Steven Cronshaw, Professor Emeritus
Henry Harder, Professor Emeritus
Kenneth Prkachin, Professor Emeritus
John Sherry, Associate Professor and Chair
Sherry Beaumont, Professor
Han Li, Professor
Paul Siakaluk, Professor
Annie Duchesne, Associate Professor
Xiaoxue (Sonia) Kong, Assistant Professor
Christopher Kowalski, Assistant Professor
Loraine Lavallee, Assistant Professor
Nick Reid, Assistant Professor
James Climenhage, Adjunct Professor
Tammy Klassen-Ross, Adjunct Professor
Elizabeth Rocha, Adjunct Professor
Anita Shaw, Adjunct Professor
Julie Howard, Senior Lab Instructor IV
Website: www.unbc.ca/psychology
Major in Psychology (BSc)
Major in Psychology (BSc Honours)
Minor in 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, as well as excellent training that enhances students’ competitiveness for advanced graduate study in psychology and related areas.
Major in Psychology
Undergraduate students are required to take a minimum of 55 credit hours of psychology courses. Of these, at least 37 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology is 121 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
100 and 200 Level
| PSYC 101-3 | Introduction to Psychology I |
| PSYC 102-3 | Introduction to Psychology II |
| PSYC 215-3 | Research Design and Methodology in Psychology |
Three of the following:
| PSYC 207-3 | Social Psychology |
| PSYC 211-3 | Lifespan Development |
| PSYC 212-3 | The Psychology of Learning |
| PSYC 221-3 | Biopsychology |
Upper-Division Requirement
300 and 400 Level
| PSYC 315-4 | Analysis of Psychological Research |
Two of the following:
| PSYC 314-3 | Emotion and Motivation |
| PSYC 318-3 | Sensation and Perception |
| PSYC 319-3 | Philosophy of Mind |
| PSYC 332-3 | Cognition |
Two of the following:
| PSYC 303-3 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
| PSYC 306-3 | Theories of Personality |
| PSYC 309-3 | Introduction to Health Psychology |
| PSYC 322-3 | Positive Psychology |
Twenty-one credit hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses, of which 9 credit hours must be at the 400 level.
Electives and Academic Breadth
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 121 credit hours including any additional credit hours necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation on Academic Breadth).
BSc Honours - Psychology
Honours students are required to complete 122 credit hours. Students must successfully complete the 55 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 51 credit hours of electives and 16 credit hours from the courses listed below:
| PSYC 416-4 | Advanced Analysis of Psychological Research |
| PSYC 490-3 | Honours Thesis I |
| PSYC 495-3 | Honours Thesis II |
| and two additional 400-level Psychology courses. | |
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. To enter the Honours Program students must have completed 60 credit hours and obtained a minimum GPA of 3.33 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. Students must maintain a Semester GPA of 3.33 to remain in the Honours Program as well as receive no grade lower than a C+ in any Psychology course after entry to the Honours Program.
Students are responsible to find their own undergraduate thesis research supervisor. Faculty members are under no obligation to supervise Honours students.
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 (6 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 27 credit hours from the following courses:
| PSYC 101-3 | Introduction to Psychology I |
| PSYC 102-3 | Introduction to Psychology II |
| PSYC 215-3 | Research Design and Methodology in Psychology |
Two of the following:
| PSYC 207-3 | Social Psychology |
| PSYC 211-3 | Lifespan Development |
| PSYC 212-3 | The Psychology of Learning |
| PSYC 221-3 | Biopsychology |
One of the following:
| PSYC 303-3 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
| PSYC 306-3 | Theories of Personality |
| PSYC 309-3 | Introduction to Health Psychology |
| PSYC 322-3 | Positive Psychology |
One of the following:
| PSYC 314-3 | Emotion and Motivation |
| PSYC 318-3 | Sensation and Perception |
| PSYC 319-3 | Philosophy of Mind |
| PSYC 332-3 | Cognition |
Two other 300- or 400-level Psychology courses.
Updated: July 4, 2025