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2003-2004 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses

 

Interdisciplinary
  

  • INT 510 - (BSC, SMS) Marine Invertebrate Zoology

    Covers systematics, adaptive-functional anatomy, and life histories of free-living marine invertebrates, excluding protozoans. Laboratory emphasis on studies of living material from the local fauna. Numerous field trips required. Rec 2, Lab 6.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 353 or equivalent.

    Credits: 5
  

  • INT 514 - (ECO, REP) Microeconomic Theory

    An examination of modern economic analysis with regard to the consumer, the firm and market structures.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • INT 525 - (BLE,BSC, FTY) Tropical Deforestation Seminar

    Local, regional and global issues associated with tropical deforestation are addressed. Discussions focus on ecological, social, political, economic and cultural aspects of tropical forests and human interactions for understanding the causes and consequences of deforestation. Lec 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Senior or graduate status or permission.

    Credits: 1 or 2
  

  • INT 530 - (ECO, REP) Econometrics

    An introduction to economic concepts and relationships expressed in quantitative terms. Covers problems of ordinary least squares, generalized least squares, estimation and use of ultiequation models and forecasting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECO 485 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • INT 551 - (BUA, CHE, FTY, WSC) Structure of the Pulp and Paper Industry

    Includes an historical overview of the industry, products and product classifications, profiles of industry leaders, management styles, trends in strategic planning, financial aspects, capital investment and budgeting and an analysis of issues related to raw material availability and the environment pressures facing the industry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or graduate level standing in Business, Chemical Engineering, Forest Management or Wood Science and permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • INT 553 - (BUA, CHE, FTY, WSC) Markets and Marketing in the Pulp and Paper Industry

    A detailed look at the markets and marketing of pulp and paper both domestically and internationally. Buyer/seller relationships, distribution, promotion, strategic planning, competitive/competitor analysis and pricing for commodity and specialty producers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    INT 551.

    Credits: 3
  

  • INT 563 - (BSC, SMS) Marine Benthic Ecology

    Advanced ecological studies of benthic intertidal and subtidal marine organisms. Includes discussion of distributions, zonation, biotic interactions, food webs, succession, hypothesis testing, problems of scale, recruitment community structure and organization. Lec 2, Rec 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    a course in ecology.

    Credits: 3
  

  • INT 570 - Emerging Science and Technology: Integration Into K-12 Classrooms

    A preplanned experience requiring regular school visits to selected K-12 school(s) throughout the semester, during which undergraduate and graduate science and engineering students share their knowledge of emerging science and technology with K-12 school teachers and students. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or grad student standing and permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • INT 598 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies

    Advanced study of timely or experimental topics that bridge two or more disciplines.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3

Kinesiology and Physical Education
  

  • KPE 400 - General Medication Conditions and Disabilities in Sport

    Offers an overview of general medical topics designed to meet the needs of advanced athletic training students for recognizing and managing medical conditions and disabilities of the physically active. The student will become competent in screening, treating and referring the athlete appropriately for significant medical problems. Structured by body systems combining didactic teachings with practicums.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    3rd or 4th year standing in ATE program or ATE Director permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 424 - Adult Fitness

    Adult fitness is designed as an introductory class which provides the student with a broad theoretical background in the area of adult exercise and physical training. The role chronic exercise has in the possible prevention and retardation of coronary heart disease serves as the basic premise of the course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 378.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 425 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

    Provides specific content in health promotion and disease prevention and explores current public health issues. Program planning, needs assessment, intervention strategies and evaluation models will be presented with the constructs of epidemiological principles as they relate to increasing employee health and wellness and decreasing the incidence and prevalence of chronic disease.

    Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Junior standing and permission

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 426 - Exercise Leadership and Class Management

    Provides specific knowledge, skills and competencies needed to appropriately develop, prescribe, instruct and manage various kinds of exercise programs for diverse populations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 262 and KPE 378.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 468 - Advanced Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

    Acquaints teachers and athletic coaches with modern principles and practices in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and safety in physical education and athletics.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 483 - The Comprehensive School Health Program

    Examines the components of a school health program. Includes policies, procedures and activities designed to promote health of students and staff. Components that will be addressed include: health instruction, curriculum development, school health services, environment and promotion. Designed for those seeking teacher certification in health.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 560 - Assessment and Evaluation of Human Performance

    The assessment and evaluation of selected anatomical, physiological and psychological aspects of human performance for the purpose of developing prescriptive exercise programs based upon individual needs, goals and interests.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 378 and permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 573 - Motor Performance and Learning

