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ENG 472 - English Language and Writing for the Secondary School
Theory, issues and methods in teaching English language and writing (including writing about literature) at the secondary level.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
20 hours of English plus Foundational Education courses required for certification. INT 410 recommended.
Credits: 3
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ENG 476 - History of the English Language
Main aspects of the development of Modern English from Old and Middle English; words and their backgrounds; changes in sound, form, and meaning.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 410 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ENG 477 - Modern Grammar
Generative-transformational grammar of English, with emphasis on syntax and semantics.
Attention is given to the relation of a transformational to structural grammar.
Prerequisites & Notes
INT 410 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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ENG 480 - Topics in Film
A study of film topics at a more advanced level than ENG 280. Specific topics vary from year to year but might include study of a major director(s), of a national cinema, of certain film genres, of aspects of film theory, or of women in films.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of literature.
Credits: 3
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ENG 481 - Topics in Women’s Literature
An advanced study of specific areas of women’s literature: for example, African-American Women’s Literature, Women and the Rise of the Novel, Emily Dickinson, etc.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of literature.
Credits: 3
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ENG 490 - Senior Seminar in Literature
A seminar course on a small body of primary literary texts and the critical communities concerned with them. Students propose and write original researched papers that demonstrate knowledge of current research in the field, using appropriate research methods and conventions of scholarly bibliography.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Senior English majors.
Credits: 3
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ENG 500 - Introduction to Graduate Study of Literature
Required of but not limited to all first-year graduate students in English. Sustained practice in methods of inquiry, expression, and research essential in literary criticism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or 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 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 606 - Rhetorical Theory
Survey of basic issues in theories of oral rhetoric and the contributions of major theorists, historical and contemporary. (This course is identical to COM 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
Graduate thesis.
Credits: Ar
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English as a Second Language |
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ELL 470 - The Teaching of English As A Second Language
Basic principles underlying ESL pedagogy and current techniques for second and foreign language teaching. Students review published materials, develop activities, plan lessons, and compile a teaching materials portfolio. For practicing teachers seeking Maine’s ESL endorsement or individuals planning to teach EFL overseas.
Prerequisites & Notes
junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ELL 475 - Curriculum Development in English As A Second Language/English as A Foreign Language Contexts
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 470 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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ELL 480 - Testing and Assessment in English As A Second Language/English as A Foreign Language Contexts
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
junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ELL 485 - Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Principles for ESL/EFL Teachers
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
Junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ELL 491 - Multiculturalism and Diversity for ESL/EFL 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.
Prerequisites & Notes
junior standing.
Credits: 3
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ELL 565 - English Language Learners and the Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics teachers across the nation increasingly encounter a multicultural student body with English Language Learners (ELLs). Focusing on different learning styles and issues of language acquisition enables mathematics educators to address their students’ ethnic, cultural, physical and psychological differences and divergent language abilities. Course integrates acquisition of mathematics concepts with foundations of second language learning. Methods provide alternative access to mathematics content and are beneficial to native speakers and ELLS alike.
Prerequisites & Notes
ELL 491 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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IEI 490 - Topics in Teaching English As A Second Language
Topics not regularly covered in other courses, such as Teaching English for Specific Purposes, English As A Second Language Program Administration, Writing Materials for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students with Special Needs, Issues in Second Language Acquisition, etc. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
6 hours of TESL coursework, including IEI 470 or equivalent.
Credits: 1-3
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IEI 497 - Independent Study
Independent study of a specialized topic related to the teaching of English as a second or other language (TESOL) issues. Supervised by one faculty member. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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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 401 - Community Nutrition
Examines human needs and delivery systems within community setting. Focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition education programs or intervention projects. Field experience.
Satisfies the General Education Capstone Experience Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 301 and senior standing or permission.
Credits: 4
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FSN 410 - Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Science of human nutrition is studied, stressing body metabolism as integrated with organ function for normal individuals, and requirements for energy and nutrients.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 208 and BMB 322 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 412 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I
Develops skills in clinical nutrition assessment, therapeutic diet calculations, and nutrition support. Emerging areas of nutrition in relation to disease prevention and treatment will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
None. Corequisite: FSN 410.
