Courses
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- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Enrollment in Honors Program.
This interdisciplinary course investigates the aesthetic theories and art forms that influenced music, literature, and/or the visual and performing arts with a focus on the Modern West. Writing revisions and library research will be required.
- Offered: Fall or Winter
- Prerequisites: Enrollment in honors program.
This interdisciplinary course investigates the origins of the ideas and values central to Western culture since the Middle Ages through primary sources. Critical writing with revisions and library research will be required.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: Sophomore status, successful completion of the first-year honors sequence, and enrollment in the honors program.
This interdisciplinary course introduces the evolution, application and social impact of major ideas and developments in the social sciences such as anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science and sociology.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Junior standing and enrollment in the honors program or NMU GPA greater than or equal to 3.0.
Critical reading and comparative analysis will be used to explore a non-western European culture from a humanities perspective. The discipline through which a specific culture and its people are explored will vary with faculty expertise.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Junior standing and enrollment in the honors program or NMU GPA greater than or equal to 3.0.
Critical reading and comparative analysis will be used to explore a non-western European culture from a social science perspective. The discipline (anthropology, economics, geography, health, history, political science, and/or sociology) through which a specific culture and its people are explored will vary with faculty expertise.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Instructor's permission and junior standing.
Variable content, depending upon the specialties of the faculty and special needs of the students.
Notes:May be repeated if topic differs.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Honors Program, instructor's permission and junior standing.
Directed individual studies. This course requires regular meetings with the instructor throughout the semester. The course will vary depending on the needs of the student and the expertise of the instructor.
Notes:
May be repeated if topic differs.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Graded: S/U
Swimming exercise for senior citizens.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Graded: S/U
Conditioning exercise for senior citizens.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Graded: S/U
Tai Chi exercise for senior citizens.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
Zumba gold is a program designed to enhance muscle tone and strength, coordination, cardiovascular endurance, agility, balance, and stability for the active older participant. The Zumba fitness program is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and International music and dance movements. The movements can be modified to be appropriate for all fitness and ability levels, and intensity can be adjusted to fit individual needs.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
A lecture class on the foundations and principles of physical fitness and health. Students learn to recognize the hazards of being unfit and inactive, determine individual levels of physical fitness, and acquire the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a personal satisfaction level of physical fitness.
- Offered: Fall Winter
Beginning ballet technique for the general student. The emphasis is placed on line, control, alignment and musicality. Students will learn elementary combinations utilizing fundamental classical ballet vocabulary.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Elementary jazz technique for the general student. Rhythmical integration of isolated movements with emphasis on dynamics, style and performance is stressed. The Luigi jazz technique will be followed.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of folk dance.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students will learn and perform hip hop dance movements.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students will learn and perform basic forms of belly dancing and other Middle Eastern folk dances.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of modern dance. This course, designed for the general student, will explore the basics of contemporary dance including: floor, barre, and center work, contemporary ballet technique elements, dynamic enchaînements in center and across the floor, choreography, and musicality.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of traditional western-style American dancing. The emphasis will be on square, contra and set dances. Country line and old fashioned partner dancing will also be taught.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of American ballroom dancing. Waltz, tango, fox trot, rumba, cha cha and mambo will be emphasized. Polkas, party dances and mixers will also be taught.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn skills and techniques of swing dancing. Emphasis will be on East Coast swing (or jitterbug), salsa, merengue and samba. West Coast swing will also be taught.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn and participate in various forms of aerobic exercise, including step aerobics.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Students learn and participate in power walking exercises.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: On demand
Individually designed activity for someone who is physically unable to participate in any other HP activity.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.- Offered: Fall Winter
Students learn skills and techniques of jogging.
Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit.