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COS 350 - Databases and Database Security 3 credits
This course covers building security into data bases during the design. From database installation and testing to auditing and SOL Injection, this course examines into the essential processes and protocols required to prevent intrusions. Life cycle security development models are presented in addition to verification and validation strategies. The role of the security professional in the creation and management of a database security policy is examined.
Prerequisite(s): COS 210 and BUS 345
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COS 355 - Bioinformatics 3 credits
This course will emphasize both theoretical and practical ability in bioinformatic analysis focusing on sequence data (DNA, RNA, protein). R, Qiime2 and other bioinformatic tools will be used to analyze real-world data sets using an hypothesis-driven approach for design, analysis, and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 112 and COS 255
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COS 360 - Management of Agriculture and Natural Resource Data 3 credits
Students will learn to capture, analyze, evaluate, manage, and present data to inform agricultural and natural resource applications. Using GPS, satellite, LiDAR, and multispectral data sources and applying GIS and other data-processing methods students will evaluate data in order to make recommendations to improve practices used to manage agricultural and natural resources. Local datasets and real world applications will be emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): ENV 308
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COS 410 - Cyber Security I 3 credits
The course provides an in-depth look at network defense concepts and techniques. This course examines theoretical concepts of secure network design and provides methodology for creating a secure network defense will a practical, hands-on approach. Topics include firewalls, intrusion detection methods, wireless security methods, VPNs, and perimeter security fundamentals.
Prerequisite(s): COS 210 and COS 240
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COS 440 - Network Security 3 credits
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the security components at the operating system level. The focus is on the basic elements that provide identification and authentication, access control and security auditing. In addition to general concepts, both the UNIX/Linux and Windows operating systems are studied. The course will examine software, database, web, and mobile services security as well as exploring new paradigms for access control on computer systems.
Prerequisite(s): COS 240 or instructor permission
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COS 485 - Cybersecurity Capstone 3 credits
This course examines the ethics in cybersecurity of different factors, formats, and impacts. The principles of ethics needs to be a critical learning outcome for students that become cybersecurity professionals. The student will also learn how to present their university coursework and any participation in cybersecurity clubs and events using an online portfolio. This is the final course for the Cybersecurity degree program.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 90 credit hours
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COS 495 - Cybersecurity or Computer Science Internship 3 credits
Supervised field experience in a cybersecurity or computer science setting in which students gain career-relevant exposure and training. A minimum of ninety hours of experience, bi-weekly meetings with faculty advisor, reflection assignments, final written assignment and oral presentation.
Prerequisite(s): Cybersecurity or Computer Science major or minor, with junior or senior standing.
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CRJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credits
This course is a comprehensive overview of U.S. criminal justice; its components, processes, and terminology as well as the relationships and issues internal and external to the criminal justice system. Historical and current context is investigated with regard to policies and problems in community relations, criminal law, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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CRJ 111 - Law Enforcement Physical Training 1 credits
This course provides students with physical training and endurance techniques to meet the Maine Criminal Justice Academy physical testing entrance standards.
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CRJ 130 - Philosophies and Ethics of Social Control 3 credits
This course introduces fundamental principles of significant social control philosophies and the resulting major theoretical approaches toward explaining and controlling behavior. This investigation plays particular attention to sources of morality and ethical principles, as well as behavioral and ideological deviations and defiance. Students practice applying course information through their efforts in explaining a variety of behavioral examples.
