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NMD 370 - Digital Art IIA: 3D Modeling and Animation
An introduction to the concepts and tools of 3D modeling and animation on the computer. Includes techniques to create narratives and provides hands-on experience with appropriate hardware and software. (This course is identical to ART 370.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 270 or NMD 270 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 371 - Digital Art IIB: Digital Video
An introduction to digital, non-linear video editing. Use of professional-level equipment to create short, time-based artworks. (This course is identical to ART 371.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 270 or NMD 270 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 372 - Digital Art IIC: Interactivity
An introduction to the concepts and tools of interactivity in digital art. Students will create interactive pieces and consider issues of interactivity. (This course is identical to ART 372.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 270 or NMD 270 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 398 - Topics in New Media
Topics not regularly covered in other new media courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C or better in NMD 206 and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NMD 417 - Advanced Professional Writingne
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 ENG 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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NMD 430 - Topics in New Media
An exploration of intermediate and advanced topics in multimedia production and design, including, among others, digital video production, software and hardware design or, electronic publishing. Designed to provide students with a deeper and more sophisticated experience with a multimedia issue, tool, or skill–or combination of all three.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 206, NMD 295; permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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NMD 490 - Independent Study in New Media
Topics not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NMD 498 - Practicum in New Media I
Part one of a two-part capstone experience on campus or in a commercial or other institutional environment with faculty supervision. Students meet in a weekly seminar to discuss progress. Each defines and researches his or her own individual project and prepares to bring it to fruition as a new media publication, such as a Web site; animated, feature or documentary video; or other digital production. May be taken concurrently with NMD 499.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
a grade of C or better in NMD 207 and senior standing.
Credits: 3
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NMD 499 - Practicum in New Media II
Part two of a two-part capstone experience on campus or in a commercial or other institutional environment with faculty supervision. Students meet in a weekly seminar to discuss progress. Each defines and researches his or her own individual project, presents it within the format of the seminar and brings it to fruition as a new media publication, such as a Web site; animated, feature or documentary video; or other digital projection.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 498. May be taken concurrently with NMD 498
Credits: 3
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NUR 101 - Issues and Opportunities in Nursing
Introduces first-year Nursing students to issues in nursing education and University resources. Assists with the development of writing and critical thinking skills. Seeks to enhance cultural growth and understanding and to influence the establishment of self-care and wellness as a priority for nursing students. Discussion of legal and ethical aspects and professional organizations in nursing. Students meet clinical faculty in order to explore their education and experiences in nursing.
Credits: 1
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NUR 200 - Professional Concepts in Nursing
Introduces the profession of nursing and nursing theory by building on knowledge of humanities and social and physical sciences. Student acquire knowledge and beginning skills fundamental to nursing and to the application of nursing science within the health care system.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Nursing majors can satisfy three credits of the General Education Mathematics requirement by successfully completing NUR 200, NUR 201 and NUR 301. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing or by permission.
Credits: 2-3
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NUR 201 - Fundamentals of Nursing Care Management
Clinical seminar and practicum which provides an opportunity for students to implement the health care concepts introduced in NUR 200.
Nursing majors can satisfy three credits of the General Education Mathematics requirement, by successfully completing NUR 200, NUR 201 and NUR 301. (Offered Summers Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 200 or by permission.
Credits: 2
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NUR 300 - Health Assessment Through the Lifespan
Develops the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct an individual assessment. Emphasis on data collection through the development of communication, interviewing, history-taking and physical examination skills. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 208, CHF 201 or permission. Prerequisite or corequisite: NUR 200.
Credits: 4
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NUR 301 - Nursing Care Management of Adults I
Presents scientific knowledge as the basis for professional practice of nursing. Functional health patterns are the basis of course organization. Students demonstrate psychomotor skills in the learning resource laboratory and begin clinical application of the nursing process in varied inpatient settings. A clinical case study approach is used to foster acquisition of critical thinking and professional role skills.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Nursing majors can satisfy three credits of the General Education Mathematics requirement by successfully completing NUR 200, NUR 201 and NUR 301. Lec 3, Lab 3, Clin 6.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing. NUR 200, BIO 208, BMB 300, BMB 305 and permission. Prerequisite or corequisite: NUR 303, NUR 300.
Credits: 3-6
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NUR 303 - Pathophysiology
A study of the physiological, genetic and biochemical basis of disease.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 208.
