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SWK 571 - Assessment and Intervention of Trauma in Social Work Practice
Explains current research and controversies in the areas of psychobiology of trauma, memory, dissociation, developmental impacts, diagnosis and treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 573 - Supervision in Human Services I
Knowledge, skills and values for supervision in human service agencies. Goal setting, personnel issues, models of social work supervision.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 575 - Family Therapy in Social Work Practice I
Overview of models of family therapy for social work practice. Emphasis on assessment and intervention with families, children and couples.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 576 - Family Therapy in Social Work Practice II
Emphasis on brief solution-focused and narrative models of family therapy in social work practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 577 - Group Strategies in Health/Mental Health Settings
Group strategies for social work practice in health and mental health settings including team-meetings, psychoeducational issues in health care, workshops, communities, organizations, counseling and psychotherapy.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 580 - Adult and Child Psychopathology
Overview of DSMIV, gender differences in mental illness, current conceptions of serious mental illness, impact of psychiatric labeling and stigma on individuals and families.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 581 - Introduction to Horticultural Therapy
Introduces students to horticultural therapy as an intervention approach using horticultural activities with a broad range of populations including but not limited to children and teens in a variety of settings such as foster care or residential placements, persons with special needs, adults with various problems, and persons who are incarcerated.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 582 - Supporting Families Under Stress
Explores the impact of stress on the coping patterns and development of families. Stressors range from normal family life cycle transitions to the threat of separation and loss through divorce, illness, death and aging, to the chronic stress of poverty, racism, classism and the impingement of systemic stress.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 583 - Introduction to Mediation
This introductory course to mediation teaches generalist mediation theory and skills including: definition and roles of mediator; stages of resolution; conflict theory and conflict diagnoses; management of biases; ethics, confidentiality and professional standards; effective communication interventions; identification and management of power. Designed to meet the standards for professional entrance into the mediation field.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 550 and SWK 650, MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 591 - Social Work Research I
Integration of social work theory, practice and research including problem formulation, research design, ethical concerns and protocols for protection of human subjects.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 595 - Field Practicum in Social Work
Supervised generalist social work practice in community agencies provides opportunities to apply social work knowledge and skills toward planned intervention and change efforts.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisites: SWK 560 or SWK 563.
Credits: 4-6
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SWK 596 - Social Work Skills Lab
Basic skills and understanding of professional ethics, professional relationships, written, oral and reciprocal communication skills and interviewing skills. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: SWK 595.
Credits: 1
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SWK 597 - Advanced Topics in Social Work
Content varies to suit student needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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SWK 600 - Advanced Integrative Professional Seminar
Considers multi-disciplinary knowledge bases that inform advanced social work practice from a generalist perspective as well as the purposes of the profession, professional role, skill, policy applications and evaluation of practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: SWK 695 during the final semester of MSW study.
Credits: 3
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SWK 640 - Issues in Social Welfare Policy for Advanced Generalist Practitioners
Social welfare policy analysis and evaluation with emphasis on skills in the use of government data, policy advocacy and analytic decision-making related to social welfare and advanced generalist social work practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 540 and MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 650 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Examines research and theories related to normative development of families, small groups and communities. Explores the impact of age, gender, social class, social structures, oppression and other environmental factors. Examines the social structures and context of organizations and institutions and their impact on individuals, families, small group and communities. Considers implications for social work practice and social welfare policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 661 - Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with individuals, across the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 563 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 664 - Generalist Work Practice with Families and Small Groups
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with families and small groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 661 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 665 - Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with organizations and communities.
Prerequisites & Notes
None. Corequisite: SWK 661.
Credits: 3
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SWK 691 - Social Work Research Methods II
Application of social work research methods to the evaluation of social work practice and program and policy-making.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 591 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 692 - Social Work Research III
Application of social work research methods to social work research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 691 or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 695 - Advanced Field Practicum in Social Work
Advanced generalist social work practice in community agencies. Provides students the opportunity to apply advanced social work knowledge and skills directed toward planned intervention and change efforts.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 495 or SWK 595 or permission.
