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2019-2020 University of Maine at Machias Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Accounting |
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ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
The fundamental principles of accounting as they relate to sole proprietorships. Emphasis is given to developing the technical procedures of journalizing, posting, adjusting entries, closing the books and preparing the financial statements. In addition, students are introduced to notes, inventory, depreciation, controls and payroll.
Prerequisites: Competency and/or concurrent enrollment in basic reading, writing, and mathematics courses are a prerequisite for all business studies offerings with a prefix of ACC, BUS, MAN, and MAR.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
Covers techniques accountants use to help management plan and control business operations. Topics include accounting for manufacturing costs, budgeting and performance reporting, cost-volume-profit analysis, differential analysis, the computation of financial ratios, and the comparison of cash flow with net income.
Prerequisites: ACC 201
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 3
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ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting II
In this course, students encounter and are exposed to various topics in accounting for fixed and intangible assets; corporate organization, capital stock transactions and dividends; corporate income and taxes, stockholders’ equity and investments in stocks; bonds payable and investments in bonds; cash flows; depreciation; financial statement analysis; alternative methods of recording deferrals, and lastly, partnerships.
Prerequisites: ACC 201
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I
Covers techniques accountants use to measure and communicate general purpose financial information to all interested parties in a manner that complies with generally accepted accounting principles. Topics include income statements, balance sheets, cash, receivables, inventories, and non-current assets.
Prerequisites: ACC 201
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 3
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ACC 311 - Individual Income Tax
Covers federal income tax legislation that applies to individual income taxpayers. Topics include the individual income tax formula, income inclusions and exclusions, ordinary income, capital gains and losses, active and passive income, deductions, and tax credits. Students learn to prepare individual income tax returns.
Prerequisites: ACC 201 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ACC 314 - QuickBooks Accounting for Entrepreneurs
QuickBooks Accounting for Entrepreneurs will introduce students to QuickBooks accounting software. Students will become familiar with maintaining accounting records and preparing summary financial reports using QuickBooks. The course is also intended to help students learn or review fundamental accounting concepts and principles, enable students to review financial statements from a user perspective, provide students with a means to investigate the underlying source documents that generate most accounting information, and offer students the chance to explore some managerial aspects of accounting by performing financial analyses and comparisons.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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American Studies |
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AME 330 - Topics in American Studies
This course applies the subject and methods of American Studies (introduced in AME 220) to the exploration of a single-semester topic or theme - such as conspiracy theories, urban legends, the Fifties, or cyberspace. Students learn how American Studies takes its own form of interdisciplinary inquiry, one whose multiple perspectives enrich an understanding of society and culture in America.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, AME 220 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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Anthropology |
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ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology
A comparative study of contemporary cultures and institutions with particular attention to primitive and peasant societies. Emphasized are such topics as human evolution and race; pre-scientific writings and ethnology; the concept of culture; language and perception; economics and technology; marriage, the family and kinship; associations, castes and classes; political organization and warfare; religion and magic; folklore and the arts; culture and personality; American culture; cross-cultural contact; and cultural change.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Credits: 3
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ANT 212 - Environmental Anthropology
The field of environmental anthropology explores human-environment relations around the globe and from prehistory to the present. It also strives to understand environmental issues and knowledge, not only from a Western scientific point of view, but also from the perspectives of people from other cultural backgrounds. In this class, students will survey the field of environmental anthropology and apply its method and theory to a problem where they live.
Prerequisites: ANT 101 or SOC 114, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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ANT 215 - Special Topics in Applied Anthropology
Course designed to allow students to pursue study in an area within Applied Anthropology. Courses vary in content in response to student interest and demand.
Prerequisites: Dependent upon course offered, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ANT 313 - Political Ecology
The field of political ecology examines and attempts to explain the political dimensions of human-environment relations. This course introduces the field, its history, methods, and perspectives, and applies its principles and perspectives to understanding, managing and resolving real-world, environment-related problems. Students conduct a research project on an issue pertinent to Downeast Maine such as wild salmon restoration, climate change adaptation or land use management. They analyze the topic, applying perspectives and analytical methods of political ecology, and develop recommendations that take into account a range of environmental and social dimensions.
Prerequisites: ANT 101 or ELA 112, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ANT 315 - Special Topics in Applied Anthropology
Course designed to allow students to pursue study in an area within Applied Anthropology. Courses vary in content in response to student interest and demand.
Prerequisites: Dependent upon course offered, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ANT 330 - Sociocultural Models
An examination of contemporary theoretical explanations of behavior: how do various models shape the formulation of questions about behavior and the resultant answers. Theoretical explanations may include, but not be limited to structural, conflict, interactionist, and evolutionary models.
