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EDT 550 - Production and Application of Educational Video
Examines roles of video in education and the technology behind video as an information medium.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDT 520.
Credits: 3
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EDT 555 - Computers and Cooperative Learning
Strategies for using computer technology in cooperative learning environments. Topics include theoretical explanations of cooperative groups, online cooperative learning projects, criteria for evaluating resources and lesson plans.
Credits: 3
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EDT 560 - Applying Technology to Assessment in Education
Evaulation and integration of technology-based assessment tools for K-12 schools, including electronic portfolios, digital grading programs and relational databases.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDT 540 and EDS 520.
Credits: 3
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EDT 616 - Seminar in Educational Media
Discussions and individual reports on current research and activities in the field of instructional technology.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDT 520.
Credits: 3
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EDU 580 - Educational Institute (Activity)
Provides understanding and insight into areas of special concern including education of teachers of the disadvantaged and retarded, guidance counselors, reading specialists, social studies teachers and school administrators. Attention given to literature, research, practices and materials.
Credits: 1-6
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EDU 590 - Topics in Education
Concentrated study of designated topics in education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate student or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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EDU 690 - Topics in Education
Concentrated study of designated topics in education. Topics may vary depending on faculty and student interest. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.
Prerequisites & Notes
CAS or Doctoral student only and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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EDU 698 - Independent Study in Education
Provides graduate students with an opportunity to increase professional competence through independent readings and research. Students plan individual projects to gain competencies in such fields as administration, language arts, social studies, science education, special education, counselor education and other special topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3-6
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EDW 462 - Workshop in Elementary Education (Activity)
Designed to increase the competence of the elementary school teacher, supervisor, curriculum director, administrator, and other school personnel. Considers literature, research and materials concerned with a special aspect of elementary education.
Credits: 1-6
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EDW 472 - Workshop in Secondary Education (Activity)
Designed to increase competence of the teacher, administrator, and other school personnel. Considers literature, research and materials concerned with a special aspect of secondary education.
Credits: 1-6
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EEL 531 - Observing Young Learners to Inform Instruction
Observation of student performance, classroom management, literacy instruction, instructional materials and building a K-2 team. Emphasis is on teacher decision-making to assist literacy growth in the lowest achieving students.
Prerequisites & Notes
Must currently be teaching at the K-2 level and permission.
Credits: 3
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EEL 532 - Literacy Collaborative: Good First Teaching
Through formal course instruction and individual coaching, practicing teachers in grades K-2 explore the theoretical framework of literacy development for 5-8 year olds. Emphasis is on using framework to build literate environments, assessments to inform instructional decision-making and to support student learning.
Prerequisites & Notes
Literacy Collaborative Schools.
Credits: 3
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EEL 546 - Teaching and Learning in Early Literacy
Explores frameworks for understanding, thinking and learning (e.g., behaviorist, information processing, socio/cultural, biological) and the influence of these frameworks on literacy instruction. Includes stage theories of child development, theories of language development, research on neurological development and the role of the home and school in influencing language and cognition.
Credits: 3
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EEL 547 - Clinical Practices in Teaching Young Children with Reading Difficulties I
Prepares non-Reading Recovery teachers in a school-based Reading Recovery center to teach young children with reading difficulties. Focuses on observing, recording, and analyzing children’s literacy behaviors. Participants are required to tutor two Reading Recovery children daily.
Prerequisites & Notes
working in a district implementing Reading Recovery.
Credits: 3
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EEL 548 - Clinical Practices in Teaching Young Children with Reading Difficulties II
Participants build on observation skills learned in EEL 547 and focus on instructional implications for teaching children with reading difficulties. Topics include teaching for independent learning, fostering reading strategies and acceleration of learning. Participants are required to tutor two Reading Recovery children daily.
Prerequisites & Notes
EEL 547; working in a school district implementing Reading Recovery.
Credits: 3
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EEL 631 - Early Literacy Learning
To prepare Early Literacy Coordinators to serve as in-school staff developers helping classroom teachers to improve reading and writing instructional practices.
Prerequisites & Notes
Masters Degree and must be accepted into the training program for Literacy Coordinators.
Credits: 6
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EES 100 - Human Population and the Global Environment
Introduces the concepts and principles necessary to evaluate contemporary global issues of population growth, natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Surveys the historical development of environmental awareness in the United States. Develops skills to interpret critically the diverse types of information available about environmental issues.
Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.
Credits: 3
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EES 324 - Environmental Protection Law and Policy
A survey of the law and policy of environmental protection in the United States with emphasis on Federal statutes and common law approaches to environmental protection. Material covered will include the basic statutes, the administrative law, the case law of air quality, water quality, hazardous substances and the National Environmental Policy Act. Students will develop an understanding of how the legal process works in the context of specific environmental case studies and will be encouraged through class dialogues and exercises to develop their analytic skills.
Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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EES 350 - Principles of Environmental Science
The principles of environmental science grounded in the flows of chemicals and energy through natural systems on one hand and our industrial society on the other. Deals with energy and pollution issues emphasizing atmospheric issues as the illustrative examples. The student will learn a basic understanding of the scientific principles governing environmental processes and how human activities, particularly pollution, interact with and affect these processes. Essential for anyone wishing to pursue a meaningful career in environmental science.
Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHY 121 and MAT 122 or permission.
Credits: 3
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EES 396 - Field Experience in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Approved work experience for which academic credits is given. Students may work part time or full time for a semester in an approved program of work experience which contributes to the academic major. Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience in a job related to their professional career goals. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing and permission.
Credits: 1-16
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EES 397 - Topics in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Conservation and Management
The conservation and management of natural resources entail dynamic social, economic, and scientific problems. Students investigate a natural resource topic of current national or international concern. Topics vary; course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Ecology and Environmental Sciences major or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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EES 400 - Senior Paper in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Students select a problem in natural resource utilization, management, or policy, and prepare a detailed research paper on the topic. Each student will work closely with one of the program faculty in Ecology and Environmental Sciences..
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement and together with NRC 489 satisfies the Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Ecology and Environmental Sciences seniors.
Credits: 3
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EES 424 - Environmental Assessment and Management Techniques
An exploration of Federal, state and private sector techniques for environmental impact assessment and management. Develops the general techniques for environmental assessment and management and then will use three current applications to show their applicability. These applications include: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Maine’s Site Location of Development Law; and ISO 14000, a predominantly private sector framework for environmental management developed by the International Organization for Standardization.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing in Ecology and Environmental Sciences or Environmental Management and Policy or permission.
Credits: 3
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EES 489 - Critical Issues in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Policy
Current and historically important issues in natural resource management and conservation are evaluated by teams of students and faculty. Interdisciplinary approaches to problem analysis are stressed, with special attention to the ways scientific information and management options affect policy.
Together with EES 400 Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Ecology and Environmental Sciences seniors.
Credits: 3
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EES 497 - Independent Studies in Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Analysis and investigation of current problems in ecology and environmental sciences in consultation with a faculty member in the program. May be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Ecology and Environmental Sciences majors
Credits: 1-3
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EES 590 - Special Topics in Ecology and Environmental Science
Study of advanced topics in ecology and environmental science, with particular focus on interdisciplinary analysis of ecological interactions at the population, community, ecosystem and landscape levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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EES 640 - Seminar in Ecology
Interdisciplinary seminar concerning the theoretical aspects and application of ecological principles. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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EES 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis
Credits: Ar
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EET 100 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering Technology
Develops a thorough insight into the engineering profession and covers important topics such as success in the classroom, problem-solving and teamwork skills, computer tools for engineers, technical communication and ethics. Also of particular importance will be an engineering design project. The development of project documentation and technical writing skills will be emphasized.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
BET majors only or permission. Corequisite: ENG 101 or permission.
Credits: 3
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EET 111 - DC Circuit Analysis
Introduction to circuit analysis techniques as applied to d-c electrical circuits. Topics include the basic laws and theorems used in linear circuit analysis. Includes basic computer skills and circuit simulation and numerical computation using spreadsheet programs. A design project is required. Lec 3, Rec 1, Lab 3 (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: TME 151.
Credits: 4
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EET 112 - AC Circuit Analysis
Introduction to a-c circuits, including the study of reactive components, passive filter circuits and the application of phasor analysis to steady state single-phase a-c circuits. Includes a design project. Lec 3, Rec 1, Lab 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 111 and TME 151.
