USM Core Course Lists Updated April

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 USM Core Course Lists Updated April 17 2017 EYE EYE 102 Sustainability, Culture and the Environment EYE 103 Shopping: American Consumerism EYE 105 Life is a Matrix EYE 107 HIV/AIDS: Science, Society and Politics EYE 108 Culture, Identity and Education EYE 109 Gender, Representation and Resistance EYE 110 Literature and Medicine EYE 111 A World of Words EYE 112 The Built Environment: Energy EYE 113 The Pleasure of Eating/Animals EYE 114 Globalization EYE 115 What is Sex? EYE 116 Nature-Nurture EYE 117 Nature, Society, and Self EYE 118 Musician s Health: A Path to Peak Performance EYE 121 The Studio Experience: Art and Community EYE 122 Creation Stories EYE 123 Our Brains at Play EYE 124 Birth of a Language in Nicaragua EYE 125 Getting Down to Business EYE 126 What is Race? EYE 127 Friendship EYE 128 Getting Down to Business Lab EYE 129 The Chicken Course EYE 130 The Business of Sport EYE 180 Innovation Engineering HON 101 Myth, Monsters, and Metamorphoses HON 101 Power, Corruption and Foundings in the Ancient World HON 101 The Language of Spiritual Texts: Answering Problems of Violence HON 101 Violence, Wisdom, and Dialogue in an Ancient Context

34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 HON 101 Race: Reflection and Reality LCC 123 College and Community RSP 103 Culture, Community and the Environment EYE 199 EYE Topics College Writing ENG100C College Writing ENG101C Independent Writing ENG104C Enriched College Writing ESL100C College Writing HON100C Thinking and Writing in Honors LCC110C Language and Literacies in a 21st Century World LCC111C College Writing: Language and Literacies: Enrichment RSP100C Russell Scholars Writing I RSP104C Enriched College Writing Quantitative Reasoning ECO 120 Lying with Graphs GYA 202 Research Methods HON 105 An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Logic and Mathematics LCC 150 Statistics for Informed Decision Making MAT 105 Mathematics for Quantitative Decision Making MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics MAT 140 Pre-Calculus Mathematics MAT 148 Applied Calculus MAT 152 Calculus A MAT 210 Business Statistics PSY 105 Statistics in Psychology SOC 307 Quantitative Research Methods Creative Expression ART 141 2-D Design

66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 ART 142 Surface, Space, Time (3D) ART 151 Drawing I CMS 150 The Writing Process CMS 203/204 Introduction to Video Production CMS 205 Illuminated Autobiography EDU 230 Teaching through the Arts ENG 201 Creative Writing ENG 202 Memoir and Autobiography ENG 301 Poetry Writing ENG 302 Fiction Workshop I ENG 303 Fiction Workshop II HON 207 I Illuminated Autobiography LCC 250 Thinking about Art HUM 105 Basic Photography HUM 307 Creative Nonfiction MUT 201 Music Theory and Aural Skills 4 MUS 101 University Chorale (three credits) MUS 110 Music Fundamentals RSP 101 Russell Scholars Creative Writing RSP 105 Acting and Performance THE 102 Acting for Non-majors THE 103 Contemporary Dance I THE 134 Production Management THE 135 Stagecraft THE 170 Public Speaking THE 175 Oral Interpretation THE 203 Musical Theatre Dance THE 275 Readers Theatre THE 334 Costuming THE 139 Theatrical Makeup THE 299 Steppin' Out with My Baby/Ballroom Dancing

98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 Cultural Interpretation ANT 299 Prehistoric Art (only this title; course awaiting permanent number; no other ANT 299 satisfies this requirement) ARH 111 Art History: Prehistoric through Medieval ARH 112 Art History: Renaissance to the Present ASL 102 Beginning American Sign Language II ASL 201 Intermediate Sign Language I ASL 202 Intermediate Sign Language II CLA 283 Epic Hero in Ancient Literature ECO 105 A Novel Approach to Economics ENG 120 Introduction to Literature ENG 140 Reading Literature ENG 145 Literature and History (was ENG 299 Topics) ENG 150 Topics in Literature ENG 244 Introduction to Cultural Studies ENG 262 Poetry FRE 102 Beginning French II FRE 107 Intensive Beginning French FRE 201 Intermediate French I FRE 202 Intermediate French II FRE 207 Intensive Intermediate French FRE 293 Topics in French/Francophone Cinema HON 102 Confrontation and Cross-Fertilization among Medieval Cultures HON 202 Progress, Process, or Permanence: All That is Solid Melts into Air HUM 120 Introduction to Literature HUM 213 Metaphor in Literature, Science, and Religion HUM 250 Song as Literature HUM 251 Masculinities in US Literature and Culture HUM 318 Photography and Poetry: Two Ways of Speaking HUM 320 Early African-American Literature and Culture HUM 342 Women Writing Around the World HUM 389 Sexualities in Literature and Film ITA 101 Beginning Italian I

