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MUS 650 - Topics in Choral Music
Concentrated study of approved topics in choral music. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUL 531.
Credits: 3
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MUS 651 - Topics in Instrumental Music
Concentrated study of approved topics in instrumental music. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUL 531.
Credits: 3
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MUS 698 - Special Studies in Music
Individual work on an approved project under the guidance of an graduate faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUS 600.
Credits: 2-4
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MUY 101 - Fundamentals of Music
An elemental study of the dimensions and basic characteristics of musical sounds, with primary emphasis upon the development of skills and concepts through creating, performing and analysis. For the general student.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Credits: 3
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MUY 111 - Elementary Harmony I
Diatonic chordal relationships through written work, analysis, and keyboard application. Primarily for music. majors.
Prerequisites & Notes
Music major and permission.
Credits: 2
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MUY 112 - Elementary Harmony II
A continued study of chordal relationships. Primarily for music majors.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 111 and permission.
Credits: 2
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MUY 113 - Elementary Sight Singing and Ear Training I
Sight singing, ear training and dictation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 101 or permission. Corequisite: MUY 111.
Credits: 2
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MUY 114 - Elementary Sight Singing and Ear Training II
Sight singing, ear training and dictation.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 113.
Credits: 2
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MUY 211 - Advanced Harmony I
A continuation of MUY 112. Chromatic chordal relationships and 20th century harmonic practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 112.
Credits: 2
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MUY 212 - Advanced Harmony II
A continuation of MUY 112. Chromatic chordal relationships and 20th century harmonic practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 211.
Credits: 2
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MUY 213 - Advanced Sight Singing and Ear Training I
A continuation of MUY 114.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 114.
Credits: 2
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MUY 214 - Advanced Sight Singing and Ear Training II
A continuation of MUY 114.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 213.
Credits: 2
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MUY 310 - Jazz Improvisation I
The direct application of music theory to jazz improvisation, with emphasis on the development of skills and knowledge through analysis, creating and performing on a daily basis. Pitched instruments in “C”, “Bb”, “Eb”, or “C bass clef” and that are capable of a full chromatic scale are essential for participation in the course. Keyboardists must bring their own instrument. Vocalists will need to play a pitched musical instrument that meets the criteria outlined above. Memorization of all 10 works addressed in the texts will be required.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 212 or permission of instructor. An audition may be required.
Credits: 3
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MUY 311 - Jazz Improvisation II
A continuation of MUY 310. Involves the direct application of music theory to jazz improvisation, with emphasis on the development of skills and knowledge through analysis, creating, and performing on a daily basis. Pitched instruments in “C”, “Bb”, “Eb”, or “C bass clef” only, capable of a full chromatic scale, are essential (keyboardists must bring their own) for participation in the course. As with MUY 310, memorization of at least 8 but not more than 16 works from the standard jazz repertory will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 310.
Credits: 3
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MUY 315 - Twentieth Century Musical Techniques
Techniques for structural analysis of post-impressionist through contemporary music.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 212 or permission.
Credits: 2
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MUY 410 - Chamber Jazz Arranging and Piano I
The study of arranging for and performance on the piano as it pertains to Chamber Jazz.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUP 206 and MUY 212 or permission of instructor. An audition and/or pretest may be required.
Credits: 3
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MUY 411 - Chamber Jazz Arranging and Piano II
A continuation of MUY 410. The continued study of arranging for and performance on the piano as it pertains to Chamber Jazz.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 410.
Credits: 3
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MUY 422 - Tonal Counterpoint
A study of contrapuntal techniques as practiced by composers of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 112 or permission.
Credits: 2
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MUY 451 - Form and Analysis
Analysis of the structure of musical compositions of various historical periods, including the study of common forms found in the standard concert repertoire.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 212.
Credits: 3
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MUY 452 - Orchestration
Study and practical application of scoring techniques for various instrumental groups, including orchestral and band transcriptions and reductions.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 212.
Credits: 3
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MUY 461 - Composition I (Small Forms)
Composition in the Variation Forms, including ostinato, ground motive, passacaglia, chaconne and theme with variations.
Prerequisites & Notes
MUY 212 or permission.