Prerequisites: ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology and two of the following three courses: PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology, SOC 114 Introduction to Sociology, MAT 113 Intro to Statistics.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ANT 414 - Field Project
Intended solely for students enrolled in the Cultural Anthropology minor, the course awards credit for a substantial fieldwork project developed by the student and completed in conjunction with any other 300 or 400-level course. Institutional Review Board (IRB) clearances, if necessary, must be obtained prior to the start of the semester in which the course is taken.
Prerequisites: ANT 330 and prior arrangement with the supervising faculty member.
Course Typically Offered By Arrangement
Credits: 1
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ANT 415 - Special Topics in Applied Anthropology
Course designed to allow students to pursue study in an area within Applied Anthropology. Courses vary in content in response to student interest and demand.
Prerequisites: Dependent upon course offered, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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Art |
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ART 101 - 2-D Fundamentals of Art
An introductory-level course in which students learn the elements and principles of two-dimensional design through hands-on studio practice. Class meetings include drawing, painting, and mixed media, as well as lectures and discussions on related topics. Such topics may include non-Western art, aesthetics, and historical and modern art. This course partially satisfies the University Core requirement in fine arts and is a prerequisite to all other studio art offerings.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 102 - Art Fundamentals: 3-D
An introductory course in which students learn the elements and principles of three-dimensional design through hands-on studio practice. Class meetings include drawing, sculpture, and mixed media as well as lectures and discussions on related topics. Such topics may include non-Western art, architecture, and historical and modern art. This course partially satisfies the University Core requirement in fine arts and is a prerequisite to all other studio art offerings.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 201 - Art History I
A global survey of the visual arts from prehistory until 1400 C.E. This course includes lectures and discussions of the art and life of people across many cultures around the world and across a wide spectrum of history.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Fall - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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ART 202 - Art History II
A global survey of the visual arts since 1400 C.E. This course includes lectures and discussions of the art and life of people across many cultures around the world and across a wide spectrum of history.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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ART 210 - Drawing I
The introductory course in studio drawing. Students are taught the basic concepts and techniques of drawing in studio sessions using still life, land/seascape, and the model. Emphasis is on gaining facility in rendering and visualizing from life.
Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 3
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ART 211 - Painting I
The introductory course in painting. Students learn the fundamental processes of opaque and/or transparent painting media through intensive studio practice, lecture and demonstration.
Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 212 - Illustration
This studio course will study the making of images for printed media, including books and advertising print formats. Topics include page design, image and typographic integration and visual interpretation of text. Specific studio media include painted and drawn images for reproduction, digital image making, traditional printmaking media processes of relief, intaglio and silk screen and pulp painting. The course will also include a critical analysis of contemporary and historical illustrations.
Prerequisites: ART 101 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 213 - Graphic Design I
The study of design elements as employed in a two-dimensional system, whether print or electronic. Students will explore how information is read through the arrangement of various elements, including shapes, color, symbols and typography. They will create their own designs using available software and contribute to online discussions.
Prerequisites: ART 101, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 214 - Special Topics in Art
Special lecture, studio, travel and workshop experiences in the visual arts. Recent topics offerings include Book Arts, Landscape Watercolor, Digital Design, and Life as Art: UMM student trip to Italy. In the BAIFA program, these courses may be used as visual art electives and repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1 - 3
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ART 216 - Book Arts I
This studio course will concentrate on the study of the book as a medium for the expression of the written word. Topics covered in this course include the cultural and historical development of the book artifact, its materials and methods of production, the aesthetic integration of topography, text, page, paper and image; printing and methods of book production, and binding structures. Letterpress printing will be introduced. Books will be editioned in small numbers as prototypes of learning the techniques of production.
Prerequisites: ART 101 or ART 102 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 217 - Papermaking I
This studio course will explore making paper by hand as a component for the making of edition of paper and images critical for the making of books. In addition to the exploration of the cooking, beating, and sheet forming of fiber into paper, students will learn about the history of papermaking, the materials used in the history of writing and printing, and the aesthetics of material usage as it pertains to interpreting a specific written text or visual image. The course will also involve a critical analysis of works of art and books using handmade paper and a comparative study of paper made from assorted fibers, historical and modern.
Prerequisites: ART 101 or ART 102 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Summer only
Credits: 3
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ART 218 - Printmaking
An introduction to the materials and techniques of fine art print production. Woodcut, linocut, etching, engraving and lithography are some of the processes explored. Class sessions consist of studio work, demonstration, lecture, and group and individual critiques.
Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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ART 219 - Photography
A studio course designed to acquaint the student with the process of visual exploration using a camera. The student learns the basics of camera use and computer post processing while exploring a range of applications including documentary and fine art photography. The history of the medium and a look at various photographers will build vocabulary that can be applied to independent work.
