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POS 474 - Instruments of American Foreign Policy Making
Examines the formulation and implementation of American foreign policy. Special focus will be placed on American Political culture; Presidential and congressional powers in foreign policy; government bureaucracies, such as the Departments of State, Defense and Treasury; and conceptual and theoretical approaches to policy making.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
POS 100 or POS 120 and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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POS 475 - International Security
Examines national and international factors affecting the survival and security of states. Topics include components and use of military power, arms control and proliferation, the cause and resolution of conflict, negotiation and decision-making processes and structures.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
POS 100 or POS 120 and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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POS 476 - Seminar in World Politics
A topical survey of conceptual and theoretical developments in the field of world politics. Examination of these developments in the context of contemporary issues and controversies will be emphasized. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
POS 100 or POS 120 and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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POS 484 - The American Constitution and Criminal Due Process
Examines the development of supreme Court doctrines governing the jurisprudence of constitutional rights afforded the criminally accused. Areas examined include the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments to the Constituition and their applicability to the states via the 14th amendment.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
POS 100 or junior standing.
Credits: 3
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POS 493 - American Politics Internship
Provides students with the opportunity to gain experience in a department or agency at the national, state, or local level, or to conduct a major research project. Reports and a research paper are normally required for an agency internship.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3, 6 or 9
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POS 495 - Congressional Internship
Assignment to the Washington, D.C. office of a member of Congress, normally from the Maine delegation, during the spring semester. Readings and reports are required in addition to performing staff work in a congressional office. The internship is open to juniors and seniors on a competitive basis; applications and interviews are conducted each fall to fill the spring internship positions.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 6 or 9
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POS 496 - International Affairs Internship
Provides students the opportunity to gain experience in a department or agency, either in the United States or abroad, that deals with international affairs. Students may not receive more than 9 credit hours for this internship.
Credits: 6 or 9
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POS 498 - Independent Study in Political Science
Provides students the opportunity to work closely with an individual member of the faculty, either as a research assistant or as the author of a major independent study paper. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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POS 499 - Senior Seminar in Political Science
Examines selected theoretical and empirical topics in Political Science. Assumes a knowledge of, and builds upon, a body of knowledge developed by students in the major and represents the culmination of majors’ concentration of study within the major. Students can write an Honors thesis instead of taking the capstone course.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing and Political Science major or International Affairs major with a concentration in Political Science.
Credits: 3
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POS 531 - Topics in Comparative Politics
Examines various issues in comparative politics such as comparative democratization, regime types and conflict management, with emphasis on readings in the theoretical literature in the discipline of comparative politics through class discussions and individual research. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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POS 549 - Seminar in American Politics
Examines theoretical and practical issues in American politics in a small group setting, with emphasis on individual research and class participation.
Credits: 3
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POS 596 - Directed Research in Political Science
An individualized research course for graduate students seeking to explore an advanced research topic in political science. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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PPA 264 - Introduction to the Pulp and Paper Industry
Considers the manufacture of paper from fibrous raw materials to the processing of finished products. Emphasis on papers produced from wood, non-wood, and secondary fibers. Recommended for CHE/BLE students taking the cooperative work experience within the Pulp and Paper industry. Lec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CHB 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PPA 465 - Pulp Technology
The chemical and engineering principles of manufacturing various wood pulps. Rec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing and CHB 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PPA 466 - Paper Technology
The chemical and engineering principles of paper manufacturing from the preparation of fiber furnishes to the final stage of drying. Rec 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
CHB 200 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PPA 473 - Pulp Manufacture and Testing
Problem-oriented laboratory course involving the process design criteria for the production of mechanical, semi-chemical and chemical wood pulps. Lab 8. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
PPA 465 or concurrently.
Credits: 4
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PPA 474 - Paper Manufacture and Testing
A problem-oriented laboratory course involving the process design of paper making and finishing systems. Lab 8. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
PPA 466 or concurrently.
Credits: 4
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PPA 499 - Undergraduate Thesis
Original investigation of a pulp and paper problem and reporting of the results. (Offered by arrangement.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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PPA 695 - Graduate Seminar I
Reports and discussion of recent developments in pulp and paper technology and related fields, based on the literature or current investigations. Required of all graduate students.
Credits: 1
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PPA 696 - Graduate Seminar II
Reports and discussion of recent development in pulp and paper technology and related fields, based on the literature or current investigations. Required of all graduate students.
