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ECE 599 - Selected Study in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advanced independent study for qualified students who present suitable projects for intensive investigation in the area of faculty interest. (Fall/Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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ECE 662 - Microwave Acoustics
A study of the theory of acoustic wave propagation in piezoelectric media. Focuses on bulk acoustic waves and guided acoustic waves and use of these waves in microwave acoustic devices such as sensors. Lec 3. (Fall.)
Prerequisites & Notes
ECE 550, ECE 552 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ECE 663 - Design and Fabrication of Surface Wave Devices
Covers the design, fabrication and measurement of surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices, e.g. delay lines, filters, resonators, oscillators, convolvers and sensors. Topics include: planar fabrication techniques, surface properties of piezolectric crystals, photolithography, vacuum technologies for thin film deposition, electronic systems for the measurements of impulse and frequency response, phase and group velocity, insertion loss, distortions and spurious effects. Lec 2, Lab 3. (Spring.)
Prerequisites & Notes
ECE 550, ECE 662 or permission.
Credits: 3
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ECE 667 - Solid State Device Theory II
Theory of electronic properties of solids. Topics include: statistical mechanics, free electron theory, thermoelectric effects semiconductor theory and electronic transport properties in semiconductors. Lec 3 (Summer.)
Prerequisites & Notes
ECE 565.
Credits: 3
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ECE 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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Engineering (PSM) |
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GEE 694 - Professional Science Masters in Engineering and Business Internship
Internship with a business, non-profit or federal, state or local government that integrates advanced engineering and business skills. Open only to students in Professional Science Masters in Engineering and Business program.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 1-6 pass/fail only
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English |
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ENG 506 - Rhetorical Theory: Civic Tradition
Survey of basic issues in and the contributions of major theorists in the philosophy of rhetoric from classical times to the present, emphasizing the relation of rhetoric to civil societies. This course is identical to CMJ 506.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 3
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ENG 507 - Graduate Fiction Workshop
A graduate fiction workshop for M.A. students concentrating in creative writing. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
English M.A. candidate, writing sample, faculty permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 508 - Graduate Poetry Workshop
A graduate poetry workshop for M.A. students concentrating in creative writing. May be repeated once for graduate credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
English M.A. candidate, writing sample, faculty permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 515 - Approaches to Reports, Proposals, and Grants in Academic and Workplace Settings
This course focuses on the theoretical and practical approaches to reports, proposals, and grants written in academic and workplace settings. Students will learn how to be the lead writer/project manager on collaboratively written documents. This course is appropriate for graduate students wanting to work on their own research reports and proposals and for students wanting to learn how to write and how to manage the collaborative process of writing reports, proposals, and grants in workplace settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graudate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 516 - Perspectives on Technical Editing and Information Design
Theoretical and practical approaches to technical editing and information design will be covered through topics such as visual rhetoric, visual literacy, cognitive psychology, color theory, visual ethics, and information graphic design. Hands-on work will include learning traditional proofreading marks, online editing techniques, document layout and design principles, and the application of style manuals to specific writing tasks. Projects will include creating a document for a client, practice in developmental editing, and practice in line editing.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 518 - Topics in Professional and Technical Writing
Topics vary according to changes in the field, expertise of the faculty, and needs of the students. Possible topics include visual literacy, technical editing, information design, usability testing theories and practice, and professional writing in international contexts. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 529 - Studies in Literature
Intended to supplement and allow occasional experiments within the existing curriculum at the 500 level.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 536 - Studies in Canadian Literature
In-depth study of literature by Canadians, focusing on a particular period, group, movement, issue or major author: e.g. pre-Confederation literature, the Tish poets, the McGill Movement, novels by writers of color, Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 541 - American Literature from Colonial Through Romantic
A study of major and representative figures in American Literature up to 1865, with emphasis on Romantics such as Cooper, Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Thoreau, Fuller, Stowe and Whitman.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 542 - Studies in Multicultural American Literature
In-depth study of works by American writers of particular ethnic traditions focusing on a particular period, group, movement, issue or individual(s); e.g. Contemporary Native American Writers, African American Literary Tradition and Theory, Literature of Mixed Blood Experience, Jewish American Literature, or Maine Literary History–Franco-American and Wabanaki.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ENG 545 - American Realism and Naturalism
Emphasis on fiction, and especially on the novels of Twain, Howells, James, Crane, Dreiser, and Wharton.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 546 - Modern American Literature
A study of significant themes, literary and cultural, and the esthetics of such authors as Frost, Williams, Pound, Eliot, Stein, Moore, Crane, Cather, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Porter, Dos Passos, Faulkner.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 549 - Studies in Gender and Literature
Intensive study of the workings of gender in language and literature. Topics will vary widely, and may include studies of women writers, of feminist criticism, gender criticism, or queer theory, of femininities and/or masculinities in particular literary periods or schools, as well as of specific theoretical questions such as the gendered nature of language. May be repeated for credit. (Offered annually).
