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ENG 311W - Queer Literature 3 CR
This course explores a particular body of queer literature by focusing on its grounding in a particular time period and/or culture. It places the course texts in the social and political contexts that give rise to them. In addition, this course will explore queer cultural theory as a primary, though not the only, tool to illuminate these texts. (This course is cross-listed with WGS 311W .)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or ENG 102W and WGS 101W .
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ENG 313W - Digital Writing and Rhetoric 3 CR
Digital Writing and Rhetoric introduces students to composing across digital spaces. Students in this course both analyze and create works across a variety of digital media and platforms. This course aims to teach an awareness of digital composing-designing processes, enabling students to become web-sensible writers, editors, and critics.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 315 - Communities of Writing: Practice and Pedagogy 3 CR
This course approaches writing as a social practice; students develop strategies for current and future roles as writers, tutors, teachers, and engaged community members Attention to intersections of language, power, and oppression inform our work constructing effective, accessible writing pedagogy to bring to communities of writing in academic, professional, and civic contexts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 316 - Editing for Professional Contexts 3 CR
ENG 316 focuses on basic copyediting and proofreading skills for professional contexts. Students will practice editing for clarity, punctuation, grammar, mechanics, and style in their own texts as well as those of other writers. This course promotes essential skills for writers in the workplace and for those who choose editing as a career.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR
Covers gathering, organizing, and presenting technical information using standard business and professional formats, such as business correspondence, informal and formal reports, instructions, and others. Communication technology typical of the contemporary workplace is used.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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ENG 318 - Cultural Criticism and Theory: The Arts of Social Change 3 CR
This course will consider the limits and possibilities of theory and criticism in the academy and in the “real world.” We will consider theory and practice, thought and action, justice and power and how to use ideas toward transformation-of ourselves and our world. Most of all we will be building a “tool box” of theory for our critiques of culture, our intervening actions, and our ideas about the arts of social change. (This course is cross listed with AME 318 and WGS 318 .)
Prerequisite(s): WGS 101W OR AME 201W OR SOC 201 OR ENG 102W OR SOC 101 OR permission of instructor.
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ENG 320W - Grant Writing in a Global Economy 3 CR
In this workshop-driven class, students will research, design, write and submit proposals and grants. They will also learn and practice persuasive techniques. The course will end with the writing of individual comprehensive funding requests.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 317W .
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ENG 321W - Writing for Change 3 CR
In ENG 321W: Writing for Change, students read, analyze, and write texts composed for the purpose of enacting change. Course materials cover current public issues, while also giving students the opportunity to explore issues relevant to their everyday lives. Projects span a range of creative, community, and academic genres, as students explore how authors write for change in the world and how they might do the same.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or ENG 102W .
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ENG 325W - American Stories - Reading and Writing Memoir 3 CR
In this class we will practice the art of reading and the craft of writing life stories, or memoir: works of prose inspired by reflecting upon and shaping one’s experiences and history. We will read memories from a cross-section of voices, and reflect on how they represent the American experience. Each week short writing exercises will be assigned, as well as discussion questions related to the reading. You will also write two pieces of memoir (four to six pages) which will be shared with the class and revised accordingly.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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ENG 330 - Wham! Bang! Pow! Graphic Storytelling in Form and Practice 6 CR
The purpose of this course is twofold: to investigate critical methods in reading the graphic novel, and to explore the possibilities of creating sequential art through word and image. Throughout the semester, students will engage in in-depth studies of specific graphic novels and will learn numerous art techniques in order to engage in graphic storytelling of their own. (This course is cross listed with ART 330 and INT 330 .)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 331W - African American Literature 3 CR
This course introduces students to the African-American literary tradition and the critical questions and concepts central to this tradition. Students will study a variety of primary texts and explore some of the ideas, genres, and movements developed in response to and/or alongside these texts, such as the slave narrative, the tragic mulatto, the Harlem Renaissance, folklore, the Black Aesthetic, and black feminism.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W OR permission of instructor.