Prerequisite(s): A passing score on both the reading and writing placement tests or successful completion of ENG 100 or ENG 101 , or a non-degree seeking student
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CRJ 201 - Canadian Criminal Justice 3 credits
An exploration of the workings of the Canadian criminal justice system. From policing, through prosecution to sentencing and incarceration, students will discover all aspects of both the traditional justice system as well as alternatives to that system available in some parts of Canada. The Canadian system will also be compared to the American system.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100
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CRJ 215 - Drug Policy 3 credits
This course explores the discourses, representations and responses to drug use by the Criminal Justice System. A history of changing policy regarding various types of drug use is combined with an examination of current micro, mezzo and macro criminal justice responses to drug crises in both the US and other countries.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100
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CRJ 225 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 credits
This course provides an exploration of the field of criminal justice ethics encompassing the history of justice and theories of morality and ethics. Special attention will be given to concrete ethical issues and dilemmas which are encountered regularly by participants in the major components of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100
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CRJ 230 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice 3 credits
This course provides an introduction to the sociological study of crime and its attempted control. Specifically, issues such as definitions of crime, theories of crime, crime and the media, formal and informal reactions to criminal behavior, and the political economy of the US criminal justice system.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100 , ENG 100 /ENG 101
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CRJ 250 - Criminal Law 3 credits
A study of the philosophy and application of criminal law. Specific case studies will be employed.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100
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CRJ 281 - Topics in Criminal Justice 3 credits
Specialized content not covered in other courses. Topics will be chosen from current timely issues within Criminal Justice and driven by student and instructor interest. Course can be repeated for credit under different content.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100
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CRJ 332 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 3 credits
This course will give the student an all-encompassing overview of juveniles as they relate to the criminal justice system. Theories, philosophies, and policies are examined in context of juvenile delinquency causation and reduction efforts.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 350 - Criminal Procedure 3 credits
Course covers the Constitution in relation to criminal justice, focusing on law enforcement and the courts. Includes probable cause, the exclusionary rule, electronic surveillance, arrests and stops, the right to counsel, interrogation and the law of confessions, the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, identification of suspects, entrapment, and the pretrial process.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100 and CRJ 250
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CRJ 358 - Domestic Violence 3 credits
This course is designed to engage students in active learning about the topic of violence against women. Through a survey of literature on various issues within this topic as well as a service learning project, the current state of knowledge and recommended interventions will be connected with real life experiences in Aroostook County and beyond.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 372 - Police and Policing 3 credits
This course examines the social, structural and historical foundations of modern policing. Primary analysis is placed on the function of law enforcement in relation to crime prevention and control, and police-community relations.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 376 - Punishment and Correction 3 credits
This course provides an overview of the history of punishment as a social action and the development of the prison as an institution. A review of the current state of US corrections and the expansion of penal institutions in the US over the past three decades is combined with various special topics within punishment and corrections.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 377 - Restorative Justice and Community-Based Corrections 3 credits
The course focuses on restorative justice tenets and policy implications. The history of probation, parole and other community-based sentencing options are examined relative to their potential for increased use of restorative justice practices.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 378 - Women and Crime 3 credits
This course explores the discourses, representations and responses to female deviance and criminality in the Criminal Justice System. Particular attention is focused on portrayals of, and reactions to, women who commit non-traditional offenses, and the implications this has in the study of gender.
Prerequisite(s): CRJ 230 and SOC 230
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CRJ 430 - Crime Control Policies 3 credits
In this course the student is exposed to analysis of ideologies, assumptions, and performance of crime control policies in the United States. Crime control policies and their implications will be examined from several perspectives: Administration, Police, Courts, and Corrections.
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing
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CRJ 496 - Field Experience in Criminal Justice/Sociology 3, 6 or 12 credits
Supervised field experience in a criminal justice or social service agency. Course can be taken for variable credit (3 or 6 hours) determined by hours completed at the field site. Course can be taken for 12 credit hours when student is completing full law enforcement academy training. Courses may be repeated for up to 18 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and instructor permission
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CRJ 499 - Criminal Justice Portfolio 0 credits
This is a non capstone assessment course. Students submit a senior portfolio with evidence illustrating proficiency in 8 program learning outcomes as well as a service learning experience.
Co-requisite(s): SOC 430
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Ecology |
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ECY 324 - Paleoecology 3 credits
A lecture course which presents an introduction to the study of how and where plants and animals lived in the past. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 113 or GEY 114 or GEY 115
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ECY 355 - General Ecology 4 credits
A lecture and laboratory course which presents an introduction to evolutionary ecology, physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 200
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Economics |
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ECO 100 - Contemporary Economics 3 credits
A one-semester introductory course in economics for non-majors. The course focuses on current controversial economic issues, teaches the basic economics required to understand each issue and debates at least two currently suggested solutions. Some of the problems the course will address are inflation, poverty and inequality, regulation or deregulation, balanced budgets and budget deficits, economics of nuclear war, wage and price controls, and supply-side economics. General Education Curriculum option.
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ECO 207 - Macro and Micro Economics 3 credits
Fundamental principles of capitalist macroeconomics including growth and recession, inflation, unemployment, the role of government regulation, economic development, and trade. Micro topics include supply and demand, market structure, and market failure.
