2021-2022 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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WGS 270 - Gender in Native American Cultures
This course explores the concept of gender in indigenous communities of North America. Course materials will explore historical and contemporary perspectives of gender and sexual orientation to better understand how Native communities define and practice gender. NAS 101 or WGS 101 is a recommended prerequisite. (WGS 270 and NAS 270 are identical courses.)
General Education Requirements: Social Context and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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WGS 298 - Directed Study in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Individual study, research, field experience and writing projects in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related areas, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member associated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, arranged on request. (Contact the program office for an information sheet.)
Prerequisites: WGS 101 and Permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: Ar
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WGS 301 - Intermediate Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
An interdisciplinary, intermediate study of topics relevant to women, gender, and sexuality. May be taken more than once for credit if the topics differ. WGS 101 is a recommended prerequisite.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: 3
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WGS 303 - SL: Social Movements, Media and Change
This course considers the roles of gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, ability, and nationality in relationship to an understanding of social movements and social change, with a special emphasis on the role of social media in these areas. The course also provides students with an opportunity to engage in social change through a service learning project. If this course was taken under its topic course designator, WGS 201, it cannot be repeated for credit. It is recommended that students take WGS 101 before taking this course.
General Education Requirements: Social Context and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspective
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Credits: 3
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WGS 340 - Transnational Feminisms
Constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements are receding, a process with implications for the world’s women. Diverse transnational feminists provide different lenses on women’s work in factories, immigration, sex tourism, etc.
General Education Requirements: Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives
Course Typically Offered:
Spring
Credits: 3
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WGS 360 - Gender and Cinema
This course examines the connections between gender and cinema by examining gender theory, film criticism, and the history of the opposed as well as recent activist movements around production, inclusion, and representation. The course also serves as an introduction to major developments in feminist film theory since its emergence in the 1970s. WGS 101 is a recommended prerequisite.
General Education Requirements: Artistic and Creative Expression, and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Even Years
Credits: 3
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WGS 395 - Internship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Approved work experience for departmental majors in the application of WGS-related topics to practical, theoretical or research problems in any public service agency, business, or other setting approved by the program. Requirements include an initial written application showing the projected experience and its relevance to WGS, periodic logs or summaries, plus a final written report.
Prerequisites: Permission
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: 1-6
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WGS 401 - Advanced Topics in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
An advanced, interdisciplinary study of topics such as “Interpersonal Violence” or “Global Feminism”. May be taken more than once if the topics differ.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and WGS 101.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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WGS 410 - Feminist, Gender and Queer Theory
An introduction to the overlapping but sometimes conflicting traditions of feminist, gender, and queer theories.
General Education Requirements: Ethics
Prerequisites: 6 hours of WGS courses, including WGS 101 or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WGS 480 - Senior Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
This course is a culmination of the undergraduate major in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies whereby students will reflect on, review, and apply important theories, concepts, and principles in this interdisciplinary field of study. In addition to a collaborative, class-wide, feminist praxis of these concepts, each student conducts an individual capstone project applying feminist, gender, and queer theories and methodologies.
General Education Requirements: Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Writing Intensive, and Capstone
Prerequisites: WGS 101, WGS 103, WGS 340, WGS 410 and Senior Standing or permission
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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WGS 498 - Directed Study in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Advanced, individual study, field experience, research and writing projects in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related areas, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member associated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, arranged on request. (Contact the program office for an information sheet.)
Prerequisites: WST 101; junior or senior standing and permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer
Credits: Ar
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WLE 200 - Ecology
Ecology is the study of how distribution and abundances of organisms over time and space relate to major physical, chemical, geological, historical, biological, evolutionary, and energetic factors. This course provides students with a sound and relevant ecological framework through which they can better understand and explain the past and present, and prepare for the future, on a complex and rapidly changing planet whose productivity and life-support capacity is increasingly eroded by the industrialized human economy. WLE 200 is required for undergraduates majoring in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology but is suitable for students in most majors.