Credits: 2
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FSN 420 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II
Metabolic and physiological alterations of disease processes. Modification of normal diets to treat specific diseases. Development of nutrition care plans. Lec 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 410 and BIO 377 or NUR 303.
Credits: 4
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FSN 436 - Food Law
Examination and discussion of federal laws and regulations applying to the processing,
handling, distribution and serving of food products.
Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 438 - 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; food as vehicle of infection and intoxication.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 300.
Credits: 4
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FSN 440 - Utilization of Aquatic Food Resources
Utilization and food quality of wild and farmed aquatic animals including production, chemical/physical properties, nutritional value, post-harvest changes, processing systems, regulatory issues, by-product utilization and food safety.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 100 and CHY 121 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 450 - Food Biotechnology
Introduction to methods and tolls applied to the production of biotechnology-derived foods and food ingredients. Discussion of food safety, product quality, consumer acceptance, regulatory oversight and ethical issues regarding the use of biotechnology to enhance the food supply.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 100 or permission.
Credits: 2
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FSN 482 - Food Chemistry
Study of the composition, structure, and properties of foods and chemical changes occurring during processing and utilization. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
BMB 322 or CHY 252.
Credits: 3
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FSN 483 - Food Chemistry Laboratory
Laboratory exercises covering the principles presented in FSN 482. Lab 3.Corequisite: FSN 482.
Credits: 1
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FSN 485 - Introduction to Food Engineering Principles
Principles of biological and physical sciences related to food processing systems. General concepts of fluid flow, mass and energy balances, heat transfer, refrigeration, freezing, and psychrometrics. Overview of current practices in food engineering, with specific food industry examples.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSN 330 and junior standing within the FSN major, or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 489 - Senior Project in Food Science and Human Nutrition
A research project will be conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Written reports and an oral presentation of results are required.
Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
senior standing and permission.
Credits: Ar
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FSN 501 - Advanced Human Nutrition
Basic nutrition science with emphasis on protein, vitamin, macromineral and endocrine function and metabolism. Relationships of diet to human health and well-being.
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 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 BIO 377 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 512 - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
In-depth study of the development of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system and its application to the food processing industry. Understanding the role of HACCP in insuring a safe food supply at the local, national and international level is studied.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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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 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 - Research Methods and Biostatistical Techniques
Evaluates research design and statistics used in the areas of nutritional and medical research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Undergraduate statistics course or permission.
Credits: 3
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FSN 530 - Complementary Nutrition Practices
Review of nutrition research study criteria and discussion of alternative practices such as traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedics, homeopathy, naturopathy and dietary supplements and their effects on nutritional status.
Prerequisites & Notes
one human nutrition course at the 300-level or higher and one statistics course 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 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 BIO 377.
Credits: 3
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FSN 585 - Sensory Evaluation of Foods
Methods and techniques including experimental design and statistical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
MAT 437 or PSE 509 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 605 - Nutritional Assessment
Methods of evaluation of the nutritional status of individuals or groups of people by dietary assessment and nutrition-related health indicators.
Credits: 3
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FSN 650 - Dietetic Internship Orientation I
Introduction to the dietetic internship including program philosophy, policies and procedures. Professional development, team dynamics and patient care systems. Review of medical terminology.
Prerequisites & Notes
Dietetic Interns only.
Credits: 2
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FSN 651 - Dietetic Internship Orientation II
Orientation to supervised internship rotations. Medical ethics, terminology, charting and patient care strategies as applied to medical nutrition therapy.
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 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate thesis.
Credits: Ar
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FES 407 - Forest Ecology
Biological principles and environmental factors governing the natural establishment and development of forest trees and stands. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
FTY 107 or BIO 464 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 408 - Silviculture
Theory and practice of controlling the composition, growth, quality and regeneration of forest stands. Lec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: FES 407 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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FES 409 - Forest Ecology and Silviculture Field Laboratory
Measurement, assessment and analysis of forest vegetation from a biological and silvicultural perspective. Designed to develop understanding and proficiency in: silvical properties of northeastern tree species; forest regeneration, succession and stand dynamics; prescribing silvicultural treatments; and formulating silvicultural systems. Weekly labs and several one-day field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
Concurrent enrollment in FES 408; WLE 200 or concurrent enrollment in FES 407.
