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KPE 250 - Prevention and Care for Sports Injuries
Involves instruction in and practice of first aid and emergency medical care procedures specific to an active population. Students will practice life saving techniques such as respiratory and cardiac care. They will learn and practice injury prevention using taping and bracing techniques. Students will learn and practice how to assess and manage acute injury care for active individuals.
Prerequisites: ATR or KPE major or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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KPE 253 - Lifetime Fitness for Health
The course is designed to encourage personal awareness and responsibility for the maintenance of health and physical well-being through the seven dimensions of wellness; physical, intellectual, social, environmental, occupational, spiritual, and emotional. Instruction on the role of physical activity and other health behaviors on the well-being of the human body will be emphasized. Special emphasis will be directed towards developing a healthy balance between demands of school, work and social lives and their impacts on short and long-term health and fitness goals. Specific topics of instruction over the semester will include an introduction to wellness and fitness, aerobic and muscular fitness, flexibility and back health, body composition and weight management, nutrition, stress, and other relevant topics pertaining to health.
General Education Requirements: Applications of Scientific Knowledge
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 262 - Methods of Teaching Physical Activity
Methods of teaching physical activity to all age groups and ability levels. Teaching models and practical application of models will be stressed. Teaching effectiveness techniques, theories, principles, instructional design and methods of evaluation will be examined.
Prerequisites: ATR or KPE major or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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KPE 263 - Individual and Net Games
This is a required skills class for KPE teaching majors. Students will learn specific skills and teaching activities in golf, tennis, badminton, volleyball and other individual sport skills.
Prerequisites: KPE Majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 264 - Team Sports and Invasion Games
This is a required skills class for KPE teacher candidacy majors. Students will learn specific skills and sequential teaching activities for selected team sports including basketball, lacrosse, team handball, and soccer. Emphasis will be placed on teaching content specific pedagogy while using a sport education / invasion game instructional model.
Prerequisites: KPE Majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 265 - Outdoor and Adventure Activities
This is an introductory course in outdoor and adventure activities, forming the foundation of an outdoor leadership education. The course focuses primarily on participation in four different activity categories: cross-country skiing and snowshoeing; bouldering and climbing; hiking and orienteering; and challenge course. The winter sports portion of the course will include instruction in snowshoeing and classic cross-country skiing, as well as the environmental and equipment considerations for safe outdoor activity participation in winter. The climbing portion of the course emphasizes the fundamental skills and safety knowledge needed for indoor bouldering and top-rope climbing, including risk management and belay certification. During orienteering students will learn and practice essential map and compass skills, and in the challenge course portion of the course students will learn about and practice the educational concepts behind facilitating and processing adventure-based activities.
Prerequisites: KPE Major or Minor or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 266 - Dance Activities
This is a required skills class for KPE majors in the teaching tract. Students will learn specific skills and teaching methods in dance activities.
Prerequisites: KPE Major or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 270 - Motor Development and Learning
The understanding and application of major principles in the development and learning of motor behavior from conception through adolescence. The effects of development in the cognitive and affective domains upon the motor domain.
Prerequisites: ATR or KPE major or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 271 - History and Philosophy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Provides historical and philosophical knowledge in relation to physical education and sport. Current sociological issues will be discussed. Oral and written presentations will be required covering historical, philosophical and social issues relating to sport and physical education.
General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive
Prerequisites: ENG 101.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 280 - Introduction to Paddling Instruction and Safety
This course covers the fundamentals of paddling skills, paddling instruction, and safety in fresh water. Students will learn a variety of paddling strokes and boat maneuvering skills in a number of paddling disciplines including canoeing, stand up paddleboarding, and kayaking. In addition, students will learn about and practice swift water rescue, trip planning, on-water group management, equipment management, and safety procedures. Instructing paddling skills is the focus for the second half of the course, and students will spend considerable time practicing and reflecting on their instruction and leadership skills.
Prerequisites: KPE Major or Minor or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 286 - Introduction to Outdoor Leadership and Facilitation
This course focuses on the study and practice of outdoor leadership theory, styles, and techniques applied to education and recreation settings. It is designed to be an introduction to outdoor leadership and facilitation skills, and to create a foundation of knowledge to be built upon in future coursework. Course content will include outdoor leadership theories and applications; individual leadership abilities and assessment; and group development, communication, and decision making.
