NMU Professor John Smolens to Read
from his New Novel The Anarchist

Author and NMU English Professor John Smolens will be reading at the Women's Federated Clubhouse, 104 W. Ridge St. Marquette, Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm.  More Info



Business at NMU

MA Assistantship Applications
Due February 1, 2010

MFA Applications Due February 1, 2010

English Composition Placement
and Appeal Process



News and Information

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MFA Recruits Nationally

The Master of Fine Arts in Writing is a relatively young program—eight years—but its reputation has quickly reached national status. Today, the MFA program brings students from across the country to Northern. Application deadline for the 2009-10 school year is Feb. 1, 2009. MFA Writing Program

Winter 2010 English Courses

Here you will find more description of a few of our course offerings.

EN 311:  World Lit in Translation - Celtic


EN 495/511Teaching Reading in the English Classroom

EN 495/595Word and Image:  History, Theory, Practice

EN 430/530Major Authors - Rushdie

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EDEN

One upon a time coverEDEN is NMU English Department’s electronic newsletter.  It features information on what faculty and students are publishing, new course offerings or programs and helpful resources for students.


Liberal Studies Requirements
Composition book coverThe English Department oversees NMU’s formal communications liberal studies requirement  that is designed to insure that all of the university’s graduates can express creative and analytical thoughts properly in written form.  Unless receiving a waiver, all degree-seeking students are required to take EN 111: College Composition I and one of the four options of EN 211: College Composition II, and must pass both with a C grade or higher in order to graduate.  Learn more