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ENG 335W - Native American Literature 3 CR
In this course students will be introduced to works by Penobscot, Kiowa, Cree, Lakota, Navaho, Coueur d’Alene, etc. writers. The class will discuss what it means to be labeled Native American, Indian, or Aborigine. The class will look at the clash of cultures between Europeans and the peoples with whom they came into contact in what came to be the United States. The class will also look at the distinct cultures covered by the label “Native American.” We will discuss the use and abuse of stereotype.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 336W - The Writers of Maine 3 CR
Works of Sarah Orne Jewett, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Kenneth Roberts considered in detail. Works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by other Maine authors, past and present, also receive attention.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 337 - American Masculinities 3 CR
This course will explore the topics of manhood and masculinity in America through a study of literature and gender theory. The course will explore how American manhood and boyhood is defined and contested through different historical periods, cultural contexts, and in different ethnic, regional, and sexual communities. (This course is cross listed with WGS 337 .)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 340 - Francophone Literature 3 CR
Students will explore and discuss Francophone literary texts from a wide variety of regions throughout the world (i.e. North Africa, the Caribbean, North America, etc.). The class will examine the socio-political framework of colonization and decolonization for each work as well as its relationship to literary history. The role of France and its relationship with the people and countries of the Francophone world will also be discussed. This course is taught in English.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W , or permission of instructor.
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ENG 341W - 20th Century American Literature 3 CR
Students will utilize various critical approaches and reading strategies as they investigate important works, movements, and themes in 20th-century American literature. The course will pay particular attention to multiple cultures and perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 347W - The American Short Story: Sources, Forms, Development 3 CR
The American short story examined in terms of sources and form from its beginnings to the present. Emphasis will be on the development and achievements of the short story as a major American contribution to world literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 348W - European Short Story 3 CR
Readings in the major short story fiction of England, France, Spain, Italy and Russia. Emphasis on the universal concerns of individual writers.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 350W - Women Writers 3 CR
This course aims to explore the different paths that women’s writing has taken. Study will include authors from a range of historical periods and regions. Genres that may be examined include the novel, poetry, and drama, as well as less-traditional forms of writing such as diaries and letters. (This course is cross listed with WGS 350W ).
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
This workshop-based course focuses on student’s short stories and poems. Workshops consist of in-class analysis and critique. Revision techniques will be emphasized. Final portfolio required.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 352 - Studies in Mythology and Fantasy 3 CR
This course examines the literature of a specific mythological tradition (such as Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic mythology) or a broad cultural mythology (such as Arthurian literature, the works of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, fantasy literature). The works will be studied as they reflect their historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 353W - The Literature of War 3 CR
In this course, we will ask what it means to capture the truth of war, especially the truth experienced by the individual who imagines, experiences, survives and gives witness to it. We will explore a variety of modes used historically to explain war to the uninitiated, including romanticism, realism, modernism and literature of the absurd.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
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ENG 355 - Dramatic Literature: Play Reading and Analysis 3 CR
This course is devoted to reading, discussing, and envisioning plays as literature and theater while examining their historical, political, and artistic contexts. (This course is cross-listed with DRA 355 .)
Prerequisite(s): DRA 101 or ENG 102W , or permission or instructor.
