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HTY 310 - Revolutions in the Atlantic World
This history course juxtaposes three revolutionary movements: the one led to the independence of the United States, the one that precipitated the fall of the French monarchy, and the one that resulted in the largest slave rebellion in the history of the world. We will treat the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions in isolation before delving into the world of comparative history. We will pay particular attention to revolutionary ideologies, changing social structures, and the relative impact of each revolution on the wider world. GLOBAL CONCENTRATION Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HTY 332 - The Turbulent 1960s
This course will study the social, cultural, political, intellectual, and artisitic developments of one of the most pivotal periods in U. S. history, the 1960’s. UNITED STATES CONCENTRATION. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HTY 353 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Covers this conflict from the first stirrings of nationalism on both sides in the 19th century until the present time. Topics include early Zionism, Ottoman rule, the impact of World War I on the region, the British Mandate period, the impact of World War II and the wars of 1948, along with the Suez crisis of 1956 and the wars in 1967, 1973, 1982, and the Intifadas. Course will also cover peace efforts and the political developments among Israelis and Palestinians. GLOBAL CONCENTRATION. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HTY 377 - Topics in History
The study of topics in history focusing on areas of expertise of the history faculty. Topics would be similar to those listed for HTY 277 but on a more advanced level. Concentration depends on content. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HTY 390 - Research Methods
HTY 390 is the first step in completing the Senior Thesis (HTY 400 ). The course will focus on developing topics, literature reviews, developing hypotheses, organizing papers, research methods, and writing techniques. By the completion of the course, students will have crafted a proposal for their senior thesis following the model with complete bibliography, source list, and all other components of a working plan for their capstone project. Required for all history major seniors. METHODS AND RESEARCH CONCENTRATION. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Senior History majors or Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HTY 396 - Internship in History
The internship experience requires the application of prior academic History course work. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the Division of Social Sciences and Business for approval prior to registration. Upon the conclusion of the internship, the student must submit a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. Multiple or repeat registrations which are allowed, to a maximum of 16 credits earned. For example no student may thus enroll for more than four 4 credit internships. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 hours of field work per credit. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1-16
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HTY 397 - Independent Study in History
The intermediate or advanced student will work under the direction of a faculty member on a topic chosen by mutual agreement. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option
Prerequisite(s): Completed independent study form. Credit total varies. Concentration depends on content.
Credits: 4
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HTY 400 - Research Seminar
A course designed to be a culminating experience for students with a history major or specialization. Course concentrates on historiography, research design, primary and secondary research, analysis, and research writing in history. METHODS AND RESEARCH CONCENTRATION. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): HTY 390 .
Credits: 4
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HTY 450 - History Thesis
Open to highly qualified senior history majors. Students are expected to write a sophisticated research paper, under the supervision of a faculty sponsor and then defend it at a formal oral examination before the sponsor and at least two other faculty members agreed upon by the student and the sponsor. A research plan must be prepared prior to the term in which the course is taken and must be approved by both the sponsor and a majority of the history faculty members. Ideally, students intending to write a thesis should begin formulating a research topic during the spring of the junior year. This course can be substituted for HTY 400 . METHODS AND RESEARCH CONCENTRATION. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): History majors only; permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HTY 477 - Topics in History
The study of a specialized topic not offered in the usual curriculum. Concentration depends on content. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2-4
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Honors |
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HON 100 - Honors Writing Seminar
Limited enrollment course designed to facilitate students’ transition to academic writing for college. The focus is on developing college writing ability, using readings, discussion, and research as material for writing. Assignments range from personal narrative to analysis and reasoned argument. Each section has a topic, which changes semester to semester and indicates the kind of reading and thematic exploration students will do as they work on their writing. Equivalent to ENG 100 . Student cannot take both. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HON 101 - First Year Seminar in Honors
In this course, first year students in the Honors Program explore connections between important ideas throughout history and contemporary life. Students will examine the applicability and implications of historical ideas for today’s understanding of history, science, politics, literature, the arts and/or other disciplines. Course counts as an FYS. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 120S - History Road Trip