Prerequisites: Outdoor Leadership minor or concentration or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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KPE 300 - Professionalism in Athletic Training
Designed to familiarize students of the relationships between athletic trainers and other health care professionals. Students will study the professional aspects of being an athletic trainer and observe health care providers such as nurse practitioners, orthopedic surgeons, and emergency medical technicians.
Prerequisites: ATR major or permission of Athletic Training Education Director.
Course Typically Offered: Spring Even Years
Credits: 1
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KPE 301 - Athletic Training-Clinical Skills III
Through hands-on experience under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer, the student will focus on evaluating and treating athletic injuries using assessment skills, therapeutic modalities skills necessary for the profession. Focuses on lower extremity evaluations using theories and problem solving skills while in an athletic training setting.
Prerequisites: KPE 202, KPE 386 and KPE 388.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 302 - Athletic Training-Clinical Skills IV
Focus in on evaluation and treatment using assessment skills, therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation exercises for head, cervical/thoracic spine and upper extremity injuries. The student will develop competency and proficiency in these skills while working in an athletic training setting and will be under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer.
Prerequisites: KPE 301, KPE 385, and KPE 387
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 303 - Pharmacology in Athletic Training
Provides information in pharmacology applications including indications, contraindications, precautions and interactions of medications commonly used for injuries, illness or conditions of the physically active. Regulations of various local and national governing bodies will be discussed.
Prerequisites: ATR major or permission of Athletic Training Education Director.
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Even Years
Credits: 1
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KPE 304 - Instruction and Assessment with Technology in Physical Education and Exercise Prescription
This course introduces physical education teacher candidates and exercise science majors to technology literacy with a focus on the effective use of technology as instructional and assessment tools in physical education and exercise prescription settings. Students will become familiar with current and emerging educational technologies including computer software, apps, and multiple specific devices. Using a project-based approach, students will learn to apply various technologies as related to professional development, advocacy, planning and instruction, and the assessment of student learning.
Class experiences will involve hands-on learning, problem solving exercises, and critical analyses of technology integration. The use of technology for the sake of using technology will be avoided. Students will be challenged to identify, justify, and apply technology in meaningful and innovative ways with aim of enhancing teaching and learning in physical education and exercise prescription.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 307 - Anatomy and Injuries of the Trunk and Lower Extremity
Familiarize students with human musculoskeletal anatomy and common injuries to the lower extremity. They will also learn basic strength and range of motion skills used to assess the lower extremity.
Prerequisites: KPE 250
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 308 - Anatomy and Injuries of the Upper Extremity
Familiarize students with human musculoskeletal anatomy and common injuries to the upper extremity. They will also learn basic strength and range of motion skills for assessing the upper extremity.
Prerequisites: KPE 250
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 311 - Advanced Methods of Instructing Outdoor Activities
This course establishes a strong foundation in outdoor instruction skills for students wishing to pursue careers in outdoor leadership. Students will learn about and practice specific instructional skills for a variety of outdoor activities. In this context of instructional planning and execution, students will explore overarching topics including equipment selection and maintenance, weather and environment, safety and risk management, and lesson planning and management.
Prerequisites: KPE 265 and KPE 286 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 344 - Principles of Coaching
Supplies an appreciation and background in the art of coaching. Deals with the complex problems facing those that accept the challenge of handling our youth of today in a sport setting. The complete role of the effectiveness of the coach will be surveyed. Field trips to study experienced coaches will be required.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 364 - Elementary School Physical Education
Specifically designed for the elementary physical educator for the purpose of studying the movement education curriculum used in elementary schools. Emphasis will focus on effective teaching techniques, instructional planning and on the progression of skills used in games, dance and gymnastics. A laboratory teaching experience will be implemented at a local elementary school.
Prerequisites: KPE 262 and permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 365 - Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Physical Education
Provides the preservice teacher with an opportunity to practice learned effective teaching behavior in various teaching settings. Also provides the preservice teacher with an overview of secondary schools.
Prerequisites: KPE 262 and permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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KPE 367 - Adapted Physical Education
Helps teachers, coaches, and recreation personnel meet state and federal requirements for equal opportunities for handicapped persons. Content includes etiology and characteristics for handicapping conditions; implications for teaching; direct experience with handicapped persons.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 376 - Kinesiology
An introduction to the analysis of human motion based on anatomic knowledge, basic biomechanics and kinesiological principles as they apply to teaching and coaching sport skills.
