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2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • PSE 105 - Principles of Sustainable Agriculture


    Basic design principles and examples of environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural systems. The course will describe the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, but emphasis will be placed on identifying management practices that a) biologically improve soil structure, organic matter content, and fertility; and b) minimize or eliminate the need for chemical interventions for control of insect pests, pathogens, and weeds.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement. Rec 3.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 140 - Soil Science


    Considers the chemical, physical and biological properties of soil, as well as the origin, management and interrelationships of soils to plant growth.

    Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Rec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BMB 207 or CHY 121.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 141 - Soil Science Lab


    A series of practical laboratory exercises providing hands-on experience with soil measurements and information use.

    Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BMB 207 or CHY 121.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSE 203 - Weed Identification


    Aims to provide students with identification skills and knowledge of the basic biology of weedy plants common to agricultural, horticultural, turf and roadside environments. Lec 1, Lab 2.

    Credits: 2
  
  • PSE 250 - Forest Soil Science


    Fundamentals of soil science in the context of forest ecosystems including development, properties, and management. Linkages between soils and forest growth, surface and ground water, and the atmosphere are emphasized. Rec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CHY 121.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 305 - Problems in Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences


    Opportunity is provided for specialization in specific areas of plant, soil and environmental sciences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • PSE 320 - Soil Organic Matter Management


    Fundamental aspects of soil organic matter management. Principles of plant residue decomposition, tillage, use of organic soil amendments and environmental and agricultural implications of human soil management. Lec 3. (Spring - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140, CHY 121 or BMB 207.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 344 - Soil and Water Quality


    A consideration of the human-influenced and natural processes affecting soil quality and water quality. The linkages between soil and water quality will be emphasized. State and federal regulation of soil and water quality will be discussed. Class time will be spent primarily in lecture and group work. There will be weekly field trips and laboratory exercises.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140, PSE 141 or PSE 250 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 396 - Field Experience in Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences


    An approved program of work experience which contributes to the academic major and for which academic credit is given. Students may work part time or full time for a semester in a job related to their professional career goals. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    junior standing and permission.

    Credits: 1-16
  
  • PSE 403 - Weed Ecology and Management


    Ecological principles and their application in non-chemical and reduced input weed management strategies. Lec 2, Lab 2. (Fall - odd.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 100, PSE 101 and BIO 319 or WLE 200; or equivalents.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 413 - Wetland Delineation and Mapping


    Focuses on delineating and mapping wetlands using procedures accepted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Maine. Students will learn to identify wetland boundaries using the 3-parameter approach; soils, vegetation and hydrology, currently required by federal and state laws regulating wetlands.

    Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - odd.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WLE 200 or BIO 319 or SMS 300 or SMS 352 or FES 407 and PSE 140 or PSE 250 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 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.

    Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    WLE 200 or equivalent or permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 440 - Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition


    A study of the origin and nature of soil chemical properties and their effects on plant growth, the source and function of essential nutrients, the chemistry of fertilizer and lime reactions in soils. The environmental consequences of fertilization and other soil management practices are emphasized. Lec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140 or PSE 250 and CHY 132 or BMB 208.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 442 - Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification


    The study of formation of soils and the categorization of soils as natural bodies. The factors of soil formation and biogeochemistry of soils will be presented using examples from around the world. Lec 3. (Fall - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140 or PSE 250 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 444 - Field Soil Morphology and Classification Techniques


    Soil profile description, classification and land use interpretation techniques taught in the field. The focus of this class is on soils of the state of Maine. One weekend field trip planned. On site lectures will include descriptions of the soil/geomorphology relationships. Course ends mid semester. Lab 6. (Fall - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140 or PSE 250 or permission. Corequisite: PSE 442.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSE 457 - Plant Pathology


    Principles of plant disease. Lec 3, Lab 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 100. Open to juniors and seniors.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 469 - Soil Microbiology


    Soil microorganisms and their relevance to ecosystem processes (nutrient cycling, energy flow, etc.) Lec 3, Lab 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 100 and BMB 207 or CHY 121/123 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 479 - Crop Ecology and Physiology


    An examination of agricultural systems focusing on the physiological responses of plant communities and the critical role of nitrogen, water relations and photosynthesis within these communities. Extensive reading and a written project are required. Lec 3. (Spring - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 100, PSE 105 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 509 - Experimental Design