Prerequisites: ART 101, ART 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 222 - Socially-Engaged Art
Students will be introduced to socially-engaged art, a practice that blurs the line between art and life, emphasizing participation, collaboration, dialogue and action. Throughout the course, participants will utilize field visits, artists’ dialogues, class discussion and interventions to gain a better understanding of artists, specifically as members of a community, who intervene in and create structures of participation.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ART 310 - Drawing II
The basic concepts and techniques of drawing are reintroduced through studio sessions. Students draw with a variety of media from life and from conceptual/creative models. Emphasis in this more advanced class is on the development of facility, style and self-expression. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 210 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 3
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ART 311 - Painting II
Designed for students who are experienced painters. Through intensive studio practice, students develop their facility with selected opaque and/or transparent media. Emphasis is on the development of an individual vision. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 211 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 313 - Photography II
Advanced development of students’ photographic skills and understanding. The course explores a variety of equipment, materials and techniques. Students develop an awareness of many variables important to advanced work in photography. Simultaneously, they develop a new awareness of the image and of themselves as image makers.
Prerequisites: ART 219 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 320 - Life Drawing
An introduction to rendering the human figure. Students learn how to draw the human figure in action and repose through intensive studio practice. The structure and function of the human skeleton and musculature is taught through lecture, demonstration and discussion. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 101 or ART 102, and sophomore standing, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 322 - Book Design & Publishing
An intermediate course where students learn the principles of book design and apply these to the production of a critical edition for the UMM Press. Students leave the course with hands-on experience in publishing involving cover layout, interior design, printing and binding. This course encompasses traditional as well as emerging forms of book production. Working collaboratively, students will work to produce a single critical edition for the Library of Early Maine Literature, an imprint of the UMM Press. Students successfully completing this course will have their names listed in the publication credits for the published edition.
Prerequisites: ART 216 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 326 - Book Arts II
This studio course will continue the study of Book Arts I using the book as a medium for the expression of the written word. The aesthetic integration of typography, text, page, paper and image through letterpress printing and other advanced printing and binding techniques will be explored. A copyrighted book project will be editioned beyond the prototype stage and marketed. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 216 or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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ART 327 - Papermaking II
This studio course will continue the study of Papermaking I, advancing the techniques of cooking, beating, sheet forming, watermarking, pulp painting techniques and making components for book editions. Students will study selected topics in the history of papermaking and the materials used in the history of writing and printing. Students will also critically assess contemporary and historical works as they relate to their own particular portfolio project.
Prerequisites: ART 217, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Summer only
Credits: 3
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ART 421 - Advanced Art Projects
Designed to allow students to explore intensively their own areas of specialization in both subject and technique. While the course emphasizes individual work, collaborative approaches are also put into practice. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: ART 101 or ART 102, ART 210, and two upper-level art courses; or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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ART 452 - Book Arts Certificate Capstone Project
This directed study capstone course is structured to bring together a variety of experiences from the Book Arts Certificate program and give form to them in the making of a final project. This may include presenting experimental and/or conventional approaches to book making through the exhibit of individual works or by publishing a book edition. A critical essay of historical and contemporary work, as well as a structure of the project’s conceptual progression, will frame the thesis of this project.
Prerequisites: ART 216, ART 214, ART 217 and two courses from ENG 242, ART 212, ART 210, ART 219 and ART 214 Graphic Design.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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American Sign Language |
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ASL 102 - Intermediate Sign Language
Following the Introduction to Sign Language, this course serves as the second half of the sign language sequence. The intermediate-level course utilizes the immersion-style teaching method. A silent classroom where signed ASL will be the only form of communication will be maintained for the duration of the course.
Prerequisites: ASL 101 or permission of the instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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Bachelor of College Studies |
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BCS 460 - Senior Project/Capstone Experience
This course is the capstone experience for a student in the BCS program. It can take the form of a portfolio, a research project or some other equivalent experience. It is intended to be the method through which the student clearly demonstrates the linkage between their objectives and the academic work in their self-designed concentration. It is expected to be a culminating, integrative experience. The student presents their work to the appropriate campus audience.
Course Typically Offered By Arrangement
Credits: 3
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Behavioral Sciences |
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BEH 450 - Senior Project
An opportunity for students to apply and expand what they have learned in the Psychology & Community Studies program by pursuing local problems and issues. In this culminating service learning/community engagement course, students will work with a community partner to design and implement an independent research project or develop and run a program that serves the community partner’s needs. Independent inquiry and formal presentations to the class are important components of this course for both peers and the community. This course includes a Service-Learning and Community Engaged (SL/CE) component.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, SSC 420 and COE 313.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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Biology |
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BIO 100 - Explorations in Biology
This course is designed for beginning Biology majors (but is appropriate for all students), and attempts to introduce students to some of the content areas within the discipline of Biology through investigations focused on a particular Maine organism. This course will also serve as a “First-Year Experience.” Students will work closely with faculty on a research project, learning concepts and protocols in biology and at the same time developing academic skills that will contribute to their continued success at UMM.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 1 - 2
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BIO 106 - Topics in Women’s Health
An introduction to the many aspects of women’s health. Topics covered include reproductive system anatomy, physiology of the menstrual cycle, breast cancer, gynecological cancers, HIV/AIDS and other STDs, menopause, etc. Course content emphasizes both normal and abnormal conditions including symptoms, treatment options, and long-term effects as well as prevention. This course is designed for the general student of all ages, and for men as well as women. It also is a useful introduction to the subject for students preparing for careers in the healthcare profession.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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BIO 108 - Introduction to Human Nutrition
This course provides an introduction to the nutrients necessary for humans to live and thrive and the basic mechanisms by which they act. The course will pay particular attention to the links between food and health and disease. It will also include information on alcohol, energy balance and metabolism, disorders of metabolism or energy balance, and nutritional deficiencies. As time permits, the course will cover special stages of life (pregnancy, infancy, childhood or aging), and herbal and nutritional supplements. The goal is to obtain an educated groundwork for understanding the body processes of nutrients and their application to everyday disease states. Topical articles will be presented at a level that mirrors and develops basic scientific literacy for the educated layperson.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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BIO 109 - Special Topics in Biology
A course whose subject matter may come from any of a variety of topics in Biology. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics or at different levels. A lab may be included as part of the course.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1 - 4
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BIO 110 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
This course studies the workings of the human body. The primary objective is to gain an understanding of how the healthy human body works. Class discussion and investigations focus on the form and function of individual body systems and their integration into the living organism. Comparisons will be made between the healthy body and disease states. The first semester in a two-semester sequence will cover the general structure of the human body, cells, tissues, the integument, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 4
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BIO 114 - Careers in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
Successful entry into a career in fisheries or wildlife management usually requires early experience and mentoring by professionals in the discipline. The course will be a lecture and discussion series, presented by guest lecturers from state, federal, tribal and private organizations that manage fishery or wildlife resources. These sessions will emphasize the professional development of the presenters, the work routine and opportunities to get first-hand experience.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 2
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BIO 116 - Special Projects in Field Marine Biology
An introductory course to familiarize students with local marine environments and the organisms that occupy those environments. Projects include collection of biological data from soft-bottom, salt marsh and rocky shore that are followed by basic analysis in the computer lab. Students learn about sampling, experimental design and hypothesis testing, read scientific papers and write at least one paper related to results from a sampling study or experiment.
Course Typically Offered Pilot course
Credits: 3
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BIO 117 - This is Life!
This introductory course in general biology for both majors and non-majors is organized around the characteristics of life. Topics covered include cellularity, homeostasis, growth, development, reproduction, genetics, response to stimuli, ecology and evolution. The inquiry-based laboratory provides opportunities for students to participate in hands-on investigations into these topics. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 118 - Animal Life
This introductory course focuses on organisms traditionally discussed in zoology courses including protists, invertebrate and vertebrate animals. The course will cover the evolutionary relationships among these lineages of organisms, the adaptations exhibited by members of each group to their modes of living, the reproductive strategies employed by members of each group and the role of each group in the ecosystems of which they are a part. The laboratory exercises will present a mix of inquiry-based and descriptive investigations centered around animal form and function. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. The course will meet for one half of the semester.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 with a C- or higher.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 119 - Plant Life
This introductory course focuses on organisms traditionally discussed in botany courses, including vascular and non-vascular plants, lichens and fungi. The course will cover the evolutionary relationships among these lineages of organisms, the adaptations exhibited by members of each group to their modes of living, the reproductive strategies employed by members of each group and the role of each group in the ecosystems of which are a part. The laboratory exercises will present a mix of inquiry-based and descriptive investigations centered around plant form and function. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. The course will meet for one half of the semester.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 with a C- or higher.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 206 - Intro to Marine Biology
This is a survey of major marine ecosystems, including plankton, rocky intertidal, mudflat, marsh, coral reef and deep sea communities. Topics for each ecosystem include identifications, life histories, biology and ecology of dominant species. Field trips to local marine environments are used to develop identification skills, ecological techniques, experimental design, and statistical analysis of data. Students participate in toxic alga monitoring program for the Maine State Department of Marine Resources throughout the semester. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, BIO 118, BIO 119 and ENV 103, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 4
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BIO 209 - Special Topics in Biology
A course whose subject matter may come from any of a variety of topics in Biology. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics or at different levels. A lab may be included as part of the course.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1 - 4
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BIO 211 - Field and Laboratory Techniques in Biology
This course may be used to learn a variety of field and laboratory techniques. Students develop topics in consultation with the faculty member who will direct the course. Examples of topics are sampling and identification of plankton, conducting amphibian and avian surveys, laboratory techniques in genetics and immunology, horticultural methods, vegetation sampling and analysis.
