Registration for the spring, 2006 semester at USM's Lewiston-Auburn
campus is now open. The semester will begin Tuesday, January
17, and registration will continue through the first week
of classes. Some of the new courses to be offered include
the following:
HUM 332 Religion in Culture & Politics
This course will look at one or more historic or contemporary
issues or events in order to explore the connection between
religion and the origin, progress and outcome of each issue
or event under consideration. Cr. 3
HUM 399 Franco-American Archival & Community
Work
This course consists of directed study and work in the Franco-American
Collection at the University of Southern Maine at Lewiston-Auburn.
Students will work on special projects with the professor,
who is also the scholar attached to the Collection, as well
as with the Collection Coordinator. Much of this work will
consist of a hands-on approach to learning, done by the students
themselves. These projects will include locating and obtaining
materials, their conservation and preservation, cataloguing
and accessioning documents, as well as projects of public
service and community outreach. Cr. 3
LOS 316 Diversity in the Workforce
This course examines historical perspectives on work, the
nature and meaning of work for men and women, similarities
and differences between men and women that affect work, and
the impact of work on men and women. Students will read from
works in psychology, sociology, literature, and management
and organizational behavior. Cr.3
SBS 399 This Consuming Life: Culture and Commodication
This course examines the place of goods and commodities in
social life, moving beyond the narrow economic aspects of
purchasing consumptive items to exploring the value of activities
surrounding these goods for sociability, identity formation,
and political-cultural expression. It will trace the way consumption
figures into everything from personal identity to the economy
of cities and neighborhoods to globalized popular culture.
Cr.3
CPD 622 GIS Applications/Intro to ArcView
This graduate course is an introduction of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), stressing the practical applications of popular
graphical user interface (GUI) software packages such as ArcView.
Topics covered include displaying, downloading, editing, analyzing,
and printing public domain and user-created geographical data
sets. The main emphasis of the course is on the acquisition
of system operations skills.
Most courses meet weekly starting at 9:00A, 1:00P, 4:00P,
or 7:00P. Interested students are asked to call 753-6500 to
request a course guide, general assistance, or to schedule
an appointment with an academic advisor. Some evening appointments
are available. The complete spring semester course listing
is available online.
