2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR)
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

This course in world history focuses on the changing patterns of interaction among the world's peoples from the early modern era to the present. The course examines these interactions in terms of trade, ideas and religion, and politics. The world history course aims to provide a framework for understanding the historical developments as interrelated phenomena and to explain the apparent disparities in today's world in terms of their historical roots.

HS 202 repeats HS 102 History of Western Civilization Since 1600.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR)
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

This course in world history focuses on the changing patterns of interaction among the world's peoples from ancient times into the early modern era. The course examines these interactions in terms of trade, ideas and religion, and politics. The world history course aims to provide a framework for understanding the historical developments as interrelated phenomena and to explain the apparent disparities in today's world in terms of their historical roots.

HS 201 repeats HS 101 History of Western Civilization to 1600.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Integrative Thinking (INTT)
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

This course focuses on historical developments which created the modern, globalized world. It deals with patterns of interaction, and explores how these patterns were influenced by geography, technology, politics, and religion by providing a framework for understanding the historical developments as interrelated phenomena. In addition to examining the current manifestations of the processes, the course will engage students in thinking critically about their place in globalization.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Perspectives on Society (PERS)

This class provides a sustained examination of a major event, or related events, with substantial long-term ramifications. The course focuses on interpreting the role of said event(s) in history and society. Possible events include the glorious revolution, the abolition of slavery, the conquests of Tamerlane, the crusades, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the ratification of the constitution.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Human Expression (HUME)

An introduction to the ways in which modern popular culture uses, abuses, and plays with history in comparison to historical scholarship. A variety of topics and media can be explored such as on-line gaming, television and Hollywood, role playing, strategic games, etc.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Independent study of a topic determined by the student and instructor.

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

This course provides students with an understanding of occupational safety practices and requirements associated with working in an industrial setting. Students will learn how to apply standards such as ergonomic work envelops, machine safeguarding, temperature and pressure, noise and vibration, automaton and technology hazards, bloodborne pathogens, and following general safety practices and policies. 

Note: The Occupational Safety course will be delivered on-line.

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

Students will learn about contemporary work concepts of time management, work ethic and attitude, team building, and problem solving. This will be achieved by interpreting appropriate information and learning to make individual decisions to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, standards, or work policies. Students will also develop an understanding of the importance of how to communicate by telephone, in written form, e-mail, text, or in person with supervisors, peers, subordinates, or external customers. 

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Hospitality Management major and junior status, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is designed to provide practical knowledge of the wines of the United States, European Union countries and a few other wine producing areas of the world. The course will cover the basics of viticulture, quality assessment, wine laws and labels, wine production, understanding different types of wines as well as food and wine pairing.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 111.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Perspectives on Society (PERS)

This course reveals the vital connections societies place on the cultivation, production, and consumption of food by studying various documentaries, films, literary works, and artistic pieces. Disclosing these connections assists us in understanding cultural norms and identifying the emotional relationships we have with food.

The course emphasizes discussion, allowing students to discover, analyze, and synthesize ideas related to global, cultural, and personal relationships within cultures and the food service industry.