Psychology PSYC
Instruction offered by members of the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Department Head - K.S. Dobson
Exceptions to listed prerequisites will be considered through application to the Department of Psychology.
Note: Registration in most 400- and 500-level Psychology courses is restricted to Psychology Majors. Refer to the Master Timetable for further details on these restrictions. Only Psychology courses may be used to fulfill the requirements for the Major or Minor in Psychology.
Junior Courses
Psychology 203 H(3-0)(Area II)
Psychology for Everyday Life
Designed for non-Psychology majors. Provides students with an understanding of the key theories, research methods, and discoveries of psychology, with an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective consumers of psychological theory and research. Through a focus upon issues that arise in everyday life, this course will demonstrate some of the ways in which psychology can be of use to students in their personal and professional lives.
Note: Does not count toward the minimum requirements for the Major or Honours in Psychology.
Psychology 205 H(3-0)(Area II)
Principles of Psychology
Designed for Psychology Majors. Fundamental procedures, findings, terminology and theories in the major areas of psychology.
Note: This course is a prerequisite for all psychology courses except Psychology 305.
Senior Courses
Psychology 305 H(3-0)(Area II)
History of Psychological Thought
The roots of psychological thought in Western culture, and the relationship between theories of human nature and changing social institutions.
Psychology 312 F(3-2)(Area III)
Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for Psychology
An integrated approach to the methods, principles, and ethics of psychological research and the statistical techniques utilized for the analysis of these data.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 30 or Mathematics 31 or Mathematics II (offered by Continuing Education), and Psychology 205 or equivalents.
Note: This course serves as a prerequisite for many senior psychology courses.
Note: Credit towards degree requirements will be given for only one of Anthropology 307, Applied Psychology 301, 303, Engineering 319, Political Science 399, Psychology 312, Sociology 311, 315, Statistics 201, 211, 213, 217, 327, 333, or 357; that one being a course appropriate to the degree program.
Psychology 345 H(3-0)(Area II)
Social Psychology
Social psychological approaches to understanding social influence, social perception and cognition, attitudes and group dynamics.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 445 or Sociology 341.
Psychology 351 H(3-0)(Area II)
Developmental Psychology
An examination of psychological development through childhood and adolescence.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Applied Psychology 311 or 313.
Psychology 353 H(3-0)(Area II)
Psychology of Aging
Examines theory and research related to psychological processes during adulthood and aging. Topics may include life-span developmental theories and methods; biological processes; sensory, perceptual and cognitive processes; personality and social processes; life transitions, mental health issues; and dying.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Psychology 365 H(3-0)(Area III)
Cognitive Psychology
A survey of research and theory in cognitive psychology. Research in pattern recognition, attention, memory, language, thinking, and other cognitive abilities is explored, with discussion of associated brain mechanisms.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Applied Psychology 411.
Psychology 369 H(3-0)(Area III)
Sensation and Perception
The psychological and physiological bases of sensory and perceptual processes, including vision, audition, taste, smell, touch, proprioception, and basic psychophysics. Provides a background for advanced courses in sensory and perceptual processing, human factors, and environmental psychology.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 469 or Psychology 471.
Psychology 375 H(3-0)(Area III)
Brain and Behaviour
The neural basis of learning, memory, language and thinking, as well as pathological, sexual, aggressive, and emotional behaviour that arises from neural and hormonal malfunctioning.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 371, 475, 476 or 479.
Psychology 383 H(3-0)(Area II)
Personality
Approaches to the study of personality.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Psychology 385 H(3-0)(Area II)
Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal behaviour and experiences, their causes and treatment throughout the lifespan.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205 or equivalent.
Psychology 405 H(3-0)(Area II)
Contemporary Theories in Psychology
An analysis of what constitutes a "theory," "model" and "explanation" in psychology as a science. Survey of major theoretical positions in twentieth century psychology.
Prerequisites: Psychology 205or equivalent and one senior half course in Psychology.
Psychology 407 H(3-2)(Area III)
Psychometrics
Theory and application of methodological and statistical issues in psychological assessment. Topics include: theories of psychological measurement, scale development, item analysis, item bias, reliability, validity, and test fairness.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Applied Psychology 307.