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Education |
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EDU 152 - Introduction to Education 3 credits
A study of the psychological, sociological, and historical foundations of education and an examination of current educational trends, policies, and programs. Areas of study include teaching as a career, educational aspects of diversity, multiple intelligences and teaching strategies, forms of assessment, proficiency-based education, and an introduction to state and national standards.
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Prerequisite(s): none
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EDU 153 - Foundations of Education 3 credits
A study of the social, political, philosophical, economic, and legal foundations of contemporary education and an examination of current educational trends, policies, and programs. Areas of study include teaching as a career, school laws, governance of schools, school problems, educational ideologies, and development of an educational philosophy. This course requires the completion of a semester-long clinical field experience.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 152 or instructor permission
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EDU 210 - Introduction to Pedagogy 3 credits
This course builds foundational knowledge of learning, human development and motivation through exploration of theories and principles. Students will gain knowledge of multiple learning strategies, instructional models, classroom management techniques, and apply theoretical knowledge and skill in the planning of lessons in the context of a larger unit of instruction.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 152 and EDU 153
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EDU 250 - Child Welfare - Applications for Education & Social Work 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SWK 250
This course is designed as an introduction to human services with children, youth, and families with emphasis on the education and social work settings. The concepts of child abuse and neglect are introduced. Service learning and child observation techniques will be used to review child welfare services and methods.
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EDU 261 - Educational Technology in the Classroom 3 credits
Practical experience incorporating technology into the instructional process and an examination of issues relevant to the role of technology in public schools. Educational software is used to develop, implement, and assess classroom lessons. Assignments include a broad range of creative technology use in educational settings.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 287 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms 3 credits
This course focuses on teaching students with special needs in general education classrooms. Understanding the nature and characteristics of learning and behavior problems, instructional strategies, differentiated learning, education regulations, and modifications for specific categories of disability are covered.
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EDU 302 - Teaching & Learning in a Proficiency-Based System 3 credits
This course strengthens knowledge and application of instructional design in a proficiency-based system. We explore foundational methods for effective assessment design and grading, the complementary relationship of assessment and instruction, and creation of learning environments that foster self- reflection and growth. We cultivate the skills and dispositions of collaboration among colleagues.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 305 - Designing and Maintaining Effective Learning Environments 3 credits
While grounded in current research and learning theory, this course is about methods and strategies for effective and efficient classroom management from three perspectives: behavioral, social responsibility, and instructional strategies.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 311 - Assessments of the Young Child 3 credits
Explores developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive assessment strategies for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development birth through eight years. Students will learn to utilize formal/informal instruments for formative/summative evaluations of children. Students will develop skills in using assessments to develop appropriate programs, environments, and activities in early childhood settings.
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EDU 340 - Collaboration & Consultation in General and Special Education 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SED 340
This course explores strategies, techniques and skills for effective communication, consultation, and collaboration with families, colleagues, and other professionals. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of collaborative consultation, especially the Response to Intervention model, and cooperative teaching in educating students who may be at risk or with a disability.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 287
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EDU 341 - Infant Toddler Development 3 credits
Examines the needs of infants/ toddlers regarding the development of cognition, language, motor skills, social abilities, and family-child relations. Students will explore various theoretical perspectives on infant/toddler development and discuss current issues and challenges associated with the overall well-being of infants/toddlers. This course introduces developmentally appropriate practices for infant/toddler programs.
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EDU 345 - Special Education in Early Childhood 3 credits
Explores historical factors and major legislation that impact early intervention and service delivery; categories and descriptions of special needs; learning expectations; modifications and accommodations, playground, classrooms. Reviews human development, normal and exceptional. Includes etiology and characteristics of major conditions and discusses importance of developing supportive relationships with parents and professionals.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 341
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EDU 348 - Secondary Methods of Instruction in Science 3 credits
Prepares students to teach science in middle and high school. Explores instruction and assessment in science content areas in middle level and high school settings. Explores current instructional theory, national standards, and national trends. Develops skills in selecting and adapting instruction for diverse student populations and leveraging technology for instruction.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 349 - Secondary Methods of Instruction in English 3 credits
Focuses on strategies and approaches central to teaching secondary English content to 21st century learners. The goal will be to develop educators capable of meeting the diverse demands of teaching English effectively in grades 6-12. Challenges related to teaching and learning will be emphasized to facilitate improved instructional design, implementation and assessment.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 350 - Children and Grief and its Impact on Learning 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SWK 350
The purpose of this class is to enrich students’ exploration of their understanding of death and loss, as it relates to children, especially in the context of social work teaching and other human service professions.
