credit of SMS 404 to satisfy the Capstone requirement for graduation. Students are advised to complete SMS 400 during the senior year.
General Education Requirements: Together with SMS 404, this course satisfies both the General Education Writing Intensive requirement and the General Education Capstone Experience requirement. A minimum of 3 credits of SMS 400 & 1 credit of SMS 404 are needed to fulfill either requirement.
Prerequisites: 12 credit hours of SMS courses and a minimum of 60 credit hours in all university courses (junior standing)
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 1-4
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SMS 401 - Critical Issues in Aquaculture
Current and historically important issues facing the development of the aquaculture industry. Issues related to aquaculture will be researched by students who will present the issues in a series of debates. Course may have field trips during class times. This course may be repeated for up to six credits total. Lec 1.
Prerequisites: SMS 211, SMS 409 and SMS 420.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 1
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SMS 402 - Oceans and Climate Change
Stresses the interdisciplinary nature of marine science by focusing on comprehensive oceanographic and marine ecosystems that reinforce geological, chemical, physical and biological principles and their linkages. Roles of oceans in regulating global climate will be emphasized. Climatic forcing and its impact on ocean environments and marine ecosystems will be discussed. Variability in the oceans and processes at a range of spatial and temporal scales are considered. Topics include: global carbon cycle and climate change, thermohaline circulation, influence of oceanic and climatic processes on marine populations, world fisheries and marine ecosystems, El Nino and decadal climate variability, Gulf of Maine oceanography and living marine resources, human activities and their impact on the environment. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: SMS 100 and Junior or Senior Standing
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 404 - Capstone Seminar in Marine Science
Seminar required of all SMS students, preferably in the semester when SMS 400 is first elected. Students will discuss selected special topics in marine sciences with emphasis on principles of scientific communication (e.g., process, traditional and electronic styles of publication, ethics). Students will develop and present synopses of their SMS 400 projects in the seminar using IT tools (e.g. PowerPoint for oral presentations and preparation of poster displays.
General Education Requirements: Together with SMS 400, this course satisfies both the General Education Writing Intensive requirement and the General Education Capstone Experience requirement. A minimum of 3 credits of SMS 400 & 1 credit of SMS 404 are needed to fulfill either requirement.
Prerequisites: 12 credit hours of SMS courses and a minimum of 60 credit hours in all university courses (junior standing); students are advised to complete SMS 400 and SMS 404 during their senior year.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 1
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SMS 416 - Marine Engineering Literacy
A hands-on project-based class. Major focus areas include: Programming, Sensors, and Robotics. By the end of the class, students should have a basic understanding of what programming is, and they will be able to build a simple electronic sensor, calibrate it and program its output to a computer, and build/program a Lego robot to do specific missions (for example, an underwater ROV or AUV taking data while diving in water).
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in both SMS 204 and PHY 112 or PHY 122
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 422 - Biology of Fishes
A comprehensive course in evolution, morphology, physiology, life histories and ecology of fishes. Emphasis will be integrating knowledge of functional and physiological design to understand how fish function and how they have adapted to diverse environments. Course will include field trips during class hours and on weekends.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or SMS 201.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Even Years
Credits: 3
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SMS 425 - Applied Population Genetics
Covers the biological, mathematical and statistical principles of population genetics. Topics include a discussion of the role of mutation, migration, selection and inbreeding in structuring the genetic variation for both Mendelian and quantitative traits in natural and artificial populations. Emphasis is placed on both the theoretical and experimental approaches to the study of population genetics and the application and importance of population genetics to disciplines such as marine science, wildlife and conservation biology, ecology and animal husbandry, including aquaculture.
Prerequisites: BIO 100 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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SMS 449 - Aquaculture Systems
Introduction to the application of engineering principles and practices to the commercial culture of marine and freshwater plants and animals. No engineering or engineering technology majors.
Prerequisites: SMS 211
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 467 - Fish Nutrition and Feeding
Principles of nutrient requirements as they apply to fish. Feeding management of several commercially important species will be discussed.
