Psychology

Psychology is a useful subject for many careers. You develop a broad understanding of psychology, and explore how people interact with the environment and each other, and how personal, biological, social, and environmental factors influence behaviour.

Available as a minor only.

Minor must include

60 points from courses listed below including PSYC501 or PSYC580 and 15 points at level 7

Complete one of:

• PSYC501 Introduction to Psychology A
• PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A

And choose three more courses from*:

Level 6 courses

• PSYC601 Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC602 Social Psychology
• PSYC603 Psychological Assessment
• PSYC604 Personality
• PSYC605 Brain and Behaviour
• PSYC680 Individuals and Identities
• PSYC681 Cognitive Psychology

Level 7 courses

• PSYC701 Experimental and Applied Behaviour Analysis
• PSYC704 Biopsychology
• PSYC705 Positive Psychology
• PSYC706 Health Psychology
• PSYC707 Approaches to Psychological Intervention
• PSYC780 Emotions and Human Nature
• PSYC781 Applied Issues in Cultural and Social Psychology

_{*One of these two courses needs to be at level 7}

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