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FSC 408 - Forest Operations Planning and Analysis
Forest operations planning and analysis procedures, particularly as they pertain to timber harvest planning and administration in the context of an appreciation for other forest values, as well as social and environmental constraints. Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSC 301, FSC 403, FSC 405, and WSC 425 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSC 502 - Timber Harvesting
Examine and analyze timber harvesting practices in the United States and Canada with special emphasis on Maine. Discussion of harvest methods and systems, production, and regulations. Because of overlap, FSC 401 and FSC 502 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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FSC 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 410 - Artificial Regeneration
Production of planting stock, establishment of forest plantations and application of tree improvement in artificial regeneration. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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FTY 415 - Forest Genetics
The distribution of genetic variation in forest tree populations as related to processes of natural selection and adaptation to environmental factors and the impacts of forest management practices on genetic variation. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 100 or BIO 100.
Credits: 3
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FTY 430 - Urban and Community Forestry
Management of tree populations in urban areas, including economic, biological, and social benefits of urban trees and community forests.
Credits: 3
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FTY 444 - Forest Resources Economics
Economics of domestic and international forest resources production, processing and distribution. Contributions of forest resources to local, regional, and national economies. Fundamentals of financial analysis. Evaluation of priced and unpriced forest resources for acquisition, taxation, management, and disposal.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 110 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FTY 446 - Forest Resources Policy
The process of forest policy formation. Development of national, state, and private forest policies in the United States and selected foreign countries. Some current policy issues. Technical and ethical considerations of strategic planning.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement. Together with FTY 485 satisfies the Ethics Requirement. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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FTY 456 - Advanced Forest Biometry
Principles and exploration in detail of approaches to forest sampling and inventory and advanced aspects of the growth and yield modeling of forest stands. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
FTY 266.
Credits: 3
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FTY 457 - Forest Watershed Management
Relationship between forests and the water resource. Effects of forest activities and other aspects of land use on water yield and quality. Overview of current water resource problems and conflicts.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSE 250, FES 407.
Credits: 3
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FTY 477 - Forest Management II
Integration of biophysical and socioeconomic sciences for the multiple use management to achieve desired products, services and conditions of forest lands. Application of modern analytical procedures for strategic, tactical and operational forest management planning up to the landscape level.
Together with FTY 476, Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement for the Forestry curriculum. With FES 470, Satisfies the General Education Capstone Requirement for the Forest Ecosystem Science and Conservation curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
FTY 476 or FES 470 or permission.
Credits: 4
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FTY 480 - Applied Geographic Information Systems
An introduction to the methods and processes for the application of geographic information systems to natural resource management. Emphasis is placed on project planning and hands-on experience in systems operation. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
FTY 208 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FTY 482 - Industrial Ecology & Life Cycle Assessment
Introduction to the theory and practice of environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) and industrial ecology. Students will review cases, do problem sets, learn how to use LCA software, and conduct a project.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHY 121 or BMB 207, and either FTY 104 or MAT 215 or MAT 232, and either ECO 100 or ECO 120, or permission.
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FTY 511 - Scale in Forest Ecology and Management
Discussion of scales including spatial, temporal, and model abstractions. Evaluation of issues related to scale translations in forest research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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FTY 532 - Forest Influences
Effects of forest vegetation and forest management on microclimate, rain and snow interception, snow accumulation and melt, soil frost, soil moisture and streamflow, and soil erosion.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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FTY 540 - Forest Products Marketing
Development of market segments and marketing strategies for domestic and international forest products markets including pulp and paper, hardwood lumber, softwood lumber, logs and in wood-based composites. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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FTY 601 - Forest Mensuration Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 603 - Forest Management Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 609 - Remote Sensing Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 611 - Research Problems in Forest Economics
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 617 - Forest Policy Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FTY 690 - Master of Forestry Project
Independent study on a topic approved by the student’s Advisory Committee.
Credits: 3
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FTY 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis.
Credits: Ar
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PRT 452 - Environmental Interpretation
A mid-level course in the principles and techniques of environmental interpretation, with special reference to parkland settings. Interpretive planning, interpretation of complex subjects and controversy, ethics, special populations and research are discussed. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding and application of interpretive principles using examples from their field. Lec 3, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352. Junior or Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PRT 470 - Principles of Tourism Management and Planning
Focus is on the application of tourism management and planning principles to natural environments and creating sustainable tourism environments/economies; tourism impacts on sensitive environments; needs of tourists, developers, managers and the local residents; and trends in tourism, with emphasis on the Northeast. Rec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352.
