Psychology


Faculty List

  • B.C. Armstrong, B.Sc., M.A. (Toronto), M.S., Ph.D., (Carnegie Mellon), Assistant Professor
  • M. Arruda-Carvalho, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Rio de Janeiro), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • M. Bagby, B.A. (Tennessee), M.A. (Radford), Ph.D., C. Psych (York), Professor
  • M.W. Best, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queens), Assistant Professor
  • K. Bramesfeld, B.A. (Wyoming), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Penn State), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • G.B. Biederman, B.Sc. (CUNY), Ph.D. (NYU), Professor Emeritus
  • D.A. Bors, B.A. (Florida), M.A. (Regina), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Emeritus
  • J.S. Cant, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Western), Associate Professor
  • L. Cirelli, B.A. (Laurentian), Ph.D. (McMaster), Assistant Professor
  • A. Cooper, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Ohio State), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • G.S. Cree, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Western), Associate Professor
  • G.C. Cupchik, B.A. (Michigan), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin), Professor
  • D.K. Danielson, B.A. (Duke), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (British Columbia), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • J. Dere, B.A, M.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Concordia), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • K.K. Dion, B.A. (Wellesley), Ph.D. (Minnesota), Professor Emerita
  • S. Erb, B.Sc. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.A., Ph.D. (Concordia), Associate Professor
  • J.E. Foley, B.A., Ph.D. (Sydney), Professor Emerita
  • B.Q. Ford, B.A., M.A. (Boston), Ph.D. (Berkeley), Associate Professor
  • B. Forrin, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan), Professor Emeritus
  • M.A. Fournier, B.A., Ph.D. (McGill), Professor
  • V. Goghari, B.A. (British Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota), Professor
  • D. W. Haley, B.A. (Annapolis), M.A. (San Francisco), Ph.D. (Albuquerque), Associate Professor
  • C. Hutcherson, B.A. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Stanford), Associate Professor
  • Y. Inbar, B.A. (Berkeley), Ph.D. (Cornell), Associate Professor
  • M. Inzlicht, B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Brown), Professor
  • R. Ito, B.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Professor
  • S. Joordens, B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo), Professor
  • J.M. Kennedy, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Belfast), Ph.D. (Cornell), University Professor Emeritus
  • A. Kukla, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. (UCLA), Professor Emeritus
  • J.C. LeBoutillier, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • A.C.H. Lee B.A. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Professor
  • A. Nestor, B.A. (Bucharest), M.Sc. (New Bulgarian), Ph.D. (Brown), Associate Professor
  • M. Niemeier, M.A. (Hamburg), Ph.D. (Tubingen), Professor
  • O. Podolak Lewandowska, B.Sc (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor, Teaching Steam
  • R. Rozeske, B.A. (St. Olaf), M.A., Ph.D. (Colorado), Assistant Professor
  • T.L. Petit, B.Sc., M.A. (Louisiana), Ph.D. (Florida), Professor Emeritus
  • A.C. Ruocco, B.Sc. (York), M.Sc., Ph.D., C.Psych. (Drexel), Professor
  • M.A. Schmuckler, B.A. (SUNY-Binghamton), Ph.D. (Cornell), Professor
  • Z. Segal, B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Queens), Ph.D. (Queens), Professor
  • M.C. Smith, B.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (MIT), Professor Emerita
  • R. Smyth, B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Alberta), Associate Professor
  • M. Souza, B.A., M.A. (UC Davis), Ph.D. (Berkeley), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • R. Thiruchselvam, B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Stanford), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • A.A. Uliaszek, B.A. (Penn State), M.A., Ph.D. (Northwestern), Associate Professor
  • Y.A. Wang, B.A. (Amherst), M.A., Ph.D. (UC Davis), Assistant Professor
  • Y. Wu, B.Sc. (Peking), Ph.D. (MIT), Assistant Professor
  • K.K. Zakzanis, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., C.Psych. (York), Professor


Chair: S. Erb
Associate Chair, Undergraduate and Program Supervisor: B. Ford.
Undergraduate Program Administrator: psychundergrad.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Contact: askcoop@utoronto.ca

For more information, visit the Department of Psychology website.

Psychology examines how and why people think and act the way they do, with the ultimate goal of understanding and improving the human condition. Psychological research employs the scientific method and a diverse set of tools in an effort to uncover the complex dynamics that influence individuals. Our programs of study are valuable to students planning to join the public or private sector workforce (e.g., human resources, marketing, social/community services), those interested in pursuing graduate studies focused on psychological research (e.g., Ph.D. in Clinical or Experimental Psychology), those seeking a professional degree program related to psychological science (e.g., Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology, Public Health, or Social Work), as well as those interested in other professional degrees (e.g., law, business).

Psychology has many sub-fields, several of which are represented at UTSC in terms of research areas and course offerings: Social Psychology (how socio-cultural influences affect us; PSY 10-series courses), Developmental Psychology (how individuals change over time; PSY 20-series courses), Clinical Psychology (diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders; PSY 30-series courses), Cognitive Neuroscience (the biology of the mind; PSY 50-series courses), and Behavioural Neuroscience (physiological and genetic influences on behaviour; PSY 60-series courses). These courses are designed to complement our other core skills courses (e.g., research methods, statistics, scientific writing) found outside of this numerical category system.

Our programs in Psychology provide an opportunity to study typical thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, while our programs in Mental Health Studies are better suited for students interested in focusing on psychological well-being and disorders. Programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies cannot be combined. Students with a strong interest in the biological basis of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours may instead want to consider a program in Neuroscience.

Our Specialist programs are research-intensive programs. The Specialist Co-op option offers an experiential learning supplement to the Specialist programs. Our Major programs require fewer courses while allowing students to pursue a second major area of interest in a different program. Our Minor program in Psychology allows students to explore our field with considerably less intensity than the Specialist and Major programs.

Students in the Specialist or Specialist (Co-op) Program in Mental Health Studies also have the unique opportunity to pursue the Combined Degree Program, Honours Bachelor of Science/Master of Social Work. The Combined Degree Program reserves early entry for students in the University of Toronto’s highly competitive Master of Social Work program. Please see below for more information. 

Planning your Program in Psychology

Creating an academic plan - a road map of the courses you wish to take on the timeline you wish to take them - is crucial for the efficient completion of your program. We strongly encourage our students to either develop an academic plan independently and then to consult the Department of Psychology Advisors for feedback, or to work with the Department of Psychology Advisors to develop an academic plan. These advisors can also provide valuable guidance to help you structure your program to improve your competitiveness for further studies after your undergraduate degree. For more information, please see the Department of Psychology website.

All students interested in any of our programs must first take PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3 (or their equivalent). All students should then prioritize foundational research methods PSYB70H3 and statistics PSYB07H3 in Year 2 to gain access to more advanced courses at the C-level and beyond. Specialists should also take PSYC02H3 and PSYC70H3 in Year 2, as these courses are profoundly useful for engaging in research opportunities. Students in the Psychology Minor are strongly encouraged to choose PSY B-levels courses that open up multiple options at the PSY C-level, as some courses (for example, PSYB10H3) offer more flexibility than others.

Students may wish to take PSY courses at UTSG or UTM to satisfy part of their program requirements. UTSG and UTM courses at the 100-, 200-, 300-, and 400-level of study correspond to our courses at the A-, B-, C- and D-level. However, there are important exceptions to this (e.g., a 300-level course at UTSG, which is comparable to a C-level course at UTSC, may not be used to satisfy a D-level program requirement, even if it is listed as an exclusion to a D-level course). As such, we encourage you to consult the list of established equivalences as appropriate listed on the Department of Psychology - Course Equivalences website, and to direct any questions about taking program requirements at the other UofT campuses to the Undergraduate Program Administrator in the Department of Psychology.

The Department offers rich opportunities to get actively involved in the research process and in some cases to receive course credit, for example: PSYB90H3, PSYC90H3, and PSYD98Y3. Supervised study and thesis courses are highly competitive and are essential for students interested in pursuing research-based graduate studies. Interested students should review the prerequisites for these courses and plan their course of study accordingly. The Specialist programs are particularly well suited for pursuing a thesis, for example, PSYD98H3, given their program requirements. Interested Majors may discuss this option with the Department of Psychology Advisors provided that they meet the other prerequisites. Students are encouraged to visit the Department of Psychology website and contact faculty members to search for opportunities.

While your coursework is an integral piece of your education, it can and should be supplemented by relevant co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences, more information is available on the Career & Co-Curricular Learning Network website. There are valuable professional development resources in our department and on our campus (e.g., Academic Advising and Career Centre), as well as opportunities to volunteer or work on- or off-campus to broaden your skillset (e.g., clinical work exposure, leadership skills). For more information on some of these opportunities, please see the Department of Psychology website.

Combined Degree Programs, Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Social Work

The Combined Degree Program for UTSC Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) with the Master of Social Work (MSW) offered by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work allows exceptional students who are registered in the UTSC Specialist or Specialist Co-op programs in Mental Health Studies to apply during Year 3 of their studies and be considered for admission to the FIFSW Master's program in Social Work. The CDP offers a rich intellectual pathway for exceptional undergraduate students by providing access to social work research before the completion of the undergraduate degree, and gives students an opportunity to become equipped for evidence-informed social work practice, through a research course in Year 4.