Credits: 4-6
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Sociology |
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SOC 460 - Major Ideas in Sociology
The sociological theories of Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Mead and others. Developments in sociological theory as related to methodology, social issues, and current trends in contemporary sociology.
Prerequisites & Notes
junior standing, and 6 hours of Sociology or permission.
Credits: 3
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SOC 482 - The Sociology of Religion
Topics include: comparative religious cultures and beliefs; the social construction of religious beliefs; institutionalized religions and the resurgence of new sects and cults; major world religions and the way religion preserves and changes the social order; the encounter between religion and contemporary developments in science. Secularization and the future of religion.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SOC 101 and junior or senior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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SOC 495 - Internship in Sociology
A supervised internship providing practical experience in a field placement and requiring parallel readings and study. Emphasis on the guided application of concepts and principles from related courses and structured readings to applied situations in the field. Students may take 3-9 credits. Not more than 6 credit hours may be used toward the departmental major.
Prerequisites & Notes
major in Sociology; senior standing;GPA of at least 3.0 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 3-9
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SOC 497 - Departmental Projects I
None.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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SOC 498 - Departmental Projects II
None.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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Spanish |
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SPA 401 - Golden Age
A study of masterpieces of poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries provides an overview of the period and critical abilities. Poetry by Garcilaso, Fray Luis, San Juan, Gongora, and Quevedo, etc. Prose readings include Lazarillo de Tormes, Diana, Suenos y discursos, and Novelas ejemplares etc.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 403 - Cervantes
A careful reading of the Spanish masterpiece, Don Quixote, including its historical background and continuing influence.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 405 - Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century
Discussion of the novel from “costumbrismo” to “realismo,” the compromise of Spanish naturalism, and the Romantic movements between tradition and revolt.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 406 - Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century
Selections from the poetry, essays, and novels of the pre and Civil War period contextualized through readings in the history and thought of the times.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 409 - Contemporary Latin-American Short Story
A study of Latin-American short story writers including discussion of such significant contemporary concerns as poverty, politics and religion, and such themes as the interplay of fantasy and reality and the relativity of madness.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 410 - Latin American Novel
The contemporary novel in Spanish America, with special attention on some of the novelists of the “Boom.”
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 and SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 411 - Contemporary Latin American Theater
A study of the major Latin-American playwrights of the 20th century. Reading and analysis of plays, class discussion.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 412 - Contemporary Peninsular Theater
A study of major Spanish playwrights of the 20th Century. Reading and analysis of plays, class discussion.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 420 - Spanish Film
Areas covered may vary and could include the following topics: national cinemas; director of note; the social, political, historic and economic factors that influence both the creation and content of films; and an analysis of the components of cinematography. May be repeated for credit. Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
A Spanish class at the 300 level or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 444 - Theory and Techniques of Translation
Designed to develop awareness of linguistic styles and structures and emphasize the complex relationship between a language and its context. Taught as workshop, with regular assignments of texts for translation, comparison and evaluation. Selections from literature and general topics, although this is not a literature course. Attention given to theories of translation both past and present and how these theories respond to cultural and ideological perspectives; and relate to Spanish translation. Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspective and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 206 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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SPA 490 - Topics and Individual Authors in Spanish
Specific topic varies semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any 300-level Spanish course or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 496 - Service Learning in Spanish
Experiential learning through community development using the Spanish language. Work done in collaboration with community partners. Classroom presentations, reflection essays, plus theoretical and pedagogical rationale for using service-learning format. Taught in Spanish.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Effective Catalog Year 2006-07.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 305 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 497 - Projects in Spanish I
Independent study on topics selected by student and instructor.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 498 - Projects in Spanish II
Independent study on topics selected by student and instructor.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 503 - Cervantes’ Don Quijote
A close reading of Cervantes’ Don Quijote. Special attention paid to narrative structures, historical background, and Baroque perspectivism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced oral proficiency in Spanish; graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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SPA 509 - Latin American Short Story
A study of major Latin American Short Story writers. Reading and analysis of works, class discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 511 - Latin American Theater
A study of major dramatists from Latin America. Reading and analysis of works, class discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 512 - Spanish Theater
A study of major Spanish dramatists. Reading and analysis of works, class discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 515 - Seminar in Advanced Grammar
An advanced presentation of Spanish grammar utilizing a linguistic approach rather than prescriptive grammatical rules.