Credits: 4
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EET 174 - Introduction to Microcomputers
The basic architecture of the microcontroller with particular emphasis on the control and I/O sections. Structured assembly language programming of the microcontroller. Series and parallel data transfer. Analog-to-digital conversion principles. A design project will give students hands-on experience in hardware and software design and testing using microcontrollers. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Credits: 4
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EET 241 - Analog Circuit Fundamentals
Topics include: semiconductor diodes, biopolar transistors, FETs, operational amplifier fundamentals, d-c and a-c analysis and design of single-transistor end FET amplifiers, hybrid pi circuits. Software simulation of circuits is integral to the course. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 112.
Credits: 4
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EET 275 - Digital Electronics
Major topics: combinational and sequential digital logic design with SSI, MSI and programmable logic devices, Boolean algebra, truth tables, timing diagrams, Karnaugh maps. Industrial design examples are used throughout the course. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Credits: 4
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EET 276 - Applications of Microcomputer Systems
A continuation of EET 174. Emphasis on the industrial application of microcontorllers. Major topics are: Memory systems design, programmable communications interfaces and I/O ports, processor timing analysis, interface hardware and supervisory program design, interprocessor communications, synchronous and asynchronous data communications protocols. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3 (Spring).
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 174.
Credits: 4
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EET 321 - Industrial Power and Sequential Automation
Covers three-phase power, power system supply and distribution, magnetic circuits and transformers, industrial control and communication protocols and programmable controllers. Lec 3, Lab 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 112. Corequisite: TME 354.
Credits: 4
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EET 330 - Electrical Applications
Introduces the basics of AC and DC circuits along with analog and digital circuit principles, amplifiers and transducers. The laboratory will provide students with hands-on experience with the principles and instrumentation commonly used in industry. Lec 3, Lab 3 (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
BMT majors or permission.
Credits: 4
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EET 342 - Advanced Analog Circuit Design
Topics include: differential amplifiers, dc and ac analysis of multi-transistor circuits, multi-transistor amplifier frequency analysis, power amplifiers and operational amplifiers. Software simulation of circuits is integral to the course. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 241.
Credits: 4
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EET 343 - Design and Applications of Instrumentation
Topics include: precision measurement circuits using operational amplifiers, error analysis in measurement circuits, worst-case specifications and analysis, industrial and scientific instrumentation applications examples, grounding and shielding, environmental effects and robust design. Modeling of measurement circuits using simulation software. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3 (Spring).
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 342.
Credits: 4
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EET 385 - Robust Design for Manufacturing
Introduces methods for effective product and process design, evaluation and improvement, using design of statistical experiments and utilizing industrial examples. Topics include: process variation and stability, distribution of data, measurements, analysis of variance, full factorial designs, screening designs, fractional-factorial designs, block designs, parameter and tolerance design, robust design analysis, the loss function, response surface experiments and EVOP. A practical approach will be taken and management of industrial experiments and teams will be a focus. A design project is required. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or Senior standing in Electrical Engineering Technology or Mechanical Engineering Technology or permission.
Credits: 3
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EET 386 - Project Management
Covers the basics with particular emphasis on Technical Project Management. Includes designing a project plan, selecting and allocating resources, team-building skills, project plan implementation, and other topics relevant to Project Management. Focuses on developing the skills needed to effectively manage a variety of technical projects, and to prepare students for certification as Project Management Professionals (PMP). Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
sophomore standing. Engineering or Engineering Technology majors.
Credits: 3
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EET 394 - Electrical Engineering Technology Practice
Cooperative work experience at full-time employment for at least a ten-week period. May be repeated for credit. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.) (Fall, Spring and Summer.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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EET 422 - Electric Machines and Power Electronics
Covers AC and DC machinery principles and applications. It introduces basic power electronic principles and provides experience applying and control electronic drives. Computer control of motors and industrial communication protocols are also covered. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 321.
Credits: 4
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EET 424 - Introduction to Electromechanical Systems
Topics include: classical analysis and simulation of control systems, utilizing Laplace transforms. Modeling of dynamic electromechanical systems; transfer functions; and block diagrams. Transient analysis of first and second order systems. PID control actions; stability; and steady state errors. Modeling of system behavior using simulation software. A design project is required. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 342, TME 354.
Credits: 4
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EET 425 - Design and Applications of Control Systems
Classical design, simulation and analysis of closed-loop control systems, emphasizing industrial control applications and real-world product design examples and practices. Emphasis on frequency-response methods, including Bode plots and root-locus methods. Lec 3, Lab 3 (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 424.