The Combined Degree Programs options are:

  • Mental Health Studies (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Social Work
  • Mental Health Studies Health Studies (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Social Work

Program Combination Restrictions in Psychology

Students may select only one program from either Psychology or Mental Health Studies. No combination of Psychology and/or Mental Health Studies programs are permitted, including any combinations with the Minor in Psychology.

For more information, including Admission and Program requirements, see the Combined Degree Programs section of the Calendar.

Courses in Psycholinguistics

The Department of Linguistics offers a number of courses in psycholinguistics that are appropriate for a program in psychological science. Accordingly, up to 1.0 credits from the list below may be used as Psychology courses to fulfill Psychology program requirements.
(PLIB25H3)
PLIC24H3 
PLIC54H3 
PLIC55H3 
PLIC75H3 
PLID34H3 
PLID44H3
PLID50H3 
(PLID55H3)
PLID56H3

Experiential Learning and Outreach

For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.

Double Degree Programs

DOUBLE DEGREE: HONOURS BA, SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ENGLISH / HONOURS BSc, SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY

This Double Degree program creates an accelerated pathway for students who would otherwise have to complete two separate Specialist programs and two separate degrees. It will provide students with a thorough, interdisciplinary education in both literary studies and Psychology. The Double Degree program takes advantage of existing synergies to allow students to complete both undergraduate programs and degrees within five years, without compromising on the core requirements of either program.

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Double Degree is limited. Students may apply after completing a minimum of 4.0 credits including ENGA01H3, ENGA02H3, PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. A final grade of at least 75% is required in each of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3. Students should apply to the program before they have completed 7.5 credits; however, students who have completed between 7.5 and 10.0 credits may apply to the program on a case-by-case basis by petitioning the program supervisor. Students who have completed more than 10.0 credits may not apply to the program. Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN in March/April and June/July.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 25.0 credits, including at least 7.0 credits at the C-level and at least 3.5 credits at the D-level.

Psychology Courses (10.5 credits)

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.5 credits):
PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory
and 0.5 credit from among the following:
- PSYC06H3 Psychophysiology Laboratory
- [PSYC71H3 or (PSYC11H3) Social Psychology Laboratory]
- [PSYC72H3 or (PSYC26H3) Developmental Psychology Laboratory]
- [PSYC74H3 or (PSYC05H3) Human Movement Laboratory]
- [PSYC75H3 or (PSYC58H3) Cognitive Psychology Laboratory]
- [PSYC76H3 or (PSYC04H3) Brain Imaging Laboratory]

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit):
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level and C-level (4.5 credits):
Students are required to take 2.5 credits at the B-level or C-level from one of the two content groups listed below, and 2.0 credits from the other group:
(a) Social and Developmental (PSY courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (PSY courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

7. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit):
Students must take 0.5 credit from each grouping below:
(a) Social and Developmental (PSY courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (PSY courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

8. Additional 0.5 credit in Psychology at the C-level (0.5 credit)

English Courses (10.0 credits)
Of the 10.0 credits, at least 3.0 credits must be at the C-level and 1.5 credits at the D-level.

1. All of the following (2.5 credits):
ENGA01H3 What is Literature?
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing About Literature
ENGB27H3 Charting Literary History I
ENGB28H3 Charting Literary History II
ENGC15H3 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism

2. 1.5 additional credits from courses whose content is pre-1900 (1.5 credits):
*See the English Course List for pre-1900 courses

3. 0.5 credit in Canadian Literature (0.5 credits):
*See the English Course List for courses in Canadian Literature

4. 5.5 additional credits in English

Notes:
1.Students may count no more than one of the following courses towards the Specialist requirements:
- ENGB35H3 Children's Literature
- (ENGB36H3) Detective Fiction
- (ENGB41H3) Science Fiction
2. The following courses do not count towards any English programs: ENG100H, ENG185Y.

Additional Psychology/English Courses (2.0 credits)
Students must complete a further 2.0 credits. Courses selected to complete this component can be in either English or Psychology or a combination of the two.

1. 1.0 credit at the C- or D-level in PSY and/or ENG courses

2. Capstone Requirement (1.0 credit)
Students must choose one of the options listed below:
ENGD26Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGD27Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Prose
ENGD28Y3 Independent Studies in Creative Writing: Special Topics
ENGD98Y3 Senior Essay and Capstone Seminar
PSYD98Y3 Thesis in Psychology

 

 

Psychology Programs

COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS, HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE / MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

The Combined Degree Programs for UTSC Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) with the Master of Social Work (MSW) offered by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work allow exceptional students who are registered in the UTSC Specialist or Specialist Co-op programs in Mental Health Studies to apply during Year 3 of their studies, and be considered, for admission to the FIFSW Master's program in Social Work. These CDPs offer a rich intellectual pathway for exceptional undergraduate students by providing access to social work research before the completion of the undergraduate degree, and give students an opportunity to become equipped for evidence-informed social work practice, through a research course in Year 4 with a FIFSW co-supervisor.

Contact Information:
Department of Psychology
Email: psychology-undergraduate@utsc.utoronto.ca

Combined Degree Programs options are:

  • Mental Health Studies (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Social Work
  • Mental Health Studies (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Social Work

Application Process:

  • Applicants must apply to the HBSc program, the MSW program, and the CDP.
  • Qualified students in Year 3 of their HBSc program can apply to the MSW program; those accepted will receive a conditional offer to start the MSW program upon completion of their HBSc program and degree requirements.

Minimum Admission Requirements:

  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the HBSc program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MSW program.
  • Applicants to the HBSc program must:
    • be enrolled full-time and in good standing;
    • have a B+ average (CGPA of 3.3) or higher in Year 2;
    • carry a full course load of 5.0 credits each year (i.e., complete 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions - Fall, Winter, Summer).
  • Applicants to the MSW program must:
    • maintain a B+ average (CGPA of 3.3) or higher in Year 3 and Year 4 of their HBSc program;
    • complete the requirements of their HBSc program;
    • be conferred with the HBSc degree.

Program Requirements and Path to Completion:

  • Year 1 to 4: HBSc degree requirements:
    • students must complete all HBSc program requirements and degree requirements;
    • students are expected to carry a full course load of 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions (Fall, Winter, Summer) of each year;
    • in Year 3, qualified students may apply to the MSW program and the CDP and may be offered conditional admission;
    • in Year 4, students who receive a conditional offer of admission to the CDP must complete 1.5 credits as follows:
      • PSYD98Y3 Thesis in Psychology, under the supervision of a UTSC Psychology faculty member in consultation with a FIFSW faculty member (1.0 credit);
      • PSYD37H3 The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness, which will be taught by a FIFSW faculty member (0.5 credit).
    • by the end of Year 4, fulfill the HBSc program requirements and HBSc degree requirements.
  • Year 5 to 6: MSW program and degree requirements:
    • MSW Year 1:
      • conditions of admission are removed;
      • students must complete 4.0 credits (see the School of Graduate Studies Calendar: https://sgs.calendar.utoronto.ca/graduate-programs-at-a-glance)
      • students must complete the Year 1 practicum (SWK 4701H)
      • by the end of Year 1 of the MSW program, students must select one of the following fields of specialization: Children and Their Families, Gerontology, Health and Mental Health; Social Justice and Diversity, Social Service Administration
    • MSW Year 2:
    • MSW students in the Health and Mental Health field who completed the Specialist (Co-operative) program in Mental Health Studies (BSc) are exempt from SWK4604 (Social Work Practice in Mental Health Services) and will replace it with a graduate elective.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES (SCIENCE)

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) either (1) a final grade of 75% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 64% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or equivalent].

Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. For more information on applying to limited enrolment programs, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.

Program Requirements
The program requires completion of 12.5 credits as follows, including at least 4.0 credits at the C- or D-level, of which at least 1.0 must be at the D-level:

1. Introductory Psychology (1.0 credit)
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.5 credit)
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory]
PSYC37H3 Psychological Assessment
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit)
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Personality and Clinical Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYB30H3 Introduction to Personality
PSYB32H3 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

7. Psychosocial and Psychobiological Breadth (3.0 credits)
Students are required to take 2.0 credits from one group and 1.0 credit from the other group:

Psycho-Social Grouping
[PSYB38H3 or (PSYB45H3) Introduction to Behaviour Modification]
PSYC15H3 Foundations in Community Psychology
PSYC18H3 The Psychology of Emotion
[PSYC30H3 or (PSYC35H3) Advanced Personality Psychology]
PSYC34H3 Happiness and Meaning
PSYC36H3 Psychotherapy
PSYC39H3 Psychology and the Law

Psycho-Biological Grouping
[PSYB55H3 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience or (PSYB65H3) Human Brain and Behaviour]
PSYB64H3 Introduction to Behavioural Neuroscience
PSYC31H3 Clinical Neuropsychology
PSYC33H3 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
PSYC38H3 Adult Psychopathology
PSYC62H3 Drugs and the Brain

8. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit):
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3. Students must take 1.0 credit of seminars in Psychology at the D-level, of which 0.5 credit must come from the PSY D30-series:
PSYD30H3 Current topics in Personality Psychology
PSYD31H3 Cultural-Clinical Psychology
PSYD32H3 Personality Disorders
PSYD33H3 Current Topics in Clinical Psychology
PSYD35H3 Clinical Psychopharmacology
PSYD37H3 Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
PSYD39H3 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

9. Additional credits in Psychology (1.0 credits)

10. 2.0 credits from the following courses:
BIOC70H3 An Introduction to Bias in the Sciences
HLTA91H3 A Healthy Campus for Students: Prioritizing Mental Health
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTB41H3 Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health
HLTB42H3 Perspectives of Culture, Illness and Healing
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities
HLTC22H3 Health, Aging, and the Life Cycle
HLTC23H3 Issues in Child Health and Development
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
HLTC49H3 Indigenous Health
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSC11H3 Issues in Global and International Health
LINB20H3 Sociolinguistics
PHLA11H3 Introduction to Ethics
PHLB07H3 Ethics
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics
PHLB81H3 Theories of Mind
PHLC07H3 Death and Dying
PHLC10H3 Topics in Bioethics
SOCB22H3 Sociology of Gender
SOCB49H3 Sociology of Family
SOCB50H3 Deviance and Normality I
SOCC49H3 Indigenous Health

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES (SCIENCE)

Academic Program Advisor: A. Lawson psychundergrad.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Program Coordinator: C. Dixon coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Specialist (Co-op) Program in Mental Health Studies is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to Mental Health upon graduation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.


Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and
(e.) either: (1) a final grade of 75% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 64% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or equivalent].

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Students who have completed 10.0 credits or more, are not eligible to apply to the program.
Students currently enrolled in the Specialist Co-op Program in Mental Health Studies who have completed 10.0 credits or more, are not eligible to transfer to the Specialist Co-op Program in Psychology or vice-versa.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Program Requirements
The program requires 12.5 credits as follows, including at least 4.0 credits at the C-level, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the D-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit)
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (2.0 credits)
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory]
PSYC37H3 Psychological Assessment
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory
PSYC73H3 Clinical Neuropsychology Laboratory

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit)
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Personality and Clinical Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYB30H3 Introduction to Personality
PSYB32H3 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

7. PSYB55H3 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (0.5 credit)

8. Psychosocial and Psychobiological Breadth (2.5 credits)
Students are required to take 1.5 credits from one group and 1.0 credit from the other group:

Psycho-Social Grouping
[PSYB38H3 or (PSYB45H3) Introduction to Behaviour Modification]
PSYC15H3 Foundations in Community Psychology
PSYC18H3 The Psychology of Emotion
[PSYC30H3 or (PSYC35H3) Advanced Personality Psychology]
PSYC34H3 Happiness and Meaning
PSYC36H3 Psychotherapy
PSYC39H3 Psychology and the Law

Psycho-Biological Grouping
PSYB64H3 Introduction to Behavioural Neuroscience
PSYC31H3 Clinical Neuropsychology
PSYC33H3 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
PSYC38H3 Adult Psychopathology
PSYC62H3 Drugs and the Brain

9. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit):
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3. Students must take 1.0 credit of seminars in Psychology at the D-level, of which 0.5 credit must come from the PSY D30-series:
PSYD30H3 Current topics in Personality Psychology
PSYD31H3 Cultural-Clinical Psychology
PSYD32H3 Personality Disorders
PSYD33H3 Current Topics in Clinical Psychology
PSYD35H3 Clinical Psychopharmacology
PSYD37H3 Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
PSYD39H3 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

10. An additional credit in Psychology (0.5 credit)

11. 2.0 credits from the following courses:
BIOC70H3 An Introduction to Bias in the Sciences
HLTA91H3 A Healthy Campus for Students: Prioritizing Mental Health
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTB41H3 Introduction to the Social Determinants of Mental Health
HLTB42H3 Perspectives of Culture, Illness and Healing
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities
HLTC22H3 Health, Aging, and the Life Cycle
HLTC23H3 Issues in Child Health and Development
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
HLTC49H3 Indigenous Health
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSC11H3 Issues in Global and International Health
LINB20H3 Sociolinguistics
PHLA11H3 Introduction to Ethics
PHLB07H3 Ethics
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics
PHLB81H3 Theories of Mind
PHLC07H3 Death and Dying
PHLC10H3 Topics in Bioethics
SOCB22H3 Sociology of Gender
SOCB49H3 Sociology of Family
SOCB50H3 Deviance and Normality I
SOCC49H3 Indigenous Health


Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete two Co-op work terms, each of four-months duration. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Specialist Co-op Program in Mental Health Studies and have completed at least 10.0 credits, including [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)], PSYB07H3, PSYB32H3, PSYB55H3, PSYC02H3, [PSYC08H3 or PSYC09H3], and PSYC73H3.

In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete up to four Co-op specific courses. These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, and to perform professionally in the workplace. These courses must be completed in sequence, and are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

Co-op Preparation Course Requirements:

1. COPB50H3/​(COPD01H3) – Foundations for Success in Arts & Science Co-op
- Students entering Co-op from outside of UTSC (high school or other postsecondary) will complete this course in Fall, Winter or Summer of their first year at UTSC. 
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in April/May will complete this course in the Summer semester.
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in July/August will complete this course in the Winter semester.

2. COPB51H3/​(COPD03H3) – Preparing to Compete for your Co-op Work Term

3. COPB52H3/​(COPD11H3) – Managing your Work Term Search & Transition to Work
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the first work scheduled work term.

4. COPC98H3/​(COPD12H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part I
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the second scheduled work term.

5. COPC99H3/​(COPD13H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part II
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the third scheduled work term (for programs that require the completion of 3 work terms and/or four months in advance of any additional work terms that have been approved by the Arts and Science Co-op Office.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This, in turn, requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the 6B.5 Co-operative Programs section or the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY (SCIENCE)

Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) either (1) a final grade of 75% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 64% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or equivalent].

Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. For more information on applying to limited enrolment programs, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.

Program Requirements

The Program requires completion of 12.5 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the C- or D-level, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the D-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit)
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.5 credits)
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory]
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory
and
0.5 credit from among the following:
(PSYC06H3 Psychophysiology Laboratory)
[PSYC71H3 or (PSYC11H3) Social Psychology Laboratory]
[PSYC72H3 or (PSYC26H3) Developmental Psychology Laboratory]
[PSYC74H3 or (PSYC05H3) Human Movement Laboratory]
PSYC75H3 Cognitive Psychology Laboratory
[PSYC76H3 or (PSYC04H3) Brain Imaging Laboratory]

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit)
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level and C-level (5.0 credits)
Students are required to take 3.0 credits at the B-level or C-level from one of the two content groups listed below and 2.0 credits from the other group:
(a) Social and Developmental (courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

7. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit)
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3. Students must take 0.5 credit from each grouping below:
(a) Social and Developmental (courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

8. Additional credits in Psychology (2.0 credits)
Of the 2.0 credits, at least 1.0 credit must be at the C-level. Supervised study [PSYC90H3 or PSYC93H3] or thesis [PSYD98Y3] courses may be used to fulfill a maximum of 0.5 credit.

SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY (SCIENCE)

Academic Program Advisor: A. Lawson psychundergrad.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Program Coordinator: C. Dixon coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Specialist (Co-op) Program in Psychology is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to Psychology upon graduation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.

Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and
(e.) either (1) a final grade of 75% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 64% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or equivalent].

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Students who have completed 10.0 credits or more, are not eligible to apply to the program.
Students currently enrolled in the Specialist Co-op Program in Mental Health Studies who have completed 10.0 credits or more, are not eligible to transfer to the Specialist Co-op Program in Psychology or vice-versa.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Program Requirements
The program requires students to complete a total of 12.5 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the C- or D-level, of which at 1.0 credit must be at the D-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit)
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.5 credits)
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory]
PSYC70H3 Advanced Research Methods Laboratory
and
0.5 credit from among the following:
(PSYC06H3 Psychophysiology Laboratory)
[PSYC71H3 or (PSYC11H3) Social Psychology Laboratory]
[PSYC72H3 or (PSYC26H3) Developmental Psychology Laboratory]
[PSYC74H3 or (PSYC05H3) Human Movement Laboratory]
PSYC75H3 Cognitive Psychology Laboratory
[PSYC76H3 or (PSYC04H3) Brain Imaging Laboratory]

3. Statistical Methods (1.0 credit)
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
[PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology or PSYC09H3 Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology]

4. PSYC02H3 Scientific Communication in Psychology (0.5 credit)

5. PSYC85H3 History of Psychology (0.5 credit)

6. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level and C-level (5.0 credits)
Students are required to take 3.0 credits at the B-level or C-level from one of the two content groups listed below and 2.0 credits from the other group:
(a) Social and Developmental (courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

7. Seminars in Psychology at the D-level (1.0 credit)
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3. Students must take 0.5 credit from each grouping below:
(a) Social and Developmental (courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
(b) Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

8. Additional credits in Psychology (2.0 credits)
Of the 2.0 credits, at least 1.0 credit must be at the C-level. Supervised study [PSYC90H3 or PSYC93H3] or thesis [PSYD98Y3] courses may be used to fulfill a maximum of 0.5 credit.

Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete two Co-op work terms, each of four-months duration. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Specialist Co-op Program in Psychology and have completed at least 10.0 credits, including [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3)], PSYB07H3, PSYC02H3 and [PSYC08H3 or PSYC09H3].

In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete up to four Co-op specific courses. These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, and to perform professionally in the workplace. These courses must be completed in sequence, and are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

Co-op Preparation Course Requirements:

1. COPB50H3/​(COPD01H3) – Foundations for Success in Arts & Science Co-op
- Students entering Co-op from outside of UTSC (high school or other postsecondary) will complete this course in Fall, Winter or Summer of their first year at UTSC. 
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in April/May will complete this course in the Summer semester.
- Current UTSC students entering Co-op in July/August will complete this course in the Winter semester.

2. COPB51H3/​(COPD03H3) – Preparing to Compete for your Co-op Work Term

3. COPB52H3/​(COPD11H3) – Managing your Work Term Search & Transition to Work
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the first work scheduled work term.

4. COPC98H3/​(COPD12H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part I
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the second scheduled work term.

5. COPC99H3/​(COPD13H3) – Integrating Your Work Term Experience Part II
- This course will be completed four months in advance of the third scheduled work term (for programs that require the completion of 3 work terms and/or four months in advance of any additional work terms that have been approved by the Arts and Science Co-op Office.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This, in turn, requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the 6B.5 Co-operative Programs section or the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES (SCIENCE)

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) either (1) a final grade of 67% or higher in both of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 60% or higher in both of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in two B-level psychology courses.

Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. For more information on applying to limited enrolment programs, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.

Program Requirements

The program requires 7.0 credits, of which at least 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (1.0 credit):
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory or (PSYB04H3) Foundations in Psychological Research]
PSYC37H3 Psychological Assessment

3. Statistical Methods (0.5 credit):
PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology
STAB22H3 Statistics I
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences

4. Personality and Clinical Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYB30H3 Introduction to Personality
PSYB32H3 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

5. Psychosocial and Psychobiological Breadth (1.5 credits):
Students are required to take 1.0 credit from one group and 0.5 credit from the other group:

Psycho-Social Grouping:
[PSYB38H3 or (PSYB45H3) Introduction to Behaviour Modification]
PSYC15H3 Foundations in Community Psychology
PSYC18H3 The Psychology of Emotion
[PSYC30H3 or (PSYC35H3) Advanced Personality Psychology]
PSYC34H3 Happiness and Meaning
PSYC36H3 Psychotherapy
PSYC39H3 Psychology and the Law

Psycho-Biological Grouping:
[PSYB55H3 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience or (PSYB65H3) Human Brain and Behaviour]
PSYB64H3 Introduction to Behavioural Neuroscience
PSYC31H3 Clinical Neuropsychology
PSYC33H3 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
PSYC38H3 Adult Psychopathology
PSYC62H3 Drugs and the Brain

6. Seminar in Psychology at the D-level (0.5 credits)
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3.

7. Additional credits in Psychology (1.5 credits)
Supervised study [PSYC90H3 or PSYC93H3] or thesis [PSYD98Y3] courses may be used to fulfill a maximum of 0.5 credit.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY (SCIENCE)

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Program is limited. Admission will require:
(a.) completion of any Grade 12 U/M high school math course or equivalent (or successful completion of the UTSC Online Mathematics Preparedness Course or equivalent), and
(b.) completion of Grade 12 U/M high school biology or equivalent (or BIOA11H3 or equivalent), and
(c.) completion of a minimum of 4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit in Psychology, and
(d.) either (1) a final grade of 67% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, or (2) a final grade of 60% or higher in both PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in two B-level psychology courses.

Application for admission will be made to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN, during the Limited Program application periods. For more information on applying to limited enrolment programs, please visit the Office of the Registrar website.

Program Requirements

The Program requires completion of 7.0 credits, of which at least 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (0.5 credit):
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory or (PSYB04H3) Foundations in Psychological Research]

3. Statistical Methods (0.5 credit):
[PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology or STAB22H3 Statistics I or STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences]

4. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level and C-level (2.5 credits)
Students are required to take 1.5 credits from one of the groups and 1.0 credit from the other group:
a. Social and Developmental (courses listed in the 10- and 20-series)
b. Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- and 60-series)

5. Seminar in Psychology at the D-level (0.5 credit)
All PSY D-level courses are considered "seminars", with the exception of PSYD98Y3.

6. Additional credits in Psychology (2.0 credits)
Of the 2.0 credits, at least 1.0 credit must be at the C-level. Supervised study [PSYC90H3 or PSYC93H3] or thesis [PSYD98Y3] courses may be used to fulfill a maximum of 0.5 credit.

MINOR PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY (SCIENCE)

Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 4.0 credits, of which 1.0 credit must be at the C-level:

1. Introduction to Psychology (1.0 credit):
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

2. Laboratory Methods (0.5 credit):
[PSYB70H3 Methods in Psychological Science or (PSYB01H3) Psychological Research Laboratory or (PSYB04H3) Foundations in Psychological Research]

3. Statistical Methods (0.5 credit):
[PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology or STAB22H3 Statistics I or STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences]

4. Breadth in Psychology at the B-level: One course from each grouping (1.0 credit):
a. Social, Developmental, Personality and Clinical (courses listed in the 10-, 20- or 30-series);
b. Perception, Cognition and Physiology (courses listed in the 50- or 60-series);

5. Breadth in Psychology at the C-level (1.0 credit).

Note: Typically, Psychology Minors are not permitted to take more than 1.0 credit of PSY C-level courses, and are not permitted to take any PSY D-level courses.

Psychology Courses

PSYA01H3 - Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology

This course provides a general overview of topics including research techniques in psychology, evolutionary psychology, the biology of behaviour, learning and behaviour, sensation, perception, memory and consciousness. The most influential findings from each of these areas will be highlighted.

Exclusion: PSY100H, PSY100Y, (PSY101H)
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

PSYA02H3 - Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

This course provides a general overview of topics including language, intelligence, development, motivation and emotion, personality, social psychology, stress, mental disorders and treatments of mental disorders. The most influential findings from each of these areas will be highlighted.

Exclusion: PSY100H, PSY100Y, (PSY102H)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

PSYB03H3 - Introduction to Computers in Psychological Research

The course will provide introductory knowledge and hands-on training in computer-based implementations of experimental design, data processing and result interpretation in psychology. The course covers implementations of experimental testing paradigms, computational explorations of empirical data structure and result visualization with the aid of specific programming tools (e.g., Matlab).

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Corequisite: PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3
Enrolment Limits: 35; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, and Neuroscience Cognitive stream. Students in the Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

PSYB07H3 - Data Analysis in Psychology

This course focuses on the fundamentals of the theory and the application of statistical procedures used in research in the field of psychology. Topics will range from descriptive statistics to simple tests of significance, such as Chi-Square, t-tests, and one-way Analysis-of-Variance. A working knowledge of algebra is assumed.

Exclusion: ANTC35H3, LINB29H3, MGEB11H3/(ECMB11H3), MGEB12H3/(ECMB12H3), PSY201H, (SOCB06H3), STAB22H3, STAB23H3, STAB52H3, STA220H, STA221H, STA250H, STA257H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, Neuroscience, and Paramedicine. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

PSYB10H3 - Introduction to Social Psychology

Surveys a wide range of phenomena relating to social behaviour.
Social Psychology is the study of how feelings, thoughts, and behaviour are influenced by the presence of others. The course is designed to explore social behaviour and to present theory and research that foster its understanding.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: PSY220H
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYB20H3 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Developmental processes during infancy and childhood.
This course presents students with a broad and integrative overview of child development. Major theories and research findings will be discussed in order to understand how the child changes physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively with age. Topics are organized chronologically beginning with prenatal development and continuing through selected issues in adolescence and life-span development.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: (PSYB21H3), PSY210H
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYB30H3 - Introduction to Personality

This course is intended to introduce students to the scientific study of the whole person in biological, social, and cultural contexts. The ideas of classical personality theorists will be discussed in reference to findings from contemporary personality research.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: PSY230H
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYB32H3 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Clinical psychology examines why people behave, think, and feel in unexpected, sometimes bizarre, and typically self-defeating ways. This course will focus on the ways in which clinicians have been trying to learn the causes of various clinical disorders and what they know about preventing and alleviating it.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: PSY240H, PSY340H
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYB38H3 - Introduction to Behaviour Modification

An introduction to behaviour modification, focusing on attempts to regulate human behaviour. Basic principles and procedures of behaviour change are examined, including their application across different domains and populations. Topics include operant and respondent conditioning; reinforcement; extinction; punishment; behavioural data; ethics; and using behaviourally-based approaches (e.g., CBT) to treat psychopathology.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: PSY260H1, (PSYB45H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYB51H3 - Introduction to Perception

Theory and research on perception and cognition, including visual, auditory and tactile perception, representation, and communication. Topics include cognition and perception in the handicapped and normal perceiver; perceptual illusion, noise, perspective, shadow patterns and motion, possible and impossible scenes, human and computer scene-analysis, ambiguity in perception, outline representation. The research is on adults and children, and different species. Demonstrations and exercises form part of the course work.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: NROC64H3, PSY280H1
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYB55H3 - Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

The course explores how the brain gives rise to the mind. It examines the role of neuroimaging tools and brain-injured patients in helping to uncover cognitive networks. Select topics include attention, memory, language, motor control, decision-making, emotion, and executive functions.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: [(PSYB65H3) if taken in Fall 2017 or Summer 2018], (PSYC55H3), PSY493H1
Enrolment Limits: 300
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYB57H3 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

A discussion of theories and experiments examining human cognition. This includes the history of the study of human information processing and current thinking about mental computation. Topics covered include perception, attention, thinking, memory, visual imagery, language and problem solving.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: PSY270H
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYB64H3 - Introduction to Behavioural Neuroscience

A survey of the biological mechanisms underlying fundamental psychological processes intended for students who are not in a Neuroscience program. Topics include the biological basis of motivated behaviour (e.g., emotional, ingestive, sexual, and reproductive behaviours; sleep and arousal), sensory processes and attention, learning and memory, and language.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: NROC61H3, PSY290H
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYB70H3 - Methods in Psychological Science

This course focuses on scientific literacy skills central to effectively consuming and critiquing research in psychological science. Students will learn about commonly used research designs, how to assess whether a design has been applied correctly, and whether the conclusions drawn from the data are warranted. Students will also develop skills to effectively find and consume primary research in psychology.