Credits: 3
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NUR 304 - Concepts in Nursing for the Practitioner
Focuses on the historical foundations of the nursing profession and important issues affecting nursing practice today. Students utilize critical thinking and nursing and other theories to reflect upon clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on oral and written communication skills. Lec 3.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Registered Nurse and by permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 308 - Nursing Care Management of Individuals and Families Across the Lifespan
Students develop a comprehensive approach to caring for infants, children, women from menarche through childbearing years and their families. Utilize functional health patterns to achieve a holistic assessment. Provides clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient settings. Lec 6, Clin 9.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 200, NUR 300, NUR 301, CHF 201, NUR 303, FSN 280; permission. Corequisite: NUR 404.
Credits: 9
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NUR 310 - Health Related Research
Presents qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students evaluate research studies and consider the implications of research for nursing practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Basic statistics and NUR 200 or by permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 333 - Health Care Information: Evaluation, Synthesis and Expressions
Introduction to the vast array of sources of knowledge in health care fields, and how the knowledge is used in nursing practice and academic contexts. Topics include: use of search engines and databases; evaluation of information from primary and secondary sources; and detection of ideological biases in health care literature. Development of professional writing skills is a major element of the course, including technical writing projects specific to the nursing discipline.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 101; nursing major or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 357 - Experience in Community Health
Exposes RN’s to the role of the community health nurse and the community as client. Focuses on the health of aggregates providing students with opportunities to develop expertise in health promotion, disease prevention health maintenance and restoration. (Offered for Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 300, NUR 304. Prerequisite or corequisite: NUR 442.
Credits: 2
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NUR 404 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology
The basic concepts of pharmacology for health professionals, introducing pharmacodynamics and kinetics. Emphasis on clinical pharmacology of major drug categories and major drug interactions.
Prerequisites & Notes
A course in physiology (BIO 208 or BIO 377) and either two semesters of organic chemistry (CHY 251, CHY 252) or one semester of organic and one semester of biochemistry (BMB 207 and BMB 208 or BMB 221 and BMB 322.) Nursing majors must have completed NUR 301 and NUR 303.
Credits: 3
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NUR 409 - Professional Issues: Leadership and Organization
Addresses health care policy within the framework of leadership and organizational theory, role and change theories. Students will have the opportunity to explore professional and ethical issues which affect the delivery of health care.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 304. Licensure as a registered nurse.
Credits: 3
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NUR 411 - RN Senior Seminar
A senior synthesis seminar and clinical course for RN students, building on concepts from NUR 304 and NUR 410, as well as clinical experience and general education of the participants. Independent clinical experience and seminars provide an opportunity to synthesize clinical judgement skills, discuss critical reasoning, apply ethical decision making and integrate concepts of health promotion throughout the lifespan. Lec 2, Proj 3.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 304, NUR 310; permission.
Credits: 4
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NUR 415 - Socio-Cultural Issues in Health and Health Care
Examines the importance of the influence of culture, ethnicity, gender, age and lifestyle on health definition and behavior by both the provider and the client. Future successful health care delivery, whether in a hospital, clinic, or home setting, will depend upon both the provider’s technical knowledge and cultural understanding to meet the needs of clients. MAINE ACCESS is used for enhanced communication among students and between students and faculty.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
junior level in nursing or permission.
Credits: 4
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NUR 420 - Women’s Health
Explores political, economic and social factors influencing women’s health from a feminist perspective. Philosophic emphasis on concepts of creativity, humanistic care, the autonomy and unique individuality of each participant, and the growth and development of all participants.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 423 - Ethical Issues in Health Care
Major ethical theories and principles are introduced and framework provided for discussion of ethical issues.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 440 - Nursing Care Management of Adults II
One of two senior level courses focusing on acute and chronic complex health problems with emphasis on major life threatening illnesses. Functional health patterns provide the basis for course organization. The role of the nurse in health promotion, illness management, independent and collaborative decision making, and professional issues encountered in practice are discussed in class. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 308, NUR 404. Senior standing in School of Nursing and permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 441 - Nursing Care Management of Adults III
A continuation of NUR 440. Content is organized on the basis of functional health patterns. The role of the nurse in regard to levels of illness prevention is presented. Nursing strategies relating to health promotion, maintenance and restoration are discussed. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 440. Senior standing in the School of Nursing and permission.