Credits: 3
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PRT 480 - Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Management
Development of a historical overview of wilderness and river management in the United States. Basic concepts of the unique management problems and opportunities associated with wilderness and wild and scenic river systems.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRT 352.
Credits: 3
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PRT 613 - Forest Recreation Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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PRT 699 - Graduate Thesis.
Graduate Thesis.
Credits: Ar
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WSC 410 - Mill Tour
One week inspection trip (taken during the second week of spring break) to representative manufacturers of wood and forest products selected for demonstration of typical plant operations. A written report is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing in Forest Resources programs.
Credits: 1
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WSC 416 - Functional Structure of Woody Plants
Wood and bark are studied as a means to understanding tree physiology, phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic identification. (This course is identical to FES 416.) Lec 2, Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 100 WSC 213 or permission.
Credits: 3
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WSC 425 - Mechanical Properties of Wood
Concepts of static equilibrium, stress, and strain will be developed. Mechanical properties of wood and wood composite materials and their relationship to microstructure and physical environment. Laboratory testing will support the application of elementary design principles for beams, columns, and trusses. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
WSC 212, PHY 107 or PHY 111 or PHY 121.
Credits: 3
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WSC 430 - Wood Composites
Development of structure/property relationships and the effect of process variables on the physical and mechanical properties of structural and non-structural wood composite materials including oriented strand board, medium density fiberboard, particleboard, hardboard, plywood, inorganic bonded composites, and wood/polymer composites. Analysis of a wood composite manufacturing process, including cost models, illustrate a variety of composite manufacturing issues. Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience requirements. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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WSC 440 - Adhesion and Adhesives Technology
Fundamentals of adhesion and adhesives including surface science, chemistry and properties of adhesives, adhesive bond evaluation and applications in composite materials. (Students registered for WSC 440 will not be eligible to register for WSC 540.) (This course is identical to WSC 540.) Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
senior standing or permission.
Credits: 4
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WSC 450 - Wood Structural Applications
The selection of wood members and products for use in structural applications. Determination of vertical design loads and lateral forces, the design stresses, and allowable stresses based on species, grade, and other factors. Measurement of strength properties in the laboratory. Fundamentals of environmental control within building. The design of wood buildings and other structures with emphasis on structural integrity, economic material selection, and occupant thermal comfort. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
WSC 212 and WSC 425 or permission.
Credits: 3
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WSC 519 - Advanced Wood Deterioration and Protection
Covers basic wood properties and how these are affected by fungal decay, insect attack, marine borer damage, and non-biological agents (fire, weathering, etc.). Also, the protection of wood from deterioration agents including the use of wood preservatives and the use of proper design techniques.
Credits: 3
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WSC 530 - Wood Physics
Study and evaluation of non-mechanical physical properties of wood; response to liquids, vibrational stimulation, heat, electricity and ionizing radiation. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
understanding of basic physics, wood anatomy or permission.
Credits: 4
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WSC 531 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites
Application of orthotropic and nonlinear constitutive relations, laminate theory, and failure criterion on the prediction of mechanical properties of solid wood, wood fibers, laminated, and other wood composite materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
WSC 425 or equivalent or permission.
Credits: 3
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WSC 540 - Adhesion and Adhesives Technology
Fundamentals of adhesion and adhesives including surface science, chemistry and properties of adhesives, adhesive bond evaluation and applications in composite materials. (Students registered for WSC 540 will not be eligible to register for WSC 440.) (This course is identical to WSC 440.) Lec 3, Lab 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission.
Credits: 4
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WSC 550 - Wood-Polymer Hybrid Composites
Fundamentals of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, manufacturing and performance characteristics. Addresses issues of combining wood with FRP’s such as interfacial properties and durability of the resulting wood-polymer hybrid composite materials. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
WSC 430 or permission.
Credits: 3
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WSC 615 - Problems in Wood Technology
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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WSC 690 - Graduate Seminar in Wood Science
Reports and discussion of recent developments in wood science and related fields based on the literature or on current laboratory studies. Required in the program of study for graduate students. Course must be taken once by M.S. students and twice by doctoral students.
