The Psychology Department offers a wide array of courses. We offer courses in all areas of Psychology, notably: personality, physiological psychology, cognition, motivation, child and adult development, social psychology and abnormal psychology. Additional requirements include the history of psychology, psychological statistics and the methodology of experimental psychology. Students interested in clinical psychology may also take practicum courses, which allow an opportunity for supervised work experience in psychology. Newly renovated experimental facilities allow advanced students to perform their own research under the direct, individual supervision of a faculty member. Several professors in the Psychology department have received awards for teaching excellence.
Programs
The Department of Psychology offers four different Majors that lead to a B.A.: Psychology, Psychology - Clinical concentration, Psychology - Health concentration, Psychology - Human Resources concentration. We also offer a Neuroscience program that leads to a B.Sc. Students are initially admitted into a Major program.
Excellent students may then be admitted into Honours if they maintain a cumulative average over 75% and good standing (70%) in methodology and stats courses. The Honours program provides the opportunity for the students to conduct their own research under the direct, individual supervision of a faculty member. This is recommended for students planning to apply to graduate school.
Québec students entering one of the Psychology programs with a DEC and appropriate background can usually complete either the Major or Honours program in three years. Students entering from Grade 12 will normally require four years.
Major or Honours in Psychology: This classic program is the most flexible. Most students first register into this program and then may consider switching to a more specific option.
Major or Honours in Psychology - Clinical concentration: This program emphasizes the applied side of Psychology. It includes a Practicum course where one day a week is spent in a community setting (hospital, school, community center, etc.) that provides support for at risk populations. It is especially interesting for those interested in a career as a therapist, counselor or social worker.
Major or Honours in Psychology - Health concentration: This new and expanding program explores the links between behavior and lifestyle on the one hand, and physical or mental wellness on the other. It examines disease prevalence, adaptive coping with illness, and ways to reduce the risk of illness through the adoption of healthy behaviors, critical awareness, attitude modification, enhanced self-efficacy, and individual and social interventions.
Major or Honours in Psychology - Human Resources concentration: This allows students to follow a mix of Psychology and business courses. It is designed for students wishing to pursue a career either as psychologists or as administrators in the corporate world.
Major or Honours in Neuroscience (B.Sc.): This program focuses on the physiological aspects of Psychology. Focused on the workings of the human brain and its relationship to human behavior, this program includes a number physiological psychology, biology and chemistry courses. The strong science component makes this program an excellent preparation towards graduate school or medicine.
Minor in Psychology: For students wishing to include knowledge of Psychology to their program. We have had students from almost all disciplines, including Biology, English, Sociology and Physics, adding a Psychology minor to their program.
Minor in Health and Sports Studies: This new program involves courses related to sports offered mainly by the social sciences, but also by the natural sciences, business and humanities divisions.
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