Credits: 2
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NUR 442 - Mental Health and Community Nursing Care Management Concepts I
Introduces the student to the concepts and principles of mental health and community health nursing. The student is introduced to the role of the community health nurse and the community as a client. Students will use the functional health patterns framework for nursing diagnoses of individuals, families and communities. Current issues influencing the health of communities are examined. The clinical focus includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance and restoration. A variety of clinical experiences are offered in community based settings. Students will have the opportunity to do a community assessment. Lec 2, Clin 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 308 and NUR 404. Senior standing in the School of Nursing and permission.
Credits: 2-5
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NUR 443 - Mental Health and Community Nursing Care Management Concepts II
Builds on NUR 442. Concepts and principles of mental health/psychiatric nursing and community health nursing will be further analyzed. The community as the client will be a primary focus of the semester. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 442; Senior standing in the School of Nursing and permission. Corequisite: NUR 444.
Credits: 2
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NUR 444 - Management and Leadership in Health Care System
Provides the student with content focusing on knowledge and skills essential to the professional role of nursing. Organizational and leadership theories are presented as they relate to the practitioner as a member of a group. Theoretical concepts of group structure and interactions in groups are discussed. Change and role theories are introduced as tools for understanding group and organizational dynamics. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing in the School of Nursing and permission. Corequisite: NUR 455.
Credits: 4
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NUR 447 - Clinical Reflection Seminar
Utilizes discourse to foster interpersonal and group communication skills, group role-taking, critical thinking, reflection upon clinical practice and integration of theory with practice.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement. Sem 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing in the School of Nursing. Corequisite: NUR 455.
Credits: 1
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NUR 450 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Builds on previously learned knowledge to promote a greater understanding of the nurse’s role in the care of clients who have mental health needs. Content includes an overview of mental illnesses and major treatment modalities, with an emphasis on the use of the nursing process in patient care. A major focus is the therapeutic use of relationship and communication skills in all health care settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 100, PSY 312, NUR 300, NUR 301, NUR 404.
Credits: 3
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NUR 451 - Clinical Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Clinical experiences offer students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in the direct care of patients. Helps students gain a greater understanding of mental illnesses and disorders, expand their knowledge of psychotropic medications, develop skills in therapeutic communication, and apply a broad range of therapeutic interventions that can be used in a variety of treatment settings. Students are expected to develop insight into their own preconceptions about mental illness, as well as greater self-awareness of personal responses to patient care situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 450. Corequisite: NUR 450.
Credits: 2
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NUR 452 - Community and Population Health
Introduces students to the concepts and principles of community health care. Students will gain knowledge about communities and population health, health determinants, and epidemiology to assist clients in making choices that promote health and wholeness. Topics are population focused and take the form of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Students perform a population assessment, a cultural assessment, and propose community level interventions.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Population and the Environment Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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NUR 453 - Community Nursing Care Management
Focus on concepts and principles of community health nursing. Students are introduced to the role of the community health nurse and the community as a client. Students will use the functional health patterns framework for nursing diagnoses of individuals, families and communities. Current issues influencing the health of communities are examined. The clinical focus includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance and restoration. A variety of clinical experiences are offered in community based settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 300, NUR 301, NUR 303, NUR 308 and NUR 404. Prerequisite or Corequisite: NUR 452.
Credits: 2
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NUR 454 - Clinical Adult Nursing Management
Students provide direct care to patients with acute and chronic complex health problems with emphasis on major life-threatening illnesses. Functional health patterns provide the basis for course organization. The role of the nurse in health promotion, illness management, independent and collaborative decision making, and professional issues encountered in practice are implemented under the direction of faculty in the acute care setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 301, NUR 404 and NUR 440 or NUR 441 (or concurrent).
Credits: 2
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NUR 455 - Senior Clinical Practicum
A capstone experience in which students apply knowledge gained from all prior semesters. Students are partnered with nurses providing acute and chronic health care services in a variety of settings.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience and Ethics Requirements. Clin 16.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing in the School of Nursing and permission. Corequisite: NUR 445.
Credits: 4
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NUR 495 - Independent Study in Nursing
Individualized study with permission of the instructor. May or may not have an experiential component.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 497 - Projects in Nursing
Individualized project with permission of the instructor. May or may not have an experiential component.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 502 - Family in Health and Illness
Foundation course focusing on the family as client. Prepares the student to integrate the role of the family in relation to the development of concepts which affect health.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 503 - Advanced Health Appraisal and Physical Assessment: Nurse Practitioner
Health appraisal, health promotion and illness prevention throughout the lifespan. Covers nurse practitioner interviewing, history taking, physical assessment and health risk appraisal.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-4
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NUR 504 - Theory Development in Nursing
Historical development of nursing theories and the generation of scientific knowledge. Selected theories from other disciplines useful for understanding nursing phenomena are also presented.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 505 - Nursing Research
Explore inductive and deductive approaches to generating research emphasizing internal and external validity. Students will review and critique nursing studies and carry out an analysis project.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 410 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 506 - Professional Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing
Issues of advanced practice nursing, including role change, health policy, health care delivery systems and ethical issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503.