General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge requirement when taken without WLE 201. Together with WLE 201, this course satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences requirement.
Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in BIO 100 and BIO 200 or SMS 201, or instructor’s permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WLE 201 - Ecology Laboratory
A course emphasizing field and laboratory studies of plants and animals and their environments. A diversity of organisms and ecosystems will be investigated.
General Education Requirements: Together with WLE 200, this course satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. WLE 201 alone satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites: Wildlife Ecology major or permission; an ecology lecture course (i.e. WLE 200) may be taken concurrently.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WLE 220 - Introduction to Ecological Statistics
An introduction to the use of quantitative statistical methods for the purpose of answering ecological questions that provides information and techniques useful for advanced courses in wildlife ecology and other environmental sciences, with emphasis on presenting and interpreting results verbally and in writing.
General Education Requirements: Quantitative Literacy
Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C or better in MAT 122 or in MAT 116, or C- in MAT 126, and Grade of C- in WLE 200 and WLE 201 or SMS 300 or BIO 319.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
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WLE 230 - Introduction to Wildlife Conservation
Basic principles of wildlife ecology and conservation are illustrated with examples from Maine and around the world.
General Education Requirements: Population and the Environment
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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WLE 250 - Wildlife Field Survey
Two week field course stressing the use and application of wildlife research and management techniques, collection and analysis of biological data and the recognition of wildlife species and their habitats.
Prerequisites: Department Consent and student must meet these requirements: WLE 100 and a C- or better in WLE 200, WLE 201, and WLE 220. Wildlife Ecology major.
Course Typically Offered: Summer
Credits: 3
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WLE 323 - Introduction to Conservation Biology
Maintaining the diversity of life forms in the face of environmental degradation involves the study of population ecology, population genetics, and ecosystem ecology plus the socioeconomic and political matrix in which conservation problems must be solved. Class ends before Thanksgiving. Required attendance for one or two Saturday sessions.
General Education Requirements: Population and the Environment
Prerequisites: BIO 100.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WLE 340 - Freshwater Fisheries Ecology and Management
An ecological approach in studying freshwater fisheries and evaluating management tactics. Topics include general fish ecology, population dynamics, bioenergetics, stock-recruitment, habitat quality, biotic interactions, anthropogenic effects, recreational fisheries, management tools, assessment methods, nongame species, and human dimensions. Field-intensive, with emphasis on Maine fisheries and interaction with fishery professionals.
Prerequisites: BIO 329 and BIO 319 or SFR 407 or SMS 300 or WLE 200.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Odd Years
Credits: 3
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WLE 410 - Wildlife Population Dynamics and Conservation
Characteristics of wildlife populations, including principles of population dynamics and population interactions, with application in wildlife population conservation. Lec 3.
Prerequisites: WLE 200 or SMS 300 or BIO 319, or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WLE 411 - Wildlife Population Dynamics Lab
Focuses on field and quantitative techniques used to evaluate components of wildlife population ecology. Students will gain experience in methods commonly used to estimate animal occupancy, abundance, survival, reproduction, and rate of population growth through time. Students will collect data in the field, analyze data in a computer laboratory setting, and interpret and present results in formal reports and presentations. Course may have field trips during class times.
Corequisites: WLE 410
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 1
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WLE 423 - Wetland Ecology and Conservation
Focuses on major concepts in wetland ecology, classification, policy and regulation and issues in wetland conservation. Lecture material focuses on wetland communities associated with hydric soils (forested, shrub and emergent ecosystems). Lecture and field studies. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - even.)
General Education Requirements: Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences
Prerequisites: WLE 200 or equivalent or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
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WLE 435 - Field Experience
A field experience in wildlife is a professional activity participated in by students under the supervision of a practicing professional in the field. A high degree of responsibility is placed on the student for developing learning objectives and securing the approval of a faculty member for academic credit for the learning involved in the experience. It may be paid or unpaid, it may last any length of time, and it may be repeated.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall and Spring
Credits: Ar
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WLE 440 - Undergraduate Wildlife Seminar
Current topics of interest will be explored in a seminar format. Course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Wildlife Ecology major or permission; junior standing.
