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Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Psychology – Major (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Subject: Administered by the Department of Psychology.
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: PSYA-M
Program: The Plan, when combined with a Major or Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025ÌýCalendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý100Principles of Psychology6.00
B. Complete the following:
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý202Statistics in Psychology3.00
C. Complete the following:
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý203Research Methods in Psychology3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 12.00 units from the following:12.00
Cognitive Psychology
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Brain and Behaviour I
B. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
PSYC at the 400-level
C. Complete 3.00 units from each of the following course lists:12.00
a. PSYC_Clinical
b. PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience
c. PSYC_Developmental
d. PSYC_Social
D. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PSYC at the 300-level or above
E. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
PSYC at the 200-level or above
Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements72.00
Total Units120.00

3. Substitutions

A. ±Ê³§³Û°äÌý202/3.0 and ±Ê³§³Û°äÌý203/3.0 may not be substituted by an equivalent course from another university. Letters of Permission will only be granted in extraordinary cases. These courses may not be repeated, except with the permission of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies.

4. Notes

A. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Psychology Course Lists

PSYC_Clinical

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý324Intersection of Psychology and Technology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý330Selected Topics in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý331Introduction to Personality3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý332Health Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý333Human Sexuality3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý334Laboratory in Psychological Testing3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý335Positive Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý336Advanced Adult Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý337Advanced Child Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý338Laboratory in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý428Psychotic Disorders3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý429Pain: Body and Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý432Affective Psychophysiology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý433Human Sexual Function and Dysfunction3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý435Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý436Sexuality and Gender3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý437Mood Disorders3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý438Self-Injury and Suicide3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý439Interpersonal Processes in Depression3.00

PSYC_Cognitive_Neuroscience

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý305Introduction to Comparative Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý315Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý320Selected Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý321Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý322Experience Sampling from Lab to Daily Life3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý323Laboratory in Attention3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý324Intersection of Psychology and Technology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý325Cognitive Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý326Principles of Memory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý327Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý354Language3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý355Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý360The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý365Selected Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý366Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý370Brain and Behaviour II3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý375Comparative Cognition: Animal Learning Laboratory3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý376Functional Neuroimaging the Human Brain and Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý377Decision-Making and the Brain: Principles of Neuroeconomics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý380Advanced Perception3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý420Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý421Memory and the Brain3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý422Advanced Topics in Attention3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý423Driving, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: Applications of Visual Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý424Research Into Spontaneous Thought3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý444Language and Reasoning3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý452Developmental Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý470Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý471Behavioural Pharmacology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý473Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders3.00

PSYC_Developmental

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý350Selected Topics in Developmental Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý351Social and Emotional Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý352Cognitive and Language Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý353Atypical Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý354Language3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý358Developmental Social Neuroscience3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý450Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý451Brain Development3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý452Developmental Psycholinguistics3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý453Infancy3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý454Child in Society3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý455Adolescence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý456Theory of Mind3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý457Autism Spectrum Conditions3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý458Neurobiology of Socio-Emotional Development in Adolescence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý459Socioemotional Development in the Digital Age3.00

PSYC_Social

±Ê³§³Û°äÌý324Intersection of Psychology and Technology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý327Laboratory in Social and Strategic Decision-Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý340Selected Topics in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý341Laboratory in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý342The Psychology of Social Influence3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý343Judgement and Decision Making3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý354Language3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý366Gender/Sex, Hormones, and Behaviour3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý430The Self3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý440Advanced Topics in Social Psychology3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý441Attitudes and Persuasion3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý442Culture and Cognition3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý443Intimate Relationships3.00
±Ê³§³Û°äÌý444Language and Reasoning3.00