2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

EN 402 Nonfiction Writing Seminar 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: EN 302 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of nonfiction theory, conventions and forms, and the further pursuit of excellence in writing nonfiction.

EN 401 Poetry Writing Seminar 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: EN 301 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of poetic theory, conventions and forms, and the pursuit of excellence in writing poetry.

EN 400 Fiction Writing Seminar 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: EN 300 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of fiction theory, conventions and forms, and the further pursuit of excellence in writing fiction.

EN 385 Theatre in Perspective: The Stratford Festival Stage 3 cr.

• Offered: Summer
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An interdisciplinary approach to four or five plays to be performed at that Stratford Theatre Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Students who simultaneously enroll in TH 493 Field Studies will be able to view these same plays in performance in Stratford.

Notes: Cross listed with TH 385.

EN 382 British Literature 1960 to Present 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

British and Irish fiction, drama, poetry and nonfiction from 1960 to the present, including major figures such as Seamus Heaney, Martin Amis, Zadie Smith and Harold Pinter, as well as writers from Commonwealth countries such as Doris Lessing and Salman Rushdie. Course will culminate in a substantial research project.

EN 379 Modern African-American Literature 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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)

Considers the literature taking shape throughout the 20th century and beyond, including literary movements such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Era, Black Theatre, the rise of the literary critic, and the newest modes of cultural expression.

EN 378 Early African-American Literature 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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)

Considers in multiple genres the literature of slavery and resistance from the colonial era to 1900.

EN 376 American Literature V: Contemporary Voices (1970-Present) 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Human Expression (HUME)

Considers the literature emerging after the Civil Rights and Women's movements, covering Postmodernism and the newest modes of literary expression.

EN 375Z Diverse Traditions in American Literature 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A variable content survey that explores the distinct literatures and historical contexts of U.S. minorities. Possible offerings: African American, Asian American, Arab American, Latino American, Jewish American, etc.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

EN 375 Diverse Traditions in American Literature 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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)
  • Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR)
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

A variable content survey that explores the distinct literatures and historical contexts of U.S. minorities. Possible offereings: African American, Asian American, Arab American, Latino American, Jewish American, etc.

Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.