Credits: 2
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NUR 507 - Advanced Pathophysiology
Advanced study of normal and abnormal human physiology with a focus on the physiological, genetic and biochemical basis of human disease. Provides a framework for nurses to understand and integrate clinical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic regimens.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 508 - Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Nurse Practitioner
Prepares the nurse in advanced practice to understand drug therapy management for a variety of client populations with emphasis on rural practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 509 - Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Prepares the nurse educator to understand drug therapy management for a variety of client populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 510 - Advanced Health Appraisal and Physical Assessment
Prepares the nurse educator for health appraisal, health promotion and illness prevention throughout the lifespan. Covers interviewing, history taking, physical assessment and health risk appraisal.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-4
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NUR 511 - Core Clinical Concepts
Prepares the nurse educator or clinical specialist to utilize core clinical concepts in nursing specialties within a specified theoretical framework under the direction of faculty prepared in
the specialty. Seminar or directed study.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite or corequisite: NUR 507.
Credits: 3-6
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NUR 512 - Curriculum and Course Development
Introduces the student to curriculum and course development with emphasis on organizational frameworks, legal implications of the syllabus, teaching-learning strategies and evaluation of learning. Seminar or directed study.
Prerequisites & Notes
Matriculation or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 513 - Teaching Practicum
Implements teaching and evaluation strategies in classroom, laboratory and clinical settings; participates as member of a curriculum committee and in overall program evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 511, NUR 512.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 520 - Family Nurse Practitioner Care: Neonate to the Adolescent
The first of three primary care clinical courses for Family Nurse Practitioners. Emphasis on assessment, evaluation and nurse practitioner care for children, from the neonate to the adolescent, as commonly encountered in a rural family practice setting. Lec 1-3, Clin 1-3.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503 and NUR 507. Permission.
Credits: 1-6
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NUR 521 - Nurse Practitioner Gynecologic and Reproductive Care of Women
Focuses on the nurse practitioner’s clinical assessment and management of the female client’s gynecologic, reproductive and sexual health.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 522 - Family Nurse Practitioner Care of Adults I
Assessment and primary care management of well adults and adults with common health problems. Emphasis is placed on primary health care of rural and other underserved populations. Lec 1-3, Clin 1-3.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503, NUR 507, NUR 508, NUR 520 and NUR 521; permission.
Credits: 1-6
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NUR 523 - Family Nurse Practitioner Care of Adults II
Continuation of NUR 522 with emphasis on health care needs of older adults and other underserved populations. Lec 1-3, Clin 1-3.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 502, NUR 522; permission.
Credits: 1-6
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NUR 530 - Mental Health Nursing I
Focuses on the role of the advanced practice mental health nurse in utilizing Diagonistic Statistical Manual (DSM) criteria to diagnose the various mental illnesses throughout the lifespan. Theories relevant to multi-cultural nursing will be examined.
Credits: 3
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NUR 540 - Nurse Practitioner Care of Women I
Nurse practitioner assessment and management of well pre-menopausal women and women with common gynecologic and reproductive needs.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 503 and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 541 - Nurse Practitioner Care of Women II
Nurse practitioner assessment and management of well prenatal and postpartum clients and clients with common deviations from normal.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 540 and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 542 - Nurse Practitioner Care of Women III
Nurse practitioner assessment and management of well post-menopausal women and women with common gynecologic problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 541 and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 544 - Clinical Practicum
Supervised clinical practicum designed to accompany specialty courses. May be repeated for credit. Some sections may have prerequisites beyond the following.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate student or permission.
