Psychology (BA)

About this programme

In Wilfrid Laurier University Milton's Psychology (BA) program, you'll study human behaviour, thoughts, emotions and experiences through the lens of the social sciences. Explore how personality, culture, biology, early experiences and social environments shape behaviour and cognitive processes. With small class sizes and a cohort model, you'll get hands-on lab and research experience, including the option to undertake independent research. Add a Mental Health and Well-Being specialization to prepare for work or further training in the field. Graduates pursue careers such as bereavement counsellor, child life specialist, demographer, gerontologist, mediator, public policy analyst or speech-language pathologist. Discover what makes this Laurier program nique and how you'll gain real-world experience. Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on: Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more!): Explore a sample weekly schedule to see what your day-to-day might look like in this program. Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer. Explore electives in User Experience Design , Health Studies , Computer Science and more.