This course examines the process by which historical figures and events are commenorated and memorialized. Maine’s monuments will serve as our case study. Over four weeks, we will visit 8 monuments across the state to analyze the historical figures being memorialized and the era in which the memorials were built. Local experts will be on hand to discuss the various monuments and to recommend archives that might help unpack the process by which history and memory become part of the built environment. In travel days, we will hold our seminar en route to and from the memorial. These “traveling seminars” may be recorded, edited, and posted online as a podcasts. Non-travel days will be dedicated to analyzing theoretical texts on commenmoration, reading case studies of monuments in otherr locations, and interviewing historians well versed in the process of commemoration. Course Typically Offered: Every other May term.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HON 175S - World Affairs Camden Conference
Each year a conference is organized in Camden, Maine on a selected topic related to world affairs. Recent themes have ranged from the Global Refugee Crisis to the Rise of China as a Superpower. Presentations at the Conference feature experts from the worlds of diplomacy, journalism, business and academia. Students will read and discuss materials related to the conference theme in preparation for the conference. Students can retake this for a total of 4 times; the theme of the conference and thus the content of the course changes annually. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2
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HON 180N - Interdisciplinary Science
An Honors level interdisciplinary science course.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit, but will fulfill general education requirements only if scientific disciplines are different.
Credits: 4
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HON 190M - The Natural Beauty of Mathematics
This course aims to explore the interplay of a number of different branches of mathematics beyond the typical 100-level math course, while requiring no more than a basic high school knowledge of mathematics (high school algebra and geometry should suffice). Students will gain a basic knowledge of these math topics and will make connections among the different branches and the application to other subjects. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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HON 201 - Social Justice: Responsibility, Reciprocity, & Respect
This course is designed to promote respect for all individuals, with an emphasis on developing a critical consciousness that comprehends the significance of social justice. Students will examine how social stratification is perpetuated through various social institutions. Finally, students will think critically about how social constructions (of Race and Ethnicity, Social Class, Gender, Sexuality, Disability) influence social interaction. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 202 - Contemporary Issues in Education
In this course, we will investigate contemporary issues in education: from school choice and charter schools to bilingual education and school segregation. To better understand these issues and position ourselves in relation to them, we will uncover hidden assumptions, research historical origins, and analyze practical consequences. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 203 - Hollywood’s Portrayal of Education
This course examines the impact of film and television on shaping the public’s perception of teachers, students, and schools. Is this portrayal entirely truthful? If not, what parts of the school experience are misrepresented? Are there parts left out completely? What are some of the stereotypes generated by film and television of schools, students, and teachers? Thoughtful analysis of these questions will be core themes discussed throughout the semester. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 204 - Testing,Testing: Past, Present, and Future
Every student in the contemporary American public school system lives through an extensive battery of standardized tests. In this course, designed for Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary/Middle, and Special Education majors (and interested students in any major), we will explore the following questions: Why are standardized tests ubiquitous?; Where do they come from?; What are their effects?; How do they shape our ideas of “merit” - of who deserves opportunities and resources?; What kind of society do these tests support and create?; What might alternatives look like? Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 275H - Style and Substance
Intensive study of several fiction writers, with writing assignments inspired by the work under discussion. Students will study a different writer every two weeks, with discussion of the literature followed by workshop-style discussion of the students’ own fiction. The focus is on learning by imitation. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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HON 277 - Special Topics
Courses offered under this heading are offered only once and focus on subjects that vary according to instructor. Examples are Japan Pop, The Post- Human, Children’s Relationship with Nature, Literature of Asperger Syndrome, etc. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2-4
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HON 305 - Honors Enhancement
Noncredit honors course for students opting for honors enhancement. Students will enroll in the course that is being enhanced and Honors 305 concurrently. Upon successful completion of the enhancement, students will receive honors credits for the enhanced course. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 0
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HON 306 - Religion and Colonialism
