Bachelor of Arts/Science (Honours) - Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of thoughts, feelings and behavior. In addition to helping students understand themselves and others, the research findings of psychology have wide application to many professional fields, from human services to medical, industrial, and educational settings. Within the major there is flexibility to select courses that meet individual career objective including Sports Psychology, School Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education, Autism Treatment, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Gender Studies, Conservation Psychology, Community Psychology, among others.

The Department of Psychology offers students the opportunity to receive either the BA or the BS Degree. The BS degree includes all of the requirements of the BA degree, along with a combination of 18 credits of courses in psychology research, neuroscience and other science. The 18 credits must include at least one psychology research course of at least 3 credits. The remaining credits may be any combination of psychology research, neuroscience or other science courses (not including those meeting the General University Requirements.