Undergraduate Courses in Psychology
Please note that not all courses are offered every academic year.
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NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 221 (24L;22Lb;100O;75P)
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 101/3.0; PSYC 102/3.0; PSYC 103/3.0
PREREQUISITE A grade of B- in PSYC 100/6.0 and (registration in a PSYC Major or Medial or Specialization Plan).
EXCLUSION(S) BIOL 243/3.0; CHEE 209/3.0; ECON 250/3.0; GPHY 247/3.0; KNPE 251/3.0 (formerly PHED 251/3.0); NURS 323/3.0; POLS 385/3.0; SOCY 211/3.0; STAT 263/3.0; STAT 267/3.0; STAT 367/3.0; COMM 162/3.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 202/3.0; BIOL 243/3.0; CHEE 209/3.0; ECON 250/3.0; GPHY 247/3.0; KNPE 251/3.0 (formerly PHED 251/3.0); NURS 323/3.0; POLS 385/3.0; SOCY 211/3.0; STAT 263/3.0; STAT 267/3.0; STAT 367/3.0; COMM 162/3.0 and (registration in a PSYC Major or Medial or Specialization Plan).
EXCLUSION(S) BMED 270/3.0
LEARNING HOURS 111 (24L;12G;3O;72P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Art and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
EXCLUSION(S) COGS 200/6.0; PSYC 220/6.0
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;12O;72P)
EQUIVALENCY PSYC 235/6.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (12L;18T;36O;48P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION May not be taken with or after NSCI 323/3.0; NSCI 324/3.0; PSYC 370/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120(72Lb;24G;24P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0 and registered in an Honours Plan in Psychology or by Undergraduate Chair permission.
NOTE Enrollment is limited. Restricted to students in a PSYC Major Plan.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;36Lb;12G;12O;24P)
PREREQUISITE [A minimum GPA of 1.90 in (PSYC 202/3.0 or STAT_Options) and PSYC 203/3.0] and (a minimum GPA of 2.60 in PSYC at the 100 and 200 level) and (registration in a PSYC Major Plan).
NOTE Enrollment is limited. Restricted to students in a PSYC Major Plan. Required for admission to PSYC 501/9.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;36Lb;12G;12O;24P)
PREREQUISITE A minimum grade of C in PSYC 301/3.0 and registration in a PSYC Major Plan.
LEARNING HOURS 120(18L;18T;120O;72P)
REREQUISITE PSYC100 and at least 6.0 units at the 200-level or above in PSYC and/or BIOL and/or LING and/or LISC and/or COGS
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 205/3.0
NOTE Expertise in MATLAB or signal processing is not required.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (18L;36Lb;66P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 495/3.0 (2012-2016)
LEARNING HOURS may vary
PREREQUISITE PSYC 221/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120(18L;18Lb;72P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 221/3.0 and [PSYC 203/3.0 or (Level 3 or above and registration in a LING Plan and a grade of B- in PSYC 100/6.0)].
PREREQUISITE (PSYC 203/3.0 and [PSYC 221/3.0 or PSYC 220/6.0]) or COGS 200/6.0.
LEARNING HOURS may vary
PREREQUISITE PSYC 236/3.0.
PREREQUISITE (PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0) and (PSYC 202/3.0 or 3.0 units from STAT_Options).
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0 or PSYC 251/3.0 or PSYC 271/3.0 or PSYC 370/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;24Lb;12G;60P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 301/3.0
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux.
Learning Hours may vary.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0).
LEARNING HOURS 120(36L;18G;36I;36P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 399/3.0 Topic: Psychopathology
LEARNING HOURS 130(36L;10O;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 399/3.0 Topic: Advanced Child Psychology
LEARNING HOURS may vary
PREREQUISITE PSYC 241/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (18L;18Lb;12Oc;72P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 241/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 399/3.0 (2017)
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
This course is focused upon research in judgment and decision-making such as biases due to anchoring, relativity, intuition, and social norms. Assignments will apply topics to students’ everyday lives, help students be aware of common reasoning errors, and improve students’ ability to predict and influence the behavior of others.