Prerequisites: Varies with topics.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 1 - 2
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BIO 212 - Ornithology
The remarkable adaptations of birds to flight traced through the study of their biology, behavior, and ecology. Comparisons of systematic groups demonstrate the interrelationships of anatomy with ecological roles and behavior. These and other topics are elucidated through dissection and examination of specimens. Frequent field trips to practice identification of birds by visual patterns, behavior and song, culminate in a predawn bird census. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 216 - Mammalogy
Provides an introduction to the ecological and evolutionary contexts that led to the radiation of mammals, and a strong grounding in the physiological/reproductive strategies that differentiate mammals from other tetrapods. Students are exposed to the common techniques used in studying mammals, including an introduction into DNA technology. The major orders of mammals is reviewed and important recent shifts in the classification are discussed. When appropriate, Maine mammals are used to illustrate concepts. Students further this emphasis through the preparation of museum-quality specimens or a research paper. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 218 - Herpetology
This course will introduce students to the scope of Herpetology. General topics will include basic anatomy and physiology; including fascinating alternative reproductive strategies and physiological ecology. A survey of the modern families of amphibians and reptiles will include the relationships among them and their connections to the ancient tetrapod groups.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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BIO 221 - General Microbiology
A survey of the biology of microorganisms, in particular the prokaryotes. Topics include a taxonomic survey of the microbes, regulation of cellular activities, and inheritance. Investigations into the interactions between microorganisms and humans and the role of microorganisms in the environment will round out student perspectives of these minute life forms. Laboratory investigations of each topic will emphasize safe lab practice, problem solving, analysis of data, and communication of results. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 223 - Marine Mammals & Pelagic Birds
The biology, ecology, and systematics of marine mammals and pelagic birds are studied through lectures and discussion of primary literature. During field trips students develop identification skills, censusing techniques and study of behavior of local species.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Fall - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 224 - General Entomology
Students will be given a broad introduction to insect external and internal anatomy, physiology, evolution, taxonomy and ecology. Students will be able to identify the major insect orders and representative families on sight. They will have the skills to identify the majority of North American insects to the family level using appropriate dichotomous keys. Each student will identify, read and present the major ideas from at least two papers published in the primary literature. The course format will be a combination of lecture exams, laboratory practical exams, written and verbal presentations and the submission of properly identified and labelled insect collections. If time and student interest permit, an introduction to Arachnid identification (to the family level) will be included.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 4
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BIO 227 - Invertebrate Zoology
This course is a survey of the great diversity of free-living and parasitic organisms without backbones. While terrestrial and aquatic groups are studied, marine organisms and their planktonic stages are emphasized. The anatomy, systematics, and biology of invertebrates are studied through lectures, collections, dissections, microscopy, and videotape. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118 and sophomore standing or higher, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 229 - Plant Systematics
An introduction to the identification, classification and evolution of vascular and non-vascular plants and lichens. Topics considered include the history of taxonomy, plant life cycles, taxonomically important anatomical and morphological features of plants, classification systems, characteristics of selected plant families and methods of phylogenetic inference. Lecture and field work place approximately equal emphasis on knowledge of the local flora and recognition of important plant families. Laboratory work includes methods of specimen preparation, identification and mounting and organization maintenance of an herbarium and methods of phylogenetic inference. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 119, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Fall - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 230 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
This course studies the workings of the human body. The primary objective is to gain an understanding of how the healthy human body works. Class discussion and investigations focus on the form and function of individual body systems and their integration into the living organism. Comparisons will be made between the healthy body and disease states. This second semester in a two-semester sequence will cover the homeostatic systems of the body: cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and excretory systems. Study of reproduction, pregnancy and the immune systems will complete the understanding of the workings of the human body. Control of these systems by the nervous and endocrine systems will be emphasized. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 110 Human Anatomy & Physiology I.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 234 - Animal Physiology
This course will focus on a comparison of the physiological strategies animals use to overcome the challenges they face. There are three broad topics: energetics (partitioning of energy between reproduction, growth and movement), maintenance of homeostasis (temperature regulation, water balance, gas exchange, excretion and acquisition of nutrients) and cellular communication and integration of systems.
