Early College Courses Students enrolled at the Hyde School have the option to take a number of courses through the University of Maine’s Early College Program that can be taken in place of an elective offering. Students who want to get a head start on their undergraduate studies before leaving Hyde may choose from a slate of asynchronous online courses for dual enrollment credit for the cost of $149.00 per credit hour from the University of Maine. Students may take these courses independently, however, if they elect to enroll in these courses, they will be assigned to complete the required work for them under the guidance and supervision of a Hyde faculty member during a period in the regularly scheduled academic day. All fees must be submitted to the registrar at the University of Maine by the deadlines set for their Add/Drop period. For more information, please contact the Academic Office.
Introduction to Philosophy
An introduction to philosophical thought and critical thinking through a reading of works from the philosophical tradition. Readings might include works from philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Hume, Locke, Kant, Marx, Nietzche and/or other great works of philosophy. Questions will be asked about the nature of wisdom and knowledge, the essence of reality and of ideas, human nature, virtue and community, justice and political life.
Introduction to Anthropology: Human Origins and Prehistory
General Psychology
A survey course focusing on the evolution of humankind, the development of culture, and the beginnings of civilization.
Lecture on and discussions of basic psychological processes, including learning, perception, motivation and emotion, higher mental processes, individual differences, personality and additional selected topics.
Introduction to Anthropology: Diversity of Culture
Introduction to Sociology
A survey course focusing on the nature of culture, similarities and differences among the world’s cultures, relationships among cultures, and culture change.
Introduces the fundamental concepts, principles, and methods of sociology, analyzes the influence of social and cultural factors upon human behavior and evaluates the effect of group processes, social classes, stratification, and basic institutions on contemporary society.
Anthropology: Religions of the World
Introduction to Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
A survey of the distinctive features of the major world religions and the most studied Native American, African and aboriginal Australian religions. Focuses on the fit between myth and ritual, the problems involved in trying to understand both “from the believer’s point of view,” and what generalizations can be made about religion in general.
An introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and to its perspectives. The course will use interdisciplinary perspectives to begin to examine the categories of gender and sexuality, as they intersect with race, ethnicity, class, nationality, disability and other sites of social inequality.
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