    Principles of research in biological sciences, design of experiments, statistical analysis and interpretation of data. Lec 3, Lab 2.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 510 - Plant Population Ecology


    Dispersal, dormancy, recruitment, competitive interactions, effects of herbivores and pathogens, ecotypic differentiation and micro-evolution, patterns of resource allocation toward vegetative growth and reproduction. (Fall - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 319 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 530 - Isotope Techniques for Ecosystem Studies


    Presents the principles and techniques of stable isotope analysis in ecological disciplines, with examples from a variety of ecosystem ecologists, soil scientists and hydrologists who have used isotope analysis in their studies. (Spring - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 550 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 533 - Advanced Studies in Wetland Delineation and Mapping


    Focuses on delineating and mapping wetlands using Army Corps of engineers and State of Maine procedures. Identification of wetland boundaries using the 3-parameter approach; soils, vegetation and hydrology, currently required by federal and state laws regulating wetlands. Requires completion of a field-based wetland delineation project. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - odd.)

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 546 - Chemistry of Soils


    Covers the chemistry of inorganic and organic components of soils, soil solution equilibria and sorption reactions, emphasizing laboratory exercises. Lec 1, Lab 6. (Spring - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 140, CHY 240 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 549 - Advanced soil Microbiology


    Soil microorganisms and their relevance to ecosystem processes (nutrient cycling, energy flow, etc.) (Fall - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BMB 322 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSE 569 - Techniques in Microbial Ecology


    Laboratory exercises and concepts designed to introduce students to the activity, diversity and physiology of soil and aquatic microorganisms. Use of instrumentation and assays relevant to the ecology of microorganisms. Lec 3, Lab 1. (Spring - even.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSE 469, other undergraduate microbiology or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSE 580 - Scientific Communications I


    Presentations of research proposal to faculty and graduate student peers. Covers the use of scientific graphic and presentation software.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSE 581 - Scientific Communications II


    Literature review and poster presentation of scientific ecological and environmental research topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSE 597 - Special Topics in Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences


    Advanced study of topics in plant, soil and environmental sciences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • PSE 699 - Graduate Thesis


    Graduate Thesis

    Credits: Ar
  
  • PSY 100 - General Psychology


    Lecture discussions of basic psychological processes, including learning, perception, motivation and emotion, higher mental processes, individual differences, personality and additional selected topics.

    Satisfies the General Education Social Context and Institutions Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 305 - Psychological Aesthetics


    Topics include psychological factors related to the creation of art and to the perception and appreciation of aesthetic objects of all types. Also covers psychological bases of historical change in the content and style of the arts.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 308 - Theories of Personality


    Examines the chief contemporary approaches to the study of personality including critical issues in personality. Also considers assessment techniques and research methods.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 312 - Abnormal Psychology


    Examines the origin, development, and manifestations of abnormal behavior with emphasis on the biological, social, and psychological determinants of deviant behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 323 - Psychology of Childhood


    A systematic study of childhood behavior and psychological development. Emphasis on principles underlying development, methods of child study and practical implications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 324 - Psychology of Adolescence


    A study of adolescent development in the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social spheres. Adolescent personality and problems of adjustment considered in relation to the family, the school and the community, and the world of work. Covers delinquency and abnormality in adolescents.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 325 - Psychology of Infant Development


    Surveys current concepts and findings in infancy research. Focus will address perinatal behavioral adaptations, development of motor and sensory systems, early parent-infant interactions, cognition and language acquisition and assessment methods for evaluating developmental delay.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 326 - the Psychology of Parenting


    Provides a broad perspective on human parenting including theories of parenting, practical issues, cross-cultural perspectives and the relationship between child development and parenting. Special topics include public policy, law and opinion, and child abuse and neglect.

    Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 330 - Social Psychology


    An introduction to the study of social behavior from a psychological perspective. Representative topics include culture and personality, attitude formation and change, conformity, leadership and prejudice.

    Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 332 - Environmental Psychology


    The study of the transactions between people and their physical environments. Representative topics include territoriality, crowding, personal space, privacy, architectural design of space and self-control and development phenomena.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 341 - Statistics in Psychology I


    A survey of techniques used to obtain, display, analyze, and interpret data in psychology. The lecture section will emphasize the theoretical bases of the topics, while the recitation section will allow students to focus upon the computational procedures involved in the various statistical techniques.