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ENG 357W - Writing Place 3 CR
In this course, students will explore ways of knowing, inhabiting, and writing about place. Readings will take students around the United States, while writing assignments will turn students’ attention-and occasionally their bodies-to the built and unbuilt spaces of local environs. Coursework will include archival research, fieldwork, mapping, and a sustained engagement with revision.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
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ENG 360W - Selected Work of Shakespeare 3 CR
A study of representative tragedies, comedies, romances, histories, and poems of Shakespeare.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 366W - Children’s and Young Adult Literature 3 CR
This course is designed to help students become familiar with the world of children’s and/or young adult literature and to explore its curricular and recreational uses, critical issues surrounding its use, and instructional methods and contexts for sharing, encouraging, and reading a variety of this literature with students. (This course is cross listed with EDU 366W .)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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ENG 375 - Contemporary Latin American Literature 3 CR
This course will provide a survey of Latin American literature of the 20th century and beyond, with particular attention to the relationship between literature and social change. Topics include relations between literature and the state, issues of national identity, race, class and gender; and concerns about historical representations and political memory. We will discuss a variety of styles, such as magic realism, testimonio, and creative nonfiction which cross traditional boundaries and experiment with language. Students will read short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and novels.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W or permission of the instructor.
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ENG 376W - Medieval Literature 3 CR
This course examines European literature (English and/or Continental) of the Middle Ages in terms of its cultural, social, and historical contexts.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W (ENG 300W is also highly recommended).
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ENG 380 - Comments, Tweets, and Texts: the Language of the Social Network 3 CR
How has digital communication affected our understanding of language and our connectedness to others? This online seminar will use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to highlight the way we write, publish, and interact online. In addition to processing social networking texts, we’ll also evaluate blogs serving a variety of purposes from informing to entertaining us, noting the differences in their tone and complexity. (This course is cross listed with HUM 380 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
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ENG 389 - Topics in Literature 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) Studies in a literature not offered regularly, e.g. literature of a particular period or milieu, or related to a special subject or aspect of culture. For associate and baccalaureate degree program students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 390W - 19th Century American Literature 3 CR
Students will utilize various critical approaches and reading strategies as they investigate important works, movements, and themes in 19th century American literature. The course will pay special attention to multiple cultures and perspectives. Authors may include Lydia Maria Child, Nathaniel Hawthorn, Emily Dickinson, and Frederick Douglass, among others.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W .
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ENG 394 - Independent Study in English 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 102W , and completion of 60 credit hours.
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ENG 450W - Poetry: Cross-Cultural Form and Theme 3 CR
This course focuses on a wide range of poetic forms, which may include folk ballads, hip hop, Eastern haiku, Western sonnet, traditional and exploratory verse. We will also study a variety of poets from 18th century United States. Attention will be given to history, culture and identity, as well as cross-cultural poetic themes, e.g. love, the landscape, displacement. Students will analyze poetic formats and trends, explore a cross-section of international poets, and consider the place of the artist in the world today.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300W .
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ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
An advanced course in creative writing with emphasis on writing short stories, poetry, and memoir. In a workshop setting, students will critique one another’s work and develop a creative portfolio over the semester.
Prerequisite(s): any literature course and ENG 351W or equivalent/permission of instructor.
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ENG 458W - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature and Culture 3 CR
While we often consider America the “melting pot” or even the “salad bowl,” race and ethnicity have had contested meanings and applications throughout U.S. history; these meanings have often been constructed and contested through literature. This course aims for a better understanding of these important concepts and considers the various meanings of race and ethnicity in U.S. culture explored in and through a variety of literary and cultural texts. (This course is cross listed with AME 458W )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300W , or AME 201W , or permission of instructor.
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ENG 461W - Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3 CR
Study of the major British Romantic and Victorian poets. Offered periodically.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W and any 300-level English course.
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ENG 470W - Literature of the Holocaust 3 CR
This course will examine literature of the Holocaust from various perspectives: writers who perished in the Holocaust; survivors; and writers who speak to the event without direct experience. We will explore memoirs, poetry, and testimony, consider issues of historical and cultural representation, and discuss challenges of translation.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W and any 300-level English course.
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ENG 475W - Postcolonial Fictions 3 CR
This class will focus on texts by authors from previously colonized nations as well as theoretical works that illuminate the post/colonial discourse. Study will be organized around recurrent themes and issues in postcolonial narratives, including the writing of history, nationalism, identity, gender, and race; students will also focus on the specific social, cultural and historic contexts from which these texts emerge.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W and any 300-level English course.