Credits: 4
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EET 451 - Senior Design Project I
The first of a two-course sequence intended to provide EET seniors with a capstone learning experience. Requirements include selection of a design project, submission of a proposal, completion of a preliminary design and written and oral presentations of project status.
Together with EET 452, this course satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement. Lec 1. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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EET 452 - Senior Design Project II
A continuation of EET 451 and the second of a two-course sequence intended to provide EET seniors with a capstone learning experience. Requirements include completion of a final design for the project started in EET 451, construction of the project, a final written project report and an oral presentation of the completed project.
Together with EET 451, this course satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement. Lec 1, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
EET 451.
Credits: 3
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EET 498 - Selected Topics in Electrical Engineering Technology
Topics in engineering technology not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit the needs of individuals. May be repeated for credit. (Fall and Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-4
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EGS 500 - Seminar in Gender Studies in Education
An introductory survey of educational theory and research aimed at gender-sensitive educational policies and practices.
Credits: 3
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EHD 100 - New Student Seminar in Education and Human Development
An introduction to university life and the requirements of programs in the College of Education and Human Development. Designed to help incoming students develop skills which enable them to be successful in college. Introduces academic, social resources, campus services and assist in career exploration. An important goal is to connect students with faculty, other students and the university community. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Credits: 1
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ELS 114 - Analytical Reading and Writing
Analytical reading, critical thinking and expository writing practice. Process approach to generating thesis focused, adequately developed undergraduate essays. Cross-cultural perspectives on academic rhetoric. Standards applied to evaluating student writing in U.S. universities. For non-native speakers of English. Offered for letter grade only.
Prerequisites & Notes
Score at 480 or higher on TOEFL and permission of IEI Director.
Credits: 3
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ELS 115 - Reading and Writing Academic Argument
Practice reading, and evaluating open and closed forms of academic argumentation. Process approach to writing sound, developed arguments incorporating adequately documented sources. Cross-cultural perspectives on rhetorical principles and documentation. For non-native speakers of English. Offered for letter grade only.
Prerequisites & Notes
Score at 510 or higher on TOEFL and permission of IEI Director.
Credits: 3
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ELS 120 - English for Academic Purposes
Practice to develop academic language and critical thinking skills for success in American universities. Exposure to textbook readings, lectures, and seminar discussions on topics of current interest and concern. For non-native speakers of English. Offered for letter grade only.
Prerequisites & Notes
Score at 500 or higher on TOEFL and permission of IEI Director.
Credits: 3
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EMA 314 - Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School
An instruction to methods and techniques in teaching mathematics, arithmetic readiness program, instructional and evaluation material.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 107 and PSY 100.
Credits: 3
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EMA 551 - Newer Practices in Mathematics Education
Covers objectives, materials and procedures for improvement of teaching fundamentals of arithmetic and a mathematics readiness program, a sensible drill load, and development of meaningful problem units.
Prerequisites & Notes
EMA 314 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EMA 555 - Problem Solving in Secondary School Mathematics
Considers problem generation, problem posing and problem solving in a wide variety of situations, applications and recreational mathematics.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 305 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EMA 602 - Seminar in Mathematics Education
Discussions and reports on special problems in arithmetic and mathematics education.
Prerequisites & Notes
EMA 314 and EMA 551 or equivalents.
Credits: 3
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EML 595 - Seminar in Middle Level Education
Examines current issues in middle level education research and practices: curriculum, communicating with the public, the middle level school in the K-12 spectrum, parent programs and staff development.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDC 524 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 001 - Writing Workshop
Designed for students who need to develop and to practice the basic writing habits necessary for successful university-level writing. Taught largely on a small group basis. Credit does not count toward graduation. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
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ENG 101 - College Composition
Students practice the ways in which writing serves to expand, clarify, and order experience and knowledge, with particular attention to persuasive writing. Satisfactory completion of the course depends upon quality of weekly writing assignments as well as demonstration of proficiency in college-level writing.
Credits: 3
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ENG 103 - The Class Book
Focuses on the class book for 2001-2002, Stephen King’s Hearts in Atlantis, a collection of interrelated short stories and short novels concerned with the events of the 1960s. Includes readings, lectures and films selected to provide a rich context for Hearts in Atlantis and to demonstrate how the events of that decade challenged dominant American institutions and values.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Artistic and Creative Expression requirements.