    Study of motor performance to aid the instructor to provide better theoretical framework to structure learning experiences for skillful individual performance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 575 - Current Studies in Kinesiology and Physical Education

    Analysis of current and emerging trends in kinesiology and physical education based on experiments, research, literature and empirical observations.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 580 - Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement

    Analysis of activities provide the student with scientific basis for teaching and evaluating correct form for execution of the fundamental movements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 376.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 588 - Advanced Exercise Physiology

    Broadens the knowledge base of graduate students and to identify potential research areas. Involves in depth study of selected topics in exercise physiology and requires students to extensively utilize the current research literature.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 378 and permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • KPE 590 - Nutrition for Sports and Exercise

    In-depth study of the role nutrition plays in the training regime of athletes and those in the general population who include regular exercise in their personal lives. Topics include: digestion and absorption of food nutrients, bioenergetics, fluid balance and rehydration, ergogenic aids, proper weight loss and disordered eating.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    KPE 378, FSN 101.

    Credits: 3

Landscape Horticulture
  

  • LHC 410 - Plant Propagation

    Principles and methods involved in the propagation of herbaceous and woody plants by seeds, division, layering, cutting, budding, grafting, and tissue culture. Rec 2, Lab 2.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    LHC 110 and PSE 140 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LHC 423 - Plant Production

    Covers the basic techniques for production of woody and herbaceous ornamental plants in the greenhouse and outdoor nursery settings. Specific areas of study will include greenhouse structure design and operation, plant propagation, irrigation, fertilization, lighting, pruning, harvest, etc. Extensive greenhouse and field lab work. Lec 3, Lab 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    LHC110, LHC 219, LHC 221, LHC 222, PSE 140 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  

  • LHC 430 - Environmental Horticulture

    Examines best management practices for ornamental plants growing in sustainable landscapes. Topics covered include: biotic and abiotic stresses associated with man-made landscapes, plant selection, proper planting procedures, nutrient management, integrated pest management, irrigation, proper pruning of landscape plants and ethical practices will be considered.

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics, Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements. Lec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 327, PSE 457 and senior standing in LHC or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LHC 503 - Post-Harvest Physiology

    Biochemical and physiological processes associated with ripening and retaining quality of harvested plant products. Includes temperature, humidity, growth regulators, types of storage, handling and physiological disorders. Lec 3. (Spring - odd.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 452 and BIO 453 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LHC 580 - Graduate Seminar in Horticulture

    Student presentations of their research proposal before a critical audience of peers and faculty.

    Credits: 1
  

  • LHC 597 - Special Topics in Horticulture

    Advanced study of topics in horticulture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  

  • LHC 699 - Graduate Thesis

    None.

    Credits: Ar

Latin
  

  • FSC 403 - Forest Roads

    Design, construction, and maintenance of improvised road systems and bridges; road-vehicle interactions; design and construction of light buildings for forest and recreational use. Lec 2, Lab 3.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 451 - Roman Comedy: Plautus and Terence

    A study of the source of Roman comedy, its literary features, and influence upon later literature. One play by each dramatist will be read.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    LAT 204 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 452 - Roman Philosophical Thought

    Examines the three major philosophical schools: Academic, Stoic, Epicurean, and their influence on Roman thought with selections from: Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, and Cicero’s philosophical essays. .

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 453 - Poetry of the Republic and Early Empire

    Considers the lyric poetry of Catullus, the Odes of Horace and the origin and development of satire, with selections from the satires of Horace and Juvenal.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 454 - Prose of the Republic and of Early Empire

    Includes selections from Cicero’s letters, Pliny’s letters, and Tacitus’ Annals.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 481 - Virgil: The Ecologues, Georgics, Aeneid

    The poet’s background achievements and influence upon later literature.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 482 - Medieval Latin

    Introduction to a variety of Latin prose and texts from the Middle Ages. Emphasis on stylistic and thematic continuities with an differences from classical Latin prose and poetry.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Credits: 3
  

  • LAT 497 - Projects in Latin I

    Individual work on a project selected by the student. (maximum: 3 credit hours.)

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    LAT 204 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

    Credits: Ar
  

  • LAT 498 - Projects in Latin II

    Individual work on a project selected by the student. (maximum: 3 credit hours.)

