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NMU Students Research New Psych Meds

Adam Prus and 13 NMU students will test a new class of drugs that treat the attention and memory problems caused by schizophrenia. Prus received a grant for the research from the National Institutes of Mental Health. Full story.

Student Opportunities


Teaching Apprenticeships Student teaching positions are available for the Winter 2008 semester for the following courses: 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
Learn more about the Psychology Department's academic programs, student opportunities and faculty research on the Psychology Web site.

Department Web Site

Learn more about the Psychology Department's academic programs, student opportunities and faculty research on the Psychology Web site.

Student Groups
Northern’s Psychology Department sponsors a number of student groups. Several are open to students from all majors. 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 are open to students from all majors. Some of the groups include:

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

Psychology Colloquia
The Psychology Department sponsors the longest-running colloquia series in NMU history. The series began in the early 1980s. Colloquia on a variety of topics are held at 3:10 p.m. Fridays during the academic year in Gries Hall room 167. Students and the public are invited to attend. Colloquia Information

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