The study of psychology helps you gain a deeper understanding of human behaviour, thoughts and feelings.

As a psychology major, you will study the developmental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of individuals. Build your skillset and prepare for a career or pursue advanced graduate studies.

Your first two years feature courses in the psychology of learning, lifespan development, social psychology, biopsychology and statistics.

Delve into emotion and motivation, sensation and perception, cognition, abnormal psychology, and theories of personality, in your third and fourth years.

You'll have the opportunity to conduct a research project with a faculty member, either by applying to the Honours degree program or as an Independent Study.

You will learn from faculty and researchers who study physiology and behaviour, positive psychology, intercultural communication, ecological and conservation psychology, embodied cognition, and conceptual and language processing.

Psychology is the study of behaviour, feelings and thinking. Psychologists study the biopsychosocial and developmental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of individuals. The goal of the Department of Psychology is to provide advanced knowledge in the substantive areas of Psychology. In addition, the Department provides excellent training that enhances the student's competitiveness for advanced graduate study in Psychology and related areas.

Career Paths
Counsellor
Clinician
University or hospital researcher
This degree prepares you to advance your study of psychology with a master’s degree and PhD level, both available at UNBC.