Prerequisite: PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3
Exclusion: (PSYB01H3), (PSYB04H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYB90H3 - Supervised Introductory Research in Psychology

This course provides an introduction to, and experience in, ongoing theoretical and empirical research in any field of psychology. Supervision of the work is arranged by mutual agreement between student and instructor. Students will typically engage in an existing research project within a supervisor’s laboratory. Regular consultation with the supervisor is necessary, which will enhance communication skills and enable students to develop proficiency in speaking about scientific knowledge with other experts in the domain. Students will also develop documentation and writing skills through a final report and research journal. This course requires students to complete a permission form obtained from the Department of Psychology. This form must outline agreed-upon work that will be performed, must be signed by the intended supervisor, and returned to the Department of Psychology.

Prerequisite: [PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3 with at least an 80% average across both courses] and [a minimum of 4.0 credits [including PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3] in any discipline, with an average cGPA of 3.0] and [a maximum of 9.5 credits completed] and [enrolment in a Psychology, Mental Health Studies, Neuroscience or Psycholinguistics program].
Exclusion: ROP299Y and LINB98H3
Recommended Preparation: B-level courses in Psychology or Psycholinguistics
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies, followed by students in the Specialist and Major programs in Neuroscience and Psycholinguistics. Enrolment will depend each year on the research opportunities available with each individual faculty member and the interests of the students who apply.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Note: Note: Students receive a half credit spread across two-terms; therefore, the research in this course must take place across two consecutive terms.

PSYC02H3 - Scientific Communication in Psychology

How we communicate in psychology and why. The differences between scientific and non-scientific approaches to behaviour and their implications for communication are discussed. The focus is on improving the student's ability to obtain and organize information and to communicate it clearly and critically, using the conventions of the discipline.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, and Neuroscience Cognitive stream, and the Specialist (Co-op) program in Neuroscience (Stage 1). Students in the Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC03H3 - Computers in Psychological Research: Advanced Topics

The course will provide advanced knowledge and hands-on training in computer-based implementations of experimental design, data processing and result interpretation in psychology. The course covers implementations of experimental testing paradigms, computational explorations of empirical data structure, and result visualization with the aid of specific programming tools (e.g., Matlab).

Prerequisite: PSYB03H3
Enrolment Limits: 35; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream. Students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

PSYC08H3 - Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology

The primary focus of this course is on the understanding of Analysis-of-Variance and its application to various research designs. Examples will include a priori and post hoc tests. Finally, there will be an introduction to multiple regression, including discussions of design issues and interpretation problems.

Prerequisite: [PSYB07H3 or STAB23H3 or STAB22H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3]
Exclusion: (STAC52H3), PSY202H
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, Neuroscience, and Paramedicine. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

PSYC09H3 - Applied Multiple Regression in Psychology

An introduction to multiple regression and its applications in psychological research. The course covers the data analysis process from data collection to interpretation: how to deal with missing data, the testing of assumptions, addressing problem of multicolinearity, significance testing, and deciding on the most appropriate model. Several illustrative data sets will be explored in detail. The course contains a brief introduction to factor analysis. The goal is to provide the students with the skills and understanding to conduct and interpret data analysis in non-experimental areas of psychology.

Prerequisite: [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3]
Exclusion: MGEC11H3
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC10H3 - Judgment and Decision Making

This course examines the psychology of judgment and decision making, incorporating perspectives from social psychology, cognitive psychology, and behavioral economics. Understanding these topics will allow students to identify errors and systematic biases in their own decisions and improve their ability to predict and influence the behavior of others.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB10H3 or PSYB57H3 or PSYC57H3]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC12H3 - The Psychology of Prejudice

A detailed examination of selected social psychological topics introduced in PSYB10H3. This course examines the nature of attitudes, stereotypes and prejudice, including their development, persistence, and automaticity. It also explores the impact of stereotypes on their targets, including how stereotypes are perceived and how they affect performance, attributions, and coping.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY322H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC13H3 - Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others

A comprehensive survey of how cognitive processes (e.g., perception, memory, judgment) influence social behaviour. Topics include the construction of knowledge about self and others, attitude formation and change, influences of automatic and controlled processing, biases in judgment and choice, interactions between thought and emotion, and neural specializations for social cognition.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB10H3 or PSYB57H3]
Exclusion: PSY326H, PSY473H, PSY417H
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, and Neuroscience. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.


Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC14H3 - Cross-Cultural Social Psychology

A survey of the role of culture in social thought and behaviour. The focus is on research and theory that illustrate ways in which culture influences behaviour and cognition about the self and others, emotion and motivation. Differences in individualism and collectivism, independence and interdependence as well as other important orientations that differ between cultures will be discussed. Social identity and its impact on acculturation in the context of immigration will also be explored.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY321H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC15H3 - Foundations in Community Psychology

Community psychology is an area of psychology that examines the social, cultural, and structural influences that promote positive change, health, and empowerment among communities and community members. This course will offer an overview of the foundational components of community psychology including its theories, research methods, and applications to topics such as community mental health, prevention programs, interventions, the community practitioner as social change agent, and applications of community psychology to other settings and situations.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYB70H3
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC16H3 - Psychology of Imagination

The course will examine different aspects of imagination in a historical context, including creativity, curiosity, future-mindedness, openness to experience, perseverance, perspective, purpose, and wisdom along with its neural foundations.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [PSYB20H3 or PSYB30H3 or PSYB51H3 or PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC18H3 - The Psychology of Emotion

What is an emotion? How are emotions experienced and how are they shaped? What purpose do emotions serve to human beings? What happens when our emotional responses go awry? Philosophers have debated these questions for centuries. Fortunately, psychological science has equipped us with the tools to explore such questions on an empirical level. Building with these tools, this course will provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of emotion. Topics will include how emotions are expressed in our minds and bodies, how emotions influence (and are influenced by) our thoughts, relationships, and cultures, and how emotions can both help us thrive and make us sick. A range of perspectives, including social, cultural, developmental, clinical, personality, and cognitive psychology, will be considered.

Prerequisite: [PSYB10H3 or PSYB30H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY331H, (PSY394H), PSY494H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC19H3 - Psychology of Self Control

A detailed examination of how organisms exercise control, bringing thoughts, emotions and behaviours into line with preferred standards. Topics include executive function, the neural bases for self control, individual differences in control, goal setting and goal pursuit, motivation, the interplay of emotion and control, controversies surrounding fatigue and control, and decision-making.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC21H3 - Adulthood and Aging

An examination of topics in adult development after age 18, including an examination of romantic relationships, parenting, work-related functioning, and cognitive, perceptual, and motor changes related to aging.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY313H, PSY311H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies, and the Specialists program in Paramedicine and Psycholinguistics. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC22H3 - Infancy

Infants must learn to navigate their complex social worlds as their bodies and brains undergo incredible changes. This course explores physical and neural maturation, and the development of perception, cognition, language, and social-emotional understanding in infants prenatally until preschool.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY316H1, PSY316H5
Enrolment Limits: 100
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC23H3 - Developmental Psychobiology

A review of the interplay of psychosocial and biological processes in the development of stress and emotion regulation. Theory and research on infant attachment, mutual regulation, gender differences in emotionality, neurobiology of the parent-infant relationship, and the impact of socialization and parenting on the development of infant stress and emotion.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC24H3 - Childhood and Adolescence

This advanced course in developmental psychology explores selected topics in childhood and adolescent development during school age (age 4 through age 18). Topics covered include: cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic, moral, perceptual, identity, and motor development, as well as current issues in the field as identified by the instructor.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY310H5
Enrolment Limits: 100
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC27H3 - Social Development

This course will examine research and theory on the evolution and development of social behaviour and social cognition with a focus on social instincts, such as empathy, altruism, morality, emotion, friendship, and cooperation. This will include a discussion of some of the key controversies in the science of social development from the second half of the nineteenth century to today.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY311H
Recommended Preparation: PSYB55H3 or PSYB64H3
Enrolment Limits: 100
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC28H3 - Emotional Development

This course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the biological, cognitive, and social factors that shape emotional development in infancy and childhood. Topics covered will include theories of emotional development, the acquisition of emotion concepts, the role of family and culture in emotional development, the development of emotion regulation, and atypical emotional development. Through learning influential theories, cutting-edge methods, and the latest research findings, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamental aspects of emotional development.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and PSYB70H3 and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: 100
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Note: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.

