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PSY 520 - Biological Bases of Psychological Development
Advanced review of psychobiological research and theory on infancy. Physiological, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic and social-emotional topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 223.
Credits: 3
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PSY 521 - Emotion Development and Adaptation
Critical review of theory and research on emotional development and social adaptation/maladaptation.
Biological, cognitive, behavioral and developmental aspects of emotion systems
will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 223.
Credits: 3
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PSY 522 - Social Development
An advanced survey of current theories and research on social development. Topics include attachment, parenting style, sibling relationships, peer relationships, aggression, prosocial behavior, and moral development.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 528 - Life Span Development
An advanced developmental psychology course that covers the entire life span. Topics include developmental theories and research methodology, as well as biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Credits: 3
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PSY 540 - Advanced Psychological Statistics and Methods I
A two semester advanced-level course. Topics include control, reliability of
measurement, and validity in relation to both experimental and nonexperimental
approaches.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 241 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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PSY 541 - Advanced Psychological Statistics and Methods II
A two semester advanced-level course. Topics include control, reliability of
measurement, and validity in relation to both experimental and nonexperimental
approaches.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 241 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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PSY 551 - Advanced Physiological Psychology
Reading and discussion on topics of current interest including memory, brain stimulation, neurotransmitter systems and neuronal plasticity.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 561 - Advanced Social Psychology
Consideration of current theoretical and methodological issues in social psychology including interpersonal perception, attitude and attitude change, communication and persuasion, language and cognition.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 567 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology
Representative topics include a comparison of the cognitive or information processing paradigm with behavioristic and psychodynamic paradigms, feature analysis and pattern recognition, memory storage and retrieval, attention, psycholinguistics, problem solving and neuropsychological bases of cognitive processes.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 592 - Directed Readings:(area)
Opportunity to read in a particular area of psychology under faculty direction.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-6
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PSY 601 - Proseminar in Psychological Sciences
Readings and presentations of journal literature and research projects in experimental psychology. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 1
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PSY 602 - Clinical Research Forum
Exposure to advanced topics in clinical research methodology (e.g. study design, bias and confounding, hypothesis testing, sample size and power calculations). Students will develop the ability to design and conduct clinical research proposals.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 1
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PSY 603 - Ethics and Professional Problems
Ethical obligations of the psychologist with regard to clinical practice, supervision, teaching, and key areas in the responsible conduct of research.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 621 - Affective Science of Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology
This course provides foundational knowledge on the growing field of affective sciences to include behavioral and neuroscience models of emotion. Students critically evaluate current theories and methodologies used in the study of emotions. Course discussions enhance understanding of the neural systems involved in emotion regulation processes and how underlying individual differences interact with environmental factors to affect functional outcomes and influence psychological health.
Credits: 3
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PSY 625 - Basic Methods in Assessment
Basic theory, administration, scoring and interpretation of tests frequently used for psychological evaluation with focus on individually administered tests for personality and intelligence.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 626 - Advanced Clinical Assessment
Analysis, integration and presentation of material obtained in clinical assessment. Includes advanced training in interviewing and appropriate selection of tests, interpretation and integration of test data, and report writing.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 630 - Current Topics in Social Psychology
An introduction to one of several current topics in social psychology. Topic areas may include applied social psychology, attitudes and persuasion, prejudice, social cognition, the self, and social influence. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 561 or permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 634 - Advanced Psychopathology
Intensive reading and discussion of classification, etiology and maladapted disordered behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 643 - Seminar in Clinical Psychology
Critical review of current research literature including tests and measurements, psychotherapy and personality theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 651 - Developmental Psychopathology
Readings and discussions of development and dynamics of psychological disorders in children. Consideration given to implications for psychotherapy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 641, PSY 643 and permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 655 - Seminar in Psychotherapy
Study of principles involved in psychotherapy from theoretical and empirical perspectives. Includes readings of original research and theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 641 and permission.
Credits: 3
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PSY 677 - Topics in Clinical Psychology
Intensive critical study of selected topics in clinical psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: AR.
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PSY 681 - Clinical Supervision and Consultation I
Theories, models, ethical and legal issues, and development and training in supervision and consultation. First of a 3 course sequence.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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PSY 682 - Clinical Supervision and Consultation II
Supervision and consultation experiences in applied settings. Development of portfolio documenting activities. Second course in a 3 course sequence.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 681.
Credits: 1
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PSY 683 - Clinical Supervision and Consultation III
Supervision and consultation experiences in applied settings. Completion of portfolio documenting activities. Third course in a 3 course sequence.
Prerequisites & Notes
PSY 682.