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ENG 486 - History of Literary Criticism and Critical Theory 3 CR
A study of literary criticism and theory from Plato to the present day critical theorists. Following a brief introduction to the methods and practices of critics in the Classic, Neo-Classic, and Romantic periods, the course will focus on twentieth century critical theories. Specific theories to be studied may include structuralism, psychoanalytic theory, Marxist criticism, deconstruction, feminist theory, and the new historicism.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W and any 300-level English course.
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ENG 489 - Topics in Literature 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) Studies in literature not offered regularly, e.g. literature of a single century, period, or milieu. For baccalaureate degree students.
Prerequisite(s): junior standing (60 semester hours completed) plus appropriate in discipline when topic is approved.
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ENG 494 - Independent Study in English 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , ENG 102W , and completion of 90 credit hours.
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ENG 496 - English Internship 1-6 CR
Students spend an academic semester working at a professional venue gaining real-world experience. They obtain skills in writing, speaking, working as members of a team, and/or learning specialized applications. Typically, students will have achieved junior-level standing at UMA before seeking an internship.
Prerequisite(s): permission of program Coordinator.
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ENG 499W - Senior Seminar 3 CR
This course enables English majors to engage in rigorous discussion and research. Students will participate in theoretical debates surrounding the study of English and pursue an independent semester-long research project that culminates in a substantial senior essay.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 300W and a minimum of 18 credit hours in the major.
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FRE 101 - Elementary French I 4 CR
An introductory course with emphasis on development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. For students who have had no French or one year of high school French.
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FRE 102 - Elementary French II 4 CR
Continuation of FRE 101 . Emphasis on development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 101 OR a minimum score of 70% on the French Placement Test OR permission of instructor.
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FRE 103 - Basic French Conversation: Beginners and Beyond 1 CR
This course is tailored to the interests, needs, and abilities of the class members: you may be learning French for the first time or wish to brush up (or re-awaken your French). Your language skills are reinforced while you learn more about French-speaking cultures, including local Franco-American culture. Authentic cultural materials, such as art, film, food, advertising, websites, travel guides and music are incorporated into the curriculum. The content for this course changes each semester and it can be repeated for credit.
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FRE 201 - Intermediate French Immersion Travel (Quebec Weekend) 1 CR
Embark upon a cultural travel experience to Quebec that will immerse you in French and acquaint you with Quebecois culture! You will improve your French in a conversational context during workshops and by completing activities throughout the city. Activities may include: shopping excursions, ordering meals, local history and culture, a visit to an art museum, and attending a theatre production. The course fee includes lodging and most meals. This course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or permission of instructor (may be taken concurrently with FRE 102 ).
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FRE 202 - Intermediate French Immersion Travel (Blueberry Cove by the Sea) 1 CR
Embark upon a travel experience that will immerse you in French and acquaint you with French-speaking cultures! Spend a weekend at Blueberry Cove during our annual camping trip! You will attend workshops and use your French in a conversational context. Workshops may include: music, pronunciation, Franco-American and/or Quebecois culture, art, theatre, and crepe making. The course fee includes lodging in rustic cabins and all meals. This course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or permission of instructor (may be taken concurrently with FRE 102 ).
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FRE 203 - Intermediate French I 4 CR
An intermediate course for further development of speaking fluency, listening comprehension, and reading and writing skills. Includes a review of grammatical structures, literary and cultural readings, and discussions in French.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 OR 2 years of high school French.
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FRE 204 - Intermediate French II 4 CR
Continuation of FRE 203 . An intermediate course for further development of speaking fluency, listening comprehension, and reading and writing skills. Includes a review of grammatical structures, literary and cultural readings, and discussions in French.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 OR 3 years of high school French.
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FRE 294 - Independent Study in French 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to become more independent in his or her learning. The course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 and completion of 30 credit hours.
