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2010-2011

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans - Departmental

Psychology

Recommended Course Sequence
Year One
Two 100- or 200-level courses in BIOL
CHEM 120 Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
CHEM 120L Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1
CHEM 123 Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics
CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions Laboratory 2
MATH 127/128 Calculus 1 and 2

PHYS 111/112 Physics 1 and 2 plus
PHYS 111L/112L Physics 1 and 2 Laboratory
or
PHYS 121/122 Mechanics and Waves 1 and 2, plus
PHYS 121L/122L Mechanics and Waves 1 and 2 Laboratory

PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology
and one of
PSYCH 207 Cognitive Processes
PSYCH 211 Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 253 Social Psychology
PSYCH 257 Psychopathology
PSYCH 261 Physiological Psychology


Year Two
PSYCH 291 Basic Research Methods (Fall)
PSYCH 292 Basic Data Analysis (Winter)
Three of PSYCH 207, 211, 253, 257, 261
Four Science Electives (2.0 units)
One Unspecified Elective (0.5 units)


Year Three
One of PSYCH 207, 211, 253, 257, 261
PSYCH 391 Advanced Data Analysis (Fall)
One Natural Science Research Course (see Note 1):
PSYCH 392 Research in Human Cognitive Neuropsychology
PSYCH 394 Research in Cognition and Perception
PSYCH 396 Research in Behavioural Neuroscience
PSYCH 398 Research in Memory
PSYCH 483 Directed Studies: Natural Science Research

One Social Science Research Course (see Note 1):
PSYCH 393 Research in Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 395 Research in Social Psychology
PSYCH 397 Research in Personality and Clinical Psychology
PSYCH 399 Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSYCH 484 Directed Studies: Social Science Research

Two Psychology courses from the following:
PSYCH 304 through 380 (excluding PSYCH 323R), 439, 481, 482
Three Science Electives ( 1.5 units)
One unspecified Elective (0.5 units)


Year Four

Four PSYCH Electives at the 300- or 400-level ( 2.0 units) See "Honours Thesis" below
One  Seminar in PSYCH from PSYCH 420, 453, 454, 455, 457, 458, 461, 462, 463, 485 (0.5 unit)
Three Science Electives ( 1.5 unit)
Two Unspecified Electives (1.0 unit)


Notes

1. Students are required to take one Natural Science Research Methods Course and one Social Science Research Methods Course as noted above.

  • Normally, students will take no more than one of these courses per term.
  • Students not doing an Honours Thesis may substitute PSYCH 465 (Applied Apprenticeship) or PSYCH 467 (Human Resources Apprenticeship) for one of these two research requirements.

 2. Students entering Honours Psychology in Year Three should consult the Psychology Undergraduate Office for further information regarding the sequence for taking Psychology courses.

3.  Only Psychology-labelled units (i.e., PSYCH) may be used towards the Psychology Major requirements.

Honours Thesis

The Honours Thesis (PSYCH 499A/B/C) course is optional but recommended for Honours Psychology Majors who are a)considering graduate or professional programs that may require a completed honours thesis for admission, or b) who have a strong interest in, and commitment to, conducting original research.  For those who choose to do an Honours Thesis, PSYCH 499A/B/C (worth 1.5 units) will count for three of the "Four PSYCH electives at the 300- or 400-level."  Please consult the Honours Thesis Handbook for further details regarding PSYCH 499.

Honours Psychology Co-operative Academic Plan

See "Honours Psychology Co-op" in the Faculty of Arts.

Honours Psychology - Human Resources Management Specialization

Honours Psychology majors (BA or BSc) may pursue the Human Resources Management (HRM) Specialization. Consult the Honours Psychology BA section for further details regarding the HRM Specialization.

Honours Psychology (BA)

See the Faculty of Arts, Psychology.


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