Courses
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- Offered: Winter
Students improve their conversational abilities through emphasis on natural forms of speech and by learning how to use language in social encounters. Students learn to communicate and respond to problems as well as discuss major social issues. A variety of contexts are used to create authentic situations.
Notes: Students should pass FR 202 with a "C" or better or check with the instructor prior to this course. Students may take the language placement exam for concerns about proper placement. Contact mll@nmu.edu with questions.- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better and sophomore standing.
An overview of early European history; a comprehensive view of France's geography and 2,000 years of social customs and how they are reflected in the arts, music, architecture and literature. The course includes aspects of the interaction between France and the United States.
Notes: FR 310 is taught in English. French majors and minors, who wish to receive French credit for this course, are required to complete a substantial amount of work in French, and are advised to have completed FR 300 with a "C" or better prior to taking this course.- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: FR 300 or instructor's permission.
An examination of some of the masterpieces of French's 18th and 19th century literature. Students will learn about historical, political, economic, social and cultural contexts of societies that produced the texts and will improve their abilities to critically read and analyze literary works.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: FR 300 or instructor's permission.
A study of some of the masterpieces of France's 20th and 21st-century literature. Students will learn about historical, political, economic, social and cultural contexts of societies that produced the texts and will improve their abilities to critically read and analyze literary works.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: FR 300 or instructor's permission.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: FR 300 or instructor's permission.
Students examine some of the masterpieces of France's 18th century literature. Students will learn about historical, political, economic, social and cultural contexts of societies that produced the texts and will improve their abilities to critically read and analyze literary works.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: FR 300 or instructor's permission.
Students examine some of the masterpieces of France's 20th century literature. Students will learn about historical, political, economic, social and cultural contexts of societies that produced the texts and will improve their abilities to critically read and analyze literary works.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better and sophomore standing.
Two-week tour of Europe follows two weeks on campus. This course is a multidisciplinary introduction to contemporary French-speaking Europe. It examines the heritage of modern French-speaking European society as it manifests itself through various cultural artifacts, such as visual art, film, architecture and social customs.
Notes:FR 438 is taught in English. This course counts toward the French major and minor upon completion of substantial work in French.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: FR 202 or department head permission.
Students will engage in an internship using primarily French in accordance with NMU internship policies.
Notes:May be repeated for credit as internship opportunities vary.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: Instructor's permission and junior standing.
This is an experimental course based on topics of authors, genres or literature periods not covered in other regularly approved French courses.
Notes:May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: Instructor and department head permission, junior standing.
Independent study by qualified students. A directed study course is designed to meet a specific academic requirement of the student who is unable to earn the credit during regularly scheduled course offerings. The student and professor agree to the specific topic and requirements needed to earn the credit.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
This course examines interactions between the atmosphere, the Earth’s surface, water, and living things, as well as the role of humans in those interactions. Students will be able to explain the processes that drive Earth’s seasons, weather, climates, biomes, and landforms, and how they are impacted by human activities. Students will learn how to develop research questions, collect data, and produce and interpret graphs, maps, and figures relating to major geographic patterns and their processes.
Notes:Course does not meet the laboratory course graduation requirement. Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
This course introduces students to environmental science and its role in ensuring a sustainable future. Students will discuss and synthesize complex environmental issues while drawing from their own experiences and other disciplines. Students also examine the science behind those issues involving both social and ecological systems. Course assignments strive to show students how to make decisions based upon their own assessment of scientific evidence.
Notes:Formerly ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Science. Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
Human Geography introduces students to the systematic study of locations, patterns, and processes that shape human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface and their environments. Students will explore human activities around the world and in their own environments. They will explain how people affect places, how places affect people, and how geography impacts aspects of their daily lives. Students will also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and practice.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: GC 100 or GC 101 or instructor permission.
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive and applied understanding of soil physical, biological, and chemical properties useful for environmental science, natural resource management, and agronomy related outcomes. Specifically, this course will use a variety of professional measurement, assessment and analysis methods to examine soil biogeochemical processes that support conservation and management of soil resources.
Notes:Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211 and GC 164 or GC 100.
An introduction to geographic thought, research methods and writing. Research and writing include an examination of professional journals, book reviews, proposal development and literature searches.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Contact department for information.
Earth Hazards introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of extreme events that naturally occur and cause harm to humans. This includes volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, wildfires, floods, cyclones, tsunamis, and meteorite impacts. Students will be able to explain how earth processes drive these hazards, the methods scientists use to predict and assess the risk of these events, and the means by which individuals and societies respond and adapt to them.
- Offered: Fall Winter
Examines global spatial variability of economic growth, economic development, standards of living and quality of life from a geographic perspective. Also examines the economic geography of the production of goods and services, and spatial patterns of consumption and environmental impact.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Mathematics placement at MA 100 or higher.
Introduces major concepts and applications in the reading, analysis and interpretation of maps with special emphasis on USGS topographic maps. Lecture sessions cover major concepts and foundational knowledge, while lab sessions emphasize hands-on applications and commonly used techniques.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: DATA 109 or MA 111 or mathematics placement at MA 115 or higher.
This course introduces students to classic and spatial statistical concepts and techniques relevant to and used by environmental scientists, geographers, and geoscientists. Students will examine statistical concepts and methods and their theoretical underpinnings, and then apply their quantitative skills using computer-based tools and software. Students will assemble and analyze data sets and summarize their interpretations.
- Offered: Fall Winter
The structures of the earth, tectonics, minerals, rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, and the development of landforms.
Notes:Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211, GC 164 and either GC 100, GC 101 or GC 255.
An overview of the basic principles of sustainability and sustainable systems (environmental, social, economic) from global, national, regional and local perspectives.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Every Other Winter
Examines the components of the climate system, the processes and feedbacks that influence climate, the techniques used to interpret past climates and predict future climate, and the patterns, variations, and events that have occurred, at different temporal and spatial scales. Also explores predictions for future climate change and some mitigation or adaptation strategies.