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FRE 305 - Language and Culture of the Francophone World I 4 CR
Continuation of FRE 204 . An intermediate course for further development of speaking fluency, listening comprehension, and reading and writing skills. Includes a review of grammatical structures, literary and cultural readings, and discussions in French.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 204 or permission of instructor.
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FRE 306 - Language and Culture of the Francophone World II 4 CR
Continuation of FRE 305 . An intermediate course for further development of speaking fluency, listening comprehension, and reading and writing skills. Includes a review of grammatical structures, literary and cultural readings, films, and discussions in French.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 305 or permission of instructor.
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FRE 309 - Cinema in the French-Speaking World: Gender, Sexuality, and Social Change 3 CR
This course explores a variety of films in French set in of Francophone countries or regions, such as Europe (France), North America (Quebec) and Africa (Algeria, Senegal). We will seek to better understand the political, socio-economic, religious , and gendered dynamics in each film. No previous experience with the French language, WGS Studies, or cinema is expected. This course is taught in English and all films have subtitles in English. (This course is cross listed with DRA 309 , HUM 309 and WGS 309 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W or permission of instructor.
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FRE 394 - Independent Study in French 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to become more independent in his or her learning. The course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2xx and completion of 60 credit hours.
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FRE 494 - Independent Study in French 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to become more independent in his or her learning. The course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3xx and completion of 90 credit hours.
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GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 CR
A survey of the field of geography. The course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts and exercises of geography with emphasis upon human interaction with the environment.
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GEY 101 - Physical Geology 4 CR
A study of the earth materials and processes, volcanism, mountain building, the work of the seas, streams, ice and winds. Laboratory work includes an elementary consideration of minerals, rocks, and maps. Pature, laboratory and field trips.
Prerequisite(s): minimum grade of C in REA 008, ENG 005 or ENG 100 and MAT 009 OR appropriate scores on the UMA Placement Test.
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GEY 103 - Environmental Geology 4 CR
This course is designed to introduce the student to the geologic environment within which we live. It will demonstrate how geologic activities, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions impact our existence, and how human activity, such as waste disposal, soil erosion and water pollution, impact the environment we depend on for existence. It will present basic geologic principles, the formation and structure of the Earth, and its ever-changing character. Several field trips, including two possible Saturday trips, are planned as laboratory exercises.
Prerequisite(s): minimum grade of C in REA 008, ENG 005 or ENG 100 and MAT 009 OR appropriate scores on the UMA Placement Test.
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GEY 289 - Topics in Geology 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to subject areas in geology that are not among the regularly scheduled geology offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs that necessitate periodic offering.
Prerequisite(s): previous college course in geology, chemistry, or physics.
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HON 188 - The Interdisciplinary Colloquium 1 CR
A one-credit course that connects to the convocation/academic theme and student conference. Each class meeting faculty will talk about their work in relation to the theme (once a week for 50 minutes). Students will engage in conversation online after the weekly presentation. Attendance at the Interdisciplinary Student Conference required (distance options available). (This course is cross listed with INT 188 )
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HON 208 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies 3 CR
In an increasingly complex world, the subjects we study don’t always fit into predetermined boxes. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies gives students the tools needed for an understanding, and application of, complex and layered ideas. Students will learn how interdisciplinary studies developed, why it is valuable to education, and how it can be used in-and beyond-education. (This course is cross listed with INT 208 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HON 294 - Honors Independent Studies 3 CR
With independent reading, discussion, and consultation with a faculty sponsor, the student will pursue a topic of specialization in depth. Topic and course of independent study will be reviewed and approved by the Intercollegiate Council and Honors Program director.
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HON 308 - Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar 3 CR
This course helps students develop their critical thinking and writing skills in their major and in interdisciplinary contexts. The course may explore interdisciplinarity according to the annual academic colloquium theme. Students will present their work at the annual UMA Student Conference.
Prerequisite(s): HON 208 , or permission of Director of Honors Program.
