2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: IA 101 or concurrent enrollment.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course focuses on learning how energy and matter are interconnected through each phase of plant growth and development by applying indoor farming methodologies and monitoring indoor environmental conditions. 

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

This class provides an introduction into the fundamentals of indoor farming techniques and practices, with an emphasis on environment and climate control, energy consumption and sustainability, and productivity.

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

Examines the complex social, economic, and cultural relations that determine what we eat. Analyzes how problems in the food system, including environmental degradation, labor injustices, and unequal access to healthy food are social problems that reflect an ongoing tension between the agency of individual eaters and the power of institutions and social structures.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Co-requisites: In conjunction with CN 252 only.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course introduces students to basic requirements and processes for compliance with building codes and ordinances with regards to Michigan Residential Building Codes. It also provides a general understanding of the relationships and procedures for various regulatory agencies associated with different compliance requirements; including, but not limited to, plan review and inspection processes.

• Offered: Winter, even numbered years
• Prerequisites: AD 303 or concurrent enrollment, AD 334A or AD 334B, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Development of concepts and methods for computer art with a focus on portfolio development. Topics may include advanced animation, scripting, game development, motion capture, digital sculpting, and advanced rendering with emphasis on professional production practices.

• Offered: Winter, even numbered years
• Prerequisites: AD 303 or concurrent enrollment, AD 324A or 324B, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is a continuation of and expansion upon the skills and techniques covered in previous woodworking courses, while further developing personal creativity and design sensibilities. Emphasis is placed on the methods of designing and building functional objects with non-traditional construction materials including metal, cement, fabric, foam, paper and plastic.

• Offered: Winter, odd numbered years
• Prerequisites: AD 303 or concurrent enrollment, AD 320A or 320B, or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students will plan, research, and execute self-driven projects. The content of these projects will follow consistent and coherent themes determined by the student, which may also be related to their Senior Capstone Project. Course content will be supported by readings discussion and supported opportunities for professional development in the field.

• Offered: Winter, even years
• Prerequisites: AD 303 or concurrent enrollment, AD 317A or 317B or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Design and implementation of individual advanced projects while gaining knowledge of professional practices within the photographic field.

• Offered: Fall, even numbered years.
• Prerequisites: AD 124 or AD 224, or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Continued development of a professional portfolio through the production of new works in the studio. Emphasis is placed on understanding the various parameters of design, aesthetics, and relevance to contemporary standards in the field. Use of solid wood and plywood as a primary media is emphasized, while learning new techniques to explore volume and form in functional objects.

• Offered: Fall, odd numbered years
• Prerequisites: AD 220 or instructor permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students will produce several bodies of work that demonstrate understanding of a range of research strategies related to personal, cultural, and historical themes. Studio work and terminology will be informed by readings, discussions, critiques, and presentations. Choice of media will largely be determined by the student.