PSYC30H3 - Advanced Personality Psychology

This course is intended to advance students' understanding of contemporary personality theory and research. Emerging challenges and controversies in the areas of personality structure, dynamics, and development will be discussed.

Prerequisite: PSYB30H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: (PSYC35H3), PSY337H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC31H3 - Clinical Neuropsychology

Clinical neuropsychology is an applied science concerned with the behavioural expression of brain dysfunction. In this course, we will first examine the brain and localization of neuropsychological function. We will then explore the science and practice of clinical neuro-psychology where tests measuring different neuropsychological domains (e.g., memory, attention and so on) are employed in patient populations to infer brain dysfunction.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: (PSYC32H3), (PSY393H)
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students enrolled in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op, and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor Program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC33H3 - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

An examination of the therapeutic methods used to improve the capacity of a brain damaged individual to process and use incoming information, enhancing functioning in everyday life. Students will be introduced to methods that aim to restore cognitive function by compensatory techniques. Neuropsychological rehabilitation problems caused by deficits in attention, visual processing, language, memory, reasoning/problem solving, and executive functioning will be stressed. Lectures and demonstrations. Students in the Specialist (Co-operative) Program in Mental Health Studies will have priority for entry to the course.

Prerequisite: PSYB57H3 and [PSYC31H3 or (PSYC32H3) or PSYC73H3]
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Mental Health Studies. Students in the Major program in Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC34H3 - The Psychology of Happiness and Meaning

The philosopher Aristotle proposed long ago that a good life consists of two core elements: happiness (hedonia) and a sense of meaning (eudaimonia). What is happiness and meaning, and how do they relate to psychological wellbeing? How do these desired states or traits change across life, and can they be developed with specific interventions? What roles do self-perception and social relationships play in these phenomena? We will focus on the conceptual, methodological, and philosophical issues underlying these questions.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and PSYB30H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or {PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY336H1, PSY324H5
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC36H3 - Psychotherapy

This course will provide students with an introduction to prominent behavioural change theories (i.e. psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioural, humanist/existential) as well as empirical evidence on their efficacy. The role of the therapist, the patient and the processes involved in psychotherapy in producing positive outcomes will be explored.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY343H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Mental Health Studies programs.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC37H3 - Psychological Assessment

This course deals with conceptual issues and practical problems of identification, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders and their psychological symptomatology. Students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the psychological tests and the normative data used in mental health assessments. Lectures and demonstrations on test administration and interpretation will be provided.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY330H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Mental Health Studies programs.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC38H3 - Adult Psychopathology

This course will provide an advanced understanding of the etiology, psychopathology, and treatment of common mental disorders in adults. Theory and research will be discussed emphasizing biological, psychological, and social domains of functioning. Cultural influences in the presentation of psychopathology will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3)]
Exclusion: PSY340H1, PSY342H1
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students enrolled in the Mental Health Studies programs.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC39H3 - Psychology and the Law

This course focuses on the application of psychology to the law, particularly criminal law including cognitive, neuropsychological and personality applications to fitness to stand trial, criminal responsibility, risk for violent and sexual recidivism and civil forensic psychology.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY328H, PSY344H
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC50H3 - Higher-Level Cognition

This course examines advanced cognitive functions through a cognitive psychology lens. Topics covered include: thinking, reasoning, decision-making, problem-solving, creativity, and consciousness.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3 or [(PSYB65) if taken in Fall 2017 or Summer 2018]]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC51H3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Vision

This course will provide an in-depth examination of research in the field of visual cognitive neuroscience. Topics will include the visual perception of object features (shape, colour, texture), the perception of high-level categories (objects, faces, bodies, scenes), visual attention, and comparisons between the human and monkey visual systems.

Prerequisite: [PSYB51H3 or PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY380H
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC52H3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention

This course is about understanding how the human brain collects information from the environment so as to perceive it and to interact with it. The first section of the course will look into the neural and cognitive mechanisms that perceptual systems use to extract important information from the environment. Section two will focus on how attention prioritizes information for action. Additional topics concern daily life applications of attentional research.

Prerequisite: PSYB51H3 and [PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY475H
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC53H3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

An exploration of how the brain supports different forms of memory, drawing on evidence from electrophysiological, patient neuropsychological and neuroimaging research. Topics include short-term working memory, general knowledge of the world (semantic memory), implicit memory, and memory for personally experienced events (episodic memory).

Prerequisite: [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3) if taken in Fall 2017 or Summer 2018 )] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY372H
Recommended Preparation: PSYB57H3
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Neuroscience, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC54H3 - Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

This course provides an overview of the cognitive and neural processes that underlie humans’ auditory abilities. Core topics include psychoacoustics, the auditory cortex and its interconnectedness to other brain structures, auditory scene analysis, as well as special topics such as auditory disorders. Insights into these different topics will be provided from research using behavioural, neuroimaging, computational, and neuropsychological techniques.

Prerequisite: [PSYB51H3 or PSYB55H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYB70H3
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Neuroscience, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology and Major program in Neuroscience will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC56H3 - Music Cognition

Studies the perceptual and cognitive processing involved in musical perception and performance. This class acquaints students with the basic concepts and issues involved in the understanding of musical passages. Topics will include discussion of the physical and psychological dimensions of sound, elementary music theory, pitch perception and melodic organization, the perception of rhythm and time, musical memory, musical performance, and emotion and meaning in music.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB51H3 or PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3]
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC57H3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Decision Making

This course will introduce students to current understanding, and ongoing debates, about how the brain makes both simple and complex decisions. Findings from single-cell neurophysiology, functional neuroimaging, and computational modeling will be used to illuminate fundamental aspects of choice, including reward prediction, value representation, action selection, and self-control.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)]
Recommended Preparation: PSYB03H3
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC58H3 - Psychology and Climate Change

This course will introduce students to a variety of topics in psychology as they relate to climate change. Topics covered will include the threats of a changing environment to mental health and wellbeing; the development of coping mechanisms and resilience for individuals and communities affected negatively by climate change; perceptions of risk, and how beliefs and attitudes are developed, maintained, and updated; effective principles for communicating about climate change; how social identity affects experiences and perceptions of climate change; empirically validated methods for promoting pro-environmental behaviour; and how, when required, we can best motivate people to action. Special focus will be placed on the cognitive mechanisms underlying risk perception, beliefs, and attitudes, and the roles they play in shaping behaviour.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the B-level in PSY courses]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYC59H3 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Language

This course provides an overview of the cognitive and neural processes and representations that underlie language abilities. Core topics include first language acquisition, second language acquisition and bilingualism, speech comprehension, and reading. Insights into these different abilities will be provided from research using behavioural, neuroimaging, computational, and neuropsychological techniques.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB51H3 or PSYB57H3] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)]
Enrolment Limits: 100; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, and the Specialist/Specialist Co-op and Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psycholinguistics and the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.


Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC62H3 - Drugs and the Brain

An examination of behavioural and neurobiological mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of drug dependence. Topics will include principles of behavioural pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, neurobiological mechanisms of drug action, and psychotropic drug classification. In addition, concepts of physical and psychological dependence, tolerance, sensitization, and reinforcement and aversion will also be covered.

Prerequisite: [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYB70H3 and [at least 0.5 credit from the following: PSYB64H3, PSYB55H3, (PSYB65H3), NROB60H3]
Exclusion: PSY396H, PCL475Y
Enrolment Limits: Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op, and Major programs in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, and Neuroscience. Students in the Minor program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYC70H3 - Advanced Research Methods Laboratory

The course focuses on methodological skills integral to becoming a producer of psychological research. Students will learn how to identify knowledge gaps in the literature, to use conceptual models to visualize hypothetical relationships, to select a research design most appropriate for their questions, and to interpret more complex patterns of data.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students enrlled in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology, Mental Health Studies, and Neuroscience Cognitive stream, and the Specialist (Co-op) program in Neuroscience (Stage 1). Students in the Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC71H3 - Social Psychology Laboratory

Introduces conceptual and practical issues concerning research in social psychology, and provides experience with several different types of research.
This course is designed to consider in depth various research approaches used in social psychology (such as attitude questionnaires, observational methods for studying ongoing social interaction). Discussion and laboratory work.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYC70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYC02H3
Exclusion: PSY329H, (PSYC11H3)
Enrolment Limits: 35; Restricted to students in the Specialist, Specialist Co-op programs in Psychology. Students in any Mental Health Studies programs and the Major program in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC72H3 - Developmental Psychology Laboratory

