5. Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour—thinking, feeling, acting. Students of psychology study the human experience and explore the phenomena of learning, development, personality, language, emotions, memory, and social interactions. Our 4-year Psychology degree program provides broad foundational knowledge, enabling student/graduates to be more authoritative thinkers, and more qualified users of psychological theory and research, while deepening their insights into their own and other's behaviour. Insights into human behaviour, thoughts, and emotions, are valuable in many career paths including social services, business, law, and education.
Our 4-year Psychology degree provides greater opportunities to more widely and deeply explore certain aspects of psychology than our 3-year program. This includes enhanced learning in statistics and research methodology. Individualized independent studies in supervised research, and specialized courses in psychological assessment, along with capstone courses, are all more feasible within our 4-year Psychology degree. Students considering continued/graduate studies, particularly in Psychology, either research-focused, or clinical/counseling-focused, are strongly encouraged to consider this 4-year degree program or our 4-year Applied Emphasis psychology degree program.
A. General Academic Requirements
- 42–60 credits required, to include:
- Foundation Courses:
- Statistics and Methods:
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- PSY 211 (Statistical Methods for Psychological Research) or equivalent with a minimum grade of C- (MAT 151 (Introduction to Statistical Methods) and SOC 210 (Introduction to Social Statistics) are acceptable equivalents). The Psychology Department strongly recommends PSY 211 (Statistical Methods for Psychological Research).
- PSY 311 (Intermediate Statistics) and PSY 319 (Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology)
- Theory and Breadth:
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- 12 credits chosen from
- PSY 223 (Developmental Psychology),
- PSY 281 (Principles of Behaviour),
- PSY 307 (Health Psychology),
- PSY 338 (Personality),
- PSY 341 (Social Psychology),
- PSY 351 (Human Sexuality), or
- PSY 358 (Cognition);
or 12 credits chosen from
- 6 credits chosen from
- PSY 275 (Brain and Behaviour) or PSY 367 (Sensation and Perception)
- One of
- 12 credits chosen from
- Capstone:
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- One of
- PSY 405 (Special Topics: History and Systems of Psychology),
- PSY 406 (Special Topics: Language and Culture),
- PSY 407 (Special Topics: Economic Psychology),
- PSY 408 (Special Topics: Nature and Well-being),
- PSY 409 (Special Topics: Self, Identity, and Subjectivity),
- PSY 410 (Special Topics: Comparative Cognition),
- PSY 480 (Independent Research in Psychology I), or
- PSY 481 (Independent Research in Psychology II)
- One of
- Unspecified:
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- 0–18 credits of unspecified senior-level PSY courses
- In addition to the above, students must complete:
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- 6 credits of ENG courses.
- 6 credits of courses in the Faculty of Science.
- In addition to the above, students must present:
- Permissible minors:
- All minors listed in section 10.6 other than Psychology.