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 551 - Medieval English Literature
The major works of the Medieval period, including works by Chaucer, Langland, Malory and the Pearl Poet.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 553 - Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
Plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, Webster, and Ford, among others. To test dramatic effects and critical principles, the course emphasizes revenge tragedy, city comedy, and tragic farce.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 554 - Renaissance and 17th-Century Literature
Readings in the lyric and narrative poetry and in the prose of the period from 1520 to 1660. Special emphasis on Sidney, Spenser, Donne, and Milton.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 555 - Literature of the Enlightenment
Investigates unique features of 18th-century literature: e.g., prose satire, the gothic novel, domestic tragedy, the biography, periodical literature, etc.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 556 - English Romanticism
A survey of the six major romantic poets with attention to the critical writings of the period.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 557 - Victorian Literature
A study of Victorian poetry, prose, and fiction by the major authors: Carlyle, Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, Newman, Ruskin, Morris, Hardy and Yeats.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 558 - Modern British Literature
Readings in such major poets as Hardy, Yeats, Auden, and Dylan Thomas; and such novelists as Conrad, Ford, Forster, Woolf, Joyce, Lawrence and Beckett.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 570 - Critical Theory
Readings in the theoretical traditions that have determined the possibilities for scholarship and interpretation in literary criticism, and a consideration of significant contemporary experiments that have redefined these possibilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 579 - The Theory of Composition
A study in the rhetorical, stylistic and cognitive perspectives–from classical formulations to current research–on the nature of written composition and issues in composition teaching. (This course is identical to COM 579.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 580 - Topics in Poetry and Poetics
Intensive study of literary language and practice focusing primarily but not exclusively on poetry. Topics will vary widely but fit one or more of the following general areas of emphasis: theories of poetry and poetic production; surveys focusing on work from more than one historical period or national literature; studies of the critical and other prose writings of poets; courses on critical theory in which poetry plays a key role; narratology and genre theory. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 596 - Graduate Internship in Professional Writing
Supervised work in professional writing. Graduate students may work with businesses, professionals, organizations approved by the department in an area of professional writing. The work varies for each student enrolled, but normally involves writing, editing, research, reporting, interviewing, indexing, or other writing-related activity. Students must apply for this course before the semester of enrollment. Students are expected to work approximately 12 to 15 hours per week per 3 hours credit. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credit hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission required; ENG 515 or ENG 516 or by recommendation of faculty.
Credits: 1-6
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ENG 606 - Rhetorical Theory: Critical Tradition
Survey of basic issues in and the contributions of major theorists in the critical tradition of the philosophy of rhetoric. (This course is identical to CMJ 606.)
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 649 - Seminar in Modernist and Postmodernist American Poetry
Offers an in-depth study of poets of the Modernist and Postmodernist periods. Modernist poets studied may include Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, H.D., Marianne Moore, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens or T.S. Eliot. Postmodernist poets may include the Objectivists, the poets of the Black Mountain or New York Schools, poets of the San Francisco Renaissance and the “Language” poets. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. Normally, the seminar will cover three to six poets, but at times the seminar may focus on a single poet.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 693 - Teaching College Composition
A study of the theory and practice of composition instruction. Required of all teaching assistants in the department of English during their first teaching semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission.