This class will introduce students to the academic discipline known as the History of Religions (Religionswissenschaft), and to the subject of religion during the colonial and post-colonial periods. The study of religion in the modern period has been characterized by a general failure to situate itself within the context of modernity’s ethnic diversity, its valuation of commodities, and its relationship to the history of colonialism. The cargo cult a specific Melanesian phenomenon will provide our entre for confronting this issue, allowing us to regard the religious lives of colonized peoples with an eye to constructively rethinking both the study of religion and our understanding of the colonial and post-colonial periods. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 322 - Consumerism, Politics, and Values
This interdisciplinary course will focus on the question of how the emergence of a mass consumer society has impacted our cultural, political, and moral/ethnical lives. The course builds on the work of Adorno and Horkheimer and the Frankfurt school which, after WWII, developed a psychological and philosophical critique of western culture. We conclude by reflecting on the impact of the economic crisis, which began in 2008, on consumerism. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 340 - Children and Political Violence
This course is an interdisciplinary investigation into the impact of war and political violence on children and child development, making comparisons across a variety of countries, cultures and settings. Students consider the impact of war/political violence from various disciplinary perspectives, including child/human development, education, and political science. From there students use case studies, research, and personal investigations to critique current approaches to the issue, and reflect on how the impact of political violence on children affects society at large. The course is discussion oriented and involves faculty and students working together to draw interdisciplinary connections and explore various ways to approach this topic and its social ramifications. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 377 - Advanced Topics in Honors
Courses under this heading are offered only once. They are intended for advanced students in the Honors Program. Topic varies according to instructor(s). Examples of previous topics include Truthiness in North American History, Seminar in Linguistics, Asia’s New Superpowers: India and China, and Theories of Computation. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program and one previous Honors course or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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HON 397 - Independent Study in Honors
An opportunity for honors students to pursue independent study in appropriate topics. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program, approval of the Honors Director, and permission of a faculty member who will direct the study. Completion of Independent Study Form.
Credits: 1-4
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HON 477 - Topics in Honors
The study of a specialized topic not offered in the usual curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2-4
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HON 497 - Independent Study in Honors
An opportunity for honors students to pursue independent study in appropriate topics. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program, approval of the Honors Director, and permission of a faculty member who will direct the study. Completion of Independent Study Form.
Credits: 1-4
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HON 499 - Honors Thesis
Each student in the Honors Program who meets eligibility requirements is encouraged to complete an Honors thesis, earning the title of University Honors Scholar. The student must have a faculty director and the thesis must be presented to and defended before the Honors Council. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program, a minimum of 16 other Honors credits, and approval of the Honors Council and Director. Completion of Independent Study Form.
Credits: 0-4
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International and Global Studies |
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INS 100S - Introduction to International and Global Studies (Social Science)
This course introduces the field of international and global studies. Integrating various disciplines, but with an emphasis on the social sciences, we explore knowledge and concepts that engage with pressing global and international issues. The particular content of the course varies by semester. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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INS 101H - Introduction to International & Global Studies (Humanities)
In this course, students will develop an appreciation for key issues and questions in the interdisciplinary field of International and Global Studies. Topics covered will vary according to the instructor and may include globalization, migration, (post)colonialism, (trans)nationalism, human rights, language, and diasporic identity. A variety of texts, representing literature, film, art, philosophy and religion, will be geo-historically situated and examined alongside relevant humanities and social science research and digital media. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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INS 277 - Topics in International and Global Studies
The study of a specialized topic in IGS not offered in the usual curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
Credits: 2-4
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INS 280 - Explorations Abroad
In this interdisciplinary course, students will study various aspects of a foreign culture, travel to another country, and meet in seminars to discuss their observations and reflect upon their experiences. Each student will communicate his/her new understandings through an appropriate medium such as: a collection of reflective writings, sketches, photo essay, web site, or multimedia presentation. May be repeated up to a total of 8 credits. Fees A trip fee will be charged in addition to tuition. Course Typically Offered: Every 3 years.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2-4
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INS 377 - Topics in International and Global Studies
The study of a specialized topic in IGS not offered in the usual curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
Credits: 2-4
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INS 397 - Independent Study