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EDU 351 - Teaching Elementary Reading 3 credits
Designed to develop an in-depth knowledge of the current theory and practices involved in teaching reading in the elementary school. This class identifies instructional strategies for reading and the language arts, and examines classroom organizational and management techniques.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 354 - Early Childhood Literacy and Language Development 3 credits
Early Childhood Literacy introduces research-based perspectives on early literacy acquisition during Birth-Grade 3. This course emphasizes the integration of oral language, vocabulary, alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, word and print awareness, and writing for teaching young children’s early language and literacy skills, considering both cognitive and sociocultural perspectives.
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EDU 357 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
The study of all phases of children’s literature for the elementary grades including the history, criteria for judging children’s books, and knowledge of leading authors and illustrators. Participation in a practicum to develop theoretical applications.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 360 - Science for the Young Child 3 credits
This course examines the development of scientific concepts and scientific thinking processes in children from birth to eight years. Focusing on the constructivist theory, this course emphasizes the types of learning experiences which encourage the young child’s exploration and development of the fundamental concepts, attitudes, and skills in science. Students will learn to facilitate young children’s engagement in developmentally appropriate science activities.
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EDU 361 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School 3 credits
Emphasis placed upon examination of curriculum projects and trends in elementary science, selection and construction of teaching materials, study of selected topics in various science areas, research and use of science teaching strategies, and care and use of living and non-living science materials.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 362 - Language Development in Exceptional Learners 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SED 362
This course will provide students with an understanding of the acquisition of language from birth to adulthood (both typical and atypical), the effects of language delays and disorders on cognitive and affective performance, with emphasis on biological, psychological, and sociological foundations. This course is a combination of theory and practical hands-on activities you can use with your students.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 287
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EDU 364 - Content-Area Literacy 3 credits
Designed to develop knowledge of current theory and methods in teaching literacy across the curriculum, with emphasis on strategy instruction in order to integrate the teaching of content-focused reading, writing, speaking and thinking skills with a focus on proficiency-based instruction. Required of all Secondary Education majors.
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EDU 365 - Instructional Strategies in Special Education 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SED 365
Explores methods of teaching students with special needs, highlighting effective strategies such as direct/indirect instruction, interactive instruction, experiential learning, independent study and customized learning. Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Interventions, Assistive Technology, Differentiated Instruction, Proficiency Based Instruction and Universal Design will also be covered.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 287
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EDU 366 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School 3 credits
Designed to acquaint students with the foundations of teaching mathematics and to explore content, strategies, materials, organizational structure, and assessment procedures.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210 and MAT 166
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EDU 367 - Numeracy for the Young Child 3 credits
This course introduces research- based perspectives of early numeracy acquisition during early childhood from birth to eight years. Students will explore theories of emergent numeracy and recommendations by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Maine Early Learning Guideline Standards, and the Common Core State Standards regarding numeracy learning. Students will learn developmentally appropriate numeracy instruction integrating mathematics content and method- ology in the area of emergent numeracy.
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EDU 371 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School 3 credits
This course examines objectives, methods, materials, and assessment techniques in social studies programs. Concepts, skills and values are emphasized through the construction of a teaching unit.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 372 - Social Studies for the Young Child 3 credits
Provides students with theoretical perspectives about developmentally appropriate experiences that help young children inquire about communities of the world, their history, and their backgrounds. This course emphasizes young children’s social studies as a process that prepares individuals to live in groups and to develop systems that support democratic living.