130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 ITA 102 Beginning Italian II LCC 200 Creative Critical Inquiry into Modern Life LCC 350 Global Past and Present MUH 105 Multi-cultural Perspectives of American Popular Music and Jazz MUH 222 Music until 1900 MUS 100 Music Appreciation and History MUS 102 Music of the Portland Symphony MUS 103 Introduction to Jazz MUS 204 Rock and Roll: Subersive or Submissive PHI 101 Free Will and Determinism PHI 102 Introduction to Philosophy: Quest for Certainty PHI 103 Introduction to Philosophy: Human Alienation PHI 105 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy through its History PHI 106 Introduction to Philosophy: Why Philosophize? PHI 107 Introduction to Philosophy: World Philosophy PHI 109 Introduction to Philosophy: Law, Politics, and Society PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy: Sex, Gender, and Society PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Reading (and Writing) PHI 112 Introduction to Philosophy: Feminist Perspectives PHI 310 History of Ancient Philosophy PHI 320 History of Medieval Philosophy PHI 330 History of Early Modern Philosophy PHI 360 Existentialism PHI 370 Analytic Philosophy PHI 390 Hermeneutics RSP 250 Russell Scholars Seminar: Songs and Society RUS 102 Beginning Russian II RUS 201 Intermediate Russian I RUS 202 Intermediate Russian II RUS 281 Russian Literature in Translation RUS 293 Survey of Russian Cinema SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II

162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 SPA 107 Intensive Beginning Spanish and Laboratory SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II SPA 207 Intensive Intermediate Spanish SPA 281 Masterpieces of Sp. Am. And Brazilian Lit SPA 351 Readings in Contemporary Spanish Literature SPA 352 Readings in Modern Latin American Literature THE 101 Introduction to Theatre THE 109 The Art of Dance THE 150 Play Analysis THE 204 Dress and Self Image WGS 201 Women, Knowledge, and Power Science Exploration ANT 102 Biological Anthropology (with ANT 102 Lab) AST 100 Astronomy AST 103 Astronomy: Activities and Experiments BIO 101 Biological Foundations BIO 102 Biological Experiences BIO 103 Introduction to Marine Biology BIO 104 Marine Biology Laboratory BIO 107 Biological Principles II: Evolution, Biodiversity, Ecology CHY 101 Introduction to Chemistry CHY 102 Introduction to Laboratory Measurement CHY 110 Chemistry, Life, and the Environment CHY 113 Principles of Chemistry I CHY 114 Laboratory Techniques I ESP 101 Fundamentals of Environmental Science ESP 102 Fundamentals of Environmental Science Laboratory ESP 125 Introduction to Environmental Ecology ESP 126 Introduction to Environmental Ecology Lab GEO 102 Physical Geography

194 GEY GEY 100 Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Moving Plates 101 Lab Experiences in Geology 195 196 GEY 197 GEY 198 GEY 103 Floods, Glaciers, and Changing Climates 105 Ocean Planet 106 Ocean Planet Laboratory allowable as lab for GE 199 HON 200/201 Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Sciences of the Human Body 200 LCC 201 LCC 202 LIN 185 203 LIN 186 204 PHY 205 PHY 206 PHY 207 PHY 208 PHY 209 SCI 210 SCI 211 SCI 130 Biology of Human Health with Lab 230 Env. Sci., Policy, Sustainability, with lab Linguistics Linguistics Lab 101 Introduction to Physics 102 Introduction to Physics Laboratory 111 Elements of Physics I 114 Introductory Physics Laboratory I 121 General Physics I 170 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 171 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 250 Applied Physics 212 213 Socio-cultural Analysis 214 ANT 101 Anthropology: The Cultural View 215 ANT 201 Human Origins 216 ANT 202 217 ANT 220 218 ANT 230 219 ANT 232 220 ANT 233 221 CLA 285 222 CLA 291 223 CLA 292 224 CMS 102 Origins of Civilization North American Indians Hunters and Gatherers The Anthropology of Sex and Gender Food and Culture Classical Mythology The Golden Age of Greece Rome, from Republic to Empire Introduction to Communication 225 COR 142 Baseball and American Society