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HON 394 - Honors Independent Studies 3 CR
With independent reading, discussion, and consultation with a faculty sponsor, the student will pursue a topic of specialization in depth. Topic and course independent study will be reviewed and approved by the Intercollegiate Council and Honors Program director.
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HON 494 - Honors Independent Studies 3 CR
With independent reading, discussion, and consultation with a faculty sponsor, the student will pursue a topic of specialization in depth. Topic and course of independent study will be reviewed and approved by the Intercollegiate Council and Honors Program director.
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HTY 103 - United States History I 3 CR
From the exploration of America to 1877. The development of democracy, growth of the West, slavery and sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 104 - United States History II 3 CR
From 1877 to recent years. The making of modern America, industrialism, imperialism and other topics.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 105 - World Civilizations I, Prehistory to 1500 3 CR
This course is an introductory comparative exploration of various world civilizations through themes such as gender, religion, war, ecology, and ethnicity. Voices of individual lives are used to compare cultures and civilizations.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 106 - World Civilizations II, 1500 to Present 3 CR
A global survey of the interacting roles of gender, nation, race, and class in the modern age of capitalism, imperialism, and world war. Voices of individual lives are used to compare cultures and civilizations.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 120 - History of Aviation 3 CR
This course will examine the history of aviation, including the milestones in the history of flight and the events that have influenced modern aviation internationally from 1783 to the present. Historical evidence, such as artifacts and recorded documents, will be examined to document the role aviation has played in world events. The course will explore the political, economic, social, scientific and cultural impacts of aviation. (This course is cross-listed with AVI 120 .)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 207 - European History II, 1500-present 3 CR
A survey of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the present. This course affords a more in-depth study of Europe than is covered in HTY 106 and serves as a complement to that course.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 289 - Topics in History 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to subject areas in history that are not among the regularly scheduled history offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs for periodic offering. For associate degree students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 294 - Independent Study in History 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): a two-semester history survey and completion of 30 credit hours.
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HTY 304 - American Foreign Policy 3 CR
This course will provide an overview of American foreign policy from the country’s inception to the twenty-first century. This class surveys the overall history of American foreign policy with a focus on the twentieth century and its results in our current international posture. It covers the methods and assumptions of the policy makers, the myths and fallacies of policy, and the responsibilities of states in the international family. It includes an overview of the American stance in Europe, Latin American, Africa, and Asia and examines the U.S. policy on such diplomatic questions as revolution, co-existence, war, and counterinsurgency.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 104 or HTY 106 , or permission of instructor.
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HTY 310 - History of Maine 3 CR
This course will survey the social, economic and political history of the State of Maine from prehistoric times until the recent past. It will emphasize the important role that people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds have had in shaping the unique character of the state. It will also explore Maine’s connections with and contributions to the history of United States and worldwide events.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and any history course OR permission of instructor.
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HTY 321 - US Immigration History 3 CR
The history of immigration is central to both American history and evolving ideas of what it means to be an American. In this class we will examine immigration history through several lenses, including social histories of diverse ethnic groups, evolving legal policies, waves of refugee and asylum seekers, and the shifting place of the “immigrant” in the American national imagination.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HTY 325 - The History of Human Rights 3 CR
This course will trace the evolution of human rights from ancient religious and secular traditions to their influence on the struggle for human rights and social justice today. Students will explore the historical events, ideas, and legal developments that contributed to our modern understanding of universal human rights. (This course is cross-listed with HGH 325 ).
Prerequisite(s): HTY 103 and HTY 104 or HTY 105 and HTY 106 or permission of instructor.
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HTY 330W - Rebels, Renegades, Revolutionaries-Women in US History 3 CR
This course is an introduction to the history of American women from colonial times to the present. You will be reading about both “famous” and ordinary women, and will have the Opportunity to read what women had to say about themselves and their lives. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which gender norms, race, class, sexuality, and ethnicity shaped women’s experiences, and how those experiences have changed over time. This course is gender identity inclusive and will include material on cis and trans women across a broad spectrum of gender and sexual identities. (This course is cross listed with WGS 330W .)