Credits: 1
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PRT 225 - Readings in Outdoor Recreation
Selected authors and literature will be studied and discussed to familiarize PRT majors with the breadth and complexity of the field.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Writing Intensive Requirements. Rec 3.
Credits: 3
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PRT 226 - Park Systems of the World
An examination of national parks as cultural identity. Topics include the genesis and rate of spread of the national parks idea, the cultural/political/economic environment of national parks, parks and the natural environment, comparative park system administration, and the trend and condition of the world’s park systems.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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PRT 345 - Special Problems
Original investigation in Recreation Resources, the subject to be chosen after consultation with the staff. Open to high-ranking juniors and seniors.
Credits: Ar
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PRT 352 - Forest Recreation Management
A broad yet comprehensive study of the theories, problems and techniques of managing recreation systems in both the public and private sectors. Emphasis given to current recreation management issues. Rec 3.
Credits: 3
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PRT 355 - Visitor Behavior and Management
Study of outdoor recreation user behavior as it impacts the planning, design and management of outdoor recreation opportunities. Emphasis on social/psychological principles that alter behavior and satisfaction in recreation experiences. Rec. 3.
Credits: 3
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PRT 395 - Internship
A professional activity under the general supervision of an experienced professional with a high degree of responsibility placed on the student. Learning objectives are pre-established and agreed upon between the faculty coordinator and the placement supervisor. Not normally repeated.
Credits: Ar
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PRT 396 - Field Experience
A field experience is a professional activity participated in by students under the supervision of a practicing professional in the field. A high degree of responsibility is placed on the student for developing learning objectives and securing the approval of a faculty member for academic credit for the learning involved. May be repeated.
Credits: Ar
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PRT 452 - Environmental Interpretation
A mid-level course in the principles and techniques of environmental interpretation, with special reference to parkland settings. Interpretive planning, interpretation of complex subjects and controversy, ethics, special populations and research are discussed. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding and application of interpretive principles using examples from their field.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352. Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PRT 470 - Principles of Tourism Management and Planning
Focus is on the application of tourism management and planning principles to natural environments and creating sustainable tourism environments/economies; tourism impacts on sensitive environments; needs of tourists, developers, managers and the local residents; and trends in tourism, with emphasis on the Northeast. Rec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352.
Credits: 3
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PRT 480 - Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Management
Development of a historical overview of wilderness and river management in the United States. Basic concepts of the unique management problems and opportunities associated with wilderness and wild and scenic river systems.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352.
Credits: 3
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PRT 491 - Senior Seminar: Issues and Ethics in Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Selected issues and trends facing the recreation and parks profession today. Serves as the capstone experience, integrating all of the course work for Parks, Recreation and Tourism students.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352; senior standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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PRT 613 - Forest Recreation Problems
Forest Recreation Problems
Credits: Ar
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PRT 699 - Graduate Thesis / Research
Graduate Thesis
Credits: Ar
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PSE 100 - Plant Science
Basics of plant anatomy, morphology, ecology, physiology and taxonomy with examples drawn from common agricultural and horticultural plants are discussed. Labs include hands-on investigations of local plants.
Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Credits: 4
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PSE 101 - Cropping Systems
Principles and practices of various cropping systems involving agricultural crops. Basics of tillage, seeding, crop genetic resources, harvesting and storage of vegetables and grains are discussed. Lec 4. (Spring-odd.)
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSE 100 or permission.
Credits: 4
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PSE 105 - Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
Basic design principles and examples of environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural systems. Describes 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 Application of Scientific Knowledge and Population and the Environment Requirements. Rec 3.
Credits: 3
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PSE 121 - Human Societies, Soil and Water: The Unbreakable Link
Considers the soil and water resources upon which human societies depend. Begins with a survey of basic properties and processes important in understanding soil and water resources. Ethical approaches to resource decision-making are introduced and used. Through the use of many case studies and examples, students are encouraged to clarify and develop their own personal values with respect to human use of the environment. Lec 3. (Spring - odd.)
Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment and Ethics Requirements.
Credits: 3
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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.
Together with PSE 141, this course Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Satisfies the General Education Application of Scientific Knowledge when taken without PSE 141. Rec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 207 or CHY 121 is recommended.
Credits: 3
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PSE 141 - Soil Science Laboratory
A series of practical laboratory exercises providing hands-on experience with soil measurements and information use.
Together with PSE 140, this course Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 207 or CHY 121 is recommended.