Active, frequent participation by students is expected, leading to the level of ADVANCED SUPERIOR according to ADTFL guidelines.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 544 - Seminar in Translation
Course is designed to develop student’s ability to translate texts from Spanish into English. Attention will also be paid to the acquisition of practical and theoretical aspects of translation in general, through readings on translation, its history and current status as a profession. Texts to be translated will be cultural and literary, and develop sensitivity to the Spanish language and its diverse forms.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 550 - Seminar in Hispanic Civilization
This course will look at the ways in which a cultural theme or time period has been portrayed in various media, including art, literature, film, posters, and music. The examples will be from both within Iberia and America. Selection of materials will cover a broad range and include examples up to the current period. We will discuss the intersection of art vs. politics, the approaches of the different cultural forms, and issues that play a role in their creation/reception, such as gender, class, and linguistic knowledge.Course taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 551 - Women of the Hispanic World: Advanced Readings
Course provides an overview of women in the “Hispanic World”: we will address the complexity of the term “Hispanic”. Readings include original texts by women plus studies of women’s groups from a social class, race, and political perspective. Indigenous, African and European elements and their effects on women’s lives will be addressed through creative writing, interviews, essays, and other media. Course taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 555 - Seminar in Travel Writing
Course will look at texts written in or translated into Spanish by travelers of different time periods, gender, political views. Discussion includes the nature of this literary genre through theoretical and critical readings, its development over the centuries, and comparison to tourism. Assignments include close readings of a variety of authors, two projects on selected focus areas (e.g. women travelers, 19th century, a Latin American region or country), and students’ own travel writing. May be repeated for credit up to two times.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 597 - Projects in Spanish 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: 3
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SPA 598 - Projects in Spanish II
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: 3
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Spatial Information Engineering |
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SIE 501 - Introduction to Graduate Research
Covers process of successful graduate research from identification of a researchable question, preparation of a thesis proposal, to completion or the research and its publication. Focus on engineering research methods for spatial information.
Credits: 1
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SIE 502 - Research Methods
Covers process of successful graduate research, including the written and verbal presentation of plans and results. Students formulate hypotheses, perform a literature search, write abstracts and introductions of research papers, learn about presentation styles and techniques, make two presentations (3-minutes and 10-minutes) about research proposals. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 501 and students must have selected a thesis topic.
Credits: 1
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SIE 505 - Formal Foundations for Information Science
Increases student’s understanding of the approach to information systems and science by formalisms. Draws on mathematics to increase familiarity with formal syntax and language, develops understanding and technical ability in handling structures relevant to information systems and science. Includes a review of fundamental material on set theory, functions and relations, graph theory, and logic; examines a variety of algebraic structures; discusses formal languages and the bases of computation.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE or MSIS student or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 507 - Information Systems Software Engineering
Programming for those envisioning careers focused on developing and managing information systems and databases as opposed to software design. Data structures, algorithms, and their analysis. Lec. 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE or MSIS student or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 509 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems
Covers foundation principles of geographic information systems, including traditional representations of spatial data and techniques for analyzing spatial data in digital form. Combines an overview of general principles associated with implementation of geographic information systems and practical experience in the analysis of geographic information. Not open to those who have taken SIE 271.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 510 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
Introduces both conceptual and practical aspects of developing GIS applications. Covers application areas from natural resourse planning cthrough transportation, cadastral and land information systems and their spatial modeling requirements, and application development from requirement analysis to database design and implementation.
Prerequisites & Notes
ISE 201, or SIE 509 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 512 - Spatial Analysis
Introduces students to techniques for spatial analysis. Covers methods and problems in spatial data sampling, issues in preliminary or exploratory analysis, problems in providing numerical summaries and characterizing spatial properties of map data and analysis techniques for univariate and multivariate data. Students will be responsible for completing several hands-on exercises.
Prerequisites & Notes
an introductory statistics course, graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 515 - Human Computer Interaction
Students are introduced to the fundamental theories and concepts of human-computer interaction (HCI). Topics covered include: interface design and evaluation, usability and universal design, multimodal interfaces (touch, gesture, natural language), virtual reality, and spatial displays.