Credits: 2
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MUY 650 - Topics in Music Theory
Concentrated study of designated topics in music theory. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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NAS 101 - Introduction to Native American Studies
Introduces the interdisciplinary perspective of Native American Studies. Examines the experience of Native Americans, past and present, focusing on diverse and distinct cultural areas and historical events. Explores Native Americans’ integral part in the development of the Americas and the European impact on traditional Native societies, historically and currently.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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NAS 102 - Introduction to Wabanaki Culture, History and Contemporary Issues
Examines the world view, way of life, history, art, literature and contemporary issues of the Native nations that make up the Wabanaki Confederacy. The culture, philosophy and creation stories of the individual tribes, including the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Micmac tribes are explored. In addition, concepts such as sovereignty, treaty rights and tribal government are discussed. NAS 101 is recommended.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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NAS 201 - Topics in Native American Studies
Provides an interdisciplinary, intermediate level of study of selected topics regarding American Indians in more detail and complexity.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAS 101 or permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NAS 298 - Directed Study in Native American Studies
Individual study, research, field experience and writing projects in Native American Studies. May be repeated for credit. Arranged upon request.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAS 101 and permission.
Credits: 1-6
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NAS 401 - Advanced Topics in Native American Studies
Provides an advanced level of study of selected topics regarding American Indians in great detail and specificity.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAS 101, junior standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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NAS 490 - Theory and Research Methods in Native American Studies
An advanced seminar that serves as the culmination of the Native American Studies minor. Focuses on the theory and research methods appropriate to the discipline. Emphasizes research paradigms and techniques useful for interpreting materials and collections dealing with Native American Studies.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAS 101, NAS 102 and 6 additional credits within the Native American Studies minor.
Credits: 3
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NAS 498 - Directed Study in Native American Studies
Advanced individual study, research, field experiences and writing projects in Native American Studies. May be repeated for credit. Arranged upon request.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAS 101, one additional course within the Native American Studies minor, junior or senior standing, and permission.
Credits: 1-6
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NAV 100 - Naval Leadership Laboratory
No description.
(Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 0
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NAV 101 - Introduction to Naval Science
Emphasizes organizational structure, warfare components, and assigned roles/missions of the U.S. Navy/USMC. Covers all aspects of Naval Service from its relative position within DoD, to the specific warfare communities/career paths. Also includes basic elements of leadership/Navy Core Values. Designed to give student initial exposure to many elements of Naval culture. Also provides conceptual framework/working vocabulary for student to use on summer cruise. Laboratories are also provided to include alcohol and drug abuse prevention, detection and control, tobacco use cessation/prevention, suicide and HIV/AIDs prevention.
Credits: 2
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NAV 102 - Naval Ships Systems I (Engineering)
Detailed study of ship characteristics and types including ship design, hydrodynamic forces, stability, compartmentation, propulsion, electrical and auxiliary systems, interior communications, ship control and damage control. Included are basic concepts of theory/design of steam, gas turbine, diesel and nuclear propulsion. Case studies on leadership/ethical issues in the engineering area are also covered.
Credits: 3
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NAV 201 - Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons)
Outlines theory and employment of weapons systems. Student explores the processes of detection, evaluation, threat analysis, weapon selection, delivery, guidance and explosives. Fire control systems and major weapons types are discussed including capabilities and limitations. The physical aspects of radar and underwater sound are described. Facets of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence are explored as means of weapons system integration. The tactical and strategic significance of command and control warfare and information warfare is discussed. Supplemented with review/analysis of case studies involving the moral and ethical responsibilities of leaders in the employment of weapons. Other major themes in leadership include honor, courage, integrity, loyalty, responsibility, authority, accountability, character development, crisis decision making, and conflict resolution.
Credits: 3
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NAV 202 - Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
The history of navies in the modern period (c. 1500 to the present) including use of naval forces in the achievement of national goals, development of naval technology and tactics, effects of naval construction and manning upon society, sociology of navies, comparison of naval policies in various states, the current balance sheet of navies. (Additional work will be required for Navy ROTC students.) (This course is identical to HTY 280.)
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Credits: 3
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NAV 301 - Navigation and Naval Operations I
In-depth study of the theory, principles, procedures and application of plotting, piloting and celestial navigation. Students learn piloting techniques, the use of charts, the use of visual and electronic aids, and theory of operation of both magnetic and gyro compasses. Celestial navigation topics include celestial coordinate system, the navigation triangle and an overview of the sight reduction process. Students develop practical skills in plotting and celestial navigation. Other topics include tides, currents, effects of wind/weather, voyage planning and application and understanding of international/inland rules of navigation. Supplemented with review/analysis of case studies involving actual navigation.
Credits: 3
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NAV 302 - Navigation and Naval Operations II
Study of relative motion, vector-analysis theory, formation tactics and ship employment. Also included are introductions to naval operations and operations analysis, ship behavior and characteristics in maneuvering, applied aspects of shiphandling, afloat communications, and command and control. Supplemented with a review/analysis of case studies involving moral/ethical/leadership issues pertaining to the concepts listed above.
