2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: DAN 203 or approval of instructor.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A development of jazz technique at the intermediate level. Emphasis is on lyrical integration of isolated movements, sequential combinations involving multiple turns, and skills in performance and quick study. The jazz curriculum will follow the comprehensive Luigi technique and various styles of choreography.  

May be taken up to two times for credit.

• Offered: Winter Every Other Year Depending on Enrollment
• Prerequisites: DAN 202 or approval of instructor.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A development of contemporary technique at the intermediate level. Emphasis is on integration of technique in movement, quick study skills and movement which has contrasting dynamic qualities, varying rhythms and spatial diversity. 

May be taken up to two times for credit.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: DAN 201 or approval of instructor.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A development of ballet technique continued from HP201A. Emphasis is placed on challenging movement sequences used to increase strength, flexibility, musicality, integrated port de bras and vocabulary at the intermediate level.

May be taken up to two times for credit.

• Offered: On demand
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A study of areas in introductory dance technique and theory not included in regularly scheduled courses. 

• Offered: Every other winter. Contact department.
• Prerequisites: EN 415 or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A survey of methods and materials for teaching English as a second or foreign language. Topics include TESOL settings and contexts; the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; classroom management and activities; technology and language teaching; and TESOL resources and support.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment in ED 319.
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This practicum course assesses students’ knowledge and application of teaching methods for integrating literacy/reading (ED 319); meeting the needs of diverse learners (ED 361); and the use of technology to design, deliver, assess and communicate instructional goals (ED 483) in a secondary school setting. This course has a scheduled field experience component of a minimum of 30 hours.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: CJ 110 and junior status, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course provides an examination of criminal victimization in the United States via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. Particular attention is paid to crimes of violence. Students will examine specific crime types, the impact of crime on victims and society, the relationship between crime victims and offenders, the role of victims within the criminal justice system, specific remedies, and victim rights and services.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: CJ 110 and junior status, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The course presents an in-depth analysis of the history and operation of prisons and jails in the United States and other countries. The course covers the management and operation of prisons and jails from the perspective of both employees and incarcerated persons. This course also explores the role of civil commitments as a form of involuntary incarceration in the criminal justice system.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: CJ110, CJ212 and junior status or higher.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

There are important distinctions between ordinary criminal justice systems (CJS) and criminal justice systems operating Indian country. Typical criminal justice courses neglect these differences and fail to fully prepare students for careers in the CJS field. Therefore, this is a unique comparative criminal justice course in that comparisons of CJS components are examined in Indian country as compared to those components operating in larger American society.

• Offered: Every third semester
• Prerequisites: PR 231, PR 250, and PR 330 with a minimum grade of "C", junior standing or instructor approval.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course will provide an in-depth exploration of the theoretical, methodological, and applied aspects of environmental and nonprofit campaign design. Students will put those understandings into practice with the creation of a campaign related to communicating an ecological or social issue, e.g., water quality, local climate change impacts, etc. Additionally, students will learn how to translate complex scientific information for diverse, public audiences.