Psychology (BSc Program)
Cindy Hardy, Associate Professor and Chair
Steven Cronshaw, Professor
Henry Harder, Professor
Han Li, Professor
Paul Madak, Professor
Kenneth Prkachin, Professor
Robert Tait, Professor
Sherry Beaumont, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair
William Owen, Associate Professor
Glenda Prkachin, Associate Professor
Paul Siakaluk, Associate Professor
Malinda Desjarlais, Assistant Professor
Loraine Lavallee, Assistant Professor
William Tippett, Assistant Professor
Kyle Matsuba, Adjunct Professor
Elizabete Rocha, Adjunct Professor
Julie Orlando, Senior Lab Instructor
Joshua Rash, Senior Lab Instructor
Psychology is the study of behaviour and mental processes. It focuses
on fundamental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of
organisms. The goal of the Department of Psychology is to provide
advanced knowledge in the substantive areas of psychology to students
in the north, with special emphasis on areas of particular need and
relevance to the region, especially applications of psychology to the
understanding of human social and health problems. In addition, the
Department will provide training adequate to ensure students'
competitiveness for advanced graduate study in psychology.
Major in Psychology
Undergraduate students are required to take 17 psychology courses (53
credit hours). Of these, at least 12 (38 credit hours) must be upper-division courses.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology is 122 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
100 and 200 Level
| CPSC 150-3 | | Computer Applications | | PSYC 101-3 | | Psychology as a Science | | PSYC 102-3 | | Psychology and Human Problems | |
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Research Design and Methodology in Psychology I |
Two additional Psychology 200-level courses.
Note: It is strongly recommended that students planning to major in
Psychology select at least one elective course in mathematics and one
in biology within the first two years.
Upper-Division Requirement
300 and 400 Level
| PSYC 315-4 | | Design and Analysis of Psychological Research I | | PSYC 316-4 | | Design and Analysis of Psychological Research II |
Two of:
| PSYC 307-3 | | Motivation and Emotion
| | PSYC 317-3 | | Psychobiology | |
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Sensation and Perception | |
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The Psychology of Learning | |
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Cognition |
Two of:
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Social Psychology | | PSYC 303-3 | | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | |
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Theories of Personality | |
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Introduction to Health Psychology | | PSYC 345-3 | | Lifespan Development |
One of:
Fifteen credit hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses, of which six credit hours must be at the 400 level.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 122 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
BSc Honours - Psychology
Honours students are required to complete 122 credit hours. Students must successfully complete the 56 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 54 credit hours of electives and 12 credit hours from the courses listed below.
Each student must complete a thesis project [ PSYC 490-3 (Honours Thesis
I), PSYC 495-3 (Honours Thesis II)] under the supervision of a faculty
member.
Admission to the Honours Program takes place after the end of the
second year (i.e., upon completion of 60 credit hours) and requires
a minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.33. Attaining the minimum requirement does not
guarantee admission to the Honours Program, which will be at the
discretion of the Department. To remain in the Honours Program, students must maintain a minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.33 to be calculated at the end of each semester as well as receive no grade lower than a C+ in any course after admittance to the Honours Program.
The minimum requirement for completion of a BSc Honours - Psychology is 122 credit hours.
Minor in Psychology
The minor in Psychology provides students with a foundation in the
natural and social science components of the discipline and exposure to
its basic observational and analytic methods. It also allows the
student to pursue special interests within the discipline at the upper
year levels.
A maximum of two courses (six credit hours) used to fulfill program
requirements for a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill
requirements for a minor in Psychology.
To fulfill the minor, students must successfully complete a total of 21 credit hours from the following courses:
One of:
One of:
Two other 300 or 400 level Psychology courses.
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