Prerequisites & Notes
NAV 301 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NAV 303 - Leadership and Management
Comprehensive study of organizational behavior and management. Topics include survey of management functions of planning, organizing and controlling; an introduction to individual/group behavior in organizations; and extensive study of motivation/leadership. Major behavior theories explored in detail. Practical applications explored through using experiential exercises, case studies and laboratory discussions. Other topics include decision making, communication, responsibility, authority, accountability and total quality leadership.
Credits: 3
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NAV 304 - Leadership and Ethics
Sharpens the understanding of some important issues about morality and develops moral reasoning ability. Integrates an intellectual exploration of Western moral traditions and ethical philosophy with topics and issues confronting newly commissioned officers as military leaders. Provides a foundation in major moral traditions including Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Constitutional Law, Natural Law theory, and virtue ethics. Students will discuss the ethics of war through discussions of the Just War Theory (Jus Ad Bellum) and the Conduct of War (Jus in Bello). Readings will be from various fields, including leadership, ethics, philosophy, theology, and law and will be enhanced through case studies, video segments, and current issues in the news.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor. It is recommended that students have junior or senior standing, however they need not be in the NROTC program.
Credits: 3
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NAV 310 - Evolution of Warfare
Traces development of warfare from dawn of recorded history to the present, focusing on the impact of major military theorists, strategists, tacticians and technological developments. Students acquire a basic sense of strategy, develop an understanding of military alternatives, and see the impact of historical precedence on military thought and actions.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspective Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NAV 410 - Amphibious Warfare
A historical survey of the development of amphibious doctrine and the conduct of amphibious operations. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of amphibious warfare in the 20th century, especially during World War II. Present day potential and limitations on amphibious operations, including the rapid deployment force concept, are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NMD 100 - Introduction to New Media
An introduction to the historical contexts, concepts, technical concerns and production processes fundamental to New Media. Topics include history of new media/desktop computing, communication theory, issues for design and interactivity, hardware and computer science foundations of new media and basic software parameters related to digital art, Web design, video and sound production. Lecture and discussion format.
Credits: 3
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NMD 102 - Fundamentals of Information Systems
Students develop the fundamental knowledge of information systems, including formal systems and models. Covers use of data, information, and knowledge in organizations, information lifecycle; collection, storage, processing, retrieval, delivery; and overview of the various components of an information infrastructure including computing platforms, software architectures, and telecommunications networks. Types of information systems, client server architectures, and emerging information systems. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C or better in NMD 100 and permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 104 - Design Basics for New Media
Introduction to principles and theories of visual design, in traditional and electronic media; processes, methods and technologies relative to the creative production of two-dimensional visual imagery; use of the computer as a creative tool for the development of expressive and professional images. Focus on the creative process in visual design. (This course is identical to ISE 104.) Studio 3.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Credits: 3
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NMD 201 - Photographic Reporting and Storytelling
An overview of photojournalism history, theory and ethics. Exercises teach skills and strategies used by newspaper, magazine and on-line photographers and editors and challenge students to deal responsibly with issues of invasion of privacy, subject representation, copyright and fair use and image manipulation. (This course is identical to CMJ 261.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 202 - Information Design
Information design is the art and science of organizing and designing information to help people effectively fulfill their needs. It can be applied to websites, handheld devices and other platforms. Students will learn new design techniques and complete an entire project design cycle to practice their skills in a variety of areas related to web design, database construction, and data driven applications. The class requires basic web design experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 203 - Creative Hypertext
Creative workshop exploring technical, cultural and creative dimensions of hypertext. An introduction to hypertext as a creative tool that will focus on a review of html, analysis of hypertext story and e-poetry, and production of hypertext fiction and/or poetry.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 204 - Introduction to Time-Based Art and Design
An introduction in the concepts, process, methods, principles and theories posed by Time-Based Arts. Time-Based Arts are those creative expressions that involve converged and distributable media such as, digital film, animation, digital audio, interactive cable, satellite, broadband and emerging technologies. Students investigate unique problems in design and production presented by Time-Based and converged media as well as apply the aesthetic principles of art and design in the creation of artistic, expressive and/or conceptual structures in a time-based media.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 205 - Introduction to Variable Media
Students will explore strategies for outwitting obsolescence through medium-independent project design and preservation. Also touches on social and philosophical attitudes toward memory, loss, and cultural survival. Guest speakers will include artists and curators involved in distributed approaches to cultural legacy. A final project will require students to remix and reinterpret each other’s works.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 206 - Project Design Laboratory: I
