Welcome to the Psychology Department at Northern Arizona University. Psychology is an invaluable major because it not only provides a foundation of knowledge about behavior, but it also teaches you a method of inquiry that will serve you well as move toward a career, whether it be in a psychological, medical, legal, political, educational, or business setting. Our major also provides excellent preparation for graduate study.

What distinguishes NAU Psychology from other programs at large universities is our commitment to "Integrated Intentional Education" or the integration and infusion of undergraduate and graduate education with scientific inquiry and scholarly work. What that means for you is smaller class sizes, especially at the 300- and 400-level, professors that are active in scholarship and research that bring knowledge and enthusiasm about psychology to the classroom, and opportunities to work with faculty and graduate students one-on-one in research, fieldwork, or independent study settings. You also have our firm commitment to teach you the fundamental core knowledge of psychology and the essential skills for your own development and future success. Faculty areas of expertise include adulthood and aging, behavioral medicine, child development, clinical psychology, cognition and emotion, diet and exercise, health, history, industrial/organizational, linguistics, neuroscience, physiology, sexuality, and social psychology. Currently, we are undergoing some exciting changes within our department to better coordinate our efforts and communicate our goals to the students we serve. Have a look around this website and learn why our department is excited about psychology and what it can mean for you and the world in which we live.