Credits: 1-9
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NUR 550 - Nursing Care of the Neonate to the Adolescent
Prepares the nurse educator or clinical specialist in the content area of clinical assessment nursing care for children, from the neonate to the adolescent.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 507 and NUR 510 or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 551 - Gynecologic and Reproductive Nursing Care
Prepares the nurse educator or clinical specialist in the content area of clinical assessment and care of the female client’s gynecologic, reproductive and sexual health.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 507 and NUR 510 or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 552 - Care of Adults I
Prepares the nurse educator or clinical specialist in the content area of assessment and nursing care of commonly encountered adult health care problems. Attention is given to the complex socioeconomic and cultural issues that impact care of rural populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 507 and NUR 510 or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 553 - Care of Adults II
Prepares the nurse educator or clinical specialist in the content area of assessment and nursing care of older adults with commonly encountered health care problems. Focus on complex socioeconomic and cultural issues that impact care of rural populations.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 507 and NUR 510 or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 693 - Ethical Inquiry in Health Care
The influence of philosophical, cultural, ethical, legal, economic and political systems upon health care will provide the framework for examining contemporary issues. The process of ethical reasoning and analysis will be used with selected clinical cases to systematically examine ethical distress and ethical dilemmas.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 694 - Health Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice
Health policies and political activities and their impact on health care management systems and nursing practice, interweaving sociopolitical and ethical frameworks. Students critically evaluate the process of policy development, including the political role of health professionals and the fiscal impact of policy change.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate student in nursing or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 695 - Topics in Nursing
Concentrated study of designated topics in nursing. 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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NUR 697 - Scholarly Project
An opportunity to integrate research, clinical and theoretical knowledge bases in a rigorous, faculty-guided project. Critical thinking, analysis and synthesis provide the framework for the project which may include philosophical, theoretical or clinical papers.
Credits: 1-6
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NUR 698 - Independent Study in Nursing
Individual work on an approved project.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis
Credits: Ar
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ONE 012 - Onward Composition
Students write essays based on readings in American history. Each student drafts six or seven essays, revises each with the help of peers, and finally presents the paper in the class. A review of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation makes up the editing part of the course.
Credits: 3
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ONE 013 - Advanced Onward Composition
This college-level course requires that students respond to reading by writing several essays and a research paper. Those students who earn a C in the course and pass the ENG 101 proficiency test will earn three university credits by examination.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONE 012.
Credits: 3
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ONE 014 - English Grammar Workshop
This course is designed to provide the background in English grammar that is necessary to a solid understanding of the English language and the study of other languages.
Credits: 2
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ONM 011 - Pre-Algebra
Operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are reviewed and applied to fractions, decimals, percents and basic geometry. Briefly introduces signed numbers and simple linear equations.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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ONM 012 - Introductory Algebra
Topics include: graphing, writing and solving linear equations (including fractional equations), solving quadratic equations by factoring and by the quadratic formula, as well as practical applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONM 011 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ONM 013 - Intermediate Algebra
Solving radical and quadratic equations. An introduction to functions and their graphs, including conics. Logarithms and inequalities are introduced. Applications are stressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONM 012 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ONO 011 - Onward Orientation I
Assists the transition of students entering the University of Maine through the Onward Program. Topics include: Academic Requirements of the Onward Program and the University of Maine, Goal Setting, Learning Styles, Time Management, Note Taking, Test Taking, Stress Management, Self-esteem, Communication and Relationship Skills, Career Information, AIDS and Responsible Sexuality. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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ONO 100 - Onward Orientation II
Exploration of campus resources relevant to academic course work, majors and career choices. Builds strategies of achieving success at UMaine including study skills, basic computer skills, and self-awareness as it relates to academic competency. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
ONO 011 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
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ONR 012 - Introduction to Academic Reading
For students who are already reasonably proficient readers, but who lack the critical skills required for university level courses. Introduces text analysis and methods of critical thinking. Activities include discussion of assigned readings, short papers, as well as some emphasis on effective reading skills, vocabulary building, and exam preparation.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONR 011.
Credits: 3
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ONR 013 - Critical Reading
For students who already have a beginning acquaintance with the methods of critical reading, but who need to refine and strengthen their skills in order to succeed in regular university courses. Activities include concentrated text analysis, oral and written presentations and independent library research.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONR 012 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ONS 011 - Onward Biology
Understanding life begins with ecological relationships, including energy, nutrients, animal behavior and the ecology of populations. Then attention shifts to the unity of life, involving basic cell chemistry, the genetic basis of life and evolution. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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ONS 012 - Onward Chemistry
Topics include measurements and calculations, matter and energy, chemical foundations and composition, nomenclature, reactions, quantities, modern atomic theory, bonding, gases, liquids and solids, solutions, acids and bases, equilibrium and oxidation-reduction.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONS 011 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ONS 014 - Onward Zoology
Introduces biological diversity and classification of living things. Plant systems are studied as a key part of the living fabric of the earth. Much emphasis is place on animal systems, including anatomy and physiology, embryology and reproduction.