    Satisfies the General Education Mathematics Requirement. Lec 3, Rec 2.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 4
  
  • PSY 345 - Principles of Psychological Research


    Discussion of various research methods used in the scientific approach to the study of behavior. Laboratory will demonstrate these methods and develop skills in statistically analyzing data using computers. Students will learn to interpret the statistical analyses and write papers discussing the results of the experiments. Lec 2, Lab 2.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341, COS 101, COS 102, COS 103 or COS 100 or COS 110.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 350 - Cognition


    An introduction to the psychological study of human information processing and thinking. Representative topics included attention, pattern recognition, short and long-term memory, semantic memory, visual memory, mental imagery, problem solving and creativity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 351 - Psychology of Motivation


    A survey of theory, research methodology and experimentally obtained facts related to the activation and direction of behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 352 - Learning Across Species


    Principles and theories of learning and adaptation in different species. Relations to behavioral ecology as well as quantitative issues will be covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100 and PSY 341 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 360 - Perceptual Connections


    Principles of perception in a course for psychologists and students in other areas such as art, theater and philosophy. Connections with art, design, and scientific visualization will be explored. Topics include: color, form, distance perception, motion and visual displays of quantitative information.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    COS 101, COS 102, COS 103 or COS 110 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 361 - Sensation and Perception


    Principles and theories of the ways we make contact with our environment by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling. Psychophysics is covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 365 - Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience


    Explores the biological bases and brain mechanisms of human and animal behavior. Considers the neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and neuropharmacological foundations of sensation and perception, sleep and arousal, sexual behavior, learning and memory, and psychiatric disorders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 366 - Evolutionary Psychology


    Examines the impact of evolved behavioral adaptations on the thinking and behavior of contemporary humans. Evolutionary psychology is an interdisciplinary topic that links psychology, anthropology and biology. Begins with a brief overview of heredity and evolutionary theory and then discusses theory and research on evolutionary factors that influence human learning and thinking motivation and emotion, and social behavior such as cooperation and competition, mate-selection and parenting behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 401 - Health Psychology


    Presents a biopsychosocial approach to the study of lifestyles, behaviors, response styles and personality factors that may impact an individual’s health. Research comes from the areas of psychology, neuroscience, public health and medicine. Topics will include the relationship of psychological and social factors on physical conditions and recent research in these areas.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 312 and junior or senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 412 - Foundations of Clinical Psychology


    Provides an overview of clinical psychology. Topics include the helping professions, historical development of clinical psychology, approaches to psychological assessment and psychotherapy, controversies in the field, and new directions in the field.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 312 and junior or senior standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 420 - Child Study Laboratory I


    Observation and study of preschool children, as well as participation in guiding activities. Students undertake individual projects, supplemented by reading and class discussion. Emphasis on social development in early childhood. PSY 323 recommended. Rec 2, Lab 3.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 421 - Child Study Laboratory II


    Observation and study of preschool children. Individual projects, supplemented by reading and class discussions. Opportunity to assist in guiding the children’s activities. Emphasis on cognitive development. It is recommended that student take PSY 323 before enrolling. Rec 2, Lab 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 425 - Social Issues in Developmental Psychology


    An introduction to the research on current social issues in developmental psychology. Topic areas may include sex-role development, maternal employment, day care, mass media effects, the role of fathers, compensatory education, the effects of poverty, teacher expectancy effects.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 427 - Emotional Development


    Examines normative growth and individual differences in emotional development from birth through adolescence, integrating research on biological, cognitive and cultural aspects. Within each major developmental period, advances in the expression, regulation and understanding of emotions is explored.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 465 - Hormones, Brain and Behavior


    An introduction to behavioral neuroendocrinology: the study of hormonal effects on brain and behavior in both humans and animals. Topics include the role of hormones in gender differences, parental and aggressive behaviors, stress, and cognitive processes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 365 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 466 - Cognitive Neuroscience


    Current theory and research on brain mechanisms underlying higher cognitive processes, including perception, attention, memory, and language. Considers converging evidence from experimental studies with animals, cognitive deficits in brain-damaged humans, and recent findings based on functional imaging of the living human brain.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 365 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 470 - History and Systems of Psychology