Course Typically Offered: Variable
Credits: 1-12
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WLE 450 - Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
A study of the interrelationships among wildlife species and their habitats stressing application to conservation of biological diversity and management of harvested species. Focuses on a review and critique of habitat objectives, an assessment of habitat components, a discussion of the influence of spatial scales and landscape pattern on habitat quality, a survey of procedures for evaluating habitat quality, a synopsis of inter-specific interactions as they influence habitat relationships, and discussions of the influence of natural and human-caused disturbances on habitat. Lec 3. Course will include field trips on weekends.
General Education Requirements: Together with WLE 455, this course satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience requirement.
Prerequisites: WLE 250 and WLE 410 or permission.
Corequisites: WLE 455
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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WLE 455 - Wildlife-Habitat Evaluation
Focuses on field, analytical and laboratory techniques for evaluating habitat for wildlife. Students will be introduced to the applied approaches and techniques for evaluating habitats. Material is presented via lectures, reading, fieldwork and laboratory experience.
General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive. Together with WLE 450, this course also satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience requirement.
Prerequisites: WLE 250, WLE 410 or permission.
Corequisites: WLE 450
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 2
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WLE 457 - Ecology and Management of Game Birds
This course provides a broad survey of topics relevant to the ecology and management of the ducks, geese, grouse, quail, and woodcock that are native to North America - species we typically consider “Game Birds” because of their popularity for human harvest. We’ll place particular emphasis on species that regularly occur in Maine. In doing so we will cover a number of areas related to avian biology in general, including taxonomy, physiology, behavior, and species’ conservation, and will synthesize across subjects that are relevant to wildlife ecology as a whole. The course content will include a mix of lectures, class discussions, group and independent projects, and field trips. This class is designed to meet the University requirement as a writing intensive general elective, and will means that you will required to complete a major written project as a component of the course and will receive feedback on your writing and have the opportunity to revise your work. One weekend field trip will be required.
General Education Requirements: Capstone Experience and Writing Intensive
Prerequisites: WLE Major; Senior Standing or instructor permission
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Even years
Credits: 3
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WLE 461 - Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation
This course is a mix of lectures, invited presentations, hands-on group activities, and peer to peer exercises that provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively engage and communicate with diverse stakeholders in collaborative management. The course covers such topics as governance of wildlife, sense of place and community, trust and capacity development, wildlife management as a systems process, collective behavior, engagement of stakeholders, collaborative planning and decision-making, adaptive management and adaptive impact management, identity-based conflict resolution, communication planning, and human dimensions research methodology. Participating in one Saturday or Sunday workshop (TBD) is required. Course may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: Junior, Senior or Graduate Standing
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
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WLE 470 - Wildlife Policy and Administration
Development and state and federal wildlife policy in the United States. Procedures for establishing and implementing policy and current policy issues. Rec 3. Course may have field trips during class times.
Prerequisites: Junior Standing or permission.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
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WLE 479 - Wildlife Conservation in a Changing World
The course will focus on the main drivers of global change (e.g. land-use change, climate change) and how they impact the behavior, ecology and population dynamics of wild animals. Each driver will be analyzed for both the causes (e.g., what are the effects of land-use change) and the mitigation (e.g. habitat restoration). The course will contain a mix of lectures, class/home exercises, discussions of relevant journal articles, student presentations and production of a short video.
Prerequisites: WLE 220
Course Typically Offered: Spring, Odd Years
Credits: 3
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WLE 490 - Special Problems
Original investigation in wildlife work, the subject to be chosen after consultation with the staff.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and a 3.0 GPA or higher and permission.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: Ar
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