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    LAT 204 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

    Credits: Ar

Liberal Studies
  

  • LIB 500 - Graduate Seminar in Liberal Studies

    Interdisciplinary exploration of selected topics both within and across the areas of humanities, social sciences and the nature sciences. Topic varies from semester to semester. May be taken more than once.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 0
  

  • LIB 697 - Independent Study

    Advanced independent study for MLS students on an approved reading, research or experiential field project under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of PAC Advisement Committee.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • LIB 698 - Independent Study

    Advanced independent study for MLS students on an approved reading, research or experiential field project under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of PAC Advisement Committee.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • LIB 699 - Master Project in Liberal Studies

    Required of candidates for the Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    open only to MLS candidates.

    Credits: Ar

Marine Sciences
  

  • SMS 400 - Capstone Research Experience in Marine Science

    Capstone research project or research paper for students obtaining the Bachelor of Science in marine science or in aquaculture. Marine Science majors must complete at least three credits of SMS 400 and one credit of SMS 404 to satisfy the Capstone requirement for graduation. Acquaculture majors opting for SMS 400 must also take SMS 401 to meet the requirements for the Capstone Experience. SMS 400 and SMS 404 or SMS 401 together satisfy the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    12 credit hours of SMS courses and a minimum of 60 credit hours in all university courses (junior standing); students are advised to complete SMS 400 and SMS 404 during the senior year.

    Credits: 1-4
  

  • SMS 401 - Critical Issues in Aquaculture

    Current and historically important issues facing the development of the aquaculture industry. Issues related to aquaculture will be researched by students who will present the issues in a series of debates. Lec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 211, SMS 409 and SMS 420.

    Credits: 1
  

  • SMS 402 - Advanced Oceanography and Marine Biology

    Stresses the interdisciplinary nature of marine science by focusing on comprehensive oceanographic and marine biological processes that reinforce geological, chemical, physical and biological principles and their linkages. Variability in processes at a range of spatial and temporal scales are considered. Topics may include interplay of seasonal productivity and nutrient cycling, particle dynamics and sedimentation, hydrothermal vent systems, marine food webs, adaptations of organisms to life in complex environments, upwelling systems and productivity, current systems and transport of biota, air-sea interactions and climate change. Lec 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 302 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 409 - Shellfish Aquaculture

    Examination of shellfish production methods (including hatchery, nursery and growout phases) and underlying biological principles. Lec 3. (Spring -odd years.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 100, SMS 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 420 - Fish Aquaculture

    A survey of culture techniques used in growing common fish species, including salmon, trout, eels, catfish, bream and tilapia. Aspects of hatchery management and grow out will be discussed covering genetic selection, feeding, health management, fish farm structure, processing fish and environmental factors. Principles and examples of disease prevention and control, such as husbandry, treatment, vaccination, natural defenses and bio-security will be covered. Major diseases of farmed fish and control measures will be presented. Lec 2, Lab/Field 4. (Fall - even years.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 211. Corequisite: SMS 320.

    Credits: 4
  

  • SMS 421 - Fish Aquaculture II

    A continuation of SMS 420. A comprehensive examination of finfish production methods. Covers aspects of fish production at all life stages, beginning with broodstock management in the first semester course (AVS/SMS 420) and ending with on-growing of fish to market. Aspects of fish production to be studied will cover genetic selection, feeding, health management, fish farm structure, processing fish and environmental factors. Principles and examples of disease prevention and control, such as husbandry, treatment, vaccination, natural defenses and bio-security. Major diseases of farmed fish and control measures will be presented. Students will participate in selected techniques in fish aquaculture I.e., anatomy of fish species, live food production for larval fish, diagnostic procedures, drug residue testing, fish handling and anesthesia, spawning techniques, egg incubation techniques and computer applications during five weekday afternoon laboratories and two all day field trips. (This course is identical to AVS 421.) Lec 2, Lab/Field 4. (Spring - odd years.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    AVS 420/SMS 420.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 422 - Biology of Fishes

    A comprehensive course in evolution, morphology, physiology, life histories and ecology of fishes. Emphasis will be integrating knowledge of functional and physiological design to understand how fish function and how they have adapted to diverse environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 200.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 425 - Applied Population Genetics

    Covers the biological, mathematical and statistical principles of population genetics. Topics include a discussion of the role of mutation, migration, selection and inbreeding in structuring the genetic variation for both Mendelian and quantitative traits in natural and artificial populations. Emphasis is placed on both the theoretical and experimental approaches to the study of population genetics and the application and importance of population genetics to disciplines such as marine science, wildlife and conservation biology, ecology and animal husbandry, including aquaculture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 100 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 449 - Engineering in Aquaculture