    Surveys the development of psychology as an experimental science. Beginning with Greek views of human nature through Christian theology, the Renaissance and British Associationism. Considers Scottish and German Faculty Psychology and the 19th century developments in physiology that led directly to the birth of experimental psychology. Brief consideration of Gestalt Psychology and Behaviorism, vitalism in the life sciences and the mind-body problem in psychology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100, Junior or Senior.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 486 - Psychological Skills for Performance Enhancement in Sport


    Examines theoretical concepts, available research and practice issues underlying the implementation of selected psychological performance enhancement skills in sport. Topics include anxiety management, concentration skills, confidence building, goal setting, imagery, injury rehabilitation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100 or KPE 485.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 490 - Seminar in Issues in Contemporary Psychology


    A review of the current theoretical issues and research findings in the general areas of psychology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 100.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 491 - Senior Seminar in Psychology


    One or more current topics in psychology, chosen by the instructor, will be discussed. Students will conduct library research, make oral presentations and write a comprehensive review paper on each topic.

    Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341 and PSY 345; seniors only.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 492 - Problems in Psychology


    Provides the opportunity to carry out a particular research problem under supervision. Only 6 hours of credit will count toward the psychology major.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 345 and permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • PSY 493 - Field Experience in Psychology


    Practical experiences in a wide variety of applied settings such as schools, psychological clinics, hospitals, and government and private agencies. Requirements include a written proposal outlining the experience planned, goals of the plan, relationship of the course to the student’s program, periodic conferences with the faculty supervisor and a final written report. Three credit hours may fulfill major requirements and only 6 hours may count toward graduation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Nine hours in psychology and permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • PSY 494 - Senior Research Project


    The student will develop a research project in consultation with the instructor. The student will do an extensive library search of background material, write a proposal, conduct the research and write an APA style report.

    Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341, PSY 345 and permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 503 - Behavior Therapy


    The study of behavior therapy as an approach to the treatment or management of undesired or dysfunctional behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Includes description and origins of therapeutic techniques, and the results of experimental studies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 520 - Biological Bases of Infancy and Development


    Advanced review of psychobiological research and theory on infancy. Physiological, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic and social-emotional topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 521 - Emotion Development and Adaptation


    Critical review of theory and research on emotional development and social adaptation/maladaptation. Biological, cognitive, behavioral and developmental aspects of emotion systems will be discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 522 - Social Development in Children


    An advanced survey of current theories and research. Topics include the development of parent-child attachments, prosocial behavior, peer competence, self control, sex-role stereotypes and moral behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 524 - Cognitive Development in Children


    An advanced survey of theories and research. Topics include perceptual development, children’s learning and memory functioning, and language acquisition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 323, PSY 345 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 540 - Advanced Psychological Statistics and Methods I


    A two semester advanced-level course. Topics include control, reliability of measurement, and validity in relation to both experimental and nonexperimental approaches.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 541 - Advanced Psychological Statistics and Methods II


    A two semester advanced-level course. Topics include control, reliability of measurement, and validity in relation to both experimental and nonexperimental approaches.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 341 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 546 - Multivariate Methods for Behavioral Sciences


    Examines the use of multivariate regression in the context of behavioral investigations in which more than one dependent variable is used. Multivariate analysis used in behavioral studies as a protection scheme and as a method for deriving a meaningful composite of behavioral scores, will be discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 540 and PSY 541.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 551 - Advanced Physiological Psychology


    Reading and discussion on topics of current interest including memory, brain stimulation, neurotransmitter systems and neuronal plasticity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 556 - Advanced Perception


    Current theories and research in perception. Topics include theories of seeing, signal detection theory, depth perception, and perception in its ecological context.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 361 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 561 - Advanced Social Psychology


    Consideration of current theoretical and methodological issues in social psychology including interpersonal perception, attitude and attitude change, communication and persuasion, language and cognition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 567 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology


    Representative topics include a comparison of the cognitive or information processing paradigm with behavioristic and psychodynamic paradigms, feature analysis and pattern recognition, memory storage and retrieval, attention, psycholinguistics, problem solving and neuropsychological bases of cognitive processes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 592 - Directed Readings:(area)


    Opportunity to read in a particular area of psychology under faculty direction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • PSY 603 - Ethics and Professional Problems


    Responsibilities of the psychologist in the light of ethics recommended by the American Psychological Association.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 611 - Scientific Inquiry in Psychology