Prerequisite(s): Any HTY or WGS course and ENG 101 .
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HTY 340 - Queer History in the United States 3 CR
This course is an introduction to the history of queer people from colonial times to the present. The term “queer” is meant to be as inclusive as possible of all variations of gender identity and sexuality and encompass the multiple identities and practices that transgress gendered expectations in a given time and space. We will examine the changing understandings of queerness through the prism of legal, medical, psychological, and cultural histories, as well as examples of resilience in the face of oppression. (This course is cross listed with AME 340 and WGS 340 )
Prerequisite(s): HTY XXX or WGS XXX and ENG 101 .
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HTY 341 - History of African-American Slavery and Emancipation 3 CR
This course covers the history of African American people from the Civil War era to the present, centering on African American leadership and the persistent struggle to both abolish slavery and work toward a more free and equal society. We will start by exploring how slavery functioned as both an economic and social system. Subsequently, we will examine the retrenchment of white supremacy during the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, and the efforts to resist and fight back. We will then focus on some of the lesser-known stories of the Civil Rights movement and make comparisons between those struggles and present-day efforts to make America a more just and equal society.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 1XX.
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HTY 350 - Twentieth Century World History 3 CR
This course examines the history of the world in the 20th century - the two world wars; the Russian, Chinese, Mexican, and Cuban revolutions; and national liberation struggles in Africa and Asia. It also addresses the evolution of international economic and political systems and the influence of the West on the lives of people everywhere.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and three credit hours in history.
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HTY 359 - U.S. History Since WW II 3 CR
This course will study the post World War II history of the United States. It will consist of a brief survey of the entire period as well as in-depth studies of selected topics. These topics may include the dilemmas of the U.S. as a world power, the Vietnam War, economic growth and stagnation, class and citizenship, rise and fall of the New Deal order, the black freedom struggle, the challenge of feminism, and the rise of the new Conservatism.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 104 OR permission of instructor.
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HTY 365 - Camden Conference: International Policy 3 CR
The Camden Conference is held each February with internationally recognized experts in their field of politics, economics, or academics, speaking on a particular aspect of foreign policy affecting global concerns, including United States relations with a specific country or region. Designed for each year’s individual Camden Conference topic, this course will examine the politics, economic, and political leadership of those involved in the topic.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , HTY 104 or HTY 106 (minimum B grade), or by special permission.
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HTY 371 - History of Modern China 3 CR
This course examines the historic transformations that led to the development of modern China. It covers the forces that led to the fall of the Qing dynasty, the rivalry between the Nationalist Guomindang and Communist parties, the emergence of the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong, and the consequences of the Chinese revolution. Finally, it considers the changes that have transformed China from the end of the 20th century until today.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 105 OR HTY 106 .
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HTY 389 - Topics in History 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to subject areas in history that are not among the regularly scheduled history offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs for periodic offerings. For associate and baccalaureate degree program students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 (additional may be assigned at time of topic approval).
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HTY 394 - Independent Study in History 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): a two-semester history survey and completion of 60 credit hours.
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HTY 457 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 CR
This course will study the Civil War and Reconstruction era in U.S. history (1847-1877). It will consist of a brief survey of the entire period as well as in-depth studies of selected topics. These topics may include battles and leaders, gender and the War, post-emancipation race relations and the social construction of class.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 103 OR permission of instructor.
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HTY 476 - From Revolution to Republic: America Becomes a Nation 3 CR
This course examines issues, people, symbols, and events related to the roots of the American Revolution in the 1760’s, the war and independence in the 1770’s, competing ideas about republicanism, gender, and racial roles, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the emergence of an “American” national culture in the 1790’s. (This course is cross-listed with AME 476 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTY 103 .