Psychology 411 H(3-2)(Area III)
Design and Analysis in Psychological Research
Experimental design problems and techniques for analysis of psychological data.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 415 H(3-2)(Area II)
Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology
Qualitative approaches to psychological research such as phenomenology, grounded theory, and discourse analysis. Specific topics include research interviews, ethics, and evaluating qualitative research.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 417 H(3-1T)(Area II)
Tests and Individual Differences
Individual differences and psychological testing including the description, use, evaluation and development of typical tests, as well as discussion of important issues in human difference.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 419 H(3-0)(Area II)
Motivation in the Workplace
Focuses on the psychology of employee motivation. Topics span the major conceptual approaches to employee motivation, including reinforcement, goal-setting, justice, job design, and dispositional influences. Explores the implications of employee motivation for organizations.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 421 H(3-0)(Area II)
Personnel Psychology
Application of psychological principles to the understanding of personnel systems including job performance criteria, selection, training and development, and performance appraisal.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 423 H(3-0)(Area II)
Organizational Psychology
Understanding human behaviour within an organizational setting. Topics normally include: organizational structure, context, climate, communication, decision-making, motivation, work groups, change and development.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 425 H(3-2)(Area III)
Human Factors
Application of psychological research and theory to people-system relationships and the work environment; display and control devices, design and evaluation of the built environment, human skills and limitations, work schedules, safety, and research methods in human factors engineering.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 427 H(3-2)(Area III)
Environmental Psychology
The theory and data pertaining to the relationship between human behaviour and the physical environment, both natural and built. Particular emphasis is placed on the implications of current knowledge for the management of the human-environment interface. A research project is an integral part of the course.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 429 H(3-2)(Area II)
Adolescence
An in-depth examination of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes occurring during adolescence, drawing upon theory and relevant research.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 351.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 355.
Psychology 431 H(3-0)(Area II)
Current Issues in Psychopathology
Discussion of current developments and controversies in the assessment, etiology, and treatment of psychopathology. Emphasis will be on teaching students how to strengthen their critical thinking skills using controversial issues in the fields of abnormal and clinical psychology as a basis for discussion and debate.
Psychology 433 H(3-2)(Area II)
Clinical Psychology
Assessment and treatment problems in clinical settings.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 385.
Note: Restricted to fourth-year Psychology Majors and fourth-year Psychology Honours students.
Psychology 435 H(3-2)(Area II)
Behaviour Modification
Current behaviour change procedures for children and adults. Practical considerations involved in the selection, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of behaviour modification programs.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 385.
Note: Restricted to fourth-year Psychology Majors and fourth-year Psychology Honours students.
Psychology 437 H(3-0)(Area II)
Health Psychology
Concepts linking psychology to issues of physical health and illness. Lectures and student-led presentations include mind-body issues, emotions and body awareness, stress-management, psychoimmunology, psychopharmacology, pain, health, and social support.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Note: Restricted to Psychology Majors and Honours students with third or fourth year standing.
Psychology 439 H(3-0)(Area II)
Psychology of Gender
An analysis of psychological theory and research on gender situated within the interdisciplinary field of gender studies. Topics include the meaning of gender, psychological development and gender, and gender and interpersonal relationships.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312, and one of 345 or 351.
Note: Note open to students with credit in Psychology 347.
Psychology 441 H(3-2)(Area II)
Social Psychology: Theory and Research
A review of current theory and research in the area of social psychology. Research projects will introduce methodologies used in this area.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 345.
Note: Sociology 341 does not substitute for Psychology 345 as a prerequisite.
Psychology 443 H(3-0)(Area II)
Interpersonal Relationships
Application of social psychological theory and methodology to a variety of topics in the area of interpersonal relationships such as attraction, close relationships, interpersonal conflict, communication, and power. Course projects will be an integral part of the course.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 345.
Note: Sociology 341 does not substitute for Psychology 345 as a prerequisite.
Psychology 447 H(3-0)(Area II)
Advanced Topics in Personality or Social Psychology
An examination of current research topics in personality or social psychology or gender.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and appropriate 300-level course. Students are advised to consult with the Department regarding specific prerequisites for the course in a given year.
Note: May be repeated once for credit with consent of the Department.
Psychology 449 H(3-2)(Area II)
Social-Personality Development
Socialization processes and behaviours from birth to adolescence; observational learning, altruism, moral development, sex-roles, dependency, emotional development, and social motivation.
Psychology 451 H(3-2)(Area III)
Cognitive Development
Current and classic research in the area of cognitive development is explored. Topics may include sensory and perceptual development, language acquisition, symbolic representation, concept formation, memory, and social-cognitive development. Laboratory projects introduce methodologies used in research with children.
Psychology 455 H(3-0)(Area III)
Sensory, Perceptual, and Cognitive Aspects of Aging
Basic research and contemporary issues in the age-related changes in sensation, perception, attention, learning and memory, intelligence and problem-solving.
Psychology 457 H(3-0)(Area II)
Social and Clinical Aspects of Aging
Stability and change in the later years of life with a focus on social and clinical areas of aging.
Psychology 459 H(3-0)(Area II)
Developmental Psychopathology
A critical examination of developmental psychopathology during childhood and adolescence with an emphasis on the characteristics of the disorders, their determinants, and outcomes. Current theories and research, and recent trends in intervention and prevention will be emphasized.
Psychology 461 H(3-2)(Area III)
Learning: Theory and Research
Traditional and contemporary learning theory emphasizing infrahuman data.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Psychology 463 H(3-2)(Area III)
Memory
Current and classic memory research is explored. Topics include how memories are encoded, stored, and retrieved. Laboratory projects introduce methodologies used in memory research.
Psychology 465 H(3-2)(Area III)
Research in Cognitive Psychology
Current research in human memory, thinking, attention, and language processing is explored. Laboratory projects will introduce research methodologies used in these areas.
Psychology 467 H(3-2)(Area III)
Experimental Psycholinguistics
Exploration of the cognitive, neuropsychological, and social processes that underlie language abilities. A laboratory component provides experience with methodologies used to study language behaviour.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 365.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Linguistics 339.
Psychology 469 H(3-2)(Area III)
Vision
A systematic examination of vision and its role in our interactions with the natural environment. Topics may include: the physics of light; optics; eye and retina; visual pathways and visual brain; perception of color, space, change and motion; visual development and aging; art and vision; visual disorders; and recovery from blindness.
Psychology 471 H(3-2/2)(Area III)
Auditory Processing
Basic acoustics, anatomy, and physiology of the auditory system, psychoaccoustics (sensitivity to various aspects of sound), speech perception, and effects of noise on hearing.
Psychology 473 H(3-0)(Area III)
Evolutionary Psychology
An examination of the scientific synthesis of evolutionary biology and modern psychology, which offers a novel approach to such issues as short-term and long-term human mating strategies, short-term sexual strategies, conflict between the sexes, parental investment, aggression, and social dominance.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312.
Note: Not open to students with credit in Psychology 377.
Psychology 475 H(3-0)(Area III)
Behavioural Pharmacology
The behavioural effects of drugs specifically employed to affect the nervous system, as seen in the treatment of mental disorders, behavioural disorders, and other conditions such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's diseases. Neuro-pharmacologic agents will be discussed as they relate to the biochemistry and physiology of putative neurotransmitters.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 375, or consent of the Department.
Psychology 476 F(3-3)(Area III)
Physiological Psychology
Physiological bases of sensory, perceptual, motivational, emotional, learning, and motor processes. The functioning of the nervous system in these processes is emphasized.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 375, or consent of the Department.
Psychology 479 H(3-2)(Area III)
Human Neuropsychology
Integration of the literature on human brain damage with the evidence from animal research. Topics include developmental neuropsychology; cognitive deficits associated with frontal, parietooccipital, and temporal lobes; origins and mechanisms in the determination of cerebral dominancy; disorders of learning and memory; long-term effects of cerebral lesions.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 or 375, or consent of the Department.
Psychology 491 H(3-0)(Area III)
Cross-Cultural Cognition
Theory and research on the interaction of culture and human cognition. Topics include cross-cultural research in perception, language processing, memory, concepts, and reasoning.