226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 CRM 100 Introduction to Criminology ECO 100 Introduction to Economics ECO 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics ECO 102 Introduction to Microeconomics ECO 103 Critical Thinking about Economic Issues ECO 104 US in the World Economy ECO 106 Economic, Social, and Cultural Change ECO 108 Economic Journalism ENG 334 Literacy Studies (was ENG 230) FRE 291 French Civilization I FRE 292 French Civilization II GEO 101 Human Geography GEO 103 Human-Environmental Geography GEO 104 World Regional Geography GEO 120 Geography of Maine GEO 203 Urban and Regional Development GEO 207 Maps: Knowledge, Technology, Society, Culture GER 102 Beginning German II GER 107 Intensive Beginning German GER 201 Intermediate German I GER 202 Intermediate German II HON 103 Religious and Scientific Perspectives on Human Origins and the Human Body; Cultural and Historical Perspectives on P HRD 200 Human Growth and Development HTY 101 Western Civilization I HTY 102 Western Civilization II HTY 121 U.S. History to 1800 HTY 122 U.S. History to 1900 HTY 123 U.S. History since 1900 HTY 141 African American History to 1865 HTY 142 African American History from 1865 HTY 152 The Islamic Near East HTY 171 Traditional East Asia

258 259 260 HTY 182 261 HUM 136 262 HUM 246 263 HUM 260 264 HUM 301 265 HUM 310 266 HUM 313 267 HUM 325 268 HUM 326 269 HUM 330 270 HUM 340 271 HUM 350 272 LCC 220 273 LCC 310 274 LIN 112 275 LIN 185 276 LIN 201 277 LIN 203 278 POS 101 279 POS 102 280 POS 104 281 282 RSP 102 283 RUS 291 284 SBS 200 285 SCI 153 286 SOC 100 287 288 289 HTY 172 Modern East Asia HTY 181 Latin America I Latin America II United States Studies II The Viet Nam Era Media Literature and Theories of Popular Culture French North American Studies French Settlement in the Northeast What is Race? Issues in World History and Geography I Issues in World History and Geography II Labor, Literature, and the Arts World Native and Indigenous Studies Cultural Fieldwork US Democracy: Origins and Development Science, Technology, and Society Analyzing Language Language, Mind, and Society Child Language Introduction to the Deaf World Introduction to American Government People and Politics Introduction to International Relations POS 205 Introduction to Comparative Politics Russell Scholars Seminar: Self and Communication Russian and Soviet Culture and Civilization Human Growth and Development AIDS: Biology, Social Policy, and the Law Introduction to Sociology SOC 210 Critical Thinking about Social Issues SPA 270 The Culture and Civilization of Spain SWO 250 Introduction to Social Welfare

290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 TAH 101 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality THE 201 Cultural History of Theatre WST 101 InIntroduction to Women and Gender Studies Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, and Citizenship ADS 300 Ethics and Youth with Exceptionalities ARH 312 Art as Social Action BUS 347 Triple Bottom Line Business CLA 384 What Would Antigone Do? CMS 323 Understanding Technology CMS 360 Ethical Dilemmas in the Digital Age COR 301 Thoughtful Giving COS 398 Professional Ethics and Social Impact of Computing EDU 310 What is the Purpose of Education in a Democracy? ENG 348 Empire, Ethics and Globalization ESP 200 Environmental Planning ESP 212 Environmental Ethics (cross-listed with PHI 212) ESP 308 Global Environmental Problems and Sustainability GEO 209 Introduction to Land Use Planning GEO 210 Planning Maine Communities HON 310 Honors Global Ethical Inquiry HTY 346: The Civil Rights Movement LCC 370 Toward a Global Ethics LIN 410 Ethical Decision Making in ASL/English Interpreting MUE 310 Proseminar 5 Internship MUH 329 Devils, Dwarfs, and Dragons PHI 211 Media Ethics PHI 220 Philosophy of Art PHI 275 Compassion PHI 291 Death and Dying PHI 212 Environmental Ethics PHI 221 Philosophy of Film

322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 PHI 235 MPhilosophy of Social Media PHI 240 Political Philosophy PHI 241 Philosophy and Politics of Work PHI 245 Africa, Social Justice, and Exile PHI 285 Biology, Technology and Ethics (was Genetics and Society) PHI 275 The Nature of Compassion PHI 291 Death and Dying PHI 295 Medicine, Madness, and Disease PHI 312 Morality in African Literature and Film POS 280 Issues before the United Nations REL 300 Religion and the Creation of the Human RSP 282 Humans and Other Animals RUS 281 Russian Literature in English Translation SBS 399 Military to Civilian SOC 380/ECO 399 Food Power and Social Justice SWO 399 Building Community Through Art TAH/ANT 301 Global Issues in Travel & Tourism THE 375 Performance Art WST 380 Politics of Difference Diversity ANT 101 Anthropology the Cultural View ANT 103 Introduction to Archeology ANT 232 Sex and Gender ANT 380 African American Historical Archeology ARH 310 Art History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives ARH 311 Gender Identity and Modern Art EDU 305 Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity ENG 383 Harlem Renaissance; African American Women's Novel (all titles of this topics course are diversity) EYE 109 Gender, Representation and Resistance GEO 202 Making A Living GEO 402 Urban Geography