Prerequisites: BMB 208 or CHY 122.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Even Years
Credits: 3
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SMS 480 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Biology of Marine Invertebrates
Emphasis will be on body plan and design of marine invertebrates, including investigating how body design facilitates living in selected marine habitats. After a quick review of the marine phyla, lectures will discuss functional organization of invertebrates’ bodies, including embryology and development. Emphasis in the lab sessions is on identification of coastal Maine invertebrates. Lectures, labs and field trips are integrated into a single class experience that is taught one entire day per week at the Darling Marine Center. NOTE: Because of overlap, BIO 353 and SMS 480 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Course may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: SMS 100 and SMS 201 or BIO 200.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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SMS 481 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Design of Marine Organisms: Momentum, Mass and Information Transfer
Students use flumes and other flow devices to gain an understanding of the principles of momentum and mass transfer and then to discover how they influence form and function in marine organisms. Lectures prepare students to conduct their own laboratory observations: abiotic flows and model living organisms interacting with flows. A final integration adds sensory ecology and unsteady flow behaviors. Applications range from bacteria to invertebrates and vertebrates. Lecture and laboratory are combined into a day-long class period. Taught at the Darling Marine Center. Course will include field trips during class hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or SMS 201 and PHY 112 or PHY 122.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Credits: 4
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SMS 482 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Human Impacts on the Ocean
Examines the manner in which humans influence oceanic processes and the ways in which humans can assess these influences. Surveys various case examples of influences (both suspected and well-documented) such as alteration of river inputs to the oceans, contamination by toxic materials, eutrophication and habitat alteration. Focuses on how scientists determine whether or not a perturbation of normal oceanic process has occurred, what the pre-human condition might have been and how we predict future changes. Taught at the Darling Marine Center. Lec 3. Course will include field trips during class hours.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.
Prerequisites: SMS 302 or equivalent or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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SMS 483 - Ecology of Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton
This course presents the world of zooplankton (including larval fish), how we study it, and our current understanding of zooplankton’s role in marine ecosystems. Students receive training in taxonomy and identification, sampling techniques and measurement of rate processes used in determining zooplankton fluxes and population dynamics. Fundamental concepts about biodiversity, trophic ecology, population dynamics, recruitment, and the influence of climate change on pelagic ecosystems are examined. Students participate in plankton monitoring at coastal stations and learn to sample and identify local zooplankton and planktonic stages of fish. Readings include research in the primary literature. The goal is to provide students with an experience of the richness and complexity of zooplankton in their natural environment while learning ecological concepts, methodology, and critical analysis of data.
This course fulfills 20 hours of the SMS field requirement.
SMS 483 was offered previously as SMS 491 (Special Topics). Students may not take this course for credit if they already took the Special Topics version with the same title.
Prerequisites: SMS 100, MAT 126, and STS 232
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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SMS 484 - SBS: Estuarine Oceanography
The course examines estuaries from an environmental perspective - how geomorphology, rivers, tides, and human alterations control the physical and biological properties of estuarine habitats. Fieldwork in mid-coast Maine estuaries includes visits to various habitats with human impacts, and hydrographic surveys that use various water, sediment and biota samplers, field sensors, laboratory and modeling approaches. Students will learn how planktonic and sessile organisms respond to forcings from land and the ocean. This course is part of Semester by the Sea at the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine. Because it is a field-intensive course, it can be used towards the marine science field experience requirement.
Prerequisites: SMS 100
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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SMS 491 - Problems in Marine Science
Undergraduate studies of current problems in marine science directed by individual faculty. May be experimental or theoretical independent research or directed readings by an individual student. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: Ar
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SMS 497 - Independent Study in Marine Science
A readings, lecture, laboratory or seminar study course arranged between instructor and individual students, covering selected topics or areas within the field of Marine Science. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 100 - Mathematics and Applications
Topics in Mathematics: Introduction to Calculus
A three-credit introduction to calculus primarily intended for students in business, life sciences, or social sciences. The focus is on concepts and applications, utilizing numerical, graphical and algebraic approaches and uses of technology. Topics include functions (algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic), and an overview of differential and integral calculus. Credit is not given for both this course and MAT126.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 111, or no grade record in MAT 111 and a passing score on Part 2 of the Math Placement Exam
Credits: 3
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MAT 101 - The Nature and Language of Mathematics
An opportunity for non-science majors to broaden their understanding of mathematics and to examine the connections between mathematics and other areas of human understanding. Specific topics may vary from semester to semester and are chosen to provide students with the opportunity to explore, through inquiry and discovery, the development, structure, and application of mathematical systems.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 103 - Elementary Algebraic Models in Our World
An introduction to the applications of algebra with a focus on data analysis and model building. Topics include graphs, algebraic equations and functions. Primary attention will be given to using linear, quadratic and exponential functions to represent and interpret real world applications.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 107 - Elementary Descriptive Geometry
Designed to prepare students to teach the geometry included in a modern NCTM STANDARDS based K-8 curriculum. Emphasis will be on geometric exploration activities, problem solving and informal deductive reasoning using many of the manipulatives used to teach geometric concepts in grades K-8.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: High school geometry required. Elementary Education, Child Development-Early Childhood Education, and Art Education majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 108 - Elementary Numerical Mathematics From A Modern Perspective
Designed to prepare students to teach the non-geometric mathematics included in a modern NCTM STANDARDS based K-8 curriculum. Emphasis will be on the structure of arithmetic, development of good number sense, basic number theory, understanding probability and the use of descriptive statistics. Focuses on problem solving, and the development of arithmetic and algebraic reasoning skills.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: Elementary Education, Child Development-Early Childhood Education, and Art Education majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 111 - Algebra for College Mathematics
This course covers the basic topics in algebra needed to enter a mathematics course at the precalculus level. The covered topics include a brief review of the real number system (including absolute value, exponents, roots, and radicals), linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, graphs, functions (primarily linear and other polynomial), factoring, rational and radical expressions. Optional topics include systems of equations, variation, exponential and logarithmic functions. Note: This course does not satisfy the General Education in Mathematics Requirement.