Credits: 3
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SIE 525 - Information Systems Law
Current and emerging status of computer law in electronic environments: rights of privacy, freedom of information, confidentiality, work product protection, copyright, security, legal liability; impact of law on use of databases and spatial datasets; legal options for dealing with conflicts and adaptations of law over time.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 526 - Cadastral and Land Information Systems
Colonial Spanish, English, French land records traditions and alternatives reviewed; goals and purposes of land tenure systems with attention to social, political, legal, economic, organizational, technical issues examined; U.S. modernization efforts and problems of developing countries explored. (Offered alternate years.)
Credits: 3
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SIE 534 - Digital Image Processing
Introduction to image processing and analysis techniques suitable to the processing of close-range, aerial or space-borne sensor data. Topics include elements of digital image processing and analysis systems; image digitization, quantization and sampling; geometric operations; image enhancements pint operations and filtering; transformations in spatial and frequency domains; image segmentation and feature extraction; automated information extraction and incorporation in information systems. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 228, PHY 122, MAT 262 (or MAT 258), or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 535 - Motion Imagery Analysis
Topics covered in this course include: video and still digital cameras; radiometric and geometric calibration; image and video compression; image and video indexing and retrieval; image queries; image sequence analysis; spatiotemporal trajectories and feature tracking; object modeling using video imagery; virtual modeling.
Prerequisites & Notes
Linear Algebra, SIE 434 (or equivalent), or permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 536 - Remote Sensing
Image formation, B&W and color film, cameras, panchromatic, multispectral and radar imagery, principles of stereoscopic viewing and measurement, orientations, aerotriangulation, matching, orthophotography, accuracy and reliability of image measurements, satellite programs, term project. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
ISE 304 or SIE 534, ISE 405, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 539 - Statistics for Spatial Information Engineering
Develops fundamental knowledge of statistical analysis of engineering data, with emphasis on geospatial applications. Covers propagation of random errors and variance-covariance, adjusting geospatial observations through various stochastic models, combining observations and conditions among parameters, proceeding with sequential solutions in the presence of steady information flow, modeling and communicating uncertainty in information systems, devising statistical tests. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 262 or MAT 258.
Credits: 3
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SIE 550 - Engineering Databases and Information Systems
Theoretical foundation for the representation of knowledge in information systems and logic-based programming as a tool for fast prototyping. Object-oriented modeling and database schema design for engineering applications. Database management systems and their suitability for engineering data, transaction concepts and query languages, including SQL. Graduate credit will not be allowed for both SIE 451 and SIE 550.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 555 - Spatial Database Systems
Covers internal system aspects of spatial database systems. Layered database architecture. Physical data independence. Spatial data models. Storage hierarchy. File organization. Spatial index structures. Spatial query processing and optimization. Transaction management and crash recovery. Commercial spatial database systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 550 and programming experience in Java, C++ or C.
Credits: 3
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SIE 556 - Information System Architecture
Covers aspects of data sharing and computation in centralized and distributed information system environments. Communication network protocols; layered architecture of distributed information systems; types of distributed system architectures; name spaces, data replication, and caching; inter-process communication, scalability and performance of distributed information systems; middleware; open distributed information systems; interoperability aspects. Data dissemination, and emerging distributed information systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
programming experience in Java or C++, permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1 or 3
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SIE 565 - Reasoning With Uncertainty in Spatial Information Systems
Information systems and artificial intelligence approaches to uncertainty handling in spatial information systems. Typology of uncertainty: imprecision, inaccuracy and inconsistency. Representing and reasoning with spatial uncertainty in information systems. Logics of uncertainty, probabilistic and Bayesian approaches, Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. Spatial vagueness. Handling conflicting information.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 451 or SIE 550, graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 589 - Graduate Project
Directed study on a particular spatial information science topic and implementation of a related project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE Master Project Students.
Credits: 3
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SIE 590 - Information Systems Internship
Utilization of knowledge gained from the information systems graduate program within a business, non-profit or government organization and acquisition of practical training.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of nine credits of required courses in the MSIS program.