Prerequisites & Notes
ONS 011 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 100 - Introduction to Public Administration
Origin and development of public administration as a discipline and profession. Citizen and the administrative state; rise of professionalism; growth of executive branch in federal government and the states. Public service within an environment of democratic, legal, ethical, political and economic considerations.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Ethics Requirements.
Credits: 3
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PAA 200 - Public Management
An introduction to fundamental issues that underlie the field of government and nonprofit management. Topics include federalism, ethics in public service, leadership, strategic management, human resources and and public budgeting.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Ethics Requirements.
Credits: 3
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PAA 220 - Introduction to Public Policy
Provides students with a basic understanding of the U.S. public policy process. Models of policy agenda setting, adoption, implementation and evaluation are considered with reference to specific substantive policy areas such as economic, energy, environmental, intergovernmental, social welfare, health and civil rights policy.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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PAA 233 - The American City
Urban environment and demographic change; interest groups and governing bodies; local legislative and executive leadership. Political forms and policies impacted by such trends as immigration, urbanization, race and ethnicity, suburbanization and metropolitan growth.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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PAA 315 - Statistics in Public Administration
Introduces the student to the statistical procedures and computer skills that are used in policy and management settings. Covers descriptive statistics, measure of central tendency, measure of association and analysis of variance. Topics are presented with related computer techniques.
Satisfies the General Education Mathematics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 and COS 101, COS 102, COS 103.
Credits: 3
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PAA 327 - Environmental Policy, Management and Regulation
An introduction to environmental policy and management in the United States to include a review of environmental ethics; major substantive areas of air, water, land and hazardous waste policy; the political dynamics that frame environmental policy making a t the federal, state and local levels of government; and the management issues arising in the implementation of environmental policy within the intergovernmental context.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Population and the Environment Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 340 - Public Financial Management
Examines the various public financial management techniques used by all levels of government. Specific emphasis on understanding budgets and the budget process; capital budgeting; cash an debt management; accounting; and auditing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 350 - Human Resources in Public Service
Compares modern techniques for effective personnel management with customary practices in the public, nonprofit and health sectors. Covers major laws that affect human resources such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act. Students complete a personnel project for a public service agency.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 370 - Local Government Administration
An analysis of the formation and implementation of policies at the local level. Municipal management concerns with human and financial resources, city and town planning and service delivery. In-depth cases are utilized throughout.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 233 or PAA 200.
Credits: 3
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PAA 380 - Police and the Community
Covers police administrative practices including leadership, organization, management and human resources. Controversies and issues such as under-enforcement, brutality, impact of technology, training, hiring and performance assessment, liability, community policing, crime and domestic violence. Best practices in municipal, country and state settings.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Credits: 3
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PAA 390 - Technical Writing and Communication in Public Service
Develops writing skills applied to public, nonprofit and health organizations. Students write memos, news releases, reports and position papers (multiple submissions required). Features communication skills to convey results and ideas. Covers use of references.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 400 - Issues in Public Administration
An examination of basic issues in Public Administration. Case studies in such areas as public policy implementation and public management at the international, national, state, sub-state, and local levels in public and non-profit organizations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PAA 405 - Administrative Law
Introduces students to the legal/constitutional issues arising from the relationship between public administrative agencies, legislative bodies and the courts. Through a review of significant court cases the course explores issues concerning the separation of powers and delegation, sovereign immunity and the scope and limits of administrative discretion in administrative rule making.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200.
Credits: 3
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PAA 409 - Accounting for Governmental and Not-For-Profit Entities
Financial accounting, for not-for-profit and government entities and hospitals, voluntary health and welfare organizations. Includes fund accounting. GASB statements. (This course is identical to BUA 409. Students cannot receive credit for both PAA 409 and BUA 409.)
Prerequisites & Notes
BUA 201 and junior standing.
Credits: 3
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PAA 410 - Local Government Law
Fundamentals of law relating to local government, viewed from the perspective of the public administrator.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200.
Credits: 3
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PAA 425 - Health Care System Management
Examines the development of the public/nonprofit/for-profit health care delivery system in the United States. Also examines current administrative practices in areas such as governance and organization, planning and marketing, human resources, facility management in mental health and hospital administration and ethics.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PAA 200 or permission..
Credits: 3
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