Credits: 3
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ENG 697 - Independent Reading/Writing
By arrangement.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of graduate study in English and permission of the graduate coordinator.
Credits: 1-3
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ENG 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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English as a Second Language |
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ELL 570 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
Basic principles underlying ESL pedagogy and current techniques for second language teaching. Students review materials, develop activities, plan lessons and compile a teaching portfolio. For content-area teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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ELL 575 - Curriculum and Development in English as a Second Languae (ESL) Context
Hybrid online-plus-workshops course instruction in principles of syllabus design and processes for ESL/EFL curriculum development. For practicing teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas. Also suitable for those preparing to teach a second language other than English.
Prerequisites & Notes
ELL 570 or MLC 566 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ELL 580 - Testing and Assessment in English as a Second Language (ESL) Context
Principles of second/foreign language assessment. Examines various instruments and procedures: helps students develop reliable and valid techniques; explores placement and diagnosis; reviews curriculum and program evaluation. For practicing teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas. Also suitable for those preparing to teach a second language other than English.
Prerequisites & Notes
ELL 570 or MLC 566 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ELL 585 - Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Principles for ESL/EFL
Basic linguistic concepts and principles from research into how humans learn to communicate in a second or foreign language. Application of these concepts and principles to facilitating acquisition in English language instructional contexts. For practicing teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas.
Prerequisites & Notes
ELL 570 or MLC 566 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ELL 591 - Multiculturalism and Diversity for English as a Second Language (ESL) Contexts
Diversity training and personal reflection to raise awareness of and to challenge biases about difference. Focus on attitudes toward language, dialect, or accent difference. Issues related to cultural diversity in communication styles, values systems, instructional role expectations, and paths to identity formation. For practicing teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas. Also suitable for those preparing to teach a second language other than English.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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IEI 597 - Advanced Independent Study in ESL/EFL
Textbook reading complemented by individual investigation into theoretical underpinnings
for the topic. Application of concept or theory to a project that solves a problem
or brings resolution to an issue. Regular reports to the professor on readings
and project. For graduate students or those already holding ESL endorsement or
significant professional experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
graduate standing and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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Food Science and Nutrition |
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FSN 501 - Advanced Human Nutrition
Basic nutrition science with emphasis on energy, protein, vitamin, mineral and endocrine function and metabolism.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 502 - Food Preservation
Chemicals and processes (freezing, dehydration, canning, irradiation, extrusion) used to extend food quality and safety.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 506 - Nutritional Assessment
Covers methods of evaluating the nutritional status of individuals or groups of people by dietary assessment and nutrition-related health indicators.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 and FSN 412, or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 508 - Nutrition and Aging
Roles of nutrients, foods and supplements in maintaining health during aging.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 301 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 510 - Trace Minerals
A study of trace mineral metabolism with special emphasis on digestion and absorption. Covers excretion, storage and homeostatic mechanisms and the interactions of trace minerals to other dietary inorganic and organic components. Emphasis on clinical conditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 and NUR 303 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 512 - Current Food Safety Systems
In-depth study of the development of Food Safety Systems such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA; Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule) and their application to the food processing industry. The role of these systems in ensuring a safe food supply at the local, national, and international level. Certifications for HACCP and PCQI (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) are offered to students taking this class.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330
Credits: 4
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FSN 514 - Principles of Thermal Processing
Principles of processing of low-acid canned foods and acidified foods, including an understanding of thermal process schedules, types of processing equipment, sanitation and spoilage of thermally processed foods.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1
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FSN 517 - Food Safety and Quality Control
Concepts of food safety, practices and tools for quality assurance. General principles and methods for the detection of additives, contaminants, and hazardous residues in foods. Introduction to analyzing risk factors associated with physical, chemical and microbial changes in food during processing and preservation.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330 or Permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 520 - Food Product Development
