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NMU Students Study New Psych Meds

Thirteen Northern students will join Adam Prus in implementing a National Institutes of Mental Health grant to test a new class of drugs that treat the attention and memory problems caused by schizophrenia. Full story.

Student Opportunities


Teaching Apprenticeships Student teaching positions are available for PY 100 – Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science (with a lab) and PY 500 – Development of Modern Psychology: Fields and Career. Qualification requirements		Research Assistantships Several psychology faculty members have research projects that offer student research assistantship positions. Most of them are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Learn more

Master's Degree Reinstated

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Northern's master's degree program in experimental psychology, which had been temporarily suspended, has been reinstated as of fall 2008. It has six areas of specialization from which a student can choose a thesis topic. Program details

Department Web Site
Do you want to learn more about the programs and activities of NMU’s Psychology Department? The department’s Web site highlights the academic programs, student opportunities and faculty research. Psychology Web site

Department Web Site

Do you want to learn more about the programs and activities of NMU’s Psychology Department? The department’s Web site highlights the academic programs, student opportunities and faculty research.

Psychology Web site

Student Groups
Northern’s psychology department sponsors a number of student groups, several which are open to the general student body. Some of the groups include: Psi Chi National Honor Society Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children Student Psychological Association If you want to make new friends, enjoy new experiences and build your resume, get involved!

Student Groups

Groups Northern’s psychology department sponsors a number of student groups, several which are open to the general student body. Some of the groups include:

If you want to make new friends, enjoy new experiences and build your resume, get involved!

Psychology Colloquia
Did you know that the Psychology Department sponsors the longest-running colloquia series in NMU history? The series began in the early 1980s. Colloquium are held in Gries Hall room 167 at 3:10 p.m. on Fridays during the academic year. Topics, such as last year’s discussion on market conditions for low-skilled job seekers, vary widely. Students and the public are invited to attend. Colloquia Information

Psychology Colloquia

Did you know that the Psychology Department sponsors the longest-running colloquia series in NMU history? The series began in the early 1980s. Colloquium are held in Gries Hall room 167 at 3:10 p.m. on Fridays during the academic year. Topics, such as last year’s discussion on market conditions for low-skilled job seekers, vary widely. Students and the public are invited to attend. Colloquia Information