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With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion. Which program will you choose?

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As a College, NMUGS&R takes inspiration from the cultures and surroundings that make us who we are. Our visual identity was developed in partnership with C-90 and NMU's Center for Native American Studies.

NMU is located on the ancestral and contemporary homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy. Our program pays respect to the Anishinaabe people by embracing the imagery, artistry, and ethos of the culture.

In a period of change and threats to the Earth, its resources, and its human and animal inhabitants, NMU's English department is working to build strong connections between literature, science, research, and writing.

Choose the new concentration in Literature and the Environment for a Master's of Arts in English

Recent and upcoming Literature and the Environment courses include:

Animal Studies
Blue Humanities
Cartography and Story
Ecocriticism and Environmental Justice
Environmental Literature and Ecocriticism
Green Romanticism
Nature Writing

Join the fast growing field of Nature-Based tourism or level up in your current career with this low-residency program through NMU Global Campus. The Administration of Outdoor Recreation & Nature-Based Tourism (AORNBT) is designed to prepare leaders in the field of outdoor recreation. Earn this 34 credit hour degree in 2 years as a full-time online student and get stoked for a summer seminar course in beautiful Marquette, MI.

The Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) provides coursework required for Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification. Those holding Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification are qualified to work in applied settings such as schools, hospitals, and other organizations as Applied Behavior Analysts. Graduates of this program will have the coursework requirements for qualifying to take the BCBA exam. Beyond earning the Certificate in ABA, additional requirements to qualify for the exam consist of field experience hours and a master’s degree. Courses taken toward the ABA certificate can also fulfill requirements of appropriate graduate programs.

"I am a non-traditional student who has worked 10 years as an avian field technician prior to attending graduate school at NMU. What initially attracted me to NMU was the steller location, but mostly, it was Alec Lindsay's robust common loon blood sample collection, his interest in conservation genetics, and I wanted to learn techniques I had never experienced before. For my graduate thesis I am looking at different factors that might impact common loon blood telomere lengths, such as methylmercury, age, and sibling status. Graduate school has been challenging but my graduate committee, classes, and the opportunity to acquire financial assistance through grants helped set me up for success. I am scheduled to graduate with my masters degree this fall."