This course introduces conceptual and practical issues concerning research in developmental psychology. Developmental psychology focuses on the process of change within and across different phases of the life-span. Reflecting the broad range of topics in this area, there are diverse research methods, including techniques for studying infant behaviour as well as procedures for studying development in children, adolescents, and adults. This course will cover a representative sample of some of these approaches.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYC70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYC02H3
Exclusion: PSY319H, (PSYC26H3)
Enrolment Limits: 24; Restricted to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Psychology. Students in any Mental Health Studies program and the Major in Psychology will be admitted if space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC73H3 - Wellness and Resilience Laboratory

A widespread survey on techniques derived from clinical psychology interventions and wellness and resilience research paired with the applied practice and implementation of those techniques designed specifically for students in the Specialist (Co-op) program in Mental Health Studies. Students will attend a lecture reviewing the research and details of each technique/topic. The laboratory component will consist of interactive, hands-on experience in close group settings with a number of techniques related to emotion, stress, wellness, and resilience. These are specifically tailored for university student populations.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Corequisite: PSYC02H3
Enrolment Limits: Enrolment is limited to students in the Specialist Co-op Program in Mental Health Studies.
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC74H3 - Human Movement Laboratory

In this course students will be introduced to the study of human movement across a range of topics (e.g., eye-movements, balance, and walking), and will have the opportunity to collect and analyze human movement data. Additional topics include basic aspects of experimental designs, data analysis and interpretation of such data.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: (PSYC05H3)
Recommended Preparation: PSYC02H3 and PSYC70H3
Enrolment Limits: 35; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Systems/Behavioural stream, followed by students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology. Students in any Mental Health Studies program or the Major program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC75H3 - Cognitive Psychology Laboratory

This course introduces conceptual and practical issues concerning research in cognitive psychology. Students will be introduced to current research methods through a series of practical exercises conducted on computers. By the end of the course, students will be able to program experiments, manipulate data files, and conduct basic data analyses.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYC70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB51H3 or PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3] and PSYC02H3
Exclusion: PSY379H
Recommended Preparation: PSYC08H3
Enrolment Limits: 35; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, followed by students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology. Students in any Mental Health Studies program or the Major program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC76H3 - Brain Imaging Laboratory

The course introduces brain imaging techniques, focusing on techniques such as high-density electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), together with magnet-resonance-imaging-based neuronavigation. Furthermore, the course will introduce eye movement recordings as a behavioural measure often co-registered in imaging studies. Students will learn core principles of experimental designs, data analysis and interpretation in a hands-on manner.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYC70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and PSYC02H3
Exclusion: (PSYC04H3)
Enrolment Limits: 35; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, followed by students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology. Students in any Mental Health Studies program or the Major program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC85H3 - History of Psychology

A survey of developments in Western philosophy and science which influenced the emergence of modern psychology in the second half of the Nineteenth Century. Three basic problems are considered: mind-body, epistemology (science of knowledge), and behaviour/motivation/ethics. We begin with the ancient Greek philosophers, and then consider the contributions of European scholars from the Fifteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. Twentieth Century schools are discussed including: psychoanalysis, functionalism, structuralism, gestalt, behaviourism, and phenomenology.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [1.0 credit at the B-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY450H, (PSY300H)
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to senior students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies. Senior students in the Major programs in Psychology and Mental Health Studies will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: History, Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

PSYC90H3 - Supervised Study in Psychology

An intensive research project intended to provide laboratory/field experience in data collection and analysis. The project must be completed over 2 consecutive terms.
These courses provide an opportunity to engage in research in an area after completing basic coverage in regularly scheduled courses. The student must demonstrate a background adequate for the project proposed and should present a clear rationale to prospective supervisors. Regular consultation with the supervisor is necessary, and extensive data collection and analysis will be required. Such a project will culminate in a written research report.
Students must first find a supervisor before the start of the academic term in which the project will be initiated. They must then obtain a permission form from the Department of Psychology's website that is to be completed and signed by the intended supervisor, and returned to the Psychology Office.
Students seeking supervision off campus are further advised to check the appropriateness of the proposed advisor with the Program Supervisor. If the proposed supervisor is not appointed to the Psychology faculty at UTSC then a secondary advisor, that is appointed at UTSC, will be required.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [2.0 additional PSY credits] and permission of the proposed supervisor. Normally students need a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 for permission to be granted.
Exclusion: (COGC91H3), NROC90H3, PSY303H, PSY304H
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYC93H3 - Supervised Study in Psychology

An intensive research project intended to provide laboratory/field experience in data collection and analysis. The project must be completed over 2 consecutive terms.
These courses provide an opportunity to engage in research in an area after completing basic coverage in regularly scheduled courses. The student must demonstrate a background adequate for the project proposed and should present a clear rationale to prospective supervisors. Regular consultation with the supervisor is necessary, and extensive data collection and analysis will be required. Such a project will culminate in a written research report.
Students must first find a supervisor before the start of the academic term in which the project will be initiated. They must then obtain a permission form from the Department of Psychology's website that is to be completed and signed by the intended supervisor, and returned to the Psychology Office.
Students seeking supervision off campus are further advised to check the appropriateness of the proposed advisor with the Program Supervisor. If the proposed supervisor is not appointed to the Psychology faculty at UTSC then a secondary advisor, that is appointed at UTSC, will be required.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [2.0 additional PSY credits] and permission of the proposed supervisor. Normally students need a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 for permission to be granted.
Exclusion: (COGC92H3), NROC93H3, PSY303H, PSY304H
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYD10H3 - Community and Applied Social Psychology

This course examines the applications of social psychological theory and research to understand and address social issues that affect communities. In doing so the course bridges knowledge from the areas of social psychology and community psychology. In the process, students will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how theories and research in social psychology can be used to explain everyday life, community issues, and societal needs and how, reciprocally, real-life issues can serve to guide the direction of social psychological theories and research.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [0.5 credit at the C-level from PSY courses in the 10-series or 30-series] and [PSYB70H3 or (PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3)] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSYD15H3 (if taken in Spring or Fall 2019)
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYD11H3 - Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships

This course focuses on social psychological theory and research pertaining to close interpersonal relationships. The course will cover topics including perceptions of and interactions within close relationships, development and maintenance of relationships, and relationship conflict and dissolution.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [PSYC12H3 or PSYC14H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY420H, PSY424H, (PSY324H)
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD13H3 - The Psychology of Emotion Regulation

This seminar offers an in depth introduction to the recent scientific literature on how humans manage and control their emotions (emotion regulation). We will explore why, and how, people regulate emotions, how emotion regulation differs across individuals and cultures, and the influence that emotion regulation has upon mental, physical, and social well-being.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [PSYC13H3 or PSYC18H3 or PSYC19H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSYD15H3 if taken in Winter 2017
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Note: Priority enrolment will be given to students who have completed PSYC18H3

PSYD14H3 - Psychology of Morality

This course provides an in-depth introduction to the field of moral psychology. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the science of human morality; the goal of this course is to offer an introduction to the research in this field. The course will incorporate perspectives from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, animal behaviour, neuroscience, economics, and almost every area of scientific psychology (social psychology, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, and cognitive psychology). By the end of the course students will be well versed in the primary issues and debates involved in the scientific study of morality.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [PSYC12H3 or PSYC13H3 or PSYC14H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSYD15H3 if taken in Fall 2015
Recommended Preparation: PSYC08H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD15H3 - Current Topics in Social Psychology

An intensive examination of selected issues and research problems in social psychology.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [an additional 0.5 credit from the PSYC10-series of courses] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] 
Exclusion: PSY326H, PSY420H
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD16H3 - Critical Analysis in Social Psychology

The development of social psychology is examined both as a discipline (its phenomena, theory, and methods) and as a profession. The Natural and Human Science approaches to phenomena are contrasted. Students are taught to observe the lived-world, choose a social phenomenon of interest to them, and then interview people who describe episodes from their lives in which these phenomena occurred. The students interpret these episodes and develop theories to account for their phenomena before searching for scholarly research on the topic.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY420H
Recommended Preparation: PSYC12H3 or (PSYC11H3) or PSYC71H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD17H3 - Social Neuroscience

This course investigates how linking theory and evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and biology can aid in understanding important social behaviors. Students will learn to identify, critique, and apply cutting-edge research findings to current real-world social issues (e.g., prejudice, politics, moral and criminal behavior, stress and health).

Prerequisite: [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or PSYB64H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and [0.5 credit from the PSYC10-series or PSYC50-series courses]
Exclusion: PSY473H, (PSY373H)
Recommended Preparation: [PSYC13H3 or PSYC57H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3]
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD18H3 - Psychology of Gender

This course focuses on theory and research pertaining to gender and gender roles. The social psychological and social-developmental research literature concerning gender differences will be critically examined. Other topics also will be considered, such as gender-role socialization.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [1.0 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY323H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD19H3 - The Science of Behaviour Change

How can we break bad habits? How can we start healthy habits? This course will explore the science of behaviour change, examining how to go from where you are to where you want to be. Students will learn core knowledge of the field of behaviour change from psychology and behavioural economics. Topics include goal setting and goal pursuit, self-regulation, motivation, dealing with temptations, nudges, and habits. Students will read primary sources and learn how to critically evaluate research and scientific claims. Critically, students will not only learn theory but will be instructed on how to apply what they learn in class to their everyday lives where students work on improving their own habits.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit from the PSYC10-series or PSYC30H3 or PSYC50H3]
Recommended Preparation: PSYC19H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD20H3 - Current Topics in Developmental Psychology

An intensive examination of selected issues and research problems in developmental psychology.
The specific content will vary from year to year with the interests of both instructor and students. Lectures, discussions, and oral presentations by students.

