Psychology (BSc Program)
Steven Cronshaw, Professor Emeritus
Kenneth Prkachin, Professor Emeritus
Paul Siakaluk, Professor and Acting Chair
Sherry Beaumont, Professor
Henry Harder, Professor
Han Li, Professor
Daniel Weeks, Professor
William Owen, Associate Professor
Annie Duchesne, Assistant Professor
Loraine Lavallee, Assistant Professor
Heath Matheson, Assistant Professor
James Climenhage, Adjunct Professor
Tammy Klassen-Ross, Adjunct Professor
Glenda Prkachin, Adjunct Professor
Elizabete Rocha, Adjunct Professor
Cherisse Seaton, Adjunct Professor
Julie Howard, Senior Lab Instructor
Kenneth Prkachin, Professor Emeritus
Paul Siakaluk, Professor and Acting Chair
Sherry Beaumont, Professor
Henry Harder, Professor
Han Li, Professor
Daniel Weeks, Professor
William Owen, Associate Professor
Annie Duchesne, Assistant Professor
Loraine Lavallee, Assistant Professor
Heath Matheson, Assistant Professor
James Climenhage, Adjunct Professor
Tammy Klassen-Ross, Adjunct Professor
Glenda Prkachin, Adjunct Professor
Elizabete Rocha, Adjunct Professor
Cherisse Seaton, Adjunct Professor
Julie Howard, Senior Lab Instructor
Website: http://www.unbc.ca/psychology
Psychology is the study of behaviour, feelings and thinking. Psychologists study the biopsychosocial and developmental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of individuals. The goal of the Department of Psychology is to provide advanced knowledge in the substantive areas of Psychology. In addition, the Department provides excellent training that enhances students' competitiveness for advanced graduate study in Psychology and related areas.
Major in Psychology
Undergraduate students are required to take seventeen psychology courses (53 credit hours). Of these, at least twelve (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
| PSYC 101-3 | Psychology as a Science | |
| PSYC 102-3 | Psychology and Human Problems | |
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
Two of:
Two of:
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 53 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 57 credit hours of electives and 12 credit hours from the courses listed below.
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 | |
Sensation and Perception | ||
The Psychology of Learning | ||
Cognition |
Two of:
Social Psychology | ||
| PSYC 303-3 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | |
Theories of Personality | ||
Introduction to Health Psychology | ||
| PSYC 345-3 | Lifespan Development |
One of:
| PSYC 442-3 | Methods in Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYC 445-3 | Methods in Perception and Psychophysics | |
| PSYC 450-3 | Tests and Measures | |
| PSYC 455-3 | Methods in Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 460-3 | Methods in Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSYC 470-3 | Psychophysiology | |
| PSYC 475-3 | The Evaluation of Social Programs | |
| PSYC 485-3 | Current Topics in Psychological Research |
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 53 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 57 credit hours of electives and 12 credit hours from the courses listed below.
| PSYC 490-3 | Honours Thesis I | |
| PSYC 495-3 | Honours Thesis II | |
| PSYC 497-3 | Senior Seminar | |
and one additional 400-level Psychology course | ||
Each student must complete a thesis (PSYC 490-3 Honours Thesis I, and PSYC 495-3 Honours Thesis II) under the supervision of a faculty member. Entry to the Honours Program takes place after the end of the second year (i.e., upon completion of at least 60 credit hours) and requires a minimum GPA of 3.33 calculated on the last 60 credit hours completed at the time of declaration to the Honours Program. Attaining the minimum requirement does not guarantee entry to the Honours Program, which will be at the discretion of the Department. To remain in the Honours Program students must maintain a minimum Semester 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 Psychology course after entry 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.
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:
| PSYC 101-3 | Psychology as a Science | |
| PSYC 102-3 | Psychology and Human Problems | |
| PSYC 215-3 | Research Design and Methodology in Psychology |
One of:
| PSYC 301-3 | Social Psychology | |
| PSYC 303-3 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSYC 306-3 | Theories of Personality | |
| PSYC 309-3 | Introduction to Health Psychology | |
| PSYC 345-3 | Lifespan Development |
One of:
| PSYC 307-3 | Motivation and Emotion | |
| PSYC 317-3 | Psychobiology | |
| PSYC 318-3 | Sensation and Perception | |
| PSYC 320-3 | The Psychology of Learning | |
| PSYC 330-3 | Cognition |
Two other 300 or 400 level Psychology courses.