Prerequisites: BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Fall - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 235 - Introduction to Fisheries & Wildlife Management
Fisheries and Wildlife Management is a many-faceted field. There is no single class that will provide students with all they need to become a professional. This course is a combination of lectures, discussions, literature review and external activities that represent different aspects of the field. Topics include defining Fish & Wildlife Management, a historical perspective, demographics and population growth, “decimating/welfare factors” and specific case studies. Students will appreciate the breadth of the field, the coursework necessary to become a fisheries or wildlife biologist and acquire a basic conceptual fluency. While the course includes foundation-building content, the need for professional training will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, BIO 118, BIO 114 and MAT 102, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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BIO 245 - General Ecology
An introduction to the major ecological concepts of energy flow, community and population structure, nutrient cycling, competition, and predation demonstrated through the study of selected ecosystems. The influence of geological processes in New England on soil formation and community structure is studied in lectures and field trips. Students are introduced to sampling techniques, experimental design, and statistical analysis of data through field trips to local aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, BIO 118, BIO 119 and MAT 111M (may be taken concurrently), or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 4
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BIO 305 - Research Seminar
This course is designed to allow students to assimilate the multiple aspects of independent research in a group setting. There are six primary components of the course: 1) review of primary literature pertinent to the project, 2) presentations by invited experts in the field, 3) discussion of stakeholder perspectives and options for effective communication of data, 4) training and education on new technologies and techniques, 5) student presentations (data presentation and summar will be required) and 6) open discussion and trouble-shooting of individual research projects. The specific research topics addressed will change as the focus of the various research projects changes. This course can be taken multiple times.
Corequisites: Participation in a research project, such as Senior Thesis in Biological Research (BIO 404, BIO 405, BIO 406), an Independent Study research project, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1
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BIO 309 - Special Topics in Biology
A course whose subject matter may come from any of a variety of topics in Biology. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics or at different levels. A lab may be included as part of the course.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1 - 4
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BIO 310 - Special Topics in Mariculture
This course allows students to experience a wide range of topics in marine aquaculture through numerous approaches including classroom seminars where topics may range from the history of mariculture in the U.S. to the biology and culture of salmonids, bivalves, or crustaceans. Additional options for students include hands-on activities involving culturing organisms in UMM’s aquaculture research laboratory or attending outside seminars or conferences that involve the culture of marine organisms. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. May be offered pass/fail at instructor’s option.
Prerequisites: Permission of marine biologists.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 2 - 4
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BIO 313 - Ichthyology
The biology, ecology, and systematics of fresh and saltwater fish are studied through lectures, laboratories, and discussion of primary literature. Students develop skills in aging, identification, fisheries management, and aquaculture during laboratory and field trips.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and BIO 118, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 315 - Experimental Design & Analysis for Biologists
This course will introduce students to the most common and widely used experimental designs to generate biological data for both continuous and categorical variables. The emphasis will be on how to: 1) design resource-appropriate sampling programs; 2) avoid mistakes that make analyzing data difficult; and, 3) properly analyze data. Statistical methods such as analysis of variance, linear and non-linear regression, analysis of covariance, analysis of frequencies, and an introduction to multivariate analysis will be presented.
Prerequisites: MAT 215 Applied Statistics, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 332 - Intro to Mariculture
A course that introduces students to topics in marine aquaculture, primarily mariculture in Maine. Topics include the history of mariculture in the state, water quality parameters, culture systems, life histories and ecology, public vs. private mariculture, feeding and nutrition, diseases within culture systems, and mariculture economics. UMM’s mariculture facility is used to culture algae, shellfish, and finfish. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, BIO 118, BIO 119 and BIO 206, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 4
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BIO 333 - Plant Ecology
A course that introduces students to topics in marine aquaculture, primarily mariculture in Maine. Topics include the history of mariculture in the state, water quality parameters, culture systems, life histories and ecology, public vs. private mariculture, feeding and nutrition, diseases within culture systems, and mariculture economics. UMM’s mariculture facility is used to culture algae, shellfish, and finfish. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 245, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Fall - Alternate Years (Offered fall semesters of even-numbered years.)
Credits: 4
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BIO 334 - Cell Biology
A study of the properties of eukaryotic cells. As the smallest unit of life, the cell defines both the potential capabilities and inherent limitations of all forms of life. This course explores the structure, physiology, and biochemistry of cells, with the primary goal of developing an appreciation for the connections between the workings of individual cells and the activity of the whole organism. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117 and CHY 102 and MAT 111M, or permission of instructor. (CHY 221 recommended)
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 340 - Evolution
A study of the scientific theories and evidence related to the process of evolution. Topics covered include the mechanisms of evolution, molecular evolution, speciation, and the history of life. Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 353 or permission of instructor. (CHY 221 and MAT 215 recommended.)