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EDU 373 - Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School 3 credits
The student will create instructional plans in history, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary topics such as multicultural and controversial issues, with an emphasis on concepts, skills, and values. Clear goals, selected materials, and a variety of methods and assessments will be used in the development of a unit.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 376 - Integrating Health and Physical Education into the Elementary Classroom 3 credits
This course is cross-listed as PHE 376
This course deals with the methods and techniques of teaching health and physical education to elementary school aged children in a self-contained classroom; it will assist the elementary classroom teacher in providing quality health and movement experiences that enhance learning by using the Integrated Teaching Approach.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 or instructor permission
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EDU 378 - Creativity in the Classroom: Arts-integrated 3 credits
Examines theories on creativity, creative arts, and creative people. Students will learn how to utilize materials and media used in creative arts to facilitate creative, artistic, and playful learning which can be applied to different subjects including but not limited to literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies in educational settings. This course meets the Creative Arts requirement of Endorsement 081.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 379 - Secondary Methods of Instruction in Mathematics 3 credits
This course focuses on research-based, best practices in teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. Provides experiences to develop and apply mathematical content and pedagogical knowledge and skills. Focuses on how to create inclusive learning communities that support all students in developing a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and processes.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210
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EDU 382 - STEM 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SCI 382
Students will deliver science, technology, or engineering activities with youth in local out of school/after school or in-school learning environments. Students will receive specialized training in experiential learning, youth development and risk management, and will also be trained to use prepackaged curricula and materials (provided). Evaluation of the experience for both students and the youth they serve will be expected.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 310 or permission of instructor
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EDU 389 - Special Topics in Education 1-6 credits
An elective course covering an Education topic or allowing extended study such as curriculum design in a content area under the guidance of an appropriate faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 310 or permission of instructor
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EDU 393 - Writing Theory and Practice 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as ENG 393
Introduction to Composition Theory and Practice with an emphasis on middle, secondary, and college pedagogy, and one-on-one writing center consultations. Study of scholarship on writing, rhetoric, the teaching of writing, and writing center theory and practice with a focus on informed teaching and tutoring practice.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 121
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EDU 395 - Practicum in Education 3 credits
Observation and participation including sequential teaching in a K-12 setting in preparation for student teaching.
Prerequisite(s): Semester prior to EDU 495 ; permission of instructor
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EDU 396 - Fieldwork in Teaching Physical Education 3 credits
Twenty (20) hours of actual teaching and supervision of youngsters in a physical education setting at the elementary and/or secondary level.
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EDU 401 - Approaches to French Grammar and Composition 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as FRE 401
This course can be taken either as an advanced French course or an education course. It meets the performance standards developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (actfl) approved by ncate, and the goals of the Canadian Maritimes document, Foundation of the Atlantic Canada French Immersion Curriculum. It focuses on the acquisition and/or review of French grammar and its application in writing while at the same time teaches students the best practices for teaching French grammar and composition.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor
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EDU 420 - Special Education Law 3 credits
This course is cross-listed as SED 420
Addresses federal and state laws and trends in special education as well as the history of special education law. Explores principles of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; free and appropriate education; least restrictive environment; discipline issues; Maine law, and court decisions impacting the rights of children with disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 287
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EDU 435 - Program Planning and Curricular Adaptation for Exceptional Learners 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SED 435
This course covers the organization and planning process for students with disabilities, including the IEP process, IEP development, and writing goals and objectives. Topics include writing behavioral objectives, instructional management, and specialized practices for accommodating and modifying the curricular needs of students with disabilities.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 287
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EDU 445 - Guiding Positive Behavior 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as SED 445
This course focuses on models and methods for supporting students whose behavior interferes with their learning or the learning of others. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary preventative classroom management systems especially Response to Intervention and Positive Behavioral Supports. The influence of teacher behaviors and individual student diversity characteristics will also be explored as well as the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Prerequisite(s): EDU 210 and EDU 287
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EDU 495 - Student Teaching 12 credits
Fifteen weeks of observation and teaching under supervision of cooperating teacher and university supervisor. Special workshops, conferences, and group discussions are held to provide assistance to student teachers.
Prerequisite(s): please see Eligibility for Student Teaching
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ENG 100 - Introduction to College Reading & Writing 4 credits
Prepares students for reading and writing in subsequent college-level courses, with emphasis on reading a variety of texts and writing brief essays. Students strengthen essentials of their writing process; collaborative learning is encouraged. Upon receipt of a C- or higher grade, students receive General Education credit; however, a passing grade lower than a C- requires enrollment in ENG 101 .
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ENG 101 - College Composition 3 credits
The first part of a two-semester sequence in writing, reading, and critical thinking. Emphasis on expository prose, including rhetorical strategies such as observation, explanation, and persuasion. Development of awareness and refinement of the student’s own writing process. Some attention to grammar and syntax, as warranted by student writing.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or successful completion of ENG 100
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ENG 116 - Introduction to Film 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as ART 116
An examination of motion pictures as a fine art medium. Students will write about, read about and discuss film as an art form, a business, and a mode of expression. Students will learn how to critique film and understand the general makeup of a film production: cinematography, screenplay, acting, directing, etc.