Prerequisite: PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY410H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD22H3 - Socialization Processes

The processes by which an individual becomes a member of a particular social system (or systems). The course examines both the content of socialization (e.g., development of specific social behaviours) and the context in which it occurs (e.g., family, peer group, etc.). Material will be drawn from both social and developmental psychology.

Prerequisite: PSYB10H3 and PSYB20H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY311H, PSY410H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD23H3 - Dyadic Processes in Psychological Development

Mutual recognition is one of the hallmarks of human consciousness and psychological development. This course explores mutual recognition as a dyadic and regulatory process in development, drawing on diverse theories from developmental science, social psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, psychoanalysis, and gender studies.

Prerequisite: [PSYC13H3 or PSYC18H3 or PSYC23H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD24H3 - Seeing, Hearing, and Moving in Children

An in-depth examination of aspects related to perceptual and motor development in infancy and childhood. The topics to be covered will be drawn from basic components of visual and auditory perception, multisensory integration, and motor control, including reaching, posture, and walking. Each week, students will read a set of experimental reports, and will discuss these readings in class. The format of this course is seminar-discussion.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB20H3 or PLIC24H3 ] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY410H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD30H3 - Current Topics in Personality Psychology

An intensive examination of selected issues and research problems in personality psychology. The specific content will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: PSYB30H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [ PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY430H
Recommended Preparation: PSYC30H3/(PSYC35H3)
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD31H3 - Cultural-Clinical Psychology

This course provides an in-depth introduction to the field of cultural-clinical psychology. We examine theoretical and empirical advances in understanding the complex interplay between culture and mental health, focusing on implications for the study and treatment of psychopathology. Topics include cultural variations in the experience and expression of mental illness.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSYD33H3 (if taken in Fall 2013/2014/2015 or Summer 2014/2015)
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD32H3 - Personality Disorders

This course reviews the latest research on the causes, longitudinal development, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders. Students will learn the history of personality disorders and approaches to conceptualizing personality pathology. Topics covered include “schizophrenia-spectrum” personality disorders, biological approaches to psychopathy, and dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder.

Prerequisite: PSYB30H3 and PSYB32H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY430H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD33H3 - Current Topics in Clinical Psychology

An intensive examination of selected issues and research problems in abnormal psychology. The specific content will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: PSYB32H3 and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYB70H3 and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY440H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD35H3 - Clinical Psychopharmacology

This course reviews the psychopharmacological strategies used for addressing a variety of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, psychosis, impulsivity, and dementia. It will also address the effects of psychotropic drugs on patients or clients referred to mental health professionals for intellectual, neuropsychological and personality testing. Limitations of pharmacotherapy and its combinations with psychotherapy will be discussed.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and PSYC62H3
Enrolment Limits: This course is restricted to students in the Mental Health Studies programs.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD37H3 - Social Context of Mental Health and Illness

This course is an opportunity to explore how social practices and ideas contribute to the ways in which society, families and individuals are affected by mental health and mental illness.

Prerequisite: 10.0 credits completed and enrolment in the Combined BSc in Mental Health Studies/Masters of Social Work or Specialist/Specialist-Co-op programs in Mental Health Studies
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD39H3 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

This course provides an in-depth exploration of cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) for psychological disorders. Topics covered include historical and theoretical foundations of CBT, its empirical evidence base and putative mechanisms of change, and a critical review of contemporary clinical applications and protocols.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYC36H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD50H3 - Current Topics in Memory and Cognition

An intensive examination of selected topics. The specific content will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: [PSYB55H3 or PSYB57H3] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY courses]
Exclusion: PSY470H, PSY471H
Enrolment Limits: Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op programs in Psychology and Neuroscience Cognitive stream. Students in any Mental Health Studies program or the Major program in Psychology will be admitted as space permits.
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD51H3 - Current Topics in Perception

This course provides an intensive examination of selected topics in recent research on perception. Topics may include research in vision, action, touch, hearing and multisensory integration. Selected readings will cover psychological and neuropsychological findings, neurophysiological results, synaesthesia and an introduction to the Bayesian mechanisms of multisensory integration.

Prerequisite: PSYB51H3 and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [[0.5 credit from the PSYC50-series of courses] or NROC64H3]
Exclusion: PSYD54H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD52H3 - Neural Network Models of Cognition Laboratory

This course provides an overview of neural-network models of perception, memory, language, knowledge representation, and higher-order cognition. The course consists of lectures and a lab component. Lectures will cover the theory behind the models and their application to specific empirical domains. Labs will provide hands-on experience running and analyzing simulation models.

Prerequisite: [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY 50-series courses] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Recommended Preparation: [PSYB03H3 or CSCA08H3 or CSCA20H3] and [MATA23H3 and [MATA29H3 or MATA30H3]]
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYD54H3 - Current Topics in Visual Recognition

The course provides an intensive examination of selected topics in the research of visual recognition. Multiple components of recognition, as related to perception, memory and higher-level cognition, will be considered from an integrative psychological, neuroscientific and computational perspective. Specific topics include face recognition, visual word recognition and general object recognition.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB51H3 or PSYB57H3] and [[0.5 credit from the PSYC50-series of courses] or NROC64H3]
Exclusion: [PSYD50H3 if taken in Winter 2014, 2015 or 2016], PSYD51H3
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD55H3 - Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory

An in-depth study of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as used in cognitive neuroscience, including an overview of MR physics, experimental design, and statistics, as well as hands-on experience of data processing and analysis.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3) or (PSYC55H3)]
Recommended Preparation: PSYC76H3 or (PSYC04H3) or PSYC51H3 or PSYC52H3 or PSYC57H3 or PSYC59H3
Enrolment Limits: 24; Priority will be given to students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Neuroscience Cognitive stream, followed by students in the Specialist/Specialist Co-op program in Psychology who have successfully completed PSYC76H3 or (PSYC04H3).
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

PSYD59H3 - Psychology of Gambling

This course takes a cognitive approach to understanding the initiation and perpetuation of gambling behaviours, with a particular interest in making links to relevant work in neuroscience, social psychology, and clinical psychology.

Prerequisite: [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and [PSYB32H3 or PSYB38H3/(PSYB45H3)] and [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3 if taken in Fall 2017 or Summer 2018) or PSYB57H3]
Exclusion: PSYD50H3 if taken in any of the following sessions: Winter 2017, Summer 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Recommended Preparation: [PSYC10H3 or PSYC19H3 or PSYC50H3 or PSYC57H3]
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PSYD62H3 - Neuroscience of Pleasure and Reward

This seminar course will focus on the brain bases of pleasure and reward and their role in human psychology. We will examine how different aspects of pleasure and reward are implemented in the human brain, and how they contribute to various psychological phenomena such as self-disclosure, attachment, altruism, humour, and specific forms of psychopathology.

Prerequisite: PSYB55H3 and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3] and PSYB70H3 and [0.5 credits from the NRO C-level courses or PSY 50-series C-level courses]
Exclusion: NROD60H3 if taken in Fall 2021 or Fall 2022
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences

PSYD66H3 - Current Topics in Human Brain and Behaviour

An extensive examination of selected topics in human brain and behaviour. The neural bases of mental functions such as language, learning, memory, emotion, motivation and addiction are examples of the topics that may be included.

Prerequisite: [PSYB55H3 or (PSYB65H3)] and [0.5 credit at the C-level in PSY or NRO courses] and [(PSYB01H3) or (PSYB04H3) or PSYB70H3] and [PSYB07H3 or STAB22H3 or STAB23H3]
Exclusion: PSY490H
Enrolment Limits: 24
Breadth Requirements: Natural Sciences
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

PSYD98Y3 - Thesis in Psychology

This course offers the opportunity to engage in a year-long research project under the supervision of an interested member of the faculty in Psychology. The project will culminate in a written report in the form of a thesis and a poster presentation. During the course of the year, at appropriate times, students will meet to present their own research proposals, to appraise the proposals of others, and to discuss the results of their investigation. Students must first find a supervisor, which is usually confirmed before the start of the academic term in which the project will be initiated. Students will meet as a group with the coordinator as well as individually with their supervisor. This course is restricted to Majors and Specialists in Psychology and Mental Health Studies with a GPA of 3.3 or higher over the last 5.0 credit equivalents completed. Students planning to pursue graduate studies are especially encouraged to enroll in the course. Students must obtain a permission form from the Department of Psychology website that is to be completed and signed by the intended supervisor and submitted to the Psychology Office. Students seeking supervision off campus will need to arrange co-supervision with a faculty member in Psychology at this campus.

Prerequisite: PSYC02H3 and [PSYC08H3 or PSYC09H3] and PSYC70H3 and [enrollment in the Specialist Co-op, Specialist, or Major Program in Psychology or Mental Health Studies] and [GPA of 3.3 or higher over the last 5.0 credit equivalents completed] and permission of the proposed supervisor.
Exclusion: NROD98Y3, (COGD10H3), PSY400Y
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

Printer-friendly Version