LEARNING HOURS 120(36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 241/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 399/3.0 Topic: Judgement and Decision Making
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 353/3.0 (Topic: Atypical Development); PSYC 457/3.0.
An overview of the development of emotions and their regulation. Topics range from basic emotions in infancy and interactions with caregivers that lay the foundations of socialized behaviour to the emotional upheaval and radical social changes of adolescence. Individual differences in social and emotional behaviour will be considered in light of both typical and atypical development.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 251/3.0.
PREREQUISTE (PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0) or (level 3 and [registration in a COGS or LING Plan] and PSYC 100/6.0 with a grade of B-).
LEARNING HOURS 127 (36L;91P)
EQUIVALENCY PSYC 457/3.0.
PREREQUISTE PSYC 251/3.0 and one of (BMED 270/3.0, HLTH 252/3.0, PSYC 203/3.0, SOCY 210/3.0).
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 350/3.0 (2015-16; 2016-17)
LEARNING HOURS 120 (18L;18Lb;12O;72P)
PREREQUISITE [PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 205/3.0 taken in Fall 2015 or onward) or (Level and registration in a BCHM, BIOL, or LISC Plan)].
NOTE Students will spend two full nights in the Sleep Laboratory.
LEARNING HOURS 126 (18L;36Lb;12O:60P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 271/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS may vary
PREREQUISITE PSYC 271/3.0
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
RECOMMENDATION PSYC 100/6.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 271/3.0 or (Level 3 and registration in a BIOL or LISC Plan).
LEARNING HOURS 126 (18L;18Lb;12O;78P)
PREREQUISITE [PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 205/3.0 if taken in Fall 2015 or onward)] or (Level 3 and registration in a BCHM, BIOL, or LISC Plan).
LEARNING HOURS 112/5(33L;15G;16/5O;15Oc;33P)
PREREQUISITE Students must be in good-standing in the 3rd or 4th year of Psychology or Life Science.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 398/3.0 Topic: Functional Neuroimaging
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 215/3.0.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 100/6.0.
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
EXCLUSION(S) ECON 443/3.0 (Topic: Behavioural Neuroeconomics) and PSYC 398/3.0 (Topic: Behavioural Neuroeconomics).
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
NOTE Students must complete an application and be invited for an interview in the spring to be eligible for this fall term course. During the fall term, students will be responsible for facilitating 2-3 PSYC 100 tutorials per week as part of their teaching practicum.
LEARNING HOURS 221 (24S;24G;78Pc;20O;75P)
PREREQUISITE Level 3 or above in a PSYC Major, Medial, or Specialization Plan and a GPA of 3.30 in PSYC.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 221/3.0 or PSYC 220/6.0 or COGS 200/6.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 221/3.0 or PSYC 220/6.0 or COGS 200/6.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 221/3.0 or PSYC 220/6.0 or COGS 200/6.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120(36S;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC435/3.0 Topic: Psychotic Disorders
LEARNING HOURS 123(12L;18S;9G;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 271/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 480/3.0 Topic: Pain: Body and Mind
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 241/3.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0 or PSYC 333/3.0).
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
LEARNING HOURS 126 (12L;24S;90P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0 or PSYC 333/3.0 or BIOL 369/3.0)
LEARNING HOURS 120 (18L;18S;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and (PSYC 235/6.0 or PSYC 236/3.0).
LEARNING HOURS 120(6L18S;9G;6O,6Oc;75P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0. PSYC236/3.0 and PSYC 480/3.0 (Topic: Self-Injury and Suicide)
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;12S;84P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 241/3.0.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 114 (12L;24S;78P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 241/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 126 (18L;18S;90P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 241/3.0.
