Major Program in Psychology

Students interested in graduate school or a career in psychology should consider the Psychology Major Program degree at UCC.

Read the following guidelines carefully. If you intend to major in psychology you must see both a B.A. Program Advisor and a Psychology Major Advisor. Your decision to major must be made before completing your first 60 credits but no sooner than after the completion of your first 30 credits. During this time you will be required to consult with a B.A. Program Advisor and declare your intention to major in psychology. The B.A. Advisor will assist you in selecting 300-400 level courses to meet graduation requirements and any specific requirements for the various degree options. Further, students wishing to complete the Psychology Major Program must also consult with a Psychology Major Advisor prior to seeing the B.A. Advisor. The Major Advisor will assist each student in selecting courses that will satisfy the Major program requirements. The B.A. Advisor will then ensure that all additional B.A. degree requirements are met.

First and Second Years

In your first and second years at UCC, you must meet the admission requirements for the B.A. degree, as outlined above. In addition, you must take the following Psychology courses:


Year One
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology I	3 credits
PSYC 121	Introduction to Psychology II	3 credits
Year Two
PSYC 210	Analysis of Psychological Data	3 credits
PSYC 211	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology	3 credits

Third and Fourth Years

You will need to take 30 (and no more than 42) Psychology course credits at the third and fourth year level.


Years Three & Four
In third year, the following course is required of all students in the Major program.
PSYC 319	Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods	6 credits
In addition, you must take 24 (and no more than 36) credits in Psychology, distributed as follows.
At least six (6) credits from:
PSYC 300	Behaviour Disorders	6
PSYC 302	Infancy	3
PSYC 303	Tests & Measurements I	3
PSYC 308	Social Psychology	6
PSYC 310	Clinical Psychology	6
PSYC 314	Health Psychology	3
PSYC 315	Childhood & Adolescence	3
PSYC 320	Theories of Personality 1	3
PSYC 321	Theories of Personality 2	3
PSYC 322	Adulthood and Aging	3
PSYC 336	Psychology of Language I	3
PSYC 337	Psychology of Language II	3
At least six credits from:
PSYC 304	Brain & Behaviour	6
PSYC 306	Principles of Animal Behaviour	6
PSYC 307	Motivation	6
PSYC 309	Cognitive Processes	6
PSYC 313	Sensation & Perception	6
PSYC 333	Memory I	3
PSYC 334	Memory II	3
Remember that only a selection of third and fourth year courses listed in the Calendar will be offered in any given academic year. Some courses will be rotated to ensure that a sufficiently large selection of courses are available over a two year period to meet students' needs for their degree.