    Introduction to the application of engineering principles and practices to the commercial culture of marine and freshwater plants and animals. No engineering or engineering technology majors. Rec 2, Lab 2.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 211 and CHY 122 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 467 - Fish Nutrition and Feeding

    Principles of nutrient requirements as they apply to fish. Feeding management of several commercially important species will be discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BMB 208.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 475 - Field Marine Biology

    An overview of the major coastal habitats and communities in Maine including: sand dunes, salt marshes, mud flats, sea grass meadows, exposed rocky shores, sheltered rocky shores, tide pools and estuaries. Emphasis will focus on distributions (including disjunct species), natural history, adaptation and ecology of important organisms occupying, influencing or regulating these communities. (This course is identical to BIO 475.)

    Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement and may be used to satisfy the Capstone Experience Requirement in degree programs in the Department of Biological Sciences. Lec 2, Lab/field 4.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    one year of biology or equivalent; BIO 319, SMS 300 or equivalent; recommended: a course in statistics.

    Credits: 4
  

  • SMS 480 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Biology of Marine Invertebrates

    Emphasis will be on body plan and design of marine invertebrates, including investigating how body design facilitates living in selected marine habitats. After a quick review of the marine phyla, lectures will discuss functional organization of invertebrates’ bodies, including embryology and development. Emphasis in the lab sessions is on identification of coastal Maine invertebrates. Lectures, labs and field trips are integrated into a single class experience that is taught one entire day per week at the Darling Marine Center. (Note: Because of overlap, BIO 353 and SMS 480 cannot both be taken for degree credit.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 200 and SMS 100 or equivalent or permission.

    Credits: 4
  

  • SMS 481 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Design of Marine Organisms: Momentum, Mass and Information Transfer

    Students use flumes and other flow devices to gain an understanding of the principles of momentum and mass transfer and then to discover how they influence form and function in marine organisms. Lectures prepare students to conduct their own laboratory observations: abiotic flows and model living organisms interacting with flows. A final integration adds sensory ecology and unsteady flow behaviors. Applications range from bacteria to invertebrates and vertebrates. Lecture and laboratory are combined into a day-long class period. Taught at the Darling Marine Center.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 200 (or equivalent) and PHY 112 or PHY 122 or permission.

    Credits: 4
  

  • SMS 482 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Human Impacts on the Ocean

    Examines the manner in which humans influence oceanic processes and the ways in which humans can assess these influences. Surveys various case examples of influences (both suspected and well-documented) such as alteration of river inputs to the oceans, contamination by toxic materials, eutrophication and habitat alteration. Focuses on how scientists determine whether or not a perturbation of normal oceanic process has occurred, what the pre-human condition might have been and how we predict future changes. Taught at the Darling Marine Center.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement. Lec 3, field trips.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 302 or equivalent or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 490 - Semester-by-the-Sea: Special Topics

    A lecture and/or laboratory course offered with a specific marine topic as part of the Semester-by-the Sea. Topics take advantage of the proximity of the coast of Maine. May be repeated for credit. (Taught at the Darling Marine Center.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 270 or permission.

    Credits: 1-4
  

  • SMS 491 - Problems in Marine Science

    Undergraduate studies of current problems in marine science directed by individual faculty. May be experimental or theoretical independent research or directed readings by an individual student. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: Ar
  

  • SMS 501 - Biological Oceanography

    Marine organisms and their interrelationships with chemical, geological and physical aspects of their environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 319 or equivalent or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 514 - Ecology of Marine Sediments

    A multi-disciplinary examination of factors influencing ecological patterns and processes in marine sediments. Emphasis on recent research integrating biological, geological, physical, and chemical aspects of marine sedimentary environments. Field trips and lab project required. Lec 2, Lab 4.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 501 and permission.