This course is designed to permit students to conduct an independent research project related to International and Global Studies. The research may be related to an IGS major’s capstone but not in place of it. All students conducting research involving human subjects must receive prior research approval. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2-4
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INS 400 - Capstone in International and Global Studies
This course will be cross-listed with an appropriate capstone course relating to International and Global issues. It is designed to provide a capstone experience for students with an International and Global Studies major. The students will produce original research on a topic in International and Global studies. They will provide a mid-semester plan and present their final research to the International and Global Studies Council. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Credits: 4
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Japanese |
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JPN 110 - Modern Japanese Society
Japan is a country of contradictions. It is a small island nation with immense economic and cultural influence. Modern in so many ways, its society is often constrained by engrained traditions. Despite the limitations of a pacifistic constitution, it remains an important regional military power and ally to the U. S. Once considered a serious rival to the United States at the end of the late 1980’s, Japan has since become a shell of its former economic self, including a recession that has lasted for over two decades. This course is an exploration of Japanese culture and the important economic, societal, and historical issues the nation continues to wrestle with in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck in March 2011. Course Typically Offered: Every summer
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 3
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Liberal Arts |
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LIA 100 - Readings in Liberal Education
An introductory course designed to acquaint new students with the principles that provide a foundation for liberal education at the university level. The course provides the academic focus for the UMF Summer Experience Program. Students will be meeting in both seminar classes and in smaller groups to discuss articles relevant to the liberal education topic. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every summer
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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LIA 102 - Intensive English
Concentrates on composition skills required for success in college, emphasizing the process of writing and fundamentals of English grammar and usage. Students assigned on the basis of placement testing. Students must pass LIA 102 Intensive English with a grade of C- or higher in order to take ENG 100 . Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Placement test results or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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LIA 148 - College and Life Choices
What sort of person do I want to become? What does success mean in my life? What can I do now to move in the direction I want to go? This course pursues answers to these and other questions through readings and group discussion about the meaning of life and the college experience. The course includes individual work on career planning and time management. The course can be especially valuable for students who are not very sure about what they want to do in college, or afterward. Students will figure out and write personal mission statements, their views on the meaning of life, and explanations of how their life goals relate to college and career plans. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2
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LIA 156 - Setting Your Course
In this course students learn how the choices they make determine their futures, and they refine their decision-making processes in order to achieve the outcomes they want. Beginning with a series of readings that offer complex insights into the meaning of life (excerpts from Bantu Philosophy, Dawkins’ Selfish Gene, Mill’s Utilitarianism, Nietzche’s works, Buddhist texts, and Sartre), students find and reflect on their own views. Through reading, writing, and discussion, they consider their definitions of a meaningful life, write personal mission statements, and articulate life goals. Other assignments are based on the topics of motivation, self-management, and learning skills. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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LIA 177 - Topics in Liberal Arts
Special topics in liberal arts not covered in the regular curriculum. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2-4
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LIA 396 - Field Work and Experience
Exposure to practical problems relating to the student’s academic major. The experience may include work for a social or governmental agency or for business or industry. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Associate Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences for approval by the Integrative Studies Program Council prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. Available only to students in liberal arts. No student is allowed to take more than sixteen credits in LIA 396`. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 work hours for each credit. (Pass/Fail only) Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council.
Credits: 4-16
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LIA 397 - Independent Study in Liberal Arts
Proposals are to be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of Academic Services for approval by the Integrative Studies Program Council prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. No student is allowed to take more than 12 credits of LIA 397. Course is designed for liberal arts students only, although other students may be approved upon the merits of their proposal. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the Integrative Studies Program Council. Completion of Independent Study Form. Liberal Arts majors only.
