What are the changes to the regularly scheduled courses?

Important Update on PSYC1500 - Foundational Skills for Psychology

As of Fall 2025, PSYC1500 has been REMOVED from the Psychology program requirements. 

• If you haven’t taken PSYC*1500, and it still appears in your program requirements, you no longer need to complete it.
• New for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027, PSYC1500 will be offered as an ELECTIVE. More information can be found below. 
• PSYC2070 – Teams, Leadership, and Professional Behaviour is the next course in the core Psychology course sequence. You can take PSYC2070 once you’ve completed PSY*1000 and have earned at least 4.00 credits.
• To fully replace PSY*1500, you’ll also need to take one additional PSYC course (at any level) during your degree.

If you have any questions about how this course removal affects your academic plan, feel free to reach out to a Psychology Undergraduate Advisor.

Fall 2026

PSYC1500 Foundational Skills for Psychology will be offered as an elective, and will cover the topic Psychology in a Digital World: This course explores how psychology helps us understand today’s digital world, including social media and AI, while building critical thinking and research skills for real-world issues.

PSYC2310 Social Psychology will be offered in Alternate Delivery-Synchronous format. Although the lectures will be delivered online, midterms and final exams may be conducted in-person. 

PSYC2450 Developmental Psychology will be offered in 2 sections. 

Section 1: in-person
Section 2: Alternate Delivery-Synchronous format. Although the lectures will be delivered online, midterms and final exams may be conducted in-person. 

PSYC4310 Advanced Topics in Social and Applied Social Psychology - normally offered in Winter only, for this year only, it will be offered in both F26 and W27. 

PSYC4580-01 Special Topics in Behavioural Sciences Instructor Stephanie Craig 
Understanding Psychopathy across the lifespan:
Have you ever watched a movie and wondered if a character was a true psychopath? How do we know whether someone has psychopathy? Is there such a thing as a successful psychopath? Dr. Craig's Psyc4580 will be focused on understanding psychopathy across the lifespan. We will review the development, assessment, and outcomes related to psychopathy. We will also look at special topics such as psychopaths in the workplace, psychopathy myths in popular media, and psychopathy in women. 

Winter 2027