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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks A continuation of Physics I. Course content includes solids and fluids, temperature, heat and thermal expansion. Also introduced are Thermodynamics, vibrations and waves, sound, light and electricity. Prerequisites: PHY 142, 143 with a grade of C or better.
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Variable Credit (1 - 4 ) This course is intended to meet the needs of students interested in expanding their knowledge of physics or advanced mathematical concepts. Topics will be based on need and interest. Performance contract is developed by student and faculty. Prerequisites: PHY 121, 122 or PHY 142, 143 with a grade of C or better.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of American politics. Students will study and analyze the many different aspects of United States politics, including political culture, the founding period, the constitution, the federal system, public opinion and the mass media, campaigns and elections, political parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, the judiciary, public policies, civil liberties, civil rights and international and defense policies. In addition, the student will study and analyze how power operates as a part of political culture, various institutions and important actors within American politics.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course is intended to introduce the student to the essentials of sub-national government in the United States. We will study and analyze many different aspects of state and local politics, including: federalism, state constitutions, citizen participation, elections, political parties, interest groups, campaigns, governors, budgeting, the bureaucracy, state legislatures, the judiciary, local government, leadership and governance, economic development, intergovernmental relations, and various public policies. Particular attention will be paid to state and local government within Maine. In addition, the student will study and analyze how power operates as a part of political culture, various institutions and important actors within sub-national government in the United States.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This introductory course is about the theory and contemporary history of global politics from an international relations perspective. Subjects include: the nature of personal leadership, the environment, power and decision making; causes of terrorism, war, peace, and relations between national security and domestic political stability; economic development and trade management, technology and the global revolution in communications and interdependence and ethnic and religious identities in regional and global politics.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will introduce the student to the relationships between sports and politics in the contemporary world. In particular, the course will analyze how politics and laws affect the structure and outcomes of sports and how sports affect the structure and content of politics and laws. Specifically, the course will focus on the following themes: civil rights and sports, the legal and fiscal environment of sports, federal and state and local government regulations of sports, commercialism in sports and the globalization of sports. Both amateur and professional sports will be analyzed. The following specific sports and sporting events will be analyzed: the Olympics, baseball, soccer, hockey, and snowmobiling. In a more general way, football and basketball will also be analyzed. Within these, the following issues will be analyzed: the legal environment of competition and antitrust law, the responsibility and rights of owners, player associations and fans, the collective bargaining process, drugs and sports, gender equality and law, international politics and amateur sports and safety and regulation of sports. There may be some field trips to sporting events.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks An overview of the governing process in Maine and how citizens participate in their government. The local and state processes will be discussed in this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks The students in this course will analyze selected topics in political science. These topics will analyze various controversies in contemporary political science. The topics may be found in the political institutions, social institutions and public policy of selected countries. The special topic analyzed is not a regular course offering of the Social Sciences department. Since the topic covered in this class differs from year to year, students should seek further information from the instructor before registering regarding the particular topic that will be analyzed. Possible topics to be analyzed include: US presidential elections, civil liberties, terrorism, technology and politics and political participation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 Credits (2 Lecture 0 Lab 1 Shop) 5 Hrs/Wk (2 Hrs. Lecture 3 hrs. Shop) *15 wks This course is the first in a series of automotive related management courses. The operation of parts counters and service operations will be studied. A practical field experience at a cooperative business will complement the classroom theory. Prerequisite: Automotive Core Requirement.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 Credit (0 Lecture 0 Lab 1 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Shop) *15 wks This course teaches the identification and location of all engine system components. The systems will include but not be limited to: cylinder heads, valve train, engine block, crankcase, cooling passages and lubrication. This lab will require students to remove, disassemble and reassemble a lab engine. Corequisite: AUT 130 Engine Repair I.
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