Prerequisites: Adequate performance on Mathematics Placement Exam.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 115 - Applied Mathematics for Business and Economics
Topics in discrete mathematics, finite mathematics, and calculus with applications to business and economics. Topics include linear functions and regressions, the mathematics of finance, probability, and differential calculus.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 111, or no grade record in MAT 111 and a passing score on Part 2 of the Math Placement Exam.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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MAT 116 - Introduction to Calculus
A three-credit introduction to calculus primarily intended for students in business, life sciences, or social sciences. The focus is on concepts and applications, utilizing numerical, graphical, and algebraic approaches and uses of technology. Topics include functions (algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and elementary trig functions), and an overview of differential and integral calculus. Credit is not given for this course after MAT 126. Departmental permission is required to take MAT 126 after this course.
General Education Requirements: Fulfills the Quantitative Literacy General Education requirement
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 111, or no grade record in MAT 111 and a passing score in Part 2 of the Math Placement Exam.
Credits: 3
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MAT 117 - Applications of Calculus
A three-credit continuation to the introduction to calculus (MAT 116) primarily intended for students in business, life sciences, or social sciences. The focus is on applications and concepts, utilizing numerical, graphical and algebraic approaches and uses of technology. Utilizing and expanding on the variety of problem solving approaches developed in MAT 116, the focus will be on applications (such as optimization and accumulation) and additional topics including differential equations. Credit is not given for this course after MAT127 unless departmental permission is given.
General Education Requirements: This course fulfills the Quantitative Literacy requirement
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 116 or MAT 126
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 122 - Pre-Calculus
Designed as a transitional course between high school algebra and college mathematics, particularly calculus. Topics include a detailed study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, stressing ideas needed by those who will take calculus.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 111, or no grade record in MAT 111 and a passing score on Part 2 of the Math Placement Exam.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
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MAT 126 - Calculus I
An introduction to calculus for students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. Covers the differential calculus of the algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, concluding with the definite integral and the fundamental theorem of calculus. The approach is intuitive and geometric, with emphasis on understanding the basic concepts of function, limit, derivative and integral.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 122, or no grade record in MAT 122 and a passing score on Part 3 of the Math Placement Exam.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
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MAT 127 - Calculus II
Completes the study of single-variable calculus. Topics covered include inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions, methods of integration, improper integrals, indeterminate forms, parametric equations, polar coordinates and infinite series.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Quantitative Literacy Requirement.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 126.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
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MAT 228 - Calculus III
For students of mathematics, engineering and the sciences. Vector algebra, geometry and calculus; multivariable differential and integral calculus, including the theorems of Gauss, Green and Stokes.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 127.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
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MAT 258 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
An introduction to elementary linear algebra and ordinary differential equations including applications.
NOTE: Because of overlap, MAT 258 and MAT 259 cannot both be taken for degree credit. (Not open to students who have already taken MAT 262 or MAT 259.)
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 127.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
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MAT 259 - Differential Equations
The theory and applications of ordinary differential equations for science and mathematics students intending to take further courses in applied mathematics. NOTE: Students planning to take MAT 262 or MAT 453 should choose MAT 259 instead of MAT 258. Because of overlap, MAT 258 and MAT 259 cannot both be taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 228.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 261 - Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
Topics covered typically include logic, basic set theory, relations and functions, sequences, limits, cardinality, and algebraic and geometric structures, but may vary somewhat with the instructor. Class size will remain small, not to exceed 20 students. The goal is to enable students to read, critique, construct, and write mathematical proofs. At least 40% of the student’s grade will be based on the quality of written work. Written assignments must present mathematical arguments in a clear, logical manner, using standard mathematical notation as well as correct English grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Students will be given considerable coaching and feedback with preliminary drafts so that submitted final versions of their work will be of acceptable quality.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 127 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 262 - Linear Algebra
An introduction to matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, determinants, vector spaces, orthogonality, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, with applications. Some use will be made of mathematical software. NOTE: Because of overlap, MAT 258 and MAT 262 cannot both be taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 127.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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