An overview of the processes required to create and introduce new food products to the marketplace. Students will follow the development team approach to conceptualize, formulate and evaluate food products.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 522 - Osteoporosis
Overview of osteoporosis from epidemiology to pathophysiology and treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 524 - Responsible Design, Conduct and Analysis of Research
Experimental design, ethical considerations, and statistics for responsible conduct of nutritional and medical research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Undergraduate statistics course or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 528 - Food Microbiology
Examines the importance of microorganisms in food processing, spoilage, and preservation; the role of microorganisms in fermentation and production of protein, enzymes, and other products; foo as a vehicle of infection and intoxication. FSN 438 and 528 cannot both be taken for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: BMB 300
Credits: 3
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FSN 530 - Integrative and Functional Nutrition
Review of alternative practices such as traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedics, homeopathy, naturopathy, herbal medicine, and dietary supplements and how these practices can be integrated with conventional dietetic practice. Special needs of different life stages and disease conditions are addressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSn 410 and NUR 303, or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 538 - Food Fermentation
Deals with application of the principles of microbiology to the understanding of the fermentation of various categories of foods.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 300 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 540 - Advanced Clinical Topics
A critical evaluation of medical nutrition therapy in the inpatient clinical setting. Application of the current medical literature to practice decisions. Nutritional goals for a variety of medical conditions are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 420 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FSN 555 - Organic and Natural Foods
Introduces organic and natural foods from an industry perspective. Discussion of food production and processing, legal issues, ingredient functionality, and controversies.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN, AVS, or PSE Major or Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FSN 565 - Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Food
An overview of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of diabetes and obesity utilizing a systems approach. An examination of the Western diet and how it impacts chronic disease and exploration of foods that mitigate the Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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FSN 571 - Technical Presentations
Introduction to technical presentations. Computer graphics, slide making and presentation skills are emphasized. Students present one 15-20 minute talk.
Credits: 1
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FSN 581 - Problems in Food Science and Human Nutrition
Special topics - Opportunity is provided to pursue an individualized topic in the food science or human nutrition area.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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FSN 584 - Lipids, Diet and Cardiovascular Disease
Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and its relation to atherosclerosis. An in-depth study on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology and mechanisms of atherosclerosis initiation and progression and genetic aspects of the disease. Clinical and basic research advances on the role of diet and dietary lipids on prevention and treatment of Cardiovascular Disease.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 and NUR 303
Credits: 3
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FSN 586 - Sensory Evaluation II
Descriptive, threshold, and satiety testing and appropriate statistical analyses. Lec. 2 Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 585 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 587 - Food Analysis
Nutrient composition, residues and natural toxicants, with emphasis on the use of GC and HPLC.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 322 or FSN 582 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 603 - Nutrients and Food Processing
Review of the changes in food nutrient composition and bioavailability during processing from harvest to consumers.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410, FSN 502 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 650 - Dietetic Internship Orientation and Application I
Introduction to the dietetic internship program. Application of internship competencies through development of public policy team project part I, review of medical terminology, and participation in clinical case studies and diabetes nutrition care.
Prerequisites & Notes
Dietetic Interns only.
Credits: 2
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FSN 651 - Dietetic Internship Orientation and Application II
Orientation to supervised practice rotations, curriculum and evaluation. Application of the nutrition care process in clinical and community settings. Part II of public policy team project and review of medical terminology.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 650.
Credits: 2
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FSN 652 - Dietetic Internship Evaluation
Presentation of individual and program evaluation through oral and written assessments. Presentation of individualized projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 651 and FSN 681 or concurrently.
Credits: 1
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FSN 671 - Advanced Graduate Seminar
Presentation of research results and reviews of the literature in food science and human nutrition. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 571 or permission.
Credits: 1
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FSN 681 - Dietetic Supervised Practice
Supervised practice in community and hospital sites to meet requirements of an American Dietetic Association accredited internship program.