354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 NUR 326 Dominican Republic Community Nursing 367 NUR 327 Dominican Republic Community Nursing 368 NUR 339 Community Nursing Partnerships I 369 NUR 341 Community Nursing Partnerships II 370 NUR 419 Community Nursing Partnership 371 NUR 436 Community Nursing Partnership I 372 NUR 437 Community Nursing Partnership II 373 PHI 220 Philosophy of Art 374 PHI 245 Africa Social Justic and Exile 375 PHI 312 Gender in African Film and Literature 376 POS 104 Introduction to International Relations 377 378 379 380 381 [Note: only this topic/title of HON 101 is diversity] HON 101 Race: Reflection and Reality HON 102 Confrontation and Cross-fertilization among Medieval Cultures HON 103 Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Poverty HON 351 Virtual Sunset vs Real Sunset HTY 141 African American History to 1865 HTY 142 African American History from 1865 LCC 123 College and Community LIN 185 Language, Mind and Society LIN 203 Introduction to Deaf World LOS 319 Diversity in the Workplace MUH 105 Multi-cultural Perspectives on American Popular Music and Jazz MUH 325 History of Musical Theatre in America POS 280 Issues Before the United Nations POS 334 Race and Ethnicity in US Politics PSY 315 Psychology of Human Sexuality SBS 300 Deviance and Social Control SBS 345 Race, Class, Gender: Diversity SED 335 Teaching Exceptional Students in the General Classroom 382 383 SOC 150 Social Networks and the Value of Diversity 384 SOC 371 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 385 SWO 365 Examining Oppression and Valuing Diversity

386 387 388 389 390 391 THE 201 Cultural History of Theatre THE 360: BButches, Bitches, & Buggers WGS 101 InIntroduction to Women and Gender Studies WGS 201 Women, Knowledge and Power WGS 380 PPolitics of Difference WGS 390 Contemporary Feminist Theories 392 393 International 394 ANT 103 Introduction to Archeology 395 ANT 105 Society, Environment and Change 396 ANT 232 Sex and Gender 397 ANT 255 Cultures of Africa 398 ANT 255/299 Cultures of Africa 399 ANT 262 Women, Arts and Global Tourism 400 ANT 299 Prehistoric Art (only this title; course awaiting permanent number; no other ANT 299 satisfies this requirement) 401 ARH 111 Art History: Prehistoric through Medieval 402 ARH 112 Art History: Renaissance to the Present 403 BUS 335 International Business 404 BUS 361 International Marketing 405 CMS 286 History of International Cinema to 1945 406 EDU 310 What is the Purpose of Education in a Democracy? 407 ENG 150 Mythology in Literature 408 ENG 326 Women and Islam 409 ENG 397 Irish Film 410 ESP 275 Energy Use and Societal Adaptation 411 ESP 308 Global Environmental Problems and Sustainability 412 FRE 202 Intermediate French II 413 GEO 101 Human Geography 414 GEO 103 Human-Environment Geography 415 GEO 104 World Regional Geography 416 GEO 105 Society, Environment and Change 417 GEO 170 Global History

418 GEO 202 Making A Living 419 GEO 203 Urban and Regional Development 420 GEO 285 Global Environmental Issues and Sustainability 421 GEO 481 Megacities and Global Planning Issues 422 HON 102 Confrontation and Cross-fertilization among Medieval Cultures 423 HON 310 Honors Global Ethical Inquiry 424 HON 310 Honors Global Ethical Inquiry 425 HTY 171 Traditional East Asia 426 HTY 172 Modern East Asia 427 HTY 181 Latin America I 428 HTY 182 Latin America II 429 HTY 377 Chinese Thought 430 HTY 388 Revolutions of Modern China 431 HTY 390 Traditional Japan: Court and Warriers 432 HTY 394 Japan's Rise and Fall as a World Power 433 ITP 230 Project Management 434 LCC 370 Toward a Global Ethics 435 LIN 112 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Birth of a Language in Nicaragua LOS 470 Leadership and Study Abroad 436 437 MUH 222 Music History Survey I 438 PHI 220 Philosophy of Art 439 PHI 221 Philosophy of Film 440 PHI 245 Africa Social Justic and Exile 441 PHI 312 Gender and Morality in African Film and Literature 442 POS 104 Introduction to International Relations 443 POS 245 French Politics and Government 444 POS 280 Issues Before the United Nations 445 REC 373 Belize 446 REC 374 New Foundland 447 SBS 470: Study Abroad 448 SWO 322 Culture and Community Services in Belize 449 SWO 344 Costa Rica

450 TAH 262 Women, Arts and Global Tourism 451 TAH/ANT 301 Global Issues in Travel & Tourism 452 TAH 307 Bermuda Cruise: The Tourism Industry and You 453 THE 201 Cultural History of Theatre