Bachelor of Science in Psychology

About this programme

Steven Cronshaw, Professor Emeritus Henry Harder, Professor Emeritus Kenneth Prkachin, Professor Emeritus John Sherry, Associate Professor and Chair Sherry Beaumont, Professor Han Li, Professor Paul Siakaluk, Professor Xiaoxue (Sonia) Kong, Assistant Professor Christopher Kowalski, Assistant Professor Loraine Lavallee, Assistant Professor Nick Reid, Assistant Professor James Climenhage, Adjunct Professor Tammy Klassen-Ross, Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Rocha, Adjunct Professor Anita Shaw, Adjunct Professor Julie Howard, Senior Lab Instructor IV Website: www.unbc.ca/psychology Major in Psychology (BSc) Major in Psychology (BSc Honours) Minor in Psychology Psychology is the study of behaviour, feelings, and thinking. Psychologists study the biopsychosocial and developmental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of individuals. The goal of the Department of Psychology is to provide advanced knowledge in the substantive areas of psychology, as well as excellent training that enhances students’ competitiveness for advanced graduate study in psychology and related areas. Undergraduate students are required to take a minimum of 55 credit hours of psychology courses. Of these, at least 38 credit hours must be upper-division courses. The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology is 121 credit hours. Twenty-one credit hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses, of which 9 credit hours must be at the 400 level. Electives and Academic Breadth Elective credit hours must be taken as necessary to ensure completion of a min