Prerequisites: Athletic Training or Kinesiology and Physical Education major, or by permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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KPE 378 - Physiology of Exercise
Develops an understanding of the integration and regulation of physiological functions during physical activity. Through investigation of factors affecting human performance, and the coordinated adjustment of body functions to the stress of exercise, students will become more aware of the theoretical and practical applications of exercise science.
Prerequisites: BIO 208
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
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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: Writing Intensive
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.
Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
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 308 or Permission
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 307 or permission
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 307 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 307
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
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KPE 396 - Outdoor Leadership Field Experience
Students in this course will experience first-hand outdoor leadership opportunities in immersive, field-based settings led by expert faculty. Course content will focus on practical outdoor leadership skills in diverse environments and settings, including the back-country. Working with community partners, students will have the opportunity to practice their outdoor leadership skills in the field in authentic programmatic settings. Overnight travel and outdoor activity participation is required. The exact activities covered will depend on the season the course is offered. This course is typically offered as a two-week intensive and there is a course fee. This course is for students in the Outdoor Leadership Minor or concentration.
Prerequisites: Permission
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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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 411 - Ethics and Social Justice in Outdoor Leadership
In this course students will explore and critically discuss ethical and social justice issues related to outdoor activities, programming, and leadership. Topics will include wilderness travel ethics, diversity and gender issues in outdoor programming and leadership, and the creation of inclusive and equitable opportunities for all. Students will be asked to examine their own beliefs and experiences, and to consider their importance in shaping outdoor leadership identities.
General Education Requirements: Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Ethics
Prerequisites: KPE 265
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: Writing Intensive
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: Capstone Experience
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, Summer
Credits: 3
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LAS 102 - Success in College
Orientation to campus resources, including people, and to the academic community, with special emphasis on the values and habits that characterize appreciation for higher education (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 ideas for the benefit of the community). This course will stress access to resources, self-evaluation, and personal assessments to develop learning strategies for success in college and life. Students will identify and understand tools that will facilitate a successful college experience.
Prerequisites: Permission
Credits: 1
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LAS 104 - Career, Character, and Happiness
This course is designed to give you the tools to make informed decisions about your educational and career goals. In part one, philosophical and psychological perspectives on happiness are explored. Students are encouraged to develop a reflective sense of what a good life means for them as individuals. They will also gain an understanding of how career satisfaction and happiness are related. In part two, using tools designed for self-assessment, reflective writing, and discussion, students will identify their strengths, values, interests, and skills. They will also consider how social-environmental factors influence their choices and opportunities. In part three, students will make informed decisions about their educational and career goals. They will locate and evaluate material and relevant information about the careers that interest them.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher
Credits: 1
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LAS 150 - Success in College
In this course, you will work closely with a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty or staff member. You and your classmates will learn how to join an intellectual conversation at a significantly higher level than you have been accustomed to in high school. As a first-year student, you will join an academic community of thinkers, learners and researchers who are committed to achieving and maintaining the rigors and rewards of a liberal arts education. Through active participation in this course, you will acquire the skills necessary for success in college and, therefore, life. The goals of the course are the following:
- Discuss and practice basic college study skills.
- Provide an introduction to responsible conduct at the University of Maine, including how to communicate appropriately with faculty and professional staff.
- Discuss the importance of attendance, accountability, perseverance and practice engagement in academic planning/management for success.
- Overview of the many campus academic and social resources.
- Introduce students to the necessity of studying and interpreting primary sources.
- Instill, through practice, the ability to express themselves cogently.
- Enhance students’ ability to communicate their ideas in a professional manner.
Prerequisites: 1st year College of Liberal Arts students
Course Typically Offered: Every year
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 497 - Independent Study: Capstone for Bachelor of University Studies
Independent study: Capstone for Bachelor of University Studies
General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive and Capstone
Prerequisites: This course is open only to students who have been formally accepted into the BUS-CLAS pathway program and are in their last semester before graduating.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Credits: 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: Capstone
Prerequisites: Permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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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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LBR 101 - Introduction to Information Literacy for STEM Fields
This course provides students a foundation in navigating information resources used in an academic environment. Emphasis on developing research and critical thinking skills in STEM fields. Students enrolled in LBR 101 cannot receive credit for LBR 102.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1
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LBR 102 - Introduction to Information Literacy
This course provides students a foundation in navigating information resources used in an academic environment. Emphasis on developing research and critical thinking skills. Students enrolled in LBR 102 cannot receive credit for LBR 101.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1
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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: Social Contexts and Institutions
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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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: Social Context and Institutions
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: Ethics and the Writing Intensive
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 210 - Leadership and Sports
Examines the exercise of leadership in sports settings. Pays special attention to team dynamics, the role of culture and organization in teams, strategic management practices in sports applications, and the ethical challenges of highly competitive environments.