Credits: 1
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WSC 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate Thesis.
Credits: Ar
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Franco American Studies |
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FAS 420 - Autobiography and Cultural Identity
How does one write a cultural identity? How does one portray a self defined in terms of an ethnic group? This class will look at autobiographies written by Franco Americans and explore the ways these narratives create an identity conceived beyond the limits of individuality. Special attention will be given to questions of gender, oral traditions, and language. The class is taught in English.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
3 credit hours of FAS coursework or permission.
Credits: 3
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FAS 440 - Franco American Civilization
An interdisciplinary study of the French heritage in North America. Taught in French. (This course is identical to FRE 440.)
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3
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FAS 442 - French Language of North America
A historical, linguistic and socio-linguistic approach to the study of the Franco-Quebecois and the Franco American languages. Emphasis on the morphology, syntax, vocabulary and phonetic system in order to understand the present status of the languages. Research in the areas of the spoken and written language. Taught in French. (This course is identical to FRE 442.)
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FAS 459 - Colonial Canada
Studies Canada’s history from New France to 1850, emphasizing political, social and economic developments and relations with the American people. (This course is identical to HTY 459.)
Prerequisites & Notes
HTY 103 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 400 - Advanced French Grammar
An exposition of grammatical and syntactical principles through conceptual presentations along with demonstrations and practice through exercises. Designed to enhance French language competency.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 205 or FRE 206 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 401 - Translation and Comparative Stylistics
An exposition of the principles of translation and comparative stylistics with practice via exercises and the translation of texts in both English and French.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 400 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 404 - Medieval and Renaissance French Literature
Origin, formation and development of a national literature as seen through prose, poetry and theater through the 16th century.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FRE 405 - Seventeenth Century French Literature
Literary trends in French classicism: Descartes, Pascal, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, La Fontaine, Lafayette.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 406 - Eighteenth Century French Literature
Readings from the works of Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rouseau, Diderot, etc., with special attention to Enlightenment thought and to the novel genre.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FRE 407 - 19th Century French Literature
Readings of major 19th century figures, including Chateaubriand, Hugo, Flaubert, Zola, Balzac, Stendhal, Sand, and Baudelaire, with particular attention to social and philosophical themes as well as concepts of language.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FRE 408 - Twentieth Century French Literature
Readings in the novel, poetry or drama (content varies.) May be repeated for credit, with permission of instructor.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FRE 413 - Advanced Composition and Stylistics
An exposition of the fundamentals of French stylistics with practice of these principles via compositions and exercises. Designed to enhance competence in written idiomatic French.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 400 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 420 - French Phonetics
A formal study of the French sound system with considerable practice in phonetic transcription. Practical and remedial work in pronunciation.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 202 or the equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FRE 430 - French Film Survey
A survey of French cinema from its origins to the present, with an emphasis on
understanding film as a narrative form.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 309 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 440 - Franco-American Civilization
An interdisciplinary study of the French heritage in North America. (This course is identical to FAS 440.)
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 3
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FRE 442 - French Language of North America
A historical, linguistic and socio-linguistic approach to the study of the Franco-Quebec and the Franco-American languages. Emphasis on the morphology, syntax, vocabulary and phonetic system in order to understand the present status of the languages. Research in the areas of the spoken and written language. (This course is identical to FAS 442.)
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 457 - French Civilization
Readings, discussions, lectures, written and oral reports on varied aspects of French Civilization, its people, attitudes, institutions, and culture.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 202 or the equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FRE 463 - Quebec Poetry
A survey of Quebec poetry from the 19th century to the present, focusing on language, theme, socio-historical and political context, ideology and Quebec identity.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 464 - Quebec Theatre
A survey of Quebec theatricality, socio-historical and political context, ideology and Quebec identity.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 209 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 465 - North American French Novel
A survey of francophone novels written in North America in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the history and cultural identity of Acadia, Quebec, and New England’s Franco Americans.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FRE 309 or FRE 310 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 498 - Independent Projects II
Varies.
Credits: 1-3
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FRE 500 - History of the French Language
Study of the evolution of standard and regional French from the earliest times to the present.
Credits: 3
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FRE 504 - Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
History and development of literary ideas expressed through the epic, theater, romance and poetry of the Medieval period. Readings from the major writers of the French Renaissance: Rabelais, Montaigne, DuBellay, Ronsard.
