● Concentration in Literature 

● Concentration in Writing 

 

Upon completion of the NMU English Major, students will be able to: 

PLO #1: Analyze any text for its audience, purpose, genre, voice, and format, etc. 

PLO #2: Locate, evaluate, and synthesize disparate ideas, theories, and sources of information. 

PLO #3: Compose, write, and generate texts in a broad range of media. 

The Secondary Education English Program Learning Outcomes are under the jurisdiction of the School of Education, Learnings, and Public Service.

● Concentration in Fiction 

● Concentration in Poetry 

● Concentration in Creative Nonfiction 

● Concentration in Hybrid-Genre/ Mixed-Genre 

 

Upon completion of the NMU MFA in Creative Writing, students will be able to: 

PLO #1: Apply advanced understanding of literary craft and revision practices towards individualized publication goals. 

PLO #2: Collaborate effectively as a community of professional writers. 

PLO #3: Master critical thinking and creative modes of inquiry through immersion and contribute meaningfully to ongoing conversations in the field related to narratology and poetics.

● Concentration in Literature 

● Concentration in Literature and the Environment 

● Concentration in Writing and Literacy Studies 

 

Upon completion of the NMU MA in English, students will be able to: 

PLO #1: Articulate a strong understanding of key terms, issues, and ideas relevant to subdiscipline and specialized area, supported through the use of appropriate scholarly and/or creative sources. 

PLO #2: Compose highly effective written communication that incorporates cogent use of subdisciplinary writing conventions with clarity. 5 

PLO #3: Evaluate appropriate selection and the use of rhetorical and structural devices relevant to the subdiscipline and explain choices clearly in relation to appropriate scholarly and/or creative sources. 

PLO #4: Construct and implement methodology in approaching a research, literary, or practical project appropriate to the subdiscipline and specialization, situated with reference to appropriate scholarly or creative sources.

Upon completion of the NMU Graduate Certificate in TESOL, students will be able to: 

PLO #1: Identify and define terms associated with the structure of the English language. 

PLO #2: Recognize the processes of how second languages are acquired. 

PLO #3: Through reading pedagogical theories for teaching second languages, design and develop lesson units and appropriate assessments. 

PLO #4: Implement theory and pedagogical approaches to teaching in ESL/EFL contexts through an internship.