Credits: 4-12
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Maine Engineering Pathway |
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MEP 100 - Introduction to Engineering
This course is intended for students in the Maine Engineering Pathways Program. It provides an introduction to the engineering profession and the preparation needed to become an engineer. The major branches of engineering will be described including: biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, and engineering technology. Students will practice engineering skills through a small design project. There are two field trips one local and one to either to the University of Maine College of Engineering or the University of Southern Maine Department of Engineering.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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Mathematics |
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MAT 010 - Basic Math
Non-credit math/algebra review leading to MAT 011 or MAT 103M . (Pass/Fail only) Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Placement test results or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 0
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MAT 011 - Basic Algebra
Non-credit algebra review leading Intermediate Algebra, MAT 100M , MAT 120M . Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Placement test results, MAT 010 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 0
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MAT 100M - Introduction to Mathematics
Introduction to some of the important concepts and ideas of mathematics from the modern point of view. A course not intended for students in business, elementary education, nor those planning to pursue further courses in mathematics or science. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MAT 103M - Mathematical Content for Elementary School Teachers I
This is one of two courses designed to provide elementary education, special education, early childhood, and early childhood special education majors with the mathematical content they will need. This course concentrates on ideas of numbers, sets and operations, looked at from a problem-solving perspective. Additional topics may come from geometry, statistics and probability. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school algebra and high school geometry.
Credits: 4
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MAT 104M - Mathematical Content for Elementary School Teachers II
This is one of two courses designed to provide elementary education and K-3 early childhood education majors with the math content they will need. This course concentrates on geometry appropriate to the K-8 curriculum, but at a difficulty level appropriate to college students. The course also incorporates significant amounts of general problem-solving. MAT 103M is not a prerequisite for this course. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None
Credits: 4
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MAT 120M - Introductory Statistics
A general introductory course including descriptive statistics, basic probability, normal distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing for means and proportions, two-sample t-tests for means, Chi-Squared tests, regression and correlation. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school algebra.
Credits: 4
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MAT 132M - Precalculus
Rational, quadratic, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions are presented. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Three years of high school mathematics.
Credits: 4
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MAT 141M - Calculus I
Introduction to the basic concepts of limit, differentiation, and integration; study of their applications to problems in rates of change, extrema, and area between curves. Includes both rational and transcendental functions. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MAT 142 - Calculus II
Continuation of the investigation of differentiation and integration begun in MAT 141M , examining techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, and infinite series including Taylor series. Applications studied will include volumes of solids of revolution and work. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 141M with a grade of C- or better.
Credits: 4
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MAT 151M - Mathematical Proof
This course considers the basic objects of mathematics and the methods used to elucidate their properties. Predicate logic and the theory of sets, relations, functions and the natural numbers will be discussed. The student will learn about proving properties of these objects. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Three years of high school mathematics (two years of Algebra and one of Geometry.)
Credits: 4
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MAT 197 - Independent Study in Mathematics
An opportunity to pursue selected topics under the supervision of a faculty member. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): Four credit hours in mathematics and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 220 - Data Analysis
This course is intended for those majoring in mathematics, secondary mathematics education, or computer science. The course is designed to contain the content of AP statistics, but at the deeper level required for pre-service teachers. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, regression and correlation, sampling and experimentation, basic probability, normal distributions, sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing for means and proportions, two-sample t-tests for means, chi-squared tests, and possible other topics. Appropriate technology will be used. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 141M or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MAT 228 - Applied Statistics for Non-Math Majors
The focus of this course is determining and conducting the appropriate analysis for different types of data and various applications. Topics covered include two-sample t-tests, contingency tables, one-way and two-way ANOVA, multiple regression, and logistic regression. A statistical computing package will be used. This course is intended for those who are not majoring in mathematics or secondary mathematics. Students may not receive credit for both MAT 228 and MAT 328 . Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 120M .