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HTY 489 - Topics in History 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) A course devoted to subject areas in history that are not among the regularly scheduled history offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs for periodic offerings. For baccalaureate degree students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and junior standing (60 semester hours completed).
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HTY 494 - Independent Study in History 1-6 CR
The purpose of this course is to develop a close faculty-student interchange of ideas and to encourage a student to undertake as much independent study as possible. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): a two-semester history survey and completion of 90 credit hours.
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HGH 301 - Holocaust: From Prejudice to Genocide 3 CR
An exploration of the conditions and events that made the Holocaust possible in a “civilized” 20th century Europe. An historical review of anti-Semitism from antiquity through the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Enlightenment through the 20th century will be presented. The uniqueness of the Holocaust and its comparison to other genocides will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and at least one social science course and one humanities course.
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HGH 325 - The History of Human Rights 3 CR
This course will trace the evolution of human rights from ancient religious and secular traditions to their influence on the struggle for human rights and social justice today. Students will explore the historical events, ideas, and legal developments that contributed to our modern understanding of universal human rights. (This course is cross-listed with HTY 325 ).
Prerequisite(s): HTY 103 and HTY 104 or HTY 105 and HTY 106 or permission of instructor.
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HGH 367 - Genocide in Our Time 3 CR
This course will analyze the nature of evil/genocide by examining five examples of government or ideologically initiated murder: The Herero Tribe of SW Africa, the Armenians in Turkey, the Holocaust, the Cambodian “killing fields,” and Rwanda. Students will seek to understand the historical background and reality of victim, bystander, and victimizer. The course will employ several approaches to understanding, including psychological, philosophical, religious, sociological, and political.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HTYxxx, OR permission of instructor.
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GEO 531 - Natural Hazards and Human Risk Factors 3 CR
This course covers the human dimensions of natural hazards, including what are natural hazards; what hazards are typical to Maine, New England, and other places of interest to the enrolled students; what causes disaster; how to mitigate the risks posed by typical hazards encountered; and how planning, infrastructure, community/social organizations can reduce risk and increase resilience of communities. (This course is cross-listed with SSC 531 and TEM 531 .)
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing or Permission of the Instructor.
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HUM 121 - Native American Cultures I 3 CR
A comprehensive survey of the major Native American cultures that existed in North, Central, and South America before the European invasion. Cultures studied will include paleo, archaic, formative, classic, and post-classic examples from throughout the Americas. (This course is cross listed with ANT 121 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HUM 122 - Native American Cultures II 3 CR
A survey of traditional Native American cultures and their relationships to European cultures. Following an overview of traditional cultures in North, Central, and South America, representative cultures from each of the three geographic areas will be studied in detail. (This course is cross listed with ANT 122 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HUM 289 - Topics in Humanities 3 CR
(Topic would be indicated.) Studies in the humanities not regularly offered, e.g., specific aspects of elected cultures; cultural surveys of particular times and places or thematic exploration of man’s past. For associate degree students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
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HUM 308 - Introduction to Wabanaki Studies 3 CR
This course will study the Wabanaki tribes of present-day northern New England with an ethnohistorical perspective. Wabanaki history and culture will be explored from prehistoric eras up to the present with focus on archaeological evidence, ethnohistorical data, oral tradition, colonial histories, art, cultural preservation, civil rights, and sovereignty. (This course is cross-listed with ANT 308 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and HUM 121 or HUM 122 or ANT 101 .
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HUM 309 - Cinema in the French-Speaking World: Gender, Sexuality, and Social Change 3 CR
This course explores a variety of films in French set in of Francophone countries or regions, such as Europe (France), North America (Quebec) and Africa (Algeria, Senegal). We will seek to better understand the political, socio-economic, religious , and gendered dynamics in each film. No previous experience with the French language, WGS Studies, or cinema is expected. This course is taught in English and all films have subtitles in English. (This course is cross listed with DRA 309 , FRE 309 and WGS 309 )
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102W or permission of instructor.
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