Introduces theories of sign and visual communication as applied to interactive information design. Explores how signs and symbols influence meaning and facilitate expression and perception of ideas and information. Provides a general knowledge of the history of visual theory and the interpretation of icons, symbols and indexes, including the unspoken “language” of design structures. Visual culture, semiology, and cultural/information artifacts as manifested by such designed items as Web sites, interactive media and databases are studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 102 or NMD 104 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 213 - Information Ethics
Ethical and social issues associated with information system design and use. Morality and law in cyberspace. Values, ethical theories and their relation to information professionals. Free speech, intellectual property, privacy and security. Access to government information and government surveillance. Western values and norms compared to developing world perspectives. (This course is identical to ISE 213.) Lec 3.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Credits: 3
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NMD 240 - Introduction to Web Concepts and Design
Introduces the concepts, technical requirements and production processes needed for basic Web site development and construction. Topics include site design, image processing, visual Web editors, html and layout, interface design and basic behaviors.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C or better in NMD 100, NMD 206 and permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 245 - Film Criticism and Theory
Offers a mass communication/media studies overview of contemporary film. Students will develop skills in the analysis of film form and content so that they will achieve a high degree of proficiency in the use of film studies vocabulary. After developing an understnading of how the different elements of film work to construct meaning within (as wll as outside of) film, the course will survey major theories and methodologies of film studies. Likewise, participants will receive an overview of film history and will develop familiarity with major historical and technological development of film. Participants will learn to think critically about the media industry and to evaluate film as art form, individual psychological experience, technology, social text, and commodity. (This course is identical to CMJ 245.)
Credits: 3
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NMD 270 - Digital Art I
An introduction to two-dimensional digital art. Includes professional 2D and related software, input/output options and image creation and editing. Emphasizes using the tools for the production of fine art. (This course is identical to ART 270.)
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Approved New Media portfolio review, or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 295 - 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 100 and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NMD 301 - Documentary Photography and Audio
Provides the essential skills, concepts and processes used by documentary still photographers and audio producers to create professional quality digital mixed media products for the Internet and other interactive media. (This course is identical to CMJ 361.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CMJ 261 or NMD 201 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 302 - Interactive Web Development
Offers hands-on instruction in scripting interactive, kinetic, and participatory Web site development. Students explore the fundamentals of a client-side language, such as JavaScript or ActionScript, by building navigation tools, layer-based animations, and other interactive components. As a culminating project, students build upon their experience of server-side development in NMD 202 to realize a fully functional online resource with an interactive interface and dynamic content.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 202.
Credits: 3
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NMD 303 - Digital Narrative Workshop
Explores emerging forms of digital and networked storytelling. Students examine new forms of narrative with the goal of producing their own work. Workshop format focuses on developing digital storytelling skills. Competence in digital tools required.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 203 and NMD 206 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NMD 304 - Explorations In Time Based Design
Advanced level exploration of the principles of design and the creative process relative to time-based media. Focus is on the design of imaginative, and/or metaphorical structures combining text, image and sound into self-contained digital works. Students experiment with the transmission of creative and expressive information through sequential and time-based formats, including fixed-image sequence, digital video, and animation.
Prerequisites & Notes
ART 100 or ART 110, NMD 204, NMD 206 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 305 - Seminar in Distributed Creativity
Examines cutting-edge innovation in peer-to-peer architectures, open licenses, and media economies. After acquainting themselves with a range of historical and contemporary landmarks from Beuys to BitTorrent, students will choose to research, plan, or build a new aesthetic, economic, technical, or ethical approach to distributed culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 205 and NMD 206 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 306 - Project Design Laboratory: II
A seminar on new media project design, with emphasis on team-based research and development. Assignments may require students to think across a variety of platforms, from analog tools to stand alone devices to online applications. In each case, students will be challenged to think creatively and rigorously about the objective, structure, and form of their projects; the work of each team will culminate in a new media proposal and/or prototype. (This course is identical to ISE 306.)
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 206 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 324 - Year in Film I
The first part in a two-semester course in the process, theory, practice and problems of digital filmmaking. Through the examination of films, narrative fiction and the completion of out-of-class assignments, students will gain insight into the realm of digital filmmaking. Structured as both an academic and “hands-on” approach to the language, method and theory of digital filmmaking through applied concepts and process. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NMD 340 - Intermediate Web Concepts and Design
An intermediate level consideration of the concepts, technical requirements and production processes needed for Web site development and construction. Topics covered will include DHTML and Cascading Style Sheets, interface design, Web animation and interactivity, CGI scripting, video and audio for the Web and Web database fundamentals.
Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C or better in NMD 100, NMD 240 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 360 - Perceptual Applications and Connections
Basic principles and application of visual perception. Connections with art, design, animation, scientific visualization and new media will be explored. Topics include: color theory, form perception, depth perception, motion and illusions.
Prerequisites & Notes
COS 101, COS 102, COS 103 or COS 110 or permission.
Credits: 3
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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 and 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 403 - Advanced Digital Narrative
Critical analysis of digital narrative and literary, cinematic, gaming, or graphic predecessors. Explores theoretical discourses relevant to studied genres, such as narratology, semiotics, cultural theory, game theory, gender theory, or post-colonial theory. Emphasis on understanding the function(s) of digital narrative and on developing skills to increase the sophistication of creative production.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 303 and NMD 306 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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NMD 404 - Advanced Time Art Studio
The final course in the Time-Based Art sequence and represents the most advanced level of investigation in time-based media. Students will conceptualize and create a series of individual projects working with time-based media. These projects may include but are not limited to, video, animation audio, interactivity and live digital performance. Additionally, students will research and discuss the work of existing Time-Based artists.
Prerequisites & Notes
NMD 304 and NMD 306 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 424 - Year in Film II
The second part in a two-semester course in the process, theory, practice and problems of digital filmmaking. Concentrates on practical experience. Students will learn the cinematic process through direct development and production of short subject digital films. Structured as both an academic and “hands-on” approach to the language, method and theory of digital filmmaking. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing 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; 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 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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NMD 570 - Intermedia Studio I
Intended to provide an environment for guided independent art/research/production in intermedia. Emphasis placed on the conceptual and interdisciplinary nature of this art form, awareness and manipulation of traditional art boundaries, and the exploration of non-traditional art media. This is an advanced graduate-level studio course emphasizing independent levels of work, theoretical engagement in the creative process and an ongoing commitment to individual studio praxis. May be repeated for credit. (This course is identical to ART 570.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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NMD 597 - Independent Study in New Media
Graduate level study and research in New Media or related areas directed by a graduate faculty member in New Media. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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NMD 598 - Directed Study in New Media
A graduate-level readings course, laboratory or seminar study course arranged between instructor and individual graduate students, covering selected topics or areas whithin the field of New Media. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing and permission.
Credits: 1-3
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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 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Sophomore standing in the School of Nursing or permission. Corequisites: NUR 300 and NUR 303.
Credits: 4
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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 December and May.)
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 200, NUR 300, NUR 303.
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. NUR 200 or concurrently .
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
NUR 201, NUR 300. Junior standing in the School of Nursing. Corequisite: NUR 404, PSY 212.
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 permission.
Credits: 3
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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
MAT 232. Junior standing in the School of Nursing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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NUR 320 - Nursing Care Management of Women, Infants and Families
Focuses on the comprehensive care of women from adolescence through older adulthood. The reproductive process is examined as a part of the life cycle continuum and family health. Health promotion, and disease prevention and management concepts are emphasized as they apply to pregnancy, prenatal care, birth, and post-delivery period, newborn care, and parenting.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 and FSN 101 and NUR 301 and NUR 303 and NUR 404 and PSY 212.
Credits: 3
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NUR 321 - Maternal, Newborn, and Women’s Health Nursing Clinical
Encompasses Obstetrical lab in the LRC for four hours and seven days (8 hrs per shift) on the maternity/newborn unit at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Students will be assigned to a community hospital of their choice for two days (8 hrs per day) and a primary care setting that serves women and their families (8 hrs per day). Total clinical hours 84. Students will register for one day of clinical per week and will complete all clinical assignments on that day.
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 320. Corequisite: NUR 320.
Credits: 2
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NUR 330 - Nursing Care Management of Children and Families
Students develop a comprehensive approach to the care of infants, children, adolescents and families. Utilize developmental approach in health promotion and care of pediatric patients with acute or chronic illness.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing in the School of Nursing. CHF 201 and NUR 301 and NUR 404 and PSY 212 or permission.
Credits: 3
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NUR 331 - Nursing Care Management of Children and Families Clinical
Students utilize the nursing process to provide comprehensive nursing care for pediatric patients and families in acute and primary care settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 201 and FSN 101 and NUR 301 and NUR 404 and PSY 212 and (NUR 330 or concurrently.)
Credits: 2
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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.
(Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
NUR 320, NUR 321, NUR 330, NUR 331 and NUR 452. Corequisite: NUR 452.
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 highly recommended. Corequisite: NUR 301 for Nursing majors.
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 standing in School of 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 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 320, NUR 321, NUR 330, NUR 331 and NUR 404. Senior standing in School of Nursing and permission.
Credits: 3
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