2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

EN 496 Special Topics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: EN 211, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Authors' works or genres not otherwise emphasized in undergraduate courses.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 495W Special Topics Writing 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: EN 211, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Special writing subjects and methods not otherwise emphasized in undergraduate courses.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 495 Special Topics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: EN 211, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Authors' works or genres not otherwise emphasized in undergraduate courses.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 493 English Capstone Seminar 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: EN 247, EN 366 and senior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A capstone course in which students use the skills learned in the major to explore a common topic, produce a substantial writing project that requires significant research, and prepare for graduate school and postgraduate careers. Required of all English majors except for Secondary Education English Majors.

EN 491 Internship 2-6 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission. Screening by department committee.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Supervised practical work for selected students in newspaper, public relations or other fields. Notes: May be taken more than once for up to six credits.

EN 490 Seminar 3-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211, junior standing or instructor's permission. A strong background in literature is recommended.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The subject, an analysis of a literary genre or a study of literary criticism, is announced in advance.

Notes: Limited to 20 students. May be repeated if topic differs. Available for an additional research credit; students must be registered for the three-credit course before signing up for the additional credit. This additional credit must be added separately.

EN 462 Literature for Young Adults 3-4 cr.

• Offered: Every other year.
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
  Cross listed as ED 462.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A comprehensive study of books for young adults, designed for secondary school teachers. Needs and interests of adolescents are studied along with selection principles to fiction and nonfiction of all types. Emphasis is placed on developmental reading for the accelerated, the average and the reluctant student.

Notes: Available for an additional research credit; students must be registered for the three-credit course before signing up for the additional credit. This additional credit must be added separately.

EN 440 Topics in Gender in Literature 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A study of the role and significance of gender in literature, concentrating on a particular genre and/or period. Generally, the emphasis will be on women writers and/or the portrayal of gender.  Coursework culminates in a substantial research project.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 430 Major Authors 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An in-depth study of literary works by a single author, or a small number of linked authors, in relation to literary, critical, and historical context. Coursework culminates in a substantial research project. Author(s) to be announced in advance.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 425 Topics in Film Theory 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 125 or EN 225, or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Introduction to various theoretical and critical discourses that have attempted to explain the cinema. Application of the theories to selected films of the same period.