Psychology 497 H(3-0)(Area III)
Consciousness
An exploration of the origin, nature, and function of consciousness as informed by research on conscious and unconscious processes, psychological disorders, neuropsychological case studies, consciousness-altering drugs, hypnosis, meditation, state-dependent memory, sleep, and dreams.
Psychology 501 H(3S-0)(Area II)
Special Topics Seminar
Selected topics from one or more of the following areas in psychology: aging, clinical, developmental, industrial, organizational, personality, social, history, and theory.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and consent of the Department.
Note: Normally restricted to Psychology Honours students.
Note: May be repeated once for credit with the consent of the Department. Students should consult the Department concerning topics and recommended preparation for a given session.
Psychology 503 H(3-0)(Area II)
Selected Topics in Psychology
Selected topics from one or more of the following areas in psychology: aging, clinical, developmental, industrial, organizational, personality, social, history, and theory.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 504 F(3-3)(Area III)
Research in Psychology
Research project from one of the following areas in psychology: behavioural neuroscience, cognition, human factors, learning motivation, sensation, perception, and quantitative methods.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 505 H(3-3)(Area III)
Research in Psychology
Research project from one of the following areas in psychology: behavioural neuroscience, cognition, human factors, learning motivation, sensation, perception, and quantitative methods.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 506 F(3-3)(Area II)
Research in Psychology
Research project from one of the following areas in psychology: aging, clinical, developmental, industrial, organizational, personality, social, history, and theory.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 507 H(3-0)(Area III)
Selected Topics in Psychology
Selected topics from one or more of the following areas in psychology: behavioural neuroscience, cognition, human factors, learning, motivation, sensation, perception and quantitative methods.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 509 H(3-3)(Area II)
Research in Psychology
Research project from one of the following areas in psychology: aging, clinical, developmental, industrial, organizational, personality, social, history, and theory.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 511 H(3S-0)(Area III)
Special Topics Seminar
Selected topics from one or more of the following areas in psychology: behavioural neuroscience, cognition, human factors, learning, motivation, sensation, perception and quantitative methods.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and consent of the Department.
Note: Normally restricted to Psychology Honours students.
Note: May be repeated once for credit with the consent of the Department. Students should consult the Department concerning topics and recommended preparation for a given session.
Psychology 591 H(3-0)(Area III)
Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology
A detailed examination of current research topics in cognitive psychology. Topics may include one or more of the following: human memory, thinking, attention, language processing, and computer modelling.
Prerequisites: Psychology 312 and 365.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 596 F(3S-6)(Area II)
BA Honours Thesis and Seminar
Research project under the direction of a member of the Department. In the seminar, students will present and discuss their projects and other topics of current relevance.
Prerequisites: Admission to Honours BA program.
Psychology 598 F(3S-6)(Area III)
BSc Honours Thesis and Seminar
Research project under the direction of a member of the Department. In the seminar, students will present and discuss their projects and other topics of current relevance.
Prerequisites: Admission to Honours BSc program.
Graduate Courses
Psychology 601 H(3-0)
History and Systems of Psychology
History of psychological concepts in Western culture, major theoretical systems of twentieth century psychology, foundational assumptions of theories in contemporary psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 603 H(3-0)
Graduate Conference Course in Psychology
Offered under various subtitles. Consult Department for details.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 604 F(3-0)
Graduate Conference Course in Psychology
Offered under various subtitles. Consult Department for details.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 605 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Theoretical Psychology
An advanced survey of some of the fundamental issues and recent developments in theoretical psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 607 H(3-0)
Advanced Research Design and Methodology in Social Psychology
Survey of advanced topics in the conduct of social psychological research including issues in philosophy of science; origins of research ideas; validity and reliability; measurement; experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs; survey research; specialized methods such as computer simulation, psychophysiological methods, event-sampling, and social cognitive procedures; and ethics. Addresses data analytic issues of particular concern to social psychologists such as analysis of data from dyads and groups and quantitative syntheses of social psychological research.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 611 H(3-3)
Advanced Research Analysis in Qualitative and Historical Psychology
Qualitative Research Designs and Historical Research in Psychology. Topics include Discourse Analysis, Grounded Theory and related techniques, problems of theory development in research and archival research methods in the history of psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 613 H(3-3)
Signal and Systems Analysis in Behavioural Research
Application of signal and systems analysis to behavioural neuroscience and psychophysics.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 615 H(3-3)
Advanced Research Design and Analysis I
Applications of the general linear model to research design and analysis. Topics include analysis of variance, regression, and analysis of covariance.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 617 H(3-3)
Advanced Research Design and Analysis II
Multivariate techniques and design issues, including canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate regression, principal components analysis and factor analysis.