Credits: 1
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PSY 691 - Practicum (activity)
Closely supervised experience in psychological evaluation, psychotherapy, behavior modification, consulting, research, teaching, or a combination of these in a field setting. (Pass/Fail Grade Only.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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PSY 692 - Directed Research
Opportunity to select and research a particular problem in psychology under faculty direction.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-6
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PSY 695 - Internship in Clinical Psychology I
One-year full-time supervised experience in a professional setting approved by the Clinical Psychology Training Committee. Open to advanced graduate students in Clinical Psychology and must be taken in consecutive semesters. Students enrolled in this course are considered to be in residence and in good standing as full-time graduate students.
Prerequisites & Notes
Good standing in the Clinical Psychology Training Program and approval of the Clinical Training Committee.
Credits: 1
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PSY 696 - Internship in Clinical Psychology II
A continuation of PSY 695.
Credits: 1
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PSY 699 - Graduate Thesis/Research
Graduate thesis or research conducted under the supervision of student’s advisor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students who have not yet completed a “Responsible Conduct of Research” course approved by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Graduate School (https://umaine.edu/graduate/students/rcr/) must receive permission to enroll in thesis/ research credits. Students must enroll in an RCR course before or concurrent with their third credit of thesis/research.
Credits: Ar
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Pulp and Paper Technology |
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PPA 695 - Graduate Seminar I
Reports and discussion of recent developments in pulp and paper technology and related fields, based on the literature or current investigations. Required of all graduate students.
Credits: 1
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Quaternary and Climate Studies |
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Resource Economics and Policy |
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ECO 527 - Regional Economics: Modeling
Analysis and measurement of changes in state and local economies. Emphasis on analytical tools, such as input - output modeling. ECO 527 and 427 cannot both be taken for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECO 420 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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ECO 571 - Advanced Environmental and Resource Economics I
Benefit-cost analysis of public projects and valuation of non-market benefits and costs.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECO 514.
Credits: 3
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ECO 572 - Advanced Environmental and Resource Economics II
Economic analysis of centralized and decentralized regulation of markets with externalities and public goods. Optimal management of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECO 514.
Credits: 3
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ECO 582 - The Human Dimensions of Global Change
Examines human activities that alter the earth’s environment, the driving forces of those activities and the human responses and expectations of global change. Helps students describe and understand the human role in causing environmental change, the consequences of these changes for society and possible policy options for society.
Credits: 3
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ECO 593 - Graduate Seminar
Analysis of current problems in community development, resource use, management. Emphasis on economic and social effects. Problem areas vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Credits: 1-3
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ECO 597 - Independent Studies
Analysis of current problems in resource economics and policy and community development. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Credits: 1-3
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SMT 500 - Educational Psychology with Applications to Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Theories of teaching and learning of science and mathematics learning and teaching, including recent results. Applications of psychological concepts, principles, theories, and research to problems encountered in educational settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 501 - Integrated Approaches to Physics Education I
Applications of physics education research to the teaching of physics concepts and problem solving in introductory courses. Students will explore guided inquiry approaches to teaching, methods of curriculum assessment and research-based teaching strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 502 - Integrated Approaches to Physics Education II
Applications of physics education research to the teaching of physics concepts and problem solving in introductory courses. Students will explore guided inquiry approaches to teaching, methods of curriculum assessment and research-based teaching strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 503 - Integrated Approaches in Earth Sciences Education I
Develops the concepts and methods associated with teaching the dynamics of the Earth System. Uses education research to improve student learning and assessment.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 504 - Integrated Approaches in Earth Sciences Education II
Science content and methods course designed for in-service and pre-service teachers wishing to engage their science students in genuine environmental and Earth science research problems. Teachers develop research skills by designing and conducting their own field research investigation in their local community. Explores practical and school-culture challenges of engaging students in open-ended research projects and develops strategies for achieving desired learning outcomes for students.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 505 - Integrated Approaches in Mathematics Education I
Applications of mathematics education research to the teaching of mathematics concepts and problem solving in introductory courses. Students will explore guided inquiry approaches to teaching, methods of curriculum assessment and research-based teaching strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 506 - Integrated Approaches in Mathematics Education II
Applications of mathematics education research to the teaching of mathematics concepts and problem solving in introductory courses. Students will explore guided inquiry approaches to teaching, methods of curriculum assessment and research-based teaching strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 507 - Integrated Approaches in Biology Education
Applications of biology education research to the teaching of biology concepts and problem solving. Students will explore common student conceptual difficulties in biology, methods of assessment, and research-based instructional strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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SMT 588 - Seminar in Science and Mathematics Education Research
Provides background in qualitative and quantitative methods and findings of education research and a forum for the development and critique of discipline-based education research projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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SMT 589 - Graduate Seminar
Report and discussion of recent developments in science and mathematics education research, its application, or realted topics based on the literature or results of current investigation. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar.