    Credits: 4
  

  • SMS 520 - Chemical Oceanography

    Distribution and cycling of elements in the marine system with emphasis on geochemical and biochemical interactions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CHY 121, CHY 123.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 525 - Marine Biogeochemistry

    Biogeochemistry and benthic-pelagic coupling of nutrients, organic substances, and trace elements in the marine system. Emphasis on coastal and sedimentary regimes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 520.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 528 - Advanced Phycology

    Current and classic discoveries including classification, the theories of primary and secondary endosymbiosis, toxic algae and circadian rhythms.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    or Corequisite: BIO/SMS 473 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 530 - Physiology of Fishes

    Analysis of the functional biology of fishes with emphasis on the mechanistic bases of physiological functions and their adaptive significance in a variety of environmental situations. Lec 3.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 377 or equivalent or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 531 - Coral Reefs

    An exploration of the combined geological, physical, chemical and biological factors that make coral reefs among the most diverse and productive systems in the world. Examines biology, taxonomy and ecological interactions of dominant reef organisms. Explores modern reef processes such as primary productivity, competition, predation and herbivory along with some geological processes such as the role of sea level in reef formation and growth.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 353 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 533 - Quantitative Genetics

    Covers the biological and statistical principles underlying the experimental approaches used to distinguish genetic and environmental sources of variation in quantitative traits. Topics include an intensive coverage of quantitative genetic theory, application of statistical methodologies for estimating the genetic contribution to quantitative traits, the application of quantitative genetic methodologies to studies in applied breeding and evolution and advanced topics, such as marker-based analysis and quantitative trait loci mapping.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 462 or BIO 465 or SMS 425 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 540 - Satellite Oceanography

    An overview of the use of remote sensing technologies for making measurements of the marine environment. Introduces the various sensors used by oceanographers, their background, the principles behind their operation and measurement retrieval. Emphasis will be placed on readings from the prime oceanography literature and biogeophysical applications of the data, their analysis, advantages and limitations rather than physical/optical theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 501 and SMS 541 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 541 - (SMS, CIE) Physical Oceanography

    Covers physical properties of sea water, waves and tides, distribution of variables, dynamics, water masses and the general circulation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PHY 121, PHY 122, MAT 126 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 545 - Physiological Ecology of Marine Organisms

    Functions and adaptive responses of organisms to environmental variables; emphasis on marine and estuarine invertebrates. Extensive readings in the primary literature.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BIO 377, BIO 480, BIO 485 or SMS 485.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 550 - Fisheries Oceanography

    The influences of physical and biological processes at various temporal and spatial scales on survival, growth, abundance, transport, and distribution of marine fishes and invertebrates are studied. Emphasis is on species of commercial or recreational importance. Lec 2, Rec 1.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 501 or SMS 541.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 551 - Fisheries Management

    Traditional biological/economic approaches to fisheries (and other renewable) resource management in a commercial context. Deals with the basic conceptual and analytical approaches used in management.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECO 420.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 552 - Ecological Approaches to Fisheries Management

    Addresses the theory and practical problems of managing wild renewable resources. Theory is drawn from the fields of economics, ecology, population dynamics and anthropology. Emphasizes the State’s decentralized governance approach to fisheries management.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 551 or REP 471 and senior or graduate level standing.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 553 - Institutions and the Management of Common Pool Resources

    Focuses on the various social science theories concerning the generation of institutions and rules including action theory, the IAD approach (Institutional Analysis and Development), rational choice theory and topics from political economy. Emphasis will be placed on the development of institutions governing the use of fisheries with some discussion of the management of other common pool resources such as forests, rangeland, air, and petroleum reserves.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or graduate standing or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 554 - Introduction to Bioeconomic Modeling

    Deals with the modeling of basic ecological/human interactions and is intended as a prerequisite to higher level modeling courses.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or graduate standing.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 555 - Resource Management in Cross-cultural Perspective

    Examines the institutions used to reduce risk and uncertainty in selected societies dependent on renewable resources. Emphasis on fishing societies around the world with some discussion of the utilization of forests and rangeland by different societies. Studies the governance structures used to manage common pool resources including state systems, local level management systems and co-management systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or graduate standing or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 557 - Coastal Processes and Coastal Zone Management

    Processes in specific near-shore environments like beaches, tidal flats, estuaries and shelves are discussed in terms of historic and encroaching human impacts. Case histories of successes and failures of attempts to live with coastal processes are presented.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 558 - History of Uses and Abuses of the Coastal Zone

    Examination of human uses of the shore and near-shore in various parts of the world from prehistory to the present, including habitation, fishing, farming, industry, shipping and waste disposal. Emphasis on how societies have balanced divergent requirements of the coastal zone, long and short-term effects and results of various attempts to reconstruct and preserve the coastal zone.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    senior or graduate standing.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 559 - Institutions and Resource Management

    Examination and application of economic theory of institutions to the problems of natural resource management. Considers a broad range of resources with emphasis on fisheries.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECO 420 or equivalent.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 560 - Marine Geology

