BSc or BA (120 credit hour) Double Major in Psychology and another subject

The Double Major degree program allows students to combine the study of Psychology with another subject. The other subject may be from any discipline in the Faculty of Science (other than Neuroscience), the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Computer Science, or the College of Sustainability. Psychology may be the primary subject (with a minimum of 36, and a maximum of 54, credit hours above the 1000 level), or the secondary subject (minimum 36 credit hours above the 1000 level).

The student's primary subject is defined as the subject with the larger number of credit hours. If the primary subject area is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the degree granted will be a BA.

Students enrolled in a Double Major program must have their program of study approved by advisors in both subject areas.

Departmental requirements

All students must fulfill the requirements outlined in the Academic Regulations and College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements sections of this calendar. Students are advised that a number of requirements differ for the BA and BSc degrees. In addition, students in a Double Major program in Psychology and another subject must complete the following:

Psychology as the PRIMARY or SECONDARY subject (same requirements for both options)

 

1000 level

  • PSYO 1011.03: Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience I: From Neuron to Person (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
  • PSYO 1012.03: Introduction to Psychology and Neuroscience II: From Social Interaction to Psychopathology (or equivalent) with a grade of B- or better
    OR
  • A grade of B- or better in the Psychology component of SCIE 1506.09 and SCIE 1507.09: Integrated Science Program I and II (or equivalent)

2000 level

  • PSYO 2000.03: Methods in Experimental Psychology & Neuroscience
  • PSYO 2501.03: Statistical Methods I
  • PSYO 2470.03: Systems Neuroscience (or equivalent)

Plus an additional nine credit hours, selected from:

3000/4000 level

Three credit hours of designated lab courses, selected from:

  • PSYO 3051.03: Research Methods in Sensation and Perception
  • PSYO 3082.03: Experimental Social Psychology
  • PSYO 3091.03: Methods in Developmental Psychology
  • PSYO 3122.03: Methods in Experimental Clinical Psychology
  • PSYO 3131.03: Research Methods in Attention
  • PSYO 3133.03: Research Methods in Memory
  • PSYO 3134.03: Psycholinguistic Methods Across the Lifespan
  • PSYO 3137.03: Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
  • PSYO 3161.03: Measuring Behaviour
  • PSYO 3165.03: Neuroethology
  • PSYO 3370.03: Advanced Methods in Neurobiology
  • PSYO 3371.03: Neuronal Organization Laboratory
  • PSYO 3505.03: Neural Data Science
  • PSYO 3511.03: Data Communication and Visualization in Psychology
  • PSYO 3100.03/3101.03: Independent Research Project (Note: PSYO 3100/3101 full-year Independent Research Project may only be used to fulfill 3 credit hours of lab course requirement)

An additional 15 credit hours of 3000/4000-level PSYO courses