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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BIO 350 - Developmental Biology
A course combining the classical study of embryology with an emphasis on the genetic and biochemical control of development. Animal embryos are studied in the context of cell differentiation and formation of body pattern. Influences of the environment on developmental processes will also be investigated.
Prerequisites: BIO 334 and BIO 353, or permission of instructor. (BIO 323 recommended)
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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BIO 352 - Algal & Marine Plant Ecology
This course will engage students in studies and active research in the functional biology, ecology, physiology, taxonomy and identification of algae and marine plants (primarily marine macrophytes). The course will focus on 1) the abiotic and biotic factors affecting their growth and distribution, 2) the structural and physiological differences in their taxonomic and functional groups, 3) the role of algae and plants as important foundation species for habitat and food in major marine communities, and 4) the contrasting ecological differences structuring those communities. Students will learn to identify and collect local algae and marine plants through herbaria. Students will use a variety of species and systems to read about, ask and answer experimental questions related to the ecology and physiology of these organisms. Original research will occur in the field and laboratory through a process of guided inquiry. Students will learn to read and write papers using statistical analyses and the scientific format.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, BIO 119, ENV 103, BIO 206, CHY 101, CHY 102 (may be concurrent), MAT 215, MAT 315, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 4
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BIO 353 - Genetics
An in-depth investigation into the mechanisms of heredity. The course builds strong foundations in Mendelian and molecular genetics. Topics covered include probability, pedigree analysis, the molecular biology of the gene, gene expression, mechanisms of mutation, and population’s genetics. The laboratory portion of the course includes common organismal and molecular techniques used in whole organism genetic analysis and molecular biology. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 117, CHY 101, CHY 102, MAT 111M, or equivalents, or permission of instructor. (CHY 221 and MAT 215 recommended)
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 4
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BIO 355 - Conservation Biology
A capstone course examining the principles and practices of measuring, maintaining, and enhancing biological diversity. The course focuses on applications of ecology, population biology, and genetics to the conservation of species and ecosystems. Laboratories may include computer simulations and fieldwork. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 245; MAT 215 or higher; junior or senior standing; ENV 112 or BIO 353; or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 4
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BIO 359 - Genomic Research
This project-based course focuses on the bioinformatic and molecular analysis of genomic data. Students will learn basic biology, including analysis of primary literature. Students will submit annotated sequence data and complete research projects related to bacteriophage research.
Prerequisites: BIO 100 or BIO 117, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 360 - Marine Ecology
An advanced course in ecology comparing the population and community dynamics of a variety of intertidal and subtidal hard-and soft-bottom, planktonic, and coral reef communities. Topics include spatial relationships, competition, prey-predator relationships, symbiosis, behavioral patterns, seasonal cycles, succession, larval strategies, and productivity. Through field and laboratory work students learn to design and conduct experiments, analyze data, and write research papers. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 206, 227, 245, MAT 215 and MAT 315, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 4
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BIO 401 - Senior Thesis in Biology
The BIO 401, 402, and 403 sequence is designed for students wishing to prepare an in-depth literature review of an aspect of Biology of particular interest. Students typically begin the sequence during the second semester of the junior year of study. Students first enroll in BIO 401, and in consultation with a thesis advisor, select a topic and prepare a bibliography and an outline of the paper. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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BIO 402 - Senior Thesis in Biology
In the second semester of the sequence, students enroll in BIO 402. During this semester, the bibliography is updated, and a preliminary draft of the paper is submitted to the thesis advisor. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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BIO 403 - Senior Thesis in Biology
In the third semester of the sequence, students enroll in BIO 403. A final draft of the paper is submitted to the Division of Environmental and Biological Science faculty. Students make an oral presentation of the topic and make any corrections to the paper required by the division faculty. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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BIO 404 - Senior Thesis in Biological Research
An opportunity for students to engage in independent research on a biological problem of interest to them. Such work involves field or laboratory experimentation, computer modeling, or a combination of methodologies. A student typically begins in the second half of the junior year of study. The student first enrolls in BIO 404. In consultation with a thesis advisor the student selects a research project, prepares a bibliography and preliminary literature review, and submits a research proposal. SSC 320 Research Methods and Design may be substituted for this first semester. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: MAT 215, a 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 405 - Senior Thesis in Biological Research
In the second semester of the sequence, the student enrolls in BIO 405. During this semester, the student completes the experimental portion of thesis work and prepares a draft paper. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: MAT 215, a 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 406 - Senior Thesis in Biological Research
In the third semester of the sequence, the student enrolls in BIO 406. The student must submit a final draft of the paper to the Division of Environmental and Biological Science faculty. The student gives an oral presentation of the topic and makes any final corrections to the paper required by the division faculty. A grade of “pass” or “fail” is awarded.
