2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Co-requisites: Pre- or Co-requisite: CH 315 Organic Chemistry I. CH 316 (optional).
• Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 112.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Introduction to organic chemistry laboratory techniques including reaction methods, recrystallization, extraction, distillation, chromatography and spectroscopy. 

Credit cannot be earned in both CH 220 and CH 315/CH 317.

• Offered: Summer
• Prerequisites: ET 110 or ET 113 or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course will provide an overview of the National Electrical Code. All common calculations using the code will be covered including sizing conductors, transformers, motors and conduit installations.

• Offered: Contact department
• Prerequisites: AN 101.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students receive a comprehensive introduction and overview of the archaeology of the ancient peoples of the North American and South American continents, with additional attention given to the Great Lakes region. Using the archaeological record students explore over 15,000 years of human history – from Ice Age hunters to farmers of Mesoamerica. Students learn about ancient technological advancements, plant domestication, monumental earthworks and architecture, ancient lifeways, settlement systems, subsistence methods, increasing social complexity, and mortuary/ceremonial practices.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education, or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Nonviolent crisis intervention is considered the worldwide standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. With a core philosophy of providing for the care, welfare, safety, and security of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program's proven strategies give educators the skills to safely and effectively respond to anxious, hostile, or violent behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education, junior standing and a "C" or better in MA 331.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of content and current methods in teaching middle school mathematics.

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in mathematics.

Cross-listed with MA 354 Topics in Teaching Middle School Mathematics.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education, a "C" or better in MSED 150 and MSED 151.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Designed to acquaint prospective elementary teachers with contemporary methods and materials employed in the teaching of mathematics in the elementary school. Field experiences are required.

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in mathematics.

Cross-listed with MA 353 Methods and Materials in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: NAS 204 and NAS 310.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Indigenous critical analysis is rooted in place-based First Nations/Native American/Indigenous belief systems focusing on the interconnectedness of communities and culture, and confronts historic and contemporary acts of colonialism that has led to systematic marginalization. This course will explore Indigenous critical thought and Indigenous critical theory as independent and necessary scholarship through varied texts.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This freshmen seminar will give students an introduction to Northern Michigan University as well as an introduction to the discipline of Native American studies and the federally recognized tribes of Michigan. The course will utilize both the Anishinaabe medicine wheel model and the five primary themes of Native American studies as the course framework.

Transfer students seeking a NAS major or late add-on NAS majors may substitute another two-credit NAS course in place of this freshmen seminar with the approval of the CNAS Faculty Affairs curriculum subcommittee.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students will be introduced to the tools, equipment and techniques used in hoisting and relocating loads. Students will develop skills in load balance and control, hand signals and proper rigging methods.

IM 147 repeats WD 147 Construction Rigging and Equipment Installation.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course will introduce students to the history of workplace safety and its implications to workers and businesses in general industry. Cultural and ethical changes in safe work practices will be covered along with OSHA standards for General Industry, 29 CFR 1910. 

An OSHA 30-hour card for General Industry can be earned by the student if certain OSHA requirements have been met. The course may be offered as either face-to-face or distance learning, “WEB”. Due to OSHA requirements, students can only earn the OSHA 30-hour card in the face-to-face course; students in the distance learning “WEB” version of the course are not eligible to earn the 30-hour card.