Credits: 4
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MAT 241 - Calculus III
Multivariable calculus including vectors; analytic geometry of planes, surfaces, and solids; functions of several variables and partial differentiation; multiple integrals; line and surface integrals; and Green’s and Stokes’ theorems. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 142 .
Credits: 4
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MAT 242 - Differential Equations
An introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations focusing on first order equations, linear equations of higher order, systems of differential equations, and basic numerical methods. Other topics will be considered as time permits. Course Typically Offered: Even spring.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 142 .
Credits: 4
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MAT 251 - Linear Algebra
Introduction to linear algebra and its applications. Topics may include matrix operations, systems of linear equations, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, orthogonality, eigenvalues, Markov processes, linear programming and the use of mathematical software in modeling and problem solving. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school algebra or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MAT 275 - History of Mathematics
The history of mathematics from antiquity to the twentieth century, with emphasis placed on the major developments of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Problems will be solved in the historical context. The cultures in which mathematics developed will also be discussed. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 141M .
Credits: 4
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MAT 277 - Elementary Topics in Mathematics
Each time this course is offered a mathematical topic will be chosen which requires college mathematical experience. The topics which will be covered will be the ones which are not covered in the regular course offerings of the division. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits in mathematics.
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 304 - College Geometry
This course examines Euclidean geometry of the plane in comparison with geometry on the sphere and other surfaces, examines the structure of Euclidean geometry as an axiomatic system, and looks at isometries and tiling as well as other topics in geometry such as other dimensions and trigonometry on the sphere. The historical context of geometry, the nature of geometric proof and writing to explain geometric ideas are included. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): 10 credits of mathematics including MAT 141M and MAT 151M .
Credits: 4
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MAT 313 - Introduction to Abstraction
This class is intended to introduce future elementary teachers to processes of abstract mathematical reasoning, using logic and group theory as models. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): 12 credits of mathematics.
Credits: 4
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MAT 325 - Interest Theory
A rigorous, calculus-based treatment of the Theory of Interest, including simple and compound interest, present and future value, annuities, bonds and other securities, yield rates, amortization schedules and sinking funds, yield curves, portfolios, cash flow duration, immunization, and practical applications. This course prepares students for a majority of the content on the Society of Actuaries FM examination. Course Typically Offered: Even spring.
Prerequisite(s): C- in MAT 142 .
Credits: 4
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MAT 328 - Statistical Models
Problem-formulation, estimation, inference, diagnostics and prediction using various statistical models. A statistical computing package will be used. Students may not receive credit for both MAT 228 and MAT 328. Course Typically Offered: Odd spring.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 220 , COS 140 , and MAT 251 (or concurrently).
Credits: 4
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MAT 333 - Graph Theory and Combinatorics
The two areas of Mathematics considered in this course highlight the interplay between different parts of Mathematics. The elementary and sophisticated counting methods of Combinatorics elucidate properties of Graphs while the Theory of Graphs stimulates and provides insights into counting methods. Applications to the understanding of problems are an integral part of the course. Course Typically Offered: Odd spring.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 141M .
Credits: 4
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MAT 352 - Abstract Algebra
An introduction to the algebraic structure of groups, rings and fields. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): 12 credits in mathematics, MAT 151M and 8 credits of other mathematics courses numbered MAT 141M or higher.
Credits: 4
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MAT 363 - Mathematical Problem Solving
A seminar course to integrate the mathematics the students have learned and to foster the improvement of their problem solving skills through work on group and individual research problems. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): 32 credits in mathematics.
Credits: 4
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MAT 371 - Mathematical Probability
An introduction to Probability using the tools learned in courses through Calculus. Combinatorial and integral methods will be used to calculate probabilities and expectations of functions of random variables. There will be discussion of Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions including Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Gamma and Multivariate Distributions. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 142 .
Credits: 4
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MAT 377 - Intermediate Topics in Mathematics
Each time this course is offered a mathematical topic will be chosen which requires college mathematical experience. The topics which will be offered will be ones which are not covered in the regular course offerings of the division. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): 12 credits in mathematics.
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 381 - Actuarial Probability
This course provides an introduction to the basic probabilistic principles of insurance and risk management. The topics of probability theory are applied to solve problems found in insurance and risk management applications. A problem solving approach will be adopted to provide preparation for Exam P/1, the first actuarial exam. Course Typically Offered: Odd spring.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 371 at UMF, or a calculus-based probability course from a different university.
Credits: 4
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MAT 396 - Internship in Mathematics
This course provides the student with an in-depth experience in practical applications in mathematics. The experience may include work for a social or governmental agency or for business or industry. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the division chair for approval. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. The course may be repeated for up to a total of 16 credits; each repetition must be a different proposal. Credits will generally reflect 32 work hours for each credit. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the supervising faculty member and the Division Chairperson.
Credits: 1-16
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MAT 397 - Independent Study in Mathematics
An opportunity to pursue independent study in a selected mathematics topics under the direction of a faculty member. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 404 - Real Analysis
This course is a rigorous re-examination of the calculus of a single variable. Topics include the structure of the real numbers, limits, continuity, differentiation, sequences, series, and integration. Course Typically Offered: Odd fall.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 142 and MAT 151M .
Credits: 4
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MAT 477 - Advanced Topics in Mathematics
Each time this course is offered, an advanced mathematical topic will be chosen which requires extensive college mathematics experience. The topics which will be covered will be ones which are not covered in the regular course offerings of the division. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): 16 credits in mathematics including MAT 141M .
Credits: 1-4
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MAT 497 - Independent Study in Mathematics
An opportunity to pursue independent study in a selected mathematics topics under the direction of a faculty member. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): 20 hours of mathematics and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-4
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MUS 100A - The Creative Habit: Project 1
An interdisciplinary arts course considering historical, theoretical, and performative issues in the arts through exploration of a specific topic for the semester. Topics vary and can include such things as performance of an existing work or one written by the class, a series of exhibitions, study of a particular period, or exploration of a concept. This is the gateway course into the Performing Arts degree program, and is a gateway course to the program. No prerequisites Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 101A - Fundamentals of Music
Presuming no previous musical knowledge, this course is an introduction to reading and writing music. Students will analyze examples from a wide range of cultural traditions and historical periods as they learn the basics of music theory, engage in meaningful discourse about music, and write their own musical compositions. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 110A - Chorus
Singing ensemble open to all college students. Rehearsal and performance of a wide range of choral music. May be repeated for up to a total of eight credits. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail only Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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MUS 113A - Instrumental Ensembles
This course is for students interested in playing in an ensemble (band, orchestra, jazz, other ensemble configurations). The conductor will contact students in advance of the semester with details about the ensembles and performances. No audition required. May be repeated up to a total of eight credits. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 1
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MUS 120A - Beginning Applied Music
Beginning level private lessons in voice or on an instrument. One credit given for 12 half-hour lessons per semester, or two credits for 12 one-hour lessons per semester; may be repeated up to a total of four credits. Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail option Fees Additional fee charged for lessons. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Students must register through the office of the Division of the Arts.
Credits: 1-2
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MUS 121A - Piano Class I
Piano lessons in a group setting using electronic keyboards. Students will develop the ability to read music and play simple pieces with proper technique, as well as learn basic music theory. Fees A course fee will be charged in addition to tuition. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 2
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MUS 122A - Piano Class II
Piano lessons in a group setting using electronic keyboards. This course is a continuation of MUS 121A . Fees A course fee will be charged in addition to tuition. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 121A or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 2
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MUS 123A - Group Instrumental Lessons
Students study an instrument in twelve one-hour lessons over the semester. The group class usually consists of three to five students with the instructor. May be taken up to a total of four credits. Fees Additional fee charged for lessons. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Students must register through the office of the Division of the Arts.