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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LDR 220 - Leadership and Social Movements
Examines the role of social movements in processes of political and social change. Pays special attention to movement strategies and tactics, member recruitment, the dynamic interaction between activists and elites, and the mobilization of resources for movement sustainability.
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Alternating years
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: Social Contexts and Institutions
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 330 - Crisis Leadership and Decision Making
Examines processes of decision-making during crisis moments. Pays special attention to individual psychology, organizational culture, and cognitive biases. Explores decision-making during crisis moments through historical and contemporary case studies.
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or permission of the instructor or at least three credits from the following courses: MSL 101, MSL 102, MSL 201 or MSL 2202
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Alternating years
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 370 - Leadership through Advocacy and Lobbying
Provides an intensive exploration of public affairs leadership through the art and craft of public advocacy and lobbying. Immersion in the strategies, tactic, methods, techniques, regulations, and ethics of those who advocate public policy options to elected officials.
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or POS 100 or permission of the instructor and LDR 370 cannot be taken for credit after passing LDR 350 with the topic: Leadership through Advocacy & Lobbying
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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LDR 380 - SL: Leadership and Service
Interdisciplinary analysis of servant leadership, public service, and engaged citizenship. Exploration of the ethics and practice of service-oriented leadership through the implementation of a sustained service-learning project. Critical reflection of students’ roles as leaders, followers, and engaged citizens.
General Education Requirements: Ethics
Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 390 - Contemporary Leadership and the Art of Political Strategy
Detailed case studies of contemporary and historical leaders through their involvement in major events. Special focus is given to the ways in which diverse leaders confront risk, as well as determinants of leadership success and failure. Application of leadership lessons to contemporary situations. f this course was taken under as a topics course in LDR 350, it cannot be repeated for credit.
General Education Requirements: Social Context and Institutions
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or POS 100 or permission of the instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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LDR 395 - Bipartisan Leadership: Lessons for William S. Cohen’s Career in Public Service
Examination of the rise of political polarization and gridlock in contemporary American politics. Analyzes prospects for bipartisan coalition building by investigating original archival documents related to William S. Cohen’s career in the House, Senate, and as Secretary of Defense. Special attention is paid to Cohen’s efforts to cross party lines in pursuit of common interests. If this course was taken under as a topics course in LDR 350, it cannot be repeated for credit.
General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive
Prerequisites: LDR 100 or POS 100 or permission of the instructor
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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LDR 495 - Washington D.C. Leadership Institute
An immersive travel course to Washington D.C. that examines hands-on, advanced leadership perspectives in times of unpredictable change. Offers intensive leadership seminars on location in the nation’s capital with notable leaders in fields such as government, foreign affairs, the military, business, non-profit organizations, athletics, education, and the arts. Includes numerous site visits to compelling destinations. If this course was taken under as a topics course in LDR 350, it cannot be repeated for credit.
General Education Requirements: Social Context and Institutions
Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor
Course Typically Offered: Summer
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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LST 101 - Introduction to Labor Studies
Introduction to the field of Labor Studies, an 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: Social Contexts and Institutions
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: Social Contexts and Institutions
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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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: Quantitative Literacy
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: Quantitative Literacy
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: Quantitative Literacy
Prerequisites: High school geometry required. Elementary Education, Child Development-Early Childhood Education, and Art Education majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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: Quantitative Literacy
Prerequisites: Elementary Education, Child Development-Early Childhood Education, and Art Education majors only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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 Quantitative Literacy 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: Quantitative Literacy
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.
Due to overlapping content, credit previously earned for MAT 126 will be removed upon completion of MAT 116. Both grades will appear on the transcript and will be utilized in GPA calculations.
Departmental permission to enroll is required if previously completed MAT 126.
General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy
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.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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.