Credits: 3
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ENG 129 - Topics in English
Offers small-group discussions of literature focusing on a common theme. Each division takes up a different theme, such as utopianism, the quest myth, growing up in America and the like. Students can expect to read texts closely and write regularly about them. May be repeated for credit.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Open to first-year students only. May be taken before or after ENG 101 or concurrently with permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 131 - The Nature of Story
Explores the fundamental activity of why and how we create, tell and read/listen to stories. Readings may include selections from folk tale and myth, saga and epic, drama and novel, film and song, poetry and essay–from the ancient world to the modern, from the western cultural tradition and from a variety of other cultures.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Credits: 3
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ENG 170 - Foundations of Literary Analysis
An introduction to the close reading of literature. Students write frequently, exploring how conventions of genre, form, and style work in literature. Required of English majors.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 is strongly recommended.
Credits: 3
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ENG 205 - An Introduction to Creative Writing
Offers students experience in writing in three major forms: autobiographical narrative, fiction, and poetry.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
by permission only; consult department of English; ENG 101 is strongly recommended.
Credits: 3
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ENG 206 - Descriptive and Narrative Writing
Special emphasis on the informal, autobiographical essay.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ENG 212 - Persuasive and Analytical Writing
Designed for students wanting practice in those forms of expository, analytical, and persuasive prose required in writing answers to essay test questions, term papers, research projects, and extended arguments.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 and at least sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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ENG 222 - Reading Poems
Focuses on helping students develop critical skills particularly suited to the interpretation and analysis of poetry. Readings will include poems from different eras in both traditional and innovative forms. May cover a range of poetic practices and a variety of media: including, for example, poetry readings, little magazines and presses, digital texts, and poetic movements.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 229 - Topics in Literature
Recent topics have included: science fiction, literature and the arts, utopian fiction, literature and the law, nature and literature, literature of the third world and literature of the Vietnam war. May be repeated for credit.
Only Literature and the Arts, and Nature and Literature Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 235 - Literature and the Modern World
An examination of the modern sensibility as it has manifested itself in 20th century literature. Some attention also to the history, music, visual arts, social thought, and science of the contemporary epoch.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 236 - Canadian Literature
A survey of Canadian literature from 1850 to the present. Interpretation and analysis of the poetry and prose of major literary figures. Some examination of the impact of British and American models upon the tradition of Canadian literature.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 237 - Coming of Age in America
The process of moving from innocence to experience has many faces in America, as our literature in the last few decades has begun to chronicle. Explores stories of coming of age in American fiction, nonfiction and film of the last fifty years from writers to many traditions, including Franco-American, Latino-Latina, Native American, African-American and Asian-American.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 238 - Nature and Literature
Looks at the many different ways people have looked at nature and examines the philosophies and values which inform humans’ interactions with their environment. Authors will be drawn from traditional literary figures, American nature writers, environmentalists and especially, authors from Maine. Assignment may include field experience.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 241 - American Literature Survey: Beginnings Through Romanticism
The major themes, ideas, attitudes and techniques which have developed in our national poetry, fiction, drama, and essay and which have defined them as particularly American. Required for English majors.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of literature or permission. (ENG 170 recommended.)
Credits: 3
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ENG 242 - American Literature Survey: Realism to The Present
The major themes, ideas, attitudes and techniques which have developed in our national poetry, fiction, drama, and essay and which have defined them as particularly American. Required for English majors.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of literature or permission. (ENG 170 recommended.)
Credits: 3
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ENG 243 - Topics in Multicultural Literature
Topics will vary, including such titles as Ethnicity and Race in American Literature; Caribbean Literature; Third World Literature; and other topics in African, Asian, Francophone, Native American, Chicano and ethnic literatures in the English language.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 244 - Writers of Maine
The Maine scene and Maine people as presented by Sarah Orne Jewett, E. A. Robinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Ellen Chase, R. P. T. Coffin, Kenneth Roberts, E. B. White, and others.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 245 - American Short Fiction
A study of genre, form, and theme in representative works of American short fiction from Irving to the present.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 246 - American Women’s Literature
A survey of the main traditions and writers in American women’s literature from the origins to the present.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 249 - American Sports Literature and Film
Uses readings in fiction, poetry, drama, essays and films to explore social, humanistic, ethical and aesthetic issues in sports and its literature. Examines ways writers capture physical action and the role of sports in various genres and media.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 251 - English Literature Survey: Beginnings Through Neoclassicism
The major patterns of development within the English literary tradition, with emphasis on the cultural and historical forces which have shaped this tradition. Required for English majors.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of literature or permission. (ENG 170 recommended.)