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ENG 121 - College Composition II 3 credits
Further study of exposition and argument, as employed in various academic disciplines. Systematic instruction in academic writing and thinking beyond the level expected in College Composition, including summary and response to texts, generation and evaluation of arguments, synthesis of different sources, and research methods.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 with a grade of C- or higher OR ENG 101
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ENG 151 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits
An introduction to understanding and interpretation of diverse literary texts in context. Some attention to literary techniques, critical perspective, and genre conventions. The course will include introduction in writing critical essays.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 with a grade of C- or higher OR ENG 101
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ENG 211 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credits
An introduction to the basic principles and practices of writing stories, poems, essays, and plays. Emphasis on selecting strong subjects, developing materials from life and from the imagination, and using fresh, exact details. A student may submit a portfolio of writing to the English faculty and request a waiver of Eng 211.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 with a grade of C- or higher OR ENG 101
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ENG 240 - Medieval and Early Modern Literatures and Cultures 3 credits
Survey of literature in English from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 17th century in both England and the Americas. Emphasizes the formation of major genres in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance as well as indigenous literatures prior to colonization and settlement.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 241 - Enlightenment and the Rise of Anglo-American Literatures and Cultures 3 credits
Survey of Anglo-American literature emphasizing generic, cultural, and political developments in a trans-Atlantic context. Readings in autobiography, travel and slave narratives, lyric, narrative and mock-epic poetry, the essay and the novel.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 242 - Modern and Contemporary Anglo-American Literatures and Cultures 3 credits
Survey of realist, naturalist, modernist, and postmodernist literary movements in the context of industrial revolutions, imperialism, migration, and urbanization. Attention to the manner in which literature engages questions of national and individual identity, as well as racial, sexual, and ethnic difference.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 259 - Contemporary World Literature 3 credits
An introduction to and survey of contemporary world literature. Particular attention given to postcolonial authors of the Caribbean, Africa, and the Indian sub-continent. Topics may include magical realism, the relationship of indigenous authors to metropolitan culture centers, postmodern and postcolonial identity, nationalism, and contemporary critical approaches to non-Western literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 300 - Major Authors 3 credits
Advanced study of major and influential authors from various cultures and backgrounds. Specific course contents will vary by semester and instructor and may emphasize literary figures and movements, historical and cultural contexts, or different genres and forms. Course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151 or equivalent
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ENG 308 - Studies in Shorter Fiction 3 credits
Consideration of theory and practice in shorter fiction. Reading and analysis of short stories and novellas. Focus varies, and may include development of the short story, experimental short stories, or specific authors.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151 , ENG 211 , or equivalent
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ENG 309 - Studies in the Novel 3 credits
Consideration of the theory and practice of novels, through reading and analysis. Focus varies and may include origins of the novel, sentimentality and the novel, or the historical novel. Course may be repeated for total of 6 credits provided the topics are different
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 310 - Studies in Poetry 3 credits
Consideration of the theory and practice of poetry, through reading and analysis. Focus varies and may include poetry of a particular genre (sonnet, lyric), subject matter (war, political, pastoral), or a time and place (metaphysical poetry). Course may be repeated for total of 6 credits provided the topics are different
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 311 - Poetry Workshop 3 credits
A workshop in which students write, read, and discuss poetry. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits provided the topics are different.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 211
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ENG 312 - Fiction Writing Workshop 3 credits
A workshop in which students write, read, and discuss fiction. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits provided the topics are different.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 211
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ENG 313 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop 3 credits
Extensive writing and reading of literary nonfiction such as memoir, personal essay, narrative essay, literary journalism, travel writing, science writing, and nature/environmental writing. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits provided the topics are different.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 211
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ENG 314 - Screenwriting Workshop 3 credits
Students will study the basic fundamentals of screenwriting: character and plot development, dialogue, and conflict. Emphasis upon learning the 3-art structure of screenplays, the Set-up, the Main Conflict and Resolution. Course will include conversations with various actors, directors, and producers. Final project will entail the production of a short film under the guidance of a noted director of photography.
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ENG 316 - Contemporary Film 3 credits
This course is crosslisted as ART 316
Advanced study in contemporary film. Films screened will range from 1970 to present day. This course is a topics course and may be repeated for a total of six credits provided the topics are different.
