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2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Graduate Courses
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Theatre |
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THE 596 - Field Services in Theatre Production
Provides experience in producing theatre in the field, through stage directing, designing scenery, costumes, and/or lighting, building scenery, stage managing, costuming, handling publicity, etc. at a local elementary or secondary school, community or professional theatre. Credit depends on length and complexity of assignment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior theatre majors and graduate students with permission of the Director.
Credits: 1-3
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THE 660 - Approaches to Directing
Theories, methods and problems in directing performances. Research and preparation of suitable works from traditional and non-traditional performance literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 466 or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 667 - Special Studies in Theatre I
Seminar with research orientation, designed to explore selected topics in depth. Topics will vary.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 668 - Special Studies in Theatre II
Seminar with research orientation, designed to explore selected topics in depth. Topics will vary.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 669 - Theatre Laboratory
Advanced laboratory work in directing or design. May be repeated for credit, if work performed is in a different area of study.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 466 depending on the nature of the project.
Credits: 3
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THE 697 - Directed Research I
An opportunity to study a particular problem under faculty supervision.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of School of Performing Arts director.
Credits: 1-3
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THE 698 - Directed Research II
An opportunity to study a particular problem under faculty supervision.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission of division head.
Credits: 1-3
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Wildlife Ecology |
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WLE 410 - Wildlife Population Dynamics and Conservation
Characteristics of wildlife populations, including principles of population dynamics and population interactions, with application in wildlife population conservation. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
WLE 200 or SMS 300 or BIO 319, or permission.
Credits: 3
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WLE 411 - Wildlife Population Dynamics Lab
Focuses on field and quantitative techniques used to evaluate components of wildlife population ecology. Students will gain experience in methods commonly used to estimate animal occupancy, abundance, survival, reproduction, and rate of population growth through time. Students will collect data in the field, analyze data in a computer laboratory setting, and interpret and present results in formal reports and presentations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Concurrent enrollment in WLE 410.
Credits: 1
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WLE 413 - Wetland Delineation and Mapping
Focuses on delineating and mapping wetlands using procedures accepted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Maine. Students will learn to identify wetland boundaries using the 3-parameter approach; soils, vegetation and hydrology, currently required by federal and state laws regulating wetlands. Satisfies the General Education Applications of Scientific Knowledge Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
WLE 200 or BIO 319 or SMS 300 or SMS 352 or FES 407 and PSE 140 or PSE 250 or permission.
Credits: 4
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WLE 423 - Wetland Ecology and Conservation
Focuses on major concepts in wetland ecology, classification, policy and regulation and issues in wetland conservation. Lecture material focuses on wetland communities associated with hydric soils (forested, shrub and emergent ecosystems). Lecture and field studies.
Satisfies the General Education Lab in the Basic or Applied Sciences Requirement. Lec 3, Lab 3. (Fall - even.)
Prerequisites & Notes
WLE 200 or equivalent or permission.
Credits: 4
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WLE 445 - Management of Endangered and Threatened Species
An advanced course in threatened and endangered plant and animal species management that will investigate modern solutions to the problem. Emphasis will be on the biological and political aspects of endangerment and will emphasize involvement in the recovery process, using the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a basis. Lectures, discussion and a required research project that will involve students working as teams to revise and present recovery plans for endangered plant or animal species. Note: WLE 445 and WLE 545 cannot both be taken for credit. (Alternate years - odd).
Prerequisites & Notes
WLE 200, BIO 319, SMS 300 or equivalent; WLE 410 or another upper level ecology course; or permission.
Credits: 3
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WLE 455 - Wildlife-Habitat Evaluation
Focuses on field, analytical and laboratory techniques for evaluating habitat for wildlife. Students will be introduced to the applied approaches and techniques for evaluating habitats. Material is presented via lectures, reading, fieldwork and laboratory experience.
Satisfies the General Education Writing requirement. Together with WLE 450, this course also satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience requirement. Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
WLE 250, WLE 410 or permission. Corequisite: WLE 450 or permission.
Credits: 2
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WLE 461 - Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation
This course is a mix of lectures, invited presentations, hands-on group activities, and peer to peer exercises that provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively engage and communicate with diverse stakeholders in collaborative management. The course covers such topics as governance of wildlife, sense of place and community, trust and capacity development, wildlife management as a systems process, collective behavior, engagement of stakeholders, collaborative planning and decision-making, adaptive management and adaptive impact management, identity-based conflict resolution, communication planning, and human dimensions research methodology. Participating in one Saturday or Sunday workshop (TBD) is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior, Senior or Graduate Standing
Credits: 3
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WLE 470 - Wildlife Policy and Administration
Development of state and federal wildlife policy in the United States. Procedures for establishing and implementing policy and current policy issues.