    Critical examination of basic issues in the philosophy and methodology of science, including logic of hypothesis-testing, structure of theories, scientific decision-making, explanation, theory reduction, paradigms, research traditions, conceptual change, and social and cognitive factors in the growth of science.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 625 - Basic Methods in Assessment


    Basic theory, administration, scoring and interpretation of tests frequently used for psychological evaluation with focus on individually administered tests for intelligence and personality.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 626 - Advanced Clinical Assessment


    Analysis, integration and presentation of material obtained in clinical assessment. Includes advanced training in interviewing and appropriate selection of tests, interpretation and integration of test data, and report writing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 634 - Advanced Psychopathology


    Intensive reading and discussion of classification, etiology and maladapted disordered behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 641 - Personality


    An in-depth survey of personality theories from Freud to the present with readings in original sources. Focus on normal development.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 643 - Seminar in Clinical Psychology


    Critical review of current research literature including tests and measurements, psychotherapy and personality theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 651 - Child Psychopathology and Therapy


    Readings and discussions of development and dynamics of psychological disorders in children. Consideration given to implications for psychotherapy.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 641, PSY 643 and permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 655 - Seminar in Psychotherapy


    Study of principles involved in psychotherapy from theoretical and empirical perspectives. Includes readings of original research and theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 641 and permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 661 - Seminar in History and Systems of Psychology


    Considers the historical development of selected psychological concepts, theories and points of view including discussion of selected psychological systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 470 or its equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 666 - Seminar in Social Psychologyps


    Significant topics in social psychology. Reports and discussion of research and theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PSY 561 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 677 - Topics in Clinical Psychology


    Intensive critical study of selected topics in clinical psychology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • PSY 691 - Practicum (activity)


    Closely supervised experience in psychological evaluation, psychotherapy, behavior modification, consulting, research, teaching, or a combination of these in a field setting. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • PSY 692 - Directed Research


    Opportunity to select and research a particular problem in psychology under faculty direction.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • PSY 695 - Internship in Clinical Psychology I


    One-year full-time supervised experience in a professional setting approved by the Clinical Psychology Training Committee. Open to advanced graduate students in Clinical Psychology and must be taken in consecutive semesters. Students enrolled in this course are considered to be in residence and in good standing as full-time graduate students.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Good standing in the Clinical Psychology Training Program and approval of the Clinical Training Committee.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSY 696 - Internship in Clinical Psychology II


    A continuation of PSY 695.

    Credits: 1
  
  • PSY 699 - Graduate Thesis


    Graduate Thesis

    Credits: Ar
  
  • QUS 699 - Graduate Thesis


    Credits: Ar
  
  • REP 190 - World Food Supply, Population and the Environment


    Reviews current global resources focusing primarily upon food production and population, and environmental problems relating to food production and distribution. World trade and world trade policy are considered with primary emphasis on food. Other topics include world trade liberalization, genetically modified foods and comparative agricultural systems.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment and Social Context and Institutions Requirements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • REP 254 - Introduction to Production Economics


    Theory and tools of production economics including economic theory of the firm and microcomputer analysis of firm costs.

    Credits: 3
  
  • REP 286 - Resource Policy Analysis


    Introduction to the economics of public policies with a particular emphasis on resource issues. Topics to be covered include the efficiency of market mechanisms, sources of market failure, the tools of public policy and the political process of instituting policies. Each semester a special topic or topics will offer a focal point for applications of the subject matter.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECO 120 or INT 110.

    Credits: 3
  
  • REP 330 - Waste Management


    The study of the history and current problems of society’s municipal solid waste. Waste generation, recycling and disposal are covered for both Maine and the nation. Social, economic and engineering aspects are examined.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement. (Fall.)

    Credits: 3
  
  • REP 371 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy


    Economic aspects of natural resource management and policy are presented. Both consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of natural resources are discussed along with the socially optimal use of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Contemporary environmental problems and policies are presented.

    Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Population and the Environment Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    INT 110 or ECO 120.

    Credits: 3
  
  • REP 381 - Sustainable Development Principles and Policy


    The principles of sustainable development are investigated and considered against a number of ethical and philosophical concepts. Possible ecological, economic and social criteria for evaluating development proposals against those principles are surveyed. Selected issues relevant to Maine are evaluated by sustainable development criteria.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment and Ethics Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Sophomore standing.

    Credits: 3
 

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