Prerequisites: Psychology 615, or consent of the Department.
Psychology 619 H(3-3)
Special Topics in the Design of Psychological Research
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 621 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Sensation and Perception
An in-depth survey of classic findings and contemporary issues in visual and auditory processing, including attentional mechanisms and imaging research.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 622 F(0-3)
Research in Sensation and Perception
Original project on a contemporary research problem in vision and/or audition. Specific project will vary with student and supervisor interest as well as available research facilities. Possible research areas include aspects of sight or hearing, speech perception, visual attention, and age-related changes in these functions.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 623 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Cognition
An advanced survey of some of the fundamental issues and recent developments in the cognitive sciences.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 624 F(0-3)
Research in Cognition
Empirical research in cognition or cognitive development, conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 625 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology and Aging
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 626 F(0-3)
Research in Development/Aging
Original faculty-supervised research project on a contemporary research problem in infancy, childhood, adolescence or adult aging. While specific project will vary with student and supervisor interest as well as available facilities, possible research areas include age-related differences or change in auditory, cognitive, language, moral, social, clinical or visual functioning.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 627 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Social/Personality Psychology
Prerequisites: An undergraduate course in social psychology and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 628 F(0-3)
Research in Social/Personality
Completion of an original research project in the areas of social and/or personality psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 629 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Cognitive Development
An advanced survey of fundamental issues and recent developments in cognitive development.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 631 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience
Prerequisites: Psychology 476, or equivalent and consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 632 F(0-3)
Research in Behavioural Neuroscience
Behavioural neuroscience theory and techniques including behavioural analysis, electrophysiological recording and anatomical methods.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 637 H(3-3)
Topics in Engineering Psychology
Introduction to psychological principles, research and methods as they relate to human interaction and performance in work settings.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 638 F(0-3)
Research in Engineering Psychology
Original project on a research problem in the human factors, including human-computer interaction, driving behaviour, usability, and performance in work settings.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 639 H(3-0)
Advanced Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Application of psychological principles, research and methods relating to human interactions and performance in work settings.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 641 H(3-0)
Advanced Topics in Health Psychology
Introduces students to current research issues in health psychology. Focuses primarily on issues related to the study of chronic illnesses and evaluates the role of psychological/behavioural factors in: the etiology of disease, disease prevention, adaptation to illness, and disease progression.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 650 F(1S-0)
Research Seminar in Clinical Psychology
An introduction to research and design issues in clinical psychology.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 651 H(3-0)
Adult Psychopathology
Current theory, issues, and research regarding the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis of adult psychopathology. Implications for assessment and treatment.
Psychology 653 H(3-0)
Child Psychopathology
Current theory, issues, and research regarding the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis of child psychopathology. Implications for assessment and treatment. Topics include internalizing and externalizing disorders, risk and protective factors, and developmental continuities and discontinuities in psychopathology.