Prerequisites & Notes
dietetic interns only by permission.
Credits: 1-10
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FSN 695 - Food Science and Human Nutrition Practicum
Supervised professional experience off-campus. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. (Pass/Fail Grade Only)
Prerequisites & Notes
Permisson.
Credits: 1-6
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FSN 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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SFA 551 - Infectious Diseases and Food Safety- From Plants to Humans
Examines current concepts and trends in infectious disease biology, with a focus on enterobacterial human pathogens, plant pathogens and their impacts on one another. The nature of disease, the casual agents, mechanisms of transmission and epidemic, and strategies for management will be compared among humans and plants.
Prerequisites & Notes
One of these courses or equivalent: AVS 437, BMB 300, FSN 238, PSE 457/557, PSE 469, or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFA 672 - Dynamic Technical Presentations
Presentation of research results and literature information. May be repeated for credit up to three times.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 571 or permission.
Credits: 1
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Forest Resources |
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SFR 502 - Timber Harvesting
Examine and analyze timber harvesting practices in the United States and Canada with special emphasis on Maine. Discussion of harvest methods and systems, production, and regulations. Because of overlap, SFR 401 and SFR 502 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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SFR 503 - Advanced Forest Measurements and Models
A continuation of the topics introduced in SFR 205 including methods used to measure log, tree, stand, and forest-level attributes. Students will also learn how to sample and analyze forest resources data including use of spreadsheets, databases, and stand projections models. Because of overlap, SFR 402 and SFR 503 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 402 or Graduate Standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 504 - Rural Communities: Theory and Practice
Analysis of rural communities and development practices using economic and sociological frameworks. Rural communities in Maine are examined. Field trips required. Lec 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing of instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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SFR 507 - Forest Ecology
Biological principles and environmental factors governing the natural establishment and development of forest trees and stands. Because of overlap, SFR 407 and SFR 507 cannot both be taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SFR 508 - Ecology and Management of the Acadian Forest
Biological and socioeconomic issues related to the ecology and management of Maine’s Acadian forest. Several 1 day field trips. Lec 3.
Credits: 3
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SFR 509 - Silviculture
Theory and practice of controlling the composition, growth, quality and regeneration of forest stands for human benefit. Advanced study of silvicultural research, literature, and practice. Because of overlap, SFR 408 and SFR 509 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 511 - Scale in Forest Ecology and Management
Discussion of scales including spatial, temporal, and model abstractions. Evaluation of issues related to scale translations in forest research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 520 - Development and Growth of Plants
Understanding patterns of plant development and the regulation of development and growth by both intrinsic processes (gene expression and hormone signaling) and the extrinsic environment. Lec. 3 Offered fall semester, alternate years (even-numbered). Assumes a basic understanding of plant physiology.
Credits: 3
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SFR 521 - Research Methods in Forest Resources
Provides graduate students with the fundamental research skills needed to successfully prepare for their thesis research, as well as professional careers in scientific research. Students learn how to plan, write, and critique scientific research proposals. Instructions focuses on direct, hands-on learning by writing a proposal that can serve as a student’s graduate thesis research proposal. Students learn to pose relevant, interesting, and researchable questions; design testable hypotheses; develop research goals and objectives; and apply critical thinking skills to design appropriate research methods. Key elements of research planning include funding, project management, responsible conduct in research, and journal publications are covered. Graduate students taking this course will meet the University of Maine’s requirement for Responsible Conduct in Research training.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 522 - Physiological Ecology of Plants
The course examines the relationship between plants and their environment through response to temperature, light, water, and soil mineral resources. Topics include strategies for acquiring resources, resisting abiotic stresses, and confronting competition and changing climates.
Credits: 3
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SFR 525 - Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation
Introduction to tropical forest environments; geographic distribution of forests and deforestation trends; sustainable forest management and timber trade; sustainable agricultural systems; deforestation driving forces influencing global climate change, biodiversity, cultural diversity. Discussion focus on local, regional, and global policy, economic and socio-political issues influencing conservation goals and tropical forest management.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior or graduate status or permission.