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
LEARNING HOURS 128 (18L;18S;25G;15O;52P)
LEARNING HOURS 120(36S;84Oc)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 251/3.0 and PSYC 271/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC 450/3.0 Topic: Developmental Psychology
PREREQUISITE (PSYC 203/3.0 and 12.0 units in PSYC at the 200 level or above) or (level 3 and [registration in a LING or COGS Plan] and a grade of B- in PSYC 100/6.0).
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120(36S;12G;12O;60P)
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0.
EXCLUSION(S) PSYC480/3.0 Topic: Child in Society
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 203/3.0 and PSYC 251/3.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 205/3.0 and PSYC 271/3.0 and PSYC 370/3.0.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P)
PREREQUISITE Level 3 and (PSYC 205/3.0 or [PSYC 271/3.0 and PSYC 370/3.0).
RECOMMENDATION PSYC 205/3.0.
PREREQUISITE PSYC 271/3.0 and (PSYC 370/3.0).
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Studies Centre, Herstmonceux.
LEARNING HOURS learning hours may vary
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P)
NOTE Prerequisites vary depending on specific course content; consult instructor or Undergraduate Office in the Psychology Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (12L;24S;84P)
NOTE Students whose research involves the care and/or handling of animals must also complete the Introductory Animal Care Course and if required the appropriate Animal Use workshops through the Office of the University Veterinarian.
LEARNING HOURS 365 (9S;6T;350P)
PREREQUISITE (A grade of C+ in PSYC 302/3.0 or PSYC 300/6.0) and (a GPA of 2.60 in PSYC 202/3.0; PSYC 203/3.0; PSYC 301/3.0; PSYC 302/3.0) and a GPA of 3.30 in PSYC and permission of Department.
NOTE Students are limited to a maximum of two of PSYC 550/3.0, PSYC 555/3.0, PSYC 570/3.0, or PSYC 575/3.0 Students are also limited to a maximum of two 500-level courses supervised by the same faculty member. (Students registered in PSYC 501/9.0 concurrently will not normally take one of these courses with their thesis supervisor.)
LEARNING HOURS 117 (20G;13I;84P)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the instructor and of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Level 3 or above and registration in a PSYC Major, Medial or Specialization Plan.
NOTE Students are limited to a maximum of two of PSYC 550/3.0, PSYC 555/3.0, PSYC 570/3.0, or PSYC 575/3.0. Students are also limited to a maximum of two 500-level courses supervised by the same faculty member. (Students registered in PSYC 501/9.0 concurrently will not normally take one of these courses with their thesis supervisor.)
LEARNING HOURS 117 (20G;13I;84P)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the instructor and of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Level 3 or above and registration in a PSYC Major, Medial or Specialization Plan.
NOTE Students whose research involves the care and/or handling of animals must also complete the Introductory Animal Care Course and if required the appropriate Animal Use workshops through the Office of the University Veterinarian.
NOTE Students are limited to a maximum of two of PSYC 550/3.0, PSYC 555/3.0, PSYC 570/3.0, or PSYC 575/3.0. Students are also limited to a maximum of two 500-level courses supervised by the same faculty member. (Students registered in PSYC 501/9.0 concurrently will not normally take one of these courses with their thesis supervisor.)
LEARNING HOURS 117 (78Lb;39P)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the instructor and of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Level 3 or above and registration in a PSYC Major, Medial or Specialization Plan.
NOTE Students whose research involves the care and/or handling of animals must also complete the Introductory Animal Care Course and if required the appropriate Animal Use workshops through the Office of the University Veterinarian.
NOTE Students are limited to a maximum of two of PSYC 550/3.0, PSYC 555/3.0, PSYC 570/3.0, or PSYC 575/3.0. Students are also limited to a maximum of two 500-level courses supervised by the same faculty member. (Students registered in PSYC 501/9.0 concurrently will not normally take one of these courses with their thesis supervisor.)
LEARNING HOURS 117 (78Lb;39P)
PREREQUISITE Permission of the instructor and of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Level 3 or above and registration in a PSYC Major, Medial or Specialization Plan.