Psychology 659 H(3-0)
Ethics and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology
Ethical and legal standards for clinical psychologists. An introduction to professional issues in contemporary clinical practice.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
Psychology 660 F(0-14)
Summer Practicum in Clinical Psychology
Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides exposure to basic issues and techniques in the practice of psychological assessment.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 671 H(3-3)
Psychological Assessment of Adults
An overview of theoretical, professional, and ethical issues in the psychological assessment of adult clinical populations. Instruction in the administration and interpretation of assessment procedures for adults including interviews, behavioural assessments, and selected intellectual and personality tests. Supervised practical experience in the application of adult assessments in a relevant clinical setting.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
Psychology 673 H(3-3)
Psychological Assessment of Children
An overview of theoretical, professional and ethical issues in the psychological assessment of child clinical populations. Instruction in the administration and interpretation of child and family assessment procedures including interviews, behavioural assessments, and selected psychological tests. Supervised practical experience in the application of child and family assessments in a relevant clinical setting.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
Psychology 681 H(3-3)
Adult Psychotherapy
Theory, research, and practice in adult psychotherapy and behaviour change. Supervised exposure to the practice of adult psychotherapy in a relevant clinical setting.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
Psychology 683 H(3-3)
Child Psychotherapy
Theory, research, and practice in child and family psychotherapy and behaviour change. Supervised exposure to the practice of child and family psychotherapy in a relevant clinical setting.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
Psychology 699 H(0-3)
Research Course in Psychology
Offered under various subtitles. Consult the Department for details.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department
Note: May be repeated for credit with the consent of the Department.
Psychology 705 H(3S-0)
Seminar in History/Systems/Theoretical Psychology
Selected topics in the history of twentieth-century psychology and the theoretical problems of modern psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 706 F(0-3)
Research in History/Systems/Theoretical Psychology
Advanced research in recent developments in theory, methodology and foundational issues and/or the development of historiography in the discipline.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 722 F(0-3)
Research in Sensation and Perception
Advanced project on a contemporary research issue in vision and/or audition. Specific project will vary with student and supervisor interest as well as available research facilities, possible research areas include spatiotemporal aspects of sight or hearing, speech perception, visual attention, and age-related changes in these functions.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 724 F(0-3)
Research in Cognition
Empirical research in cognitive psychology conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 725 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Developmental Psychology
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 727 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Social/Personality Psychology
Selected topics related to interpersonal processes, gender, justice, and personality and its assessment.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 728 F(0-3)
Research in Social/Personality Psychology
Advanced research project in the areas of social and/or personality psychology.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 731 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Behavioural Neuroscience
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 732 F(0-3)
Research in Behavioural Neuroscience
Behavioural neuroscience theory and techniques including: behavioural analysis, electrophysiological recording and anatomical methods.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 733 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Cognitive Development
Selected topics in cognitive development.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 734 F(0-3)
Research in Cognitive Development
Empirical research in cognitive development conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Psychology 737 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Ergonomics
Application of psychological principles and methods to the design of complex systems and to the operator/system interface.
Prerequisites: Psychology 637 and 639 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 739 H(3S-0)
Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Application of psychological principles and methods to business, industry and other organizational settings.
Prerequisites: Psychology 639 or consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 750 Q(3S-0)
Advanced Seminar in Clinical Psychology
A doctoral level seminar in advanced topics in the practice of clinical psychology.
750.01. Psychopharmacology/Substance Abuse
750.02. Neuropsychology
750.03. Family Therapy
750.04. Group Therapy
750.05. Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology
750.06. Clinical Geropsychology
750.07. Couple and Sex Therapy
750.08. Forensic Psychology
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 751 H(3-0)
Special Topics in Adult Psychopathology
A specialized topic course in the area of adult psychopathology. Course offerings will vary from year to year and may include such topics as: schizophrenia, substance abuse, suicide, mental health delivery systems, or computer applications in clinical psychology.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Psychology 760 F(1-7)
Specialty Practicum in Clinical Psychology I
Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides in-depth exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 762 F(1-7)
Specialty Practicum in Clinical Psychology II
Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides advanced in-depth exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 765 H(1-7)
Practicum in Clinical Psychology
Supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Provides exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 798
Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology
A full calendar year, full-time (or two-years, half-time) supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting. Intensive exposure to various professional issues, the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clinical populations and problems, and advanced training in the use of specific psychological assessment and intervention strategies.
Note: Open only to students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Psychology 799 H(0-3)
Research Course in Psychology
Offered under various subtitles. Consult the Department for details.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.
Note: May be repeated for credit with the consent of the Department.
In addition to the numbered and titled courses shown above, the department offers a selection of advanced level graduate courses specifically designed to meet the needs of individuals or small groups of students at the advanced doctoral level. These courses are numbered in the series 800.01 to 899.99. Such offerings are, of course, conditional upon the availability of staff resources.