Due to overlapping content, credit previously earned for MAT 127 will be removed upon completion of MAT 117. Both grades will appear on the transcript and will be utilized in GPA calculations.
Departmental permission to enroll is required if previously completed MAT 127.
General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy
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: Quantitative Literacy
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.
Departmental permission to enroll is required if previously completed MAT 116. Due to overlapping content, course repeat rules are applicable for MAT 126 and MAT 136.
General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy
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.
Departmental permission to enroll is required if previously completed MAT 117. Due to overlapping content, course repeat rules are applicable for MAT 127 and MAT 137.
General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 126 at the University of Maine or other system campuses. (Students who have transferred an equivalent class to UMaine will need to contact the Math Department for registration and advising where appropriate.)
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 at the University of Maine or other system campuses. (Students who have transferred an equivalent class to UMaine will need to contact the Math Department for registration and advising where appropriate.)
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.
Due to overlapping content, credit previously earned for MAT 259 and MAT 262 will be removed upon completion of MAT 258. Both grades will appear on the transcript and will be utilized in GPA calculations. (Not open to students who have already taken MAT 262 or MAT 259.)
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MAT 127 at UM or other system campus. Students with prior credit for MAT 259 and/or MAT 262 who nonetheless wish to enroll in MAT 258 should contact the Math Department.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
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.)
Due to overlapping content, credit previously earned for MAT 258 will be removed upon completion of MAT 259. Both grades will appear on the transcript and will be utilized in GPA calculations.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 228. Students with prior credit for MAT 258 who nonetheless wish to enroll in MAT 259 should contact the Math Department.
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: Writing Intensive
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.
Due to overlapping content, credit previously earned for MAT 258 will be removed upon completion of MAT 262. Both grades will appear on the transcript and will be utilized in GPA calculations.
Prerequisites: C or better in MAT 127. Students with prior credit for MAT 258 who nonetheless wish to enroll in MAT 262 should contact the Math Department.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 300 - Topics in Mathematics
Topics in mathematics not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Permission of department.
Course Typically Offered: Not Regularly Offered
Credits: 1-3
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MAT 329 - Problems Seminar II
Problem-solving in selected areas of mathematics. Material will be taken from various problem books, competitions and mathematical periodicals. Recommended for students who wish to participate in the annual Putnam competition. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 261 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1
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MAT 362 - Linear Algebra II
A second course on linear algebra with a greater emphasis on theory and proofs than MAT 262. Topics include abstract vector spaces, linear maps, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner product spaces, and Jordan normal form.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 258 or MAT 262, or departmental permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 400 - Topics in Mathematics
Topics in mathematics not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Permission of department.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1-3
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MAT 401 - Capstone Seminar in Mathematics
Required of all mathematics and statistics majors. Students will be asked to draw upon and integrate their mathematics course work by exploring mathematical topics in their historical and scientific context. Students are expected to exhibit innovative problem-solving and thoughtful writing. Each student will be required to write a paper on the topic under investigation and to present the results in a colloquium talk to the class.
General Education Requirements: Capstone
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 261, MAT 262 and senior standing.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 425 - Introduction to Real Analysis I
A study of functions of a real variable and the related topology of the real line. Concepts of limit, convergence, continuity and differentiability are studied.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 228 and MAT 261.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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MAT 426 - Introduction to Real Analysis II
A continuation of MAT 425 emphasizing integration and sequences and series of functions. Contents may vary from year to year.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 425.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 3
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MAT 445 - History of Mathematics
Deals with the lives and times of mathematicians, while focusing on mathematical ideas. Designed to acquaint the student with the evolution of various mathematical disciplines and to develop an appreciation of the problems faced by and often solved by mathematicians.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 127 or Department permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 451 - Dynamical Systems
A study of the nature and behavior of solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of differential and difference equations through mathematical analysis and the use of available menu-driven PC software. For students in mathematics and the sciences. Some knowledge of vectors and matrices and some familiarity with personal computers is recommended.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 258 or MAT 259 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 3
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MAT 452 - Complex Analysis
An introduction to functions of complex variables including differentiation, integration, series, mappings and applications.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 228.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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MAT 453 - Partial Differential Equations I
Introduction to general properties of partial differential equations followed by solutions of specific equations. Techniques include eigen function expansions, operational methods, and Green’s functions.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 259 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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MAT 454 - Partial Differential Equations II
A continuation of MAT 453.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT 453.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 3
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