2004-2005 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar

X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Psychology (PSYC)

Department of Psychology, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

The B.Sc. Major in Psychology offers an opportunity for students to develop interests within learning, perception, cognition, and physiological psychology from a sound base in physical and biological sciences. Students primarily interested in other areas within psychology should consult the schedule of studies for the Bachelor of Arts program. Psychology courses in the above focuses may also be studied via the B.A. program.

Note on Honours Courses

Courses marked (H) in Section XII--Course Descriptions are designed for students in a Honours Psychology program (Honours Program Major or Honours Program Minor in Cognitive Neuropsychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, or Social Psychology), the Information Systems and Human Behaviour program, Career Development Practitioner program (C.D.P.P.), or Human Resources Management major of the Bachelor of Commerce program. Students in other programs wishing to take these courses must obtain the permission of the instructors concerned. Courses designated with (H) in Section XII--Course Descriptions are Honours level courses requiring for registration a cumulative average of at least 70% in all course attempts in Psychology. Courses not designated as (H) are open to all students having the prerequisites. The department also offers an array of elective courses beyond the minimum required by the Honours Psychology program (see Section XII--Course Descriptions). Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major must consult the Faculty Advisor.

Major (Honours Program)

Semester 1
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
PHYS*1070 [0.50] Introductory Physics for Life Sciences
One of: *
PSYC*1100 [0.50] Principles of Behaviour
PSYC*1200 [0.50] Dynamics of Behaviour
Students who are admitted deficient in one OAC/4U course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The first-year science core in that subject should be completed by Semester 3.
Semester 2
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
PHYS*1080 [0.50] Physics for Life Sciences
One of: *
PSYC*1100 [0.50] Principles of Behaviour
PSYC*1200 [0.50] Dynamics of Behaviour
Semester 3

One of:

PSYC*2330 [0.50] Principles of Learning
PSYC*2410 [0.50] Behavioural Basis of Neuroscience, I
One of:
PSYC*2390 [0.50] Principles of Sensation and Perception
PSYC*2650 [0.50] Introduction to Cognitive Processes
One of:
PSYC*2010 [0.50] Quantification in Psychology
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
1.00 elective **
Semester 4
PSYC*2360 [0.50] Introductory Research Methods
PSYC*3320 [0.50] Statistical Principles in Psychological Research
0.50 Psychology core (PSYC*2330, PSYC*2390, PSYC*2410, PSYC*2650)
0.50 elective**
One of:
PSYC*2310 [0.50] Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYC*2450 [0.50] Introduction to Developmental Psychology
PSYC*2740 [0.50] Personality
Semester 5
PSYC*3371 [0.50] Research Methods
2.00 electives **
Semester 6
PSYC*3250 [0.50] Psychological Measurement
PSYC*3372 [0.50] Research Methods
1.50 electives **
Across semester 7 and 8 students must complete both PSYC*4370 and PSYC*4900 . These courses may be completed concurrently or sequentially (one in semester 7, one in semester 8).
Semester 7

1.00 or 1.50 electives **

One of: ***

PSYC*4870 [0.50] Honours Thesis I
0.50 at the 3000 or 4000 level from List A or List B
One of:
PSYC*4370 [0.50] History of Psychology
PSYC*4900 [0.50] Psychology Seminar
Semester 8
1.00 or 1.50 elective**
One of: ***
PSYC*4880 [1.00] Honours Thesis II
1.00 at the 3000 or 4000 level from List A or List B
One of:
PSYC*4370 [0.50] History of Psychology
PSYC*4900 [0.50] Psychology Seminar
* PSYC*1100 should be completed prior to semester 3, PSYC*1200 prior to semester 4
** additional credits in semesters 3-8 must be taken to make up a total of 1.00 Arts and/or non- psychology social science credits, 3.00 credits from List A, 3.00 acceptable non-psychology science course credits; suggestions for particularly suitable electives are given in List B
*** students intending to go on to graduate school should take PSYC*4870 and PSYC*4880

Note: The selection of electives should take into consideration the prerequisites for preferred advanced courses. With the permission of the Psychology Department PRIOR to course selection, up to 2 non-psychology credits can be used towards the psychology credits if such courses enhance the student's psychology program.

List A

Learning and Physiological Psychology

PSYC*3030 [0.50] Behavioural Aspects of Drug Action
PSYC*3040 [0.50] Current Issues in Neuropsychology
PSYC*3100 [0.50] Evolutionary Psychology
PSYC*3410 [0.50] Behavioural Basis of Neuroscience II
PSYC*3430 [0.50] Topics in Animal Learning and Cognition
PSYC*3850 [0.50] Intellectual Disabilities
PSYC*4750 [0.50] Motivation
ZOO*4070 [0.50] Animal Behaviour

Perception and Cognition

PHYS*2030 [0.50] Biophysics of Excitable Cells
PSYC*3330 [0.50] Human Memory
PSYC*3340 [0.50] Psycholinguistics
PSYC*4400 [0.50] Cognitive Neuropsychology Seminar
List B

The following courses are particularly suitable science electives for students in this program:

Biology - BIOL*2210
Chemistry - CHEM*2580
Environmental Biology - ENVB*4040
Genetics - MBG*2000, MBG*2020, MBG*3050
Mathematics - MATH*3510
Pharmacology - BIOM*3090
Physiology - BIOM*3000, HK*3940, BIOM*3100, BIOM*3110
Statistics - STAT*3240, STAT*3320, STAT*4350
Zoology - BIOL*3120, ZOO*2100, ZOO*3000, ZOO*3200, ZOO*4170, ZOO*4390, ZOO*4410

Minor (Honours Program)

A minor in Psychology requires 5.00 psychology credits as follows:

PSYC*1100 [0.50] Principles of Behaviour
PSYC*1200 [0.50] Dynamics of Behaviour
PSYC*2360 [0.50] Introductory Research Methods

2.00 credits from 2000 level psychology core courses selected as follows:

  1. 1.50 credits from:

    PSYC*2330 [0.50] Principles of Learning
    PSYC*2390 [0.50] Principles of Sensation and Perception
    PSYC*2410 [0.50] Behavioural Basis of Neuroscience, I
    PSYC*2650 [0.50] Introduction to Cognitive Processes
  2. 0.50 credits from:

    PSYC*2310 [0.50] Introduction to Social Psychology
    PSYC*2450 [0.50] Introduction to Developmental Psychology
    PSYC*2740 [0.50] Personality

1.00 credits from PSYC* courses in List A

One of:

PSYC*2010 [0.50] Quantification in Psychology
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I