Credits: 1
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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
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PSE 219 - Herbaceous Landscape Plants
The study of fundamental principles and practices of identifying, growing and using perennial and annual herbaceous ornamental plants in the landscape. Emphasis on identification, selection, landscape use and plant culture. Rec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Grade of C- or better in PSE 100 or BIO 200 or FES 100.
Credits: 3
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PSE 221 - Woody Landscape Plants I
The study of deciduous trees and shrubs suitable for landscape use in New England. Emphasis on plant identification, cultural requirements, reproduction, and use in the landscape. Extensive outdoor labs. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Grade of C- or better in PSE 100 or BIO 200 or FES 100.
Credits: 3
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PSE 222 - Woody Landscape Plants II
The study of conifers, small flowering trees, and evergreen shrubs suitable for landscape use in New England. Emphasis on plant identification, cultural requirements, and use in the landscape. Extensive outdoor labs. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Grade of C- or better in PSE 100 or BIO 200 or FES 100.
Credits: 3
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PSE 227 - Landscape Design and Construction Techniques
An introduction to landscape design and the physical properties, functional uses and aesthetic values of landscape construction materials, as independent items and as designed elements within the landscape. Current construction practices and installation methods will be investigated. Graphic skills will focus on quick techniques for drawing grading plans, layout plans, and construction details. Lec 2, Studio 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C- or better in PSE 100 and Environmental Horticulture majors.
Credits: 4
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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
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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
BMB 207 or CHY 121 and PSE 140.
Credits: 3
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PSE 325 - Turfgrass Management
Study of the scientific principles of turfgrass culture. Includes identification, soil requirements, establishment, fertilization, mowing and pest control of grass species used on home lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, parks and low maintenance areas. Rec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior Standing and a grade of C- or better is required in PSE 100 or BIO 200 or FES 100. PSE 140 is recommended.
Credits: 3
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PSE 328 - Landscape Design
The planning and design of residential sites. Based on balancing the “hands-on” experience with formal design education, by furnishing an overview of the fundamentals of the residential site design process. The students will integrate previous experience and course work in plant material, landscape construction, graphic communication, and general horticultural experiences. Lec 2, Studio 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C- or better in PSE 219 and PSE 221 and PSE 222 and PSE 227.
Credits: 4
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PSE 344 - Soil and Water Quality: Human Impacts on the Environment
Addresses the impact of land use on soil physical and chemical properties. Includes soil-water relations, as well as ecosystem and watershed scale soil 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. Students will learn about tools and techniques to measure soil and water quality and have the opportunity to interact with government and private sector resource management specialists.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSE 140 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PSE 370 - Seminar in Environmental Horticulture
Designed to familiarize the student with the process of preparing a seminar. Activities include selecting a topic related to horticulture, developing the approach, researching the topic, preparing an outline, preparing graphics, practicing the seminar and presenting a Power Point seminar to the class, faculty and invited guests.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing or permission.
Credits: 2
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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 (or BIO 200 or FES 100) and BIO 319 (or FES 407 or WLE 200).
Credits: 3
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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
BIO 319 or FES 407 or SMS 300 or SMS 352 or WLE 200 and PSE 140 or permission.
Credits: 4
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PSE 415 - Greenhouse Management
The study of greenhouse management practices and principles. Specific areas of study will include greenhouse structure, operation, and the use of greenhouses for ornamental plant production. Extensive greenhouse work. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C- or better in PSE 100 or BIO 200 or FES 100, and Junior standing. PSE 140 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSE 424 - Plant Production
Covers the basic techniques for production of woody and herbaceous plants in nursery and other outdoor settings. Specific areas of study will include nursery site selection and construction, retail and wholesale nursery planning, equipments for nursery operation, nursery crop selection, regeneration, culture, and production, personnel management, marketing, and garden center operation. Extensive field lab work at campus nursery and garden. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing and a grade of C- or better in PSE 100.
Credits: 3
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PSE 425 - Landscape Management
Designed to provide the senior landscape horticulture student with the opportunity to bring together all aspects of theoretical and applied training. Students develop an understanding of professional practice in landscape management, site management, personnel management to project management. Accomplished through interacting with a variety of professionals, field trips, real life hands-on projects, cumulating with a team-based Capstone Project. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement. Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement in conjunction with LHC 428.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C- or better in PSE 325 and PSE 328.
Credits: 3
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PSE 430 - Environmental Horticulture
Examines best management practices for growing ornamental plants. Integrates previously covered topics with new information using class discussion, lectures, and student papers and presentations. Some of the topics covered include: biotic and abiotic stresses associated with man-made landscapes, plant selection, nutrient management, irrigation, and ethical practices. Lec 3.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics, Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
A grade of C- or better in PSE 415 and PSE 424.