Credits: 3-6
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SIE 598 - Selected Studies in Spatial Information Engineering
Topics in surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, land information systems and geodesy. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3
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SIE 693 - Graduate Seminar
Presentations and discussions on term projects, literature reviews, current events, or thesis topics. Lec 1.
Credits: 1
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SIE 699 - Graduate Thesis
None.
Credits: Ar
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SEI 501 - Typical and Atypical Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Examines theories and processes of development from pre-birth through age 5 and the impact of at-risk and disabling conditions on development emphasizing a multicultural perspective and an integrative view.
Credits: 3
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SEI 502 - Foundations of Early Intervention
Introduces early intervention for young children with disabilities, birth through five years of age, including history and rationale, legal foundations, theoretical perspectives, service delivery models, family-professional partnerships, assessment practices and curriculum development.
Credits: 3
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SEI 507 - Fostering Partnerships in Early Intervention
Develops knowledge, values and skills for building partnerships with families, collaborative teaming, consultative roles, service coordination, advocacy and professional ethics in early intervention. Emphasizes understanding of ecological systems, principles of family-centered care and development of cultural competence.
Prerequisites & Notes
Experience in early intervention, early childhood or a related field.
Credits: 3
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SEI 508 - Assessment and Program Planning for Early Intervention
Examines issues in measurement and test development, child find and screening, eligibility and programmatic assessment, alternative assessment, and team-based assessment of children with disabilities under the age of 5, as well as collaboration with families. Includes a 30 hour practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, and SEI 507.
Credits: 3
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SEI 510 - Serving Infants and Toddlers in Natural Environments
Methods for providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities or who are at risk for developmental problems and their families. Includes a 30 hour practicum in which students will observe and participate in home-based settings and inclusive community early care and education settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, SEI 507 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SEI 511 - Planning Inclusive Early Childhood Programs and Environments
Design and evaluation of environments, curriculum development, activity planning, individualized instruction, and adaptions to meet the needs of infants and young children with special needs within inclusive early care and education settings. Also focuses on supporting social and emotional development and play.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, and SEI 507 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 512 - Inclusive Early Childhood Curriculum
Examines curricular theories and approaches, authentic methods of assessment, curricular scope and sequence, and method and materials for curriculum content areas. Topics include cognitive development, communication and language development, emergent literacy, emergent mathematics, creative expression, and motor development.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 511.
Credits: 3
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SEI 513 - Practicum in Early Intervention
Focuses on planning, implementing and evaluating developmentally appropriate curricula and interventions for inclusive early care and education programs. Emphasis on the design and adaptation of environments, materials, and activities to promote full participation by infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 508, SEI 510, SEI 511, and SEI 512.
Credits: 3-6
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SEI 514 - Administration and Public Policy for Early Childhood Programs
Focuses on program administration and promotion of public policy. Topics include leadership, management approaches, managing personnel, finance and budgeting, strategic planning, program evaluation, service delivery systems and models, public policy and advocacy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of 3 of the following: SEI 508, SEI 510, SEI 511, SEI 512 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 515 - Supervision and Professional Development for Early Childhood Programs
Examines issues in supporting early intervention and early care and education personnel. Considers adult learning, supervision, mentoring, coaching, in-service and pre-service personnel preparation, professional standards and competencies, and professional development systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, and SEI 507 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SEI 516 - Seminar and Practicum in Collaborative Consultation
Examine methods of collaboration, consultation, technical assistance, teaming,
and developing partnerships with families, staff of early care and education programs,
and related service professionals. Provides and opportunity for students to practice
collaborative and consultative relationships
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 508, 510, 511, 512, and 513 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 650 - Graduate Project in Early Intervention
Students identify a significant problem or issue in the field of early intervention
and use a collaborative approach of inquiry to address the issue. The project
requires the student to demonstrate competencies in action research, reflective
practice, collaboration, leadership, and systems change at the micro or macro
level.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SAR 540 - Introduction to Students at Risk
Provides students with an in-depth understanding of the factors, conditions, and circumstances which are commonly viewed as contributing to students and their families being placed “at risk.” Results of past and contemporary research findings, demographics, and various reports involving the current and projected status of children at risk will be explored. Major emphasis will be upon how schools in contemporary society can effectively meet the multiple and complex instructional, personal, and social, needs of students at risk. Effective student dropout policies and practices will be explained.