Credits: 3
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FRE 506 - Seminar in Literature of the Eighteenth Century
Individual writers, genres, or themes. Special emphasis on Montesquieu, Prevost, Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot.
Credits: 3
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FRE 507 - Seminar in Literature of the Nineteenth Century
Individual writers, genres, or themes. Special emphasis on Hugo, Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, and Baudelaire.
Credits: 3
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FRE 508 - Seminar in the Novel
Trends and periods in development of the novel and narrative form. Content varies from year to year. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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FRE 509 - Seminar in Poetry
Movements in French poetry. The periods, groups and trends studied vary year to year. Course may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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FRE 510 - Seminar in the Theatre
Content varies year to year. Course may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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FRE 520 - French Linguistics
French phonology and morphology or syntax from the generative transformational viewpoint.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 410 or FRE 420 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FRE 530 - French Film Survey
A survey of French cinema from its origins to the present, with an emphasis on
understanding film as a narrative form.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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FRE 542 - Seminar in North American French Language
A linguistic and sociolinguistic study of selected features of Franco-American French and its source dialects, Quebec and Acadian French. Research focus on examination of data gathered in New England and /or development of curriculum for elementary, middle or high school French courses.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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FRE 597 - Projects in French I
Varies.
Credits: 3
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FRE 598 - Projects in French II
Varies.
Credits: 3
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FRE 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate thesis.
Credits: Ar
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Geography |
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GEO 425 - Historical Geography of Maine
A geographical analysis of the historical development of Maine. Pays particular attention to environmental, cultural, and trans-border issues. Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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German |
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GER 401 - Major Cultural Periods
Survey course designed to introduce students to major developments in the cultural history of German-speaking countries through maps, historical information, art, music as well as representative literary and expository texts from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment (ca. 750 AD to 1785).
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 204, GER 223 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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GER 402 - Contemporary Germany
A study of modern German civilization and Landeskunde; the political, social and intellectual development of Germany from 1945 to present.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 204 or the equivalent.
Credits: 3
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GER 403 - History of the German Language
Studies the development of the German language from Indo-European times to the present. Places present day German in its linguistic perspective, and examines the reasons and origins of specific forms, patterns and usages. Provides the prospective teacher with a linguistic background in German.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 204 or GER 223 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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GER 404 - Translation: Theory and Practice
Thought and theory behind the process of translation with ample opportunity for analysis and practice. (German-English, English-German.)
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 204 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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GER 406 - Age of Goethe
In depth study of representative selections of Goethe’s work. Poetry, fictional, scientific narrative texts analyzed in socio-historic contexts and for impact on German and world literature, art and music. Includes texts from other significant male and female writers of the period. Special attention is given to changing literary images of women and power relationships. Issues of gender and canonization will be discussed.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 306 or permission.
Credits: 3
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GER 409 - 19th Century Literature
Rapid social and political change characterizes the 19th century. A variety of literary genres as well as non-literary documents will illustrate the correlation between these socio-political transformations, art, music, and major literary movements in German-speaking countries. (Offered every two years). Topics and literary works may vary each time the course is offered.
Satisfies General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 306, equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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GER 413 - German Literature and Culture, 1900 to 1945
Examines modernist intellectual, artistic, musical and literary traditions during the waning years of the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, World War I, the Weimar Republic and the Nazi-Era. Also determines their relationship to the time period’s socio-political developments.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 306 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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GER 420 - German Film
Examines development of German film from its beginnings. Students analyze various film genres as artistic expression of specific time periods. Critical readings of gender representation and minority perspectives clarify the Nazi legacy and other issues facing multi-cultural post-war Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Film theory and issues of script writing and story board development will be as much part of class discussion as the connections between German exiles in Hollywood and the Centraleuropean film industry. Class conducted entirely in German. Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any 300-level course or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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GER 422 - Advanced Structures of German
Reviews most challenging aspects of German grammar and syntax. Geared towards advanced students who want to review and solidify their aural, and oral writing proficiency. Class meetings consist of explanations, review, and practice of important grammatical structures as well as idiomatic language and target language writing activities. Apart from grammar exercises, students also prepare an oral report and write an 8-page research paper on a topic of their choice. The paper is written in stages. Students develop thesis statements, summarize sources, and revise drafts.
