Programs
The Department of Psychology offers research-based Bachelor of Science programs that focus on the experimental and biological approaches to the discipline rather than on a clinical approach to Psychology often found at other universities. We do not have any BA programs based in the Social Sciences; Psychology at the University of Toronto is based in the Life Sciences. The Department of Psychology at the St. George Campus has four programs to choose from: Minor, Major, Specialist, and Research Specialist, as well as a Minor Program in Environment & Behaviour. We also offer a Certificate in Psychology of Economics and Management that would be of interest to Commerce and Economics students. Below are detailed descriptions of our programs.
PSYCHOLOGY MINOR PROGRAM
(Equivalent of 4.0 full courses)
You should consider pursuing the Minor Program in Psychology if you are interested in Psychology as a part of your general education or as a compliment to your training in another profession (e.g., nursing, rehabilitation medicine, physical and health education, social work, etc.).
Required Courses:
*Please note that each of these requirements are individual and cannot overlap or be used twice
1. First Year: PSY100H1
2. Statistics: PSY201H1 (or an equivalent course in Statistics)
3. Two of PSY210H1/220H1/230H1/240H1/260H1/270H1/280H1/290H1
4. Two half-courses (1.0 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 ( Clusters A and/or B)
5. 1.0 FCEs from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR PROGRAM
(Equivalent of 7.0 full courses)
You should consider pursuing the Major Program in Psychology if you want to concentrate in Psychology together with another discipline.
Required Courses:
*Please note that each of these requirements are individual and cannot overlap or be used twice
1. First Year: PSY100H1
2. Statistics: PSY201H1 (or an equivalent course in Statistics)
3. Two of PSY210H1, 220H1, 230H1, 240H1 (Cluster A)
4. Two of PSY260H1, 270H1, 280H1, 290H1 (Cluster B)
5. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
6. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
7. Two half-courses (1.0 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 ( Clusters A and/or B)
8. One 400-level half-course (0.5 FCE) from Group 1 below (Cluster A or B)
9. 1.5 FCEs from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIST PROGRAM (Non-Thesis)
(Equivalent of 10.0 full courses)
You should consider pursuing the Specialist Program in Psychology if you want a greater concentration in Psychology than provided by the Major Program. Having a Specialist is not required to be admitted to a graduate school in Psychology but is helpful in making your application competitive.
Required Courses:
*Please note that each of these requirements are individual and cannot overlap or be used twice
1. First Year: PSY100H12. Statistics: PSY201H1 and PSY202H1 (or their equivalent courses in Statistics)
3. Two of PSY210H1, 220H1, 230H1, 240H1 (Cluster A)
4. Two of PSY260H1, 270H1, 280H1, 290H1 (Cluster B)
5. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
6. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
7. Three half-courses (1.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 ( Clusters A and/or B)
8. One lab course (0.5 FCEs), and no more, taken from PSY319H1, 329H1, 339H1, 359H1, 369H1, 379H1, or 389H1
9. Two seminar courses (1.0 FCEs), and no more, taken from JLP471H1, PSY402H1, PSY403H1, PSY404H1, PSY410H1, PSY420H1, PSY430H1, PSY440H1, PSY460H1, PSY470H1, PSY471H1, PSY480H1, PSY490H1, PSY497H1
10. 2.5 FCEs from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH SPECIALIST PROGRAM (Thesis)
(Equivalent of 10.0 full courses)
This program is designed for students who have demonstrated particular interest in and aptitude for research and who want to complete a Thesis.
Required Courses:
*Please note that each of these requirements are individual and cannot overlap or be used twice
1. First Year: PSY100H12. Statistics: PSY201H1 and PSY202H1 (or their equivalent courses in Statistics)
3. Two of PSY210H1, 220H1, 230H1, 240H1 (Cluster A)
4. Two of PSY260H1, 270H1, 280H1, 290H1 (Cluster B)
5. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
6. One half-course (0.5 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
7. Two half-courses (1.0 FCEs) at the 300/400-level from Group 1 ( Clusters A and/or B)
8. One lab course (0.5 FCEs), and no more, taken from PSY319H1, 329H1, 339H1, 359H1, 369H1, 379H1, or 389H1
9. PSY309H1
10. PSY409H1
11. PSY400Y1
12. 2.0 FCEs from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
ENVIRONMENT & BEHAVIOUR MINOR PROGRAM
(Equivalent of 4.0 full courses; must include at least one full-course equivalent at the 300/400-level)
Jointly sponsored by the Centre for Environment and the Department of Psychology, this program will focus on understanding issues of psychological motivation and attitudes that underlie environmental decision-making. Little positive environmental change can occur in the absence of broad-based behaviour changes. This program is NOT administered by the Department of Psychology. For more information, please consult David Powell, Undergraduate Student Advisor, Centre for Environment, Room 1049A, Earth Sciences Centre, 416-946-8100 or david.powell@utoronto.ca .
*NOTE: Enrolment in the this Minor program is limited to students also enrolled in the Psychology Minor/Major/Specialist.
Required Courses:
1. First Year: PSY100H1
2. (ENV221H1, ENV222H1/GGR222H1)/222Y1/GGR222Y1; PSY220H1, PSY435H1 (formerly PSY335H1)
3. One FCE from ENV333H1, ENV335H1, ENV381H1, JGE321