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ENG 355 - Studies in Earlier English Literature 3 credits
Advanced studies in the literature of England prior to 1789. Individual semester offerings may focus on literature of Medieval England, the Renaissance, or the Enlightenment, when recognizably modern cultural arrangements developed in England and its colonies. Attention to the intersection of politics, aesthetics, and social traditions, as well as generic forms such as the epic, Renaissance and 18th century drama, lyric poetry, the pastoral, and satire.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 356 - Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature 3 credits
Advanced studies in the literature of Britain prior to the Romantic Revolution (c.1789) through the reign of Queen Victoria. Individual semester offerings may focus on Romantic or Victorian poetry, the Gothic or Victorian novel, changing concepts of the self and nature, and the growth of industrialization and imperialism. Major writers may include Blake, Wordsworth, and Keats; Tennyson and Browning; Austen, the Brontes, Dickens and Hardy.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 358 - Studies in American Literature before 1900 3 credits
Advanced studies in American literature prior to the First World War. Topics may include the evolution of a distinctive American literature, slave narratives, poetry, and topics such as the emergence of Transcendentalism, westward expansion, and industrialization and increased economic and class tension. Authors may include Bradstreet, Crane, Dickinson, Dreiser, Emerson, Hawthorne, Jacobs, Melville, Poe, Stoddard, Stowe, Twain, and Whitman, depending upon the focus in any given semester.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 359 - Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature 3 credits
Advanced studies in American literature following the First World War, the time of the nation’s rise to status as a world power and the parallel ascendance of its literature. Topics may include realism and naturalism, modernist poetry, industrialization and increased economic class tensions, the emergence of regional and popular literatures, the modern novel, and postmodern literary and cultural developments. Authors may include Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Frost, Hemingway, Morrison, Olds, Plath, Pynchon, Rich, Steinbeck, and Walker.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 360 - Literature of the Sea 3 credits
The sea has long been viewed by Western civilization with a mixture of mysticism, fascination, and dread. Writers (and cultures) have viewed it as a source of terror and a threat to the known; we impress our greatest, most primal fears upon the ocean (Jaws), as well as our curiosity (Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle) and our hopes for salvation (Moby Dick). Study of a wide range of genres and authors, including Homer, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Walcott, and Linda Greenlaw.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 361 - Crime and Punishment 3 credits
This course examines the development of crime, criminality, and punishment in Anglo-American culture during three distinct periods: seventeenth century England, Victorian England, and Depression-era America, with a brief (but vital) detour into Dostoevsky’s nineteenth-century Russia. We shall interrogate how crime and criminality came to be defined over time, along with how notions of justice and punishment (or the lack thereof ) found representation in literature. We will examine plays, novels, coney-catching pamphlets, and penny-dreadfuls, as well as some literary theory concerning the development of the criminal within the modern capitalist system. Texts to include: Richard Wright’s Native Son, John Marston’s The Dutch Courtesan, Dickens’ Oliver Twist, and, of course, Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. Students are required to participate in Blackboard online discussion forums.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151 or its equivalent
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ENG 367 - Studies in Shakespeare 3 credits
Study of selected plays of Shakespeare, approached from various critical and cultural perspectives. Topics may include Shakespeare and the formation of the individual, cross-dressing and disguise, kingship and revenge, Elizabethan theatrical conventions, and recent film productions. Works by other Renaissance playwrights may be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 368 - Studies in Renaissance Drama 3 credits
A survey of English drama (1590-1630) and its cultural contexts, with emphasis on playwrights other than Shakespeare. Topics may include dramatic genres and their social/political implications; constructions of gender and sexuality in dramatic contexts; imperialism and the state; city comedy and the rise of capitalism.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 370 - Maine Writers 3 credits
Reading and discussion of the works of Sarah Orne Jewett, E.A. Robinson, E.B. White, May Sarton, Cathie Pelletier, Richard Russo, Monica Wood, Elizabeth Strout, and others.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 151
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ENG 372 - Literature and Film 3 credits
The course will examine the relationship between the word and image as it has evolved throughout the 20th and 21st centuries in various filmic and literary genres. Topics may include film noir and pulp fiction, women and film, adaptations, and detective film and fiction.
Prerequisite(s): ART 116 /ENG 116 or ENG 151
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