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SMT 590 - Seminar for Teaching Interns
Students examine and reflect on their understanding about teaching and learning, apply integrated educational skills and knowledge and synthesize academic and professional experiences to develop and finalize their portfolios. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
None. Corequisite: SMT 591.
Credits: 1
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SMT 591 - Secondary Student Teaching
Observation and student teaching in selected secondary schools. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Second year standing in the MST Program. Corequisite: SMT 590.
Credits: 1-5
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SMT 598 - Special Topics in Science and Mathematics Education
Specific topics determined by current interests of students and staff. Offered with approval of the program’s graduate coordinator. May be repeated for credit with advisor approval.
Credits: 1-3
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SMT 699 - Graduate Thesis/Research
Graduate thesis or research conducted under the supervision of student’s advisor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Students who have not yet completed a “Responsible Conduct of Research” course approved by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Graduate School (https://umaine.edu/graduate/students/rcr/) must receive permission to enroll in thesis/ research credits. Students must enroll in an RCR course before or concurrent with their third credit of thesis/research.
Credits: Ar.
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SWK 530 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Welfare Policy
Analysis of social welfare policies for social work practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 531 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Work Practice
Integration of generalist knowledge, values and skills with application to simulated and actual social work practice situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 532 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Work Research
Review of investigative strategies used to answer questions and queries of concern to social workers. Review of research design from naturalistic to experimental-type.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 533 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Utilizes multiple theoretical approaches for understanding human behavior in the social environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 540 - Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
Analysis of the provision of social services and the interrelatedness of practice and policy analysis with emphasis on dimensions of choice in social welfare policy and major issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 550 - Human Behavior and The Social Environment I
Examines research and theories related to normative life span development as influenced by age, gender, social class, social structures oppression and other environmental factors. Uses systems theory and person-in-environment construct as the analytical framework. Considers implications for social work practice and social welfare policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW students or by permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 560 - Practice in Generalist Social Work I
Develops knowledge, values and skills necessary for direct practice of generalist social work with small systems, including individuals, small groups and families. Covers social systems and problem solving framework.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student.
Credits: 3
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SWK 563 - Practice in Generalist Social Work II
Topics include theory and practice of purposive social change in social agencies and communities, participation of social workers in politics, and social worker roles as advocate, resource mobilizer, program planner and organizer. Integrates classroom and field experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 560, MSW student.
Credits: 3
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SWK 571 - Trauma: Theory, Assessment and Treatment
Explains current research and controversies in the areas of psychobiology of trauma, memory, dissociation, developmental impacts, diagnosis and treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
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
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
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
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
MSW student.
Credits: 4
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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
SWK 661 and SWK 665.
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, SWK 563 or SWK 530 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 SWK 531.
Credits: 3
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SWK 664 - Generalist Social 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 and SWK 665.
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
SWK 563 or SWK 531.
Credits: 3
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SWK 691 - Advanced Social Work Research I
Application of social work research to the evaluation of social work practice and program and policy-making.
Credits: 3
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SWK 692 - Advanced Social Work Research II
Application of social work research methods to social work research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 691.
Credits: 3
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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 595 or SWK 531.
Credits: 1-5
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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 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 549 - Seminar in Language and Culture
A course in the fundamental aspects of the social features of human language and Spanish in particular. Class discussion includes definition and analysis of basic terms and principles of sociolinguistics, linguistic variation and factors such as sex, sociocultural level of speakers and communities, age, languages in contact and the relevance of sociolinguistics to second language instruction.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or 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 566 - Methods of Teaching Spanish
This course includes the study and discussion of theories and methods of Spanish language instruction. Students will observe K-12 Spanish classes and present lessons for peers for feedback. There will be ample opportunity for reflection and query, including in areas of individual interest.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 576 - Community Projects and the Spanish Classroom
Designed to demonstrate the concept of community engagement or service-learning as an approach to teaching and its appropriateness for language instruction. Non-teachers will find the project development useful in improving their communication skills and cultural awareness in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or 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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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 503 - Principles of Experimental Design
This is an interdisciplinary course designed primarily for first year graduate students and advanced standing undergraduates who plan to engage in scientific research. The course covers topics in: (1) design of experiments, (2) modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, and (3) data collection, organization, and statistical analysis techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 501 or Instructor permission
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
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 507 - Information Systems Programming
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
Graduate standing or Instructor permission
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
SIE 509 or Instructor 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
Introductory statistics course and 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.
Prerequisites & Notes
Programming experience and graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 516 - Virtual Reality: Research and Applications
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the basic principles of virtual reality (VR) and virtual environment technology (VET). The goal is to learn enough about the strengths and limitations of VR technology in order to be able to construct simple immersive environments as well as to understand the human factors and cognitive issues that should be considered when using this medium.
Prerequisites & Notes
Programming experience and graduate standing or permission.
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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