BAH.PSYC:C - year 4

The maximum number of PSYC credits students can take at the 4000 level is 3.00 (5 courses).

Cap restrictions will NOT be lifted under ANY circumstances. 

 

Prerequisite: All 4000-level Psychology courses require a minimum PSYC GPA of 70%.

Honours regular stream (non-thesis)  
Semester 6 - Fall  
PSYC4290 Psychological Measurement  
  • .5 additional credit in the Psychology at 4000 level (choose ONE of the following)
  
  • PSYC4310 Advanced Social/Applied Social Psychology
 F or W
  • PSYC4330 Advanced Topics in I/O Psychology
 F or W
  • PSYC4460 Advanced Topics in Clinical and Applied Developmental Psychology
 F or W
  • PSYC4470 Advanced Topics in Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
 F
  • PSYC4580-01 or -02 Special Topics in Behavioural Sciences
    (see topic descriptions below)
 F or W
  • PSYC4750 Motivation and Emotion
 W
  • PSYC4240 Advanced Independent Research Project (application and instructor consent required)
 any semester
  • 1.50 additional credits
  
Semester 7 - Winter  
PSYC4540 Practical Applications of Psychology  
1.50 additional credits  
Semester 8 - Summer  
2.50 credits  

 

Honours thesis stream

 
Semester 6 - Fall  
PSYC4870 Honours Thesis I  
One of:  
  • PSYC4780 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics
  
  • PSYC4790 Qualitative Methods in Psychology
  
0.50 additional credits in PSYC at the 3000 level  
1.00 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level  
Semester 7 - Winter  
PSYC4880 Honours Thesis II  
PSYC4290 Psychological Measurement  
1.00 additional credits (you may choose to take one additional 4th-year PSYC elective, but this is OPTIONAL - exceeding the PSYC cap is not permitted)  
Semester 8 - Summer  
2.50 credits  

FALL 2026:

PSYC4580-01 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:

PSYC4580-01 Instructor Naseem Al-Aidroos
Visual Cognition: 
How the mind makes sense of what we see.

PSYC4580-02 Instructor Mark Fenske
Cognitive-affective neuroscience science and the law:
A brain-based consideration of the impact of human thought and behaviour in legal settings

 

HONOURS THESIS I/II

The Honours Thesis project involves completing an independent research project in a faculty member's lab across the fall and winter of their final year, along with additional coursework. This learning experience is tailored for students who are planning to pursue graduate training in research-focused graduate programs (i.e. a graduate program where students are required to complete original research through Masters and PhD theses).

 

OTHER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Many course- or practice-based Masters programs do NOT require an honours thesis. Any students pursuing such graduate training who are interested in obtaining research experience are encouraged to look into the following research opportunities:

  • One-term independent research projects in Psychology
  • Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program (URA)
  • Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)