Rec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Junior or senior standing, or permission.
Credits: 3
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WLE 490 - Special Problems
Original investigation in wildlife work, the subject to be chosen after consultation with the staff.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission. Open to high-ranking juniors and seniors.
Credits: Ar
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WLE 510 - Analysis of Animal Populations
Evaluation of animal population dynamics based on measured statistics and parameter relationships. Alternate years. Lec 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
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WLE 540 - Advanced Conservation Biology
A problem-solving approach to maintaining biological diversity through population and ecosystem management.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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WLE 545 - Management of Endangered and Threatened Species
Emphasizes the biological and political aspects of endangerment and involvement in the recovery process, using the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a basis. (Alternate spring semesters - odd years.) Note: WLE 445 and WLE 545 cannot both be taken for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing; an introductory and an upper level ecology course, or permission.
Credits: 3
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WLE 565 - Carnivore Ecology and Management
Management authority and conservation initiatives, evolution and taxonomy, habitat
selection, spatial requirements, genetic issues, social organizations, predator-prey
relationships, population assessment and performance and socio-political issues.
Independent research project required for 3 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 2-3
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WLE 591 - Movements and Migrations
Considers the evolution, physiology, ecology and behavior of animal movements and migrations across diverse taxa. Topics include characterization of movements, bioenergetics, navigation, research methods, seasonality and circadian and circannual rhythms. Also considers management implications for culturally and economically important species.
Prerequisites & Notes
One of the following ecology courses (BIO 319, WLE 200, SMS 306) or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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WLE 650 - Graduate Seminar in Wildlife Science
Varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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WLE 697 - Special Problems in Wildlife Ecology
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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WGS 410 - Feminist, Gender, and Queer Theory
An advanced, interdisciplinary, multicultural introduction to the main traditions of feminist, gender and queer theory.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, including WGS 101 or permission.
Credits: 3
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WGS 451 - Women’s Sexuality
This class explores the nature of women’s sexualities from a developmental perspective, with the intent of enhancing students’ understanding of how women’s sexuality is shaped, changed, and expressed throughout life: childhood and adolescence; young adulthood; middle adulthood and later life. Moving beyond the traditional focus on sexual functioning, this course emphasizes the complex interaction of psychological, social, cultural, and biological influences on the creation of sexual meanings for women.
Prerequisites & Notes
WGS 101 and junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3
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WGS 480 - Senior Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
This integrated, interdisciplinary, and multicultural course provides advanced study of a specific topic in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, such as “Ecofeminism”, “Sexuality and the Law”, or “Women and Gender in Education”.
Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: WGS 101, WGS 410 and senior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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WGS 498 - Directed Study in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Advanced, individual study, field experience, research and writing projects in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related areas, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member associated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, arranged on request. (Contact the Women’s Studies Office for an information sheet.)
Prerequisites & Notes
WGS 101; Junior or Senior standing and permission.
Credits: Ar
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WGS 501 - Graduate Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
A graduate-level interdisciplinary study of topics such as “Women’s Health,” “Hegemonic Masculinity”, or “Multicultural Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies”.
Credits: 3
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WGS 510 - Advanced Studies in Feminist and Queer Theory
An advanced introduction to major issues in contemporary feminist and queer theory.
Credits: 3
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WGS 520 - Research Methodologies in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
An interdisciplinary course that focuses on the visions and methods that feminist and queer scholars use to study women, gender, and sexuality. Introduces students to pioneering critiques of various methodologies as well as recent developments in the field.
Credits: 3
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WGS 580 - Feminist Pedagogy and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Practicum
A history of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as an interdiscipline, a survey of feminist teaching strategies, and an examination of the philosophies of education on which those strategies are based. A practicum applying the course material in a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies class, a departmental course, or possibly in a K-12 school or other workplace setting will be included.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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WGS 610 - Research Seminar in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
An opportunity for students writing theses and dissertations on Women’s Studies topics to participate in an interdisciplinary writing group with other graduate students. Facilitated by a faculty member associated with Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
WGS 510 or WGS 520 or permission.
Credits: 1
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WGS 698 - Individualized Projects in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Individualized study, action projects, internships, and writing projects, available especially for non-thesis students. Conducted under the guidance of a member of the WGS Studies graduate faculty.
Prerequisites & Notes
WGS 510 or WGS 520; permission of the office.
Credits: 1-3
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