Credits: 3
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ENG 252 - English Literature Survey: Romanticism to the Present
The major patterns of development within the English literary tradition, with emphasis on the cultural and historical forces which have shaped this tradition. Required for English majors.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of literature or permission. (ENG 170 recommended.)
Credits: 3
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ENG 253 - Shakespeare: Selected Plays
A study of ten to twelve plays, selected to represent the range of Shakespeare’s achievement as a playwright. Recommended for non-majors. Not open to students who have taken ENG 453.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Artistic and Creative Expression and Ethics Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 256 - British Women’s Literature
A survey of British women writers and their traditions from the origins to the present.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 271 - The Act of Interpretation
An introduction to critical theory. Study of individual critics or schools of literary theory. Application of these interpretative strategies to literary texts.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 170.
Credits: 3
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ENG 280 - Introduction to Film
A survey of the history of motion pictures and an exploration of the rhetoric of film, designed to give students with no prior film study an integrated approach to understanding the moving image and how it functions.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Context and Institutions and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 hours of English.
Credits: 3
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ENG 301 - Advanced Composition
The exposition and argument that combines a study of rhetorical theory and practice in developing a command of various expository styles.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 and ENG 212 or permission
Credits: 3
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ENG 307 - Writing Fiction
The writing of fiction, for students of demonstrated ability. Submission of writing sample.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 205 or ENG 206 and approval of a portfolio.
Credits: 3
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ENG 308 - Writing Poetry
A course in the writing of poetry, for students of demonstrated ability. Submission of writing sample.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 205 or ENG 206 and approval of a portfolio.
Credits: 3
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ENG 309 - Writing Creative Nonfiction
An intermediate course in such forms of creative nonfiction as memoir, travel literature, autobiography and personal essays.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 205 or ENG 206 or ENG 212 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 310 - Writing and Careers in English
Students research, write and revise scholarly projects in language and literary study, using methods and sources common to the profession while exploring issues in the future of the discipline.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 170 and junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ENG 317 - Business and Technical Writing
Supervised practice in the writing of business and technical reports, professional correspondence, and related materials.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 or equivalent and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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ENG 395 - English Internship
An advanced course in writing and collaborative learning. Students first experience collaborative work in essay writing, critical reading of peers’ essays, and rigorous practice in written and oral criticism. They participate in supervised tutoring in the English Department’s writing center.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101 or equivalent and at least one other writing intensive course, a recommendation from a UM faculty member, submission of writing sample and permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 405 - Directed Writing
Supervised practice in the writing of the novel, drama, short story, poetry, essay, literary criticism, technical or professional writing. Individual projects for students with demonstrated ability, usually seniors concentrating in writing. ENG 405 and/or ENG 406 may be taken for credit up to a total of 6 credit hours.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ENG 406 - Advanced Creative Writing
A workshop in fiction and poetry at the advanced level. ENG 406 and/or ENG 405 may be taken for up to a total of 6 credit hours.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ENG 417 - Advanced Professional Writing
Advanced strategies for researching and analyzing communication problems in the workplace and for adapting documents to a multiple audience. Each student will undertake a major communication project resulting in a professional document. (This course is identical to NMD 417.)
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 credits in writing, including ENG 317, and permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 418 - Topics in Professional Writing
Topics vary according to changes in the field, expertise of the faculty, and needs of the students. Possible topics include editing, document design and desktop publishing, and professional writing in intercultural contexts. May be repeated for credit.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 credits in writing, including ENG 317, and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ENG 429 - Topics in Literature
Recent topics have included Literature of the Sea, Representing the Holocaust, and Black Women Writers.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of literature or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 430 - Topics in European Literature
Varies in content from generic studies (the novel, the drama) to period studies (the Renaissance, Neo-Classicism. (This course is identical to MLC 430.)
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of literature or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 435 - The Bible and Near Eastern Literature: A Multicultural Perspective
Focuses on the Bible as an anthology of fiction, myth, and polemic arising out of specific cultural and philosophical contexts; exploration of the relationship between Hebrew, Canaanite, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, and Christian literature.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of literature or permission.
Credits: 3
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