Credits: 2
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MUS 124A - Group Voice Lessons
Students study voice in twelve one-hour lessons over the semester. The group class usually consists of three to five students with the instructor. May be taken up to a total of four credits. Fees Additional fee charged for the lessons. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Students must register through the office of the Division of the Arts.
Credits: 2
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MUS 149A - Composing Music I
Introduction to the basic skills of music by learning how to compose music. Course teaches music reading, basic theory, and listening for the beginning musician and writer. Students will use topics covered in class to write music using standard notation, lead sheets, or other methods. Musical styles and genres touched on in the course will range from the Classical tradition to avant-garde practices, from Bebop to Pop, and much more. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 160A - Global Perspectives in Music
This course explores why and how humans make music meaningful and useful in their lives through close examination of specific case studies representing musical traditions from around the world. Discussion will focus on shared cultural concepts about music, physical and verbal behavior in relation to music, aesthetics and the interrelationship of the arts, the process of composition, and music as symbolic behavior, with an emphasis on listening, analysis, and hands-on music making. No previous knowledge or experience with music is required. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 177 - Topics in Music
This course allows for the inclusion of electives in other areas of music interest not covered by other courses. (i. e. single artist or topic). Specific topics to be covered and course availability are variable. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 201A - Theory and Aural Skills I
Introduction to scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, rhythm, form, principles of melodic construction, harmony, and voice-leading, using primarily diatonic materials. While the emphasis is on traditional Western classical music, there will also be some study of popular music styles. Students will write music as well as analyze it. The study of theory will be supplemented regularly with training and drills in sight singing and ear training. Course Typically Offered: Every fall.
Prerequisite(s): Previous musical experience.
Credits: 4
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MUS 202 - Theory and Aural Skills II
A continuation of Theory and Aural Skills I, with the emphasis now on chromatic harmony. Topics will include secondary functions and modulation and a more in-depth study of formal structural principles. Work on sight singing and ear training will continue. Course Typically Offered: Every spring.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 201A or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MUS 209A - Alternative Tunings
An examination of selected non-Western musical systems, including a study of their scales and tunings, instruments, principles of musical form, conceptions of rhythm, melody, and texture, and the social and cultural contexts in which the music is created, learned, played, and heard. The focus will be on the gamelan music of Java and Bali, but we will also touch on several other musical traditions. In considering alternative tunings, we may also look at microtonal or justly-tuned music by such American composers as Charles Ives, Harry Partch, Ben Johnston, and Lou Harrison. There will be excursions to attend rehearsals or concerts of gamelan ensembles in Boston or Lewiston. Course Typically Offered: Every other year
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 220A - Intermediate Applied Music
Intermediate-level private lessons in voice or on an instrument. Two credits for 12 one-hour lessons per semester; may be repeated up to a total of eight credits. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of audition and permission of the music faculty. Students must register through the office of the Division of the Arts.
Credits: 1-2
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MUS 241A - Improvising Music
This course will approach improvisation from three perspectives: practicing ways of improvising, listening to relevant music (jazz, jam bands, experimental, etc.), and reading/discussing texts about improvisation. Students do not need proficiency on an instrument (there are plenty of digital options for first-time performers), but should have an interest in exploring the ideas and practice of improvisation. Class includes an additional lab time determined by individual schedule. Course Typically Offered: Odd fall.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 249 - Composing Music II
Using composition, this course explores intermediate levels of musical structures, theories, and technologies in classical, popular, and world music.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 149A Composing Music I Students with basic knowledge of music theory (i. e. scales and intervals) should seek permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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MUS 265A - Sound as Art
This course will explore the history, theory, and practice behind myriad approaches to the use of sound as an artistic material. Topics will include field recording, audio processing, and synthesis, with a focus on the creation of student works. A musical background is not required, but an openness to experimentation is critical. Course Typically Offered: Every year.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Credits: 4
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MUS 277 - Topics in Music
Intensive study of a specific musical topic not covered in another course. Course Typically Offered: Varies.
Credits: 1-4
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