Bachelor Of Arts/ Bachelor Of Science (BSc) In Psychology

at McGill University

Required Courses (18 credits):
 

• PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (3 credits) *

• PSYC 211 Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience (3 credits)

• PSYC 212 Perception (3 credits)

• PSYC 213 Cognition (3 credits)

• PSYC 215 Social Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 305 Statistics for Experimental Design (3 credits) **

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits selected as follows:
 

• 3 credits in Psychology from List A - (Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognition and Quantitative Methods)

• 3 credits in Psychology from List B - (Social, Health and Developmental Psychology)

• 6 credits in Psychology at the 300 level or above.

• 6 credits in Psychology at the 400 or 500 level.

List A - (Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognition and Quantitative Methods):
 

• NSCI 201 Introduction to Neuroscience 2 (3 credits)

• PSYC 301 Animal Learning and Theory (3 credits)

• PSYC 302 The Psychology of Pain (3 credits)

• PSYC 310 Intelligence (3 credits)

• PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain (3 credits)

• PSYC 315 Computational Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 317 Genes and Behaviour (3 credits)

• PSYC 318 Behavioural Neuroscience 2 (3 credits)

• PSYC 319 Computational Models - Cognition (3 credits)

• PSYC 329 Introduction to Auditory Cognition (3 credits)

• PSYC 340 Psychology of Language (3 credits)

• PSYC 341 The Psychology of Bilingualism (3 credits)

• PSYC 342 Hormones and Behaviour (3 credits)

• PSYC 352 Cognitive Psychology Laboratory (3 credits)

• PSYC 353 Laboratory in Human Perception (3 credits)

• PSYC 403 Modern Psychology in Historical Perspective (3 credits)

• PSYC 406 Psychological Tests (3 credits)

• PSYC 410 Special Topics in Neuropsychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 413 Cognitive Development (3 credits)

• PSYC 415 Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory in Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 427 Sensorimotor Neuroscience (3 credits)

• PSYC 433 Cognitive Science (3 credits)

• PSYC 443 Affective Neuroscience (3 credits)

• PSYC 444 Sleep Mechanisms and Behaviour (3 credits)

• PSYC 470 Memory and Brain (3 credits)

• PSYC 502 Psychoneuroendocrinology (3 credits)

• PSYC 506 Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention (3 credits)

• PSYC 513 Human Decision-Making (3 credits)

• PSYC 514 Neurobiology of Memory (3 credits)

• PSYC 522 Neurochemistry and Behaviour (3 credits)

• PSYC 526 Advances in Visual Perception (3 credits)

• PSYC 529 Music Cognition (3 credits)

• PSYC 531 Structural Equation Models (3 credits)

• PSYC 537 Advanced Seminar in Psychology of Language (3 credits)

• PSYC 538 Categorization, Communication and Consciousness (3 credits)

• PSYC 541 Multilevel Modelling (3 credits)

• PSYC 545 Topics in Language Acquisition (3 credits)

• PSYC 562 Measurement of Psychological Processes (3 credits)

List B - (Social, Health and Developmental Psychology):
 

• PSYC 304 Child Development (3 credits)

• PSYC 328 Health Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 331 Inter-Group Relations (3 credits)

• PSYC 332 Introduction to Personality (3 credits)

• PSYC 333 Personality and Social Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 337 Introduction to Psychopathology (3 credits)

• PSYC 351 Research Methods in Social Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 408 Principles and Applications of Psychotherapy (3 credits)

• PSYC 409 Positive Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 412 Child Development: Psychopathology (3 credits)

• PSYC 414 Social Development (3 credits)

• PSYC 436 Human Sexuality and Its Problems (3 credits)

• PSYC 471 Human Motivation (3 credits)

• PSYC 473 Social Cognition and the Self (3 credits)

• PSYC 474 Interpersonal Relationships (3 credits)

• PSYC 475 Neuroscience of Social Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 483 Seminar in Experimental Psychopathology (3 credits)

• PSYC 491D1 Advanced Study: Behavioural Disorders (3 credits)

• PSYC 491D2 Advanced Study: Behavioural Disorders (3 credits)

• PSYC 507 Emotions, Stress, and Illness (3 credits)

• PSYC 509 Diverse Clinical Populations (3 credits)

• PSYC 512 Advanced Personality Seminar (3 credits)

• PSYC 528 Vulnerability to Depression and Anxiety (3 credits)

• PSYC 530 Applied Topics in Deafness (3 credits)

• PSYC 535 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology (3 credits)

• PSYC 539 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology 2 (3 credits)

Unclassified Courses

Students may also select complementary courses from the research and topics courses below:
 

• PSYC 395 Psychology Research Project 1 (6 credits)

• PSYC 450D1 Research Project and Seminar (4.5 credits)

• PSYC 450D2 Research Project and Seminar (4.5 credits)

• PSYC 488D1 Special Topics Seminar (1.5 credits)

• PSYC 488D2 Special Topics Seminar (1.5 credits)

• PSYC 492 Special Topics Seminar 1 (3 credits)

• PSYC 494D1 Psychology Research Project (4.5 credits)

• PSYC 494D2 Psychology Research Project (4.5 credits)

• PSYC 495 Psychology Research Project 2 (6 credits)

• PSYC 499 Reading Project (1 credit)

PREREQUISITES
 

• English 603 (or French 601 for applicants from French CEGEP)

Following Documents are required to attend this program:
 

• Statement of Purpose (SOP)

• Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

• Resume/CV

• Academic Documents

Annual tuition fees:
 

• CA$ 32,499

The major alone will be of interest to those who wish to pursue a broader education and those who plan to apply for multidisciplinary graduate programs, like cognitive science, criminology, or the social studies or medicine.

Some professions include:  
 

• Psychologist  

• Lawyer 

• Politician  

• Educational Counsellor  

• Human Resources  

• Criminologist