Credits: 1-2
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SFR 528 - Qualitative Data Analysis in Natural Resources
Principles and practices of qulaitative data analysis in natural resources. The course covers various interpretive analytical traditions in the social sciences, as well as strategies used in qualitative data analysis. Students will analyze previously collected qualtative data, and develop a written document that includes both narrative and visual displays. The course includes hands-on NVivo training on coding data.
Prerequisites & Notes
EHD 571 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 530 - Wood Physics
Study and evaluation of non-mechanical physical properties of wood; response to liquids, vibrational stimulation, heat, electricity and ionizing radiation. Lec 2, Lab 2.
Prerequisites & Notes
understanding of basic physics, wood anatomy or permission.
Credits: 4
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SFR 531 - Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites
Application of orthotropic and nonlinear constitutive relations, laminate theory, and failure criterion on the prediction of mechanical properties of solid wood, wood fibers, laminated, and other wood composite materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 425 or equivalent or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 536 - Forest Dynamics and Production Ecology
Tree growth and stand development from a quantitative ecological and silvicultural perspective, specifically: patterns of stem form, crown architecture, leaf area index, stemwood increment, and growy efficiency. Lab exercises include tree growth analysis, stand history reconstruction, and basic dendrochronology. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 541 - Disturbance Ecology of Forest Ecosystems
Effects of fire, wind, land-use history and other disturbances on the composition, structure and function of forest ecosystems.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 407 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 544 - Forest Resources Economics
Economics of domestic and international forest resources production, processing and distribution. Contributions of forest resources to local, regional, and national economies. Fundamentals of financial analysis. Evaluation of priced and unpriced forest resources for acquisition, taxation, management, and disposal. Because of overlap, SFR 444 and SFR 544 cannot both be taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
ECO 120
Credits: 3
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SFR 545 - Adhesion and Adhesives Technology
Fundamentals of adhesion and adhesives including surface science, chemistry and properties of adhesives, adhesive bond evaluation and applications in composite materials. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 550 - Wood-Polymer Hybrid Composites
Fundamentals of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, manufacturing and performance characteristics. Addresses issues of combining wood with FRP’s such as interfacial properties and durability of the resulting wood-polymer hybrid composite materials. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 454 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SFR 557 - Tree Pests and Disease
Advanced concepts about tree disease and its development, the role of tree disease in forest dynamics, and relevant characteristic of tree pests. Applies concepts to common disease complexes found in Maine and other regions of North America. Note: Because of overlap, SFR 557 cannot be taken if SFR 456 or SFR 457 have been taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate Standing.
Credits: 3
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SFR 570 - Cellulose Nanomaterials and their Composites
Comprehensive coverage of the production, characteristics, processing, applications and performances of renewable nanomaterials and their composites. The graduate level course will provide fundamental information on various types of cellulose nanomaterials as well as their performance in target applications. Students may be required to conduct individual/team experiments, visit production sites and hold informal meetings as scheduled along the course of the semester outside the original time frame.
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommendation of the student’s advisory committee or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SFR 575 - Advanced Forest Biometrics and Modeling
Advanced Forest Biometrics and Modeling explores the fields of forest growth modeling and biometrics. Growth modeling involves the projection of forest dynamics through time, while biometrics is the collection, synthesis, analysis, and management of quantitative data on biological communities such as forests.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 402 or SFR 503; or graduate standing.
Credits: e
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SFR 577 - Forest Landscape Management and Planning
Integration of biophysical and socioeconomic sciences for the multiple use management to achieve desired products, services and conditions of forest lands. Application of modern analytical procedures for strategic, tactical and operational forest planning up to the landscape level. Because of overlap, SFR 477 and SFR 577 cannot both be taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
SFR 444 or SFR 544; SFR 409 or 349 or 509. All but SFR 349 can be taken as co-requisites.
Credits: 3
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