Credits: 3
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PSE 440 - Environmental Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition
A study of the origin and nature of soil chemical properties and how they influence plant growth and environmental quality. The cycling of nutrients and carbon through soils, the biosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere is discussed. The impacts of human practices such as fertilization, mining, fossil fuel consumption, irrigation, and waste disposal on the quality of soils in both managed and natural systems are considered.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 208 or CHY 122 and PSE 140.
Credits: 3
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PSE 442 - Pedology: The Science of Soil Morphology, Genesis and Classification
Examines the relationships between soil properties (color, structure, organic matter content, drainage, nutrient content, etc.) and soil formation factors (parent material, climate, organisms, relief, time). Addresses major components of pedology including soil classification and the role of soils in global biogeochemical processes. (Fall-even).
Prerequisites & Notes
PSE 140 or permission.
Credits: 3
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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 permission. Corequisite: PSE 442.
Credits: 1
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PSE 457 - Plant Pathology
Principles of plant disease. Lec 3, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 100; Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 4
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PSE 469 - Soil Microbiology
Soil microorganisms and their relevance to ecosystem processes (nutrient cycling, energy flow, and relations to plant health and nutrition). Small soil animals and their impacts on soil processes are also discussed. Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 100 and BMB 207/209 or CHY 121/123 or permission.
Credits: 4
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PSE 503 - Post-Harvest Physiology
Biochemical and physiological processes associated with ripening and retaining quality of harvested plant products. Includes temperature, humidity, growth regulators, types of storage, handling and physiological disorders. Lec 3. (Spring - odd.)
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 452 and BIO 453 or permission.
Credits: 3
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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
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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
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PSE 544 - Soil and Water Quality: Concepts and Recent Research
Examines the impact of land use on soil physical and chemical properties. Includes soil-water relations as well as anthropogenic impacts at the ecosystem and watershed scale. Students will learn about tools and techniques to measure soil and water quality. Students will also research a specific soil or water quality problem of their choosing. (Offered every spring).
Prerequisites & Notes
ermission.
Credits: 3
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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
CHY 242 and PSE 140 or permission.
Credits: 4
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PSE 556 - Land/Sea Edges: Upland Impacts on Estuaries and Coastal Zones
Explores the biogeochemistry of shallow, near shore systems. The linkages between upland land use and coastal ecosystems will be addressed. Students will learn about tools and techniques for environmental monitoring and will have the opportunity to interact with guest lectures from academia, state, and federal agencies who are specialists in these issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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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
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PSE 581 - Scientific Communications II
Literature review and poster presentation of scientific ecological and environmental research topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 1
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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
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PSE 699 - Graduate Thesis / Research
Graduate Thesis
Credits: Ar
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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
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PSY 208 - 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
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PSY 212 - 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
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PSY 223 - 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
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PSY 224 - 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
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PSY 230 - 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
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PSY 232 - 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
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PSY 241 - Statistics in Psychology
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. Lec 3, Rec 2.
Satisfies the General Education Mathematics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 100.
Credits: 4
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PSY 245 - 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 241.
Credits: 3
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PSY 251 - 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
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PSY 252 - Learning and Behavior
Examines theory and research in animal and human learning. Fundamental principles
of classical and instrumental operant conditioning and their applications to human
learning and behavior are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 100.
Credits: 3
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PSY 266 - 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
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PSY 320 - 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 241,
PSY 245 and PSY 223 recommended. Rec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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PSY 321 - 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. PSY 241, PSY 245 and PSY 223 recommended. Rec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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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 223, PSY 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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PSY 328 - Tests and Measurements
Provides a contemporary overview of test and measurements in psychology, covering the history, concepts, theories, methods, empirical standing, technical aspects, and ethics of psychological assessment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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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, PSY 241 and PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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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 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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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 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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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 241, PSY 245 or permission.
Credits: 3
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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 212, PSY 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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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 212, PSY 241, PSY 245; junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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PSY 423 - 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 Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 100, PSY 241 and PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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PSY 424 - Abnormal Child Psychology
Examines the origin, development, and manifesation of abnormal child behavior with emphasis on the biological, emotional, social, and psychological determinants of deviant behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 223, PSY 241, PSY 245 or permission.
Credits: 3
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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 223, PSY 241, PSY 245.
Credits: 3
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