    Topics include current theories of the origin of the earth as a planet and the development of continents and ocean basins, morphology and structure of the sea floor, interpretation of geological and geophysical evidence relevant to the origin and evolution of major tectonic features of ocean regions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    GES 101, GES 102 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 561 - Marine Microbiology

    A lecture and literature-based course focusing on microbiology and microbial ecology of marine environments, emphasizing prokaryote-prokaryote interactions, prokaryote-eukaryote interactions and prokaryotic diversity and distribution in marine environments. (This course is identical to BMB 561.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    BMB 300 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 562 - Fisheries Population Dynamics

    Fisheries stock assessment theory and techniques with emphasis on estimating vital fisheries population parameters and biological reference points and conducting stock assessment for commercially exploited marine fisheries populations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    A course each in ecology, statistics and calculus.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 568 - Paleoceanography

    A study of the geological history of the ocean basins, the oceanic circulation and the climate of the past as recorded in deep sea sediments. Courses in general biology and oceanography are strongly recommended.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 585 - Marine System Modeling

    Covers ocean circulation models, coupled atmosphere-ocean models, sea ice models, modeling oceanic carbon and nutrient cycles, and marine ecosystem models: beginning with theory, followed by model development and the most recent research results. Examines model representation of interactions among physical, chemical and biological processes in the ocean. Term project required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 595 - Spectral Analysis and Principal Component Analysis

    Provides theoretical and computational guidance on techniques commonly used in the analysis of data arising from many of environmental sciences, emphasizing hands-on understanding of the methods and correct interpretation of results. Part one covers spectral analysis of time series: theoretical development analysis of real data. Part two covers analysis of time-space data, centered around Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Term project required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    calculus, probability theory and statistics.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 597 - Independent Study

    A graduate-level readings course, lecture course, laboratory or seminar study course arranged between instructor and individual graduate students, covering selected topics or areas within the field of Marine Science. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • SMS 598 - Special Topics in Marine Science

    A graduate-level readings, lecture, seminar or laboratory course covering timely topics in Marine Science. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • SMS 618 - Particle Dynamics in Aquatic Systems

    Examines the physical, chemical and biological genesis of particle matter in the ocean and large lake systems, the important role of particle matter in the majority of aquatic biogeochemical processes and the geological significance of particle flux in marine and lacustrine environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SMS 501, SMS 520.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SMS 683 - Internship in Marine Policy

    Professional experience with a marine resource management organization. Students must submit a plan approved by the graduate coordinator of the Marine Policy Program and the sponsoring organization. Reports and readings will be required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  

  • SMS 691 - Marine Science Seminar

    Student seminars on their own research or current topics in marine science.

    Credits: 1
  

  • SMS 692 - Problems in Marine Science I

    Directed studies of current problems in marine science.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  

  • SMS 693 - Problems in Marine Science II

    Directed studies of current problems in marine science.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: Ar
  

  • SMS 697 - Readings in Marine Science

    A graduate level reading course on a topic arranged between the instructor and the student. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • SMS 699 - Graduate Thesis

    Graduate Thesis.

    Credits: Ar

Master’s Comprehensives
  

  • GRR 699 - Reading for Master’s Comprehensives

    None.

    Credits: 1

Mathematics and Statistics
  

  • MAT 400 - Topics in Mathematics

    Topics in mathematics not regularly covered in other courses. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    departmental permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • MAT 425 - Introduction to Real Analysis I

    A study of functions of a real variable and the related topology of the real line. Concepts of limit, convergence, continuity and differentiability are studied.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 228 and MAT 261.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MAT 426 - Introduction to Real Analysis II

    A continuation of MAT 425 emphasizing integration and sequences and series of functions. Contents may vary from year to year.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 425.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MAT 434 - Introduction to Statistics

    Topics include probability, random variables, continuous and discrete distributions, point and interval estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear regression and correlation, analysis of variance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 228.

    Credits: 4
  

  • MAT 435 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

    Topics include moment generating functions, distribution of functions of random variables, sampling distributions, principles of estimation and hypothesis testing, limit theorems and order statistics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 434.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MAT 436 - Nonparametric Statistics

    Surveys nonparametric alternatives to standard parametric techniques. Emphasis on situations in which the use of a parametric technique is incorrect or, at best, marginal.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 434 or MAT 437.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MAT 437 - Statistical Methods in Research

    An introduction to analysis of variance and regression analysis using a unifying approach to theory; application and illustrations from many fields.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 232 or MAT 434 or permission.

    Credits: 3
 

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