Prerequisites: MAT 215, a 3.0 GPA within the major and overall, and approval by a thesis advisor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 2
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BIO 409 - Special Topics in Biology
A course whose subject matter may come from any of a variety of topics in Biology. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics or at different levels. A lab may be included as part of the course.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 1 - 4
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BIO 410 - Senior Seminar in Biology
Biology majors with a GPA less than 3.0 must take BIO 410 rather than one of the Senior Thesis sequences. This is a one-semester seminar course in which students can expect to have regular reading assignments and class discussions. The topic or topics are chosen in advance by the instructor. Students have an opportunity to investigate areas within the topic(s) of particular interest to them. Papers, oral reports, and/or exams are required at the discretion of the instructor.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of Instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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BIO 460 - Seminar in Marine Ecology
A seminar course whose primary objective is to explore marine ecological concepts, themes, and paradigms of student interest. Students are assigned readings from primary literature and learn how to interpret those readings critically with respect to methodological design, results, and ultimate theses.
Prerequisites: BIO 360, or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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BIO 482 - Senior Seminar in Marine Biology
A course that will offer senior-level marine biology students interesting and challenging material of a topical nature. Readings will draw from both primary and secondary sources. Content is discussed in group settings. Students will investigate areas of particular interest to them through written and oral presentations.
Prerequisites: Completion of all other requirements within Marine Biology or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Spring - Alternate Years
Credits: 3
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BUS 106 - Intro to Personal & Business Finance
This course will provide students with a foundational understanding for making informed personal financial decisions. Topics include: managing personal finances, tax issues, insurance, annuities, inflation and recession, credit, budgeting, financial planning, home ownership, bank accounts, investments and social insurance programs. This course will also provide the foundation students need to understand and discuss the language of routine financial activities in the business sector, and provide a solid foundation for future studies.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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BUS 111 - Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurship
An introductory course providing knowledge of what business and entrepreneurship are all about. It is a basic course in business, economic and entrepreneurial literacy as well as organizational structures and functions, and provides an overview of the traditional business disciplines including marketing, finance, accounting, management, information systems, etc., and additionally forms the basis for subsequent studies.
Prerequisites: Competency and/or concurrent enrollment in basic reading, writing, and mathematics courses are a prerequisite for all business studies offerings with a prefix of ACC, BUS, MAN, or MAR.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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BUS 212 - Business Communications
A course designed to develop effective communication skills in the areas of writing, speaking, and listening. Emphasis is placed on appropriate formats for business communications including grammatical style, clarity, and conciseness of messages. A second focus in communication is on social media and its applicable marketing and online engagement strategies.
Prerequisites: ENG 101.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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BUS 221 - Business Law I
A course designed to create an understanding of the fundamentals of business law and an awareness of the legal environment in which the business enterprise operates. Special emphasis is given to the basic principles of law that apply to business transactions of a contractual nature.
Prerequisites: ENG 101.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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BUS 222 - Business Law II
A course designed for continued emphasis on the legal principles governing business transactions. Special emphasis is given to commercial paper, real and personal property, bailments, agency and employment.
Prerequisites: BUS 221.
Course Typically Offered Every Spring
Credits: 3
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BUS 320 - Internship & Seminar
This course is tied to a professional field placement so students can gain significant and extensive experience in a business or non-profit organization. A formal approval process is required before a student can be placed and/or registered. Students will meet with their faculty advisor to specify individual learning outcomes for the experience. A student will be required to complete 40 hours of supervised work as well as attend six seminars. At the end of the experience, the student must complete a summative report addressing how the student met each of the learning outcomes.
Prerequisites: Junior standing, or permission of the instructor.
Course Typically Offered Variable
Credits: 3
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BUS 324 - Labor Relations Management
This course provides an examination of the legal, managerial and economic factors relevant to labor management relations and an in-depth investigation into the character and procedures of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and fact-finding. Current labor management contracts and implications for labor and management will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Summer only
Credits: 3
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BUS 325 - Business Ethics & Social Responsbilty
This upper-level course gives the student a thorough introduction to important ethical issues that arise in the world of business, including the analysis of interests of all the individuals who hold a stake in the outcome of any business dilemma or decision. The course encourages students to open their minds to the variety of opinions on any given ethical issue. The results of this approach will be to help ensure that all stakeholder perspectives are considered. The course emphasizes the application of traditional ethical theories to modern decision-making. Finally, major emphasis will be placed on how and why ethical business behavior varies among countries and cultures.
Prerequisites: Junior status or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered Every Fall
Credits: 3
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