Prerequisites & Notes
GER 305, GER 307, equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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GER 490 - Topics in German
Specific topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 1-3
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GER 597 - Projects in German I
Specific projects vary from semester to semester depending on the needs of the
graduate student and the skills of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3
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GPS 401 - Adjustments with Observation Equations
Errors, stochastic and mathematical models, quadratic forms, linearization and variance-covariance propagation of multi-dimensional nonlinear functions, least-squares algorithm of observation equations, position estimation using surveying and GPS vector measurements that are nonlinear functions of parameters; review of statistics and linear algebra. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 262, MAT 332, equivalent or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 402 - Adjustments Algorithms
Error ellipses and ellipsolds, propagation of estimated quantities, a priori information on parameters, adjustment of implicity related observations and parameters, mixed model, condition equation model, sequential solutions, testing conditions on nonlinear parametric functions. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 262, MAT 332, equivalent or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 403 - Quality Control with Adjustments
Geometry of least-squares, definition of network coordinate systems, singularities, probability regions, minimal and inner constraints, invariant quantities, multivariate normal distribution, relevant statistical tests, type I/II errors, internal and external reliability, absorption of errors, blunder detection, decorrelation, inversion of patterned and large matrices, numerical aspects; Kalman filtering. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 262, MAT 332, equivalent or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 441 - Three-Dimensional Geodetic Model
Conventional celestial and terrestrial references frames, precession, nutation, polar motion, geodetic datum, geoid, ellipsoid of revolution, geodetic coordinates, height systems, 3D geodetic model and model observations, reduction of observations, observation equations, partial derivatives, 3D network adjustments, height-controlled 3D networks, GPS vector observations, review of spherical trigonometry and spherical harmonic expansions. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 401, GPS 403, equivalent, or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 442 - Ellipsoidal Surface Model
Geodesic line on the ellipsoidal surface, geodesic curvature, differential equations of the geodesic, direct and inverse solutions, 2D network adjustment on the ellipsoidal surface, partial derivatives, reduction of observations, traditional horizontal and vertical networks in surveying and geodesy; in-depth review of differential geometry. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 441, equivalent or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 443 - Conformal Mapping Model
Conformal mapping of the ellipsoidal surface, meridian convergence, point scale factor, State Plane Coordinate systems, Transverse Mercator, Equatorial Mercator, Lambert Conformal with on or two standard parallels, polar azimuthal, and UTM; reduction of observations, computations on the conformal map and relation to the surface of the earth; review of complex variables. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 441, GPS 442, equivalent or permission.
Credits: 1
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GPS 570 - Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning
ITRF and ICRF references frames and trasformations, tectonic plate motions, precession,
nutation, polar motion, rotational and atomic time scales, GPS time, normal orbits,
Kepler’s laws and equation, topocentric satellite motions, visibility, perturbation
of satellite orbits, solar radiation pressure, impact of asymmetry of gravity
field and earth’s flattening; GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite systems. Lec
1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 401 and GPS 441, MAT 262 and MAT 332, equivalent, or consent.
Credits: 1
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GPS 571 - Precise Point Positioning
Pseudorange and carrier phase observables, satellite time, relativity, boradcast
and precise ephemerides, range iteration, receiver and satellite clock errors;
singularities, tropospheric refraction and absorption, impact of the ionosphere,
solid earth tides, ocean loading, satellite antenna offset, phase windup correction,
closed form solutions; Kalman filter; timing, mapping of the spatial and temporal
variation of the troposphere and ionosphere. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 401 and 441, MAT 262 and 332, equivalent, or consent.
Credits: 1
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GPS 572 - Precise Relative Positioning
Differencing observables in space and time, common-mode error reduction, geometry-free
solutions, widelaning, closed-form solutions, cycle slips, constraint solutions,
integer ambiguity estimation, LAMBDA, antenna calibration, multipath on pseudoranges
and carrier phases, spatial vector networks, differential corrections, global
data collection and maintenance, GPS services. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
GPS 401 and 441, MAT 262 and 332, equivalent, or consent.
Credits: 1
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HTY 401 - History of Greece
Ancient Greece from the “Heroic Age” to the “Classical and Hellenistic”, including the discovery of rational thought; the development, crisis, and failure of democracy in classical Athens; unification of city-states and creation of a world empire that launched a new era in world history.
Prerequisites & Notes
HTY 105 or permission.
Credits: 3
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