Credits: 2
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FES 416 - Functional Structure of Woody Plants
Wood and bark are studied as a means to understanding tree physiology, phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic identification. (This course is identical to WSC 416.) Lec 2, Lab 4.
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 100 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 435 - Managing Forest Succession
Ecological principles, technologies, methods and sociological issues associated with managing the course and rate of vegetation succession in forest management. (Note: because of overlap, FES 435 and FES 535 cannot both be taken for degree credit.) (This course is identical to FES 535.) Rec 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 407, FES 408 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 456 - Tree Pests and Disease I
Advanced concepts about tree disease and its development, the role of tree disease in forest dynamics, and relevant characteristic of tree pests. NOTE: Because of overlap, FES 456 and FES 557 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive Requirement when taken with FES 457.
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 100 o FES 100.
Credits: 1
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FES 458 - Tree Pests and Disease Lab
A week-long field class where students will learn the process of identifying tree health problems, researching information about the problem, and developing management options to deal with the problem.
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 456.
Credits: 1
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FES 508 - The Industrial Spruce-Fir Ecosystem
Biological and socioeconomic issues related to the ecology and management of Maine’s spruce-fir resource. Four 1-2 day field trips. Lec 3.
Credits: 4
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FES 519 - Functional Structure of Woody Plants
Focuses on how cambial activity determines basic structure and biophysical properties of wood. Explores practical applications in areas such as stand management for wood quality and dendroecology. Credit 2. (or 3 with lab.)
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 2-3
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FES 520 - Developmental and Growth of Woody Plants
Understanding plants as production systems for foliage, fruits, and wood. Structure and function of apical meristems and the cambium, reproductive biology and embryogenesis, developmental changes and control of growth. Resource acquisition and allocation, developmental physiology of organogenesis both natural and in vitro, with an introduction to gene expression as it relates to development. Lec 2, Rec 1. Offered alternate years (odd.)
Prerequisites & Notes
BIO 452, BIO 453 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 521 - Research Methods in Forest Resources
Varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 535 - Managing Forest Succession
Ecological principles, technologies, methods and sociological issues associated with managing the course and rate of vegetation succession in forest management. (Note: because of overlap, FES 435 and FES 535 cannot both be taken for degree credit.) (This course is identical to FES 435.)
Prerequisites & Notes
FES 407, FES 408 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 536 - Forest Stand Dynamics
Tree growth and stand development from a quantitative ecological and silvicultural perspective. Critical review of representative growth simulation models in terms of biological realism. Lec 2, Lab 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
prior instruction in silviculture/forest ecology and forest biometry, or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 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
FES 407 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FES 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: Beacause of overlap, FES 557 cannot be taken if FES 456 or FES 457 have been taken for degree credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate Standing.
Credits: 3
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FES 607 - Silviculture Problems
Varies.
Credits: Ar
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FES 615 - Forest Biology Problems
Can be repeated for graduate credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: Ar
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FES 620 - Forestry Seminar
Coverage of current topics in forestry including research and applications in the field. Rec 2.
Credits: 1
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FES 699 - Graduate Thesis
Graduate thesis.
Credits: Ar
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FSC 401 - Timber Harvesting
Examine and analyze timber harvesting practices in the United States and Canada with special emphasis on Maine. Discussion of harvest methods and systems, production, and regulations. Because of overlap, FSC 401 and FSC 502 cannot both be taken for degree credit. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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FSC 403 - Forest Roads
Design, construction, and maintenance of forest road systems and bridges, examination of road-vehicle interactions, and analysis of forest products transportation. Lec 2, Lab 3.
Credits: 3
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FSC 405 - Timber Appraisal and Acquisition
An in depth treatment of the procurement process, including acquisition and appraisal, from the perspective of foresters, loggers, and landowners. Provides students with both broad experiential and analytic exposure as it occurs on both private industrial and non-industrial forest ownership by procurement foresters representing large and small timber-fiber processing concerns, consulting and landowner assistance foresters, and professional loggers.
Prerequisites & Notes
FSC 401.
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Graduate School