Credits: 3
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SAR 541 - Alternative Models and Methods for At Risk Students
Introduction to working with at risk adolescents. Examines the dynamics risk conditions, educational barriers, teen culture and social complexities that act as barriers to learning, and strategies to overcome these challenges.
Credits: 3
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SAR 542 - Working with At Risk Adolescents
This course provides a strengths-based approach to working with at-risk adolescents within the conventional as well as alternative classroom settings. Course will examine the dynamics of social and educational barriers, teen culture and other contexts that can act as barriers to learning and will develop approaches for support personnel to help adolescents overcome challenges for successful learning experiences.
Credits: 3
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SAR 543 - Curriculum Design and Assessment in Alternative Education
Focus on instructional design theories of learning and best practices for teaching at-risk adolescents. Students will create interest in inventories and individual learning plans (ILPs) that optimize learning opportunities for at-risk youth, align relevant and meaningful curriculum to Maine Learning Results, and incorporate multiple assessments to identify student progress as prescribed by state and national standards and to address academic diversity within the classroom.
Credits: 3
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SAR 544 - Systematic, Collaborative Support for Students At Risk
This graduate level course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the multiple systems present in the lives of many students at risk. Emphasis is given to the school, family, and community systems, and methods of support within and across each system. Collaborative programming and working with students and their families in a reflective and supportive manner is stressed.
Credits: 3
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SAR 545 - Seminar: At Risk Children and Adolescents
Advanced course for students who have had considerable coursework within the area of students at risk and alternative education, as well as practical experience within the field. Requires extensive reading and analysis of relevant issues in the professional literature related to disengaged and disenfranchised youth.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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Technology and Society |
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CET 451 - Construction Law
Studies the fundamental legal concepts and the development and application of law on society, business, engineering and construction. Covers legal structure, business entities, agency, mechanics liens, torts, bonding, contract administration, contracts, contract formation, contract codification, liability, indemnification, warranties, remedies, damages, the uniform commercial code, alternate dispute resolution, international law, legal research, and land use restrictions.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Writing Intensive Requirements. Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
ENG 317 or concurrently.
Credits: 3
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Theatre |
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THE 400 - Voice and Speech for the Actor
A studio course in the principles of voice production and speech for the stage. Focus is on the development of the actor’s voice and speech through exercises that heighten awareness of breath, encourage freer expression and expand vocal range and clarity.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117 or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 402 - Movement Training for Actors
A studio course in movement training and development for actors. Focus is on the use of the elements of movement and laban’s effort-shapes to explore text and its expression and to expand the movement vocabulary of the actor.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117 and two credits in DAN or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 403 - Styles and Techniques of Comedy
Concentrates on the nature of comedy and comedic character addressing challenges such as timing, movement and relationship from all sources of dramatic literature from verse to modern comedy, from absurdism to tragic comedy.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117, THE 301 or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 405 - Drama In Education
Designed to enable future teachers, therapists, care providers, or corporate social directors to enhance current curricula or activity with creative exercises and approaches which stimulate interest in various academic subjects, and examine stategies to improve interpersonal relations. Offers opportunities to explore peer pressure, non-conforming behavior and social conflict honestly, with greater understanding of self and others. In addition, it will address creating an environment safe enough to allow uncensored imagination to flow.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Artistic and Creative Expression Requirements.
Credits: 3
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THE 461 - Theatre History I
The development of performance and its relation to culture, from the ancient origins of theatre through the Greek and Roman periods, to the Medieval and Renaissance eras. Examines the evolution of styles and modes of production through the major theatrical figures, performance events, and institutions of each period.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Limited to juniors and seniors or by permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 462 - Theatre History II
The development of performance and its relation to culture, from the Neoclassical through the Romantic to the Modern/Postmodern era. Examines the evolution of styles and modes of production through the major theatrical figures, performance events and institutions of each
period.
Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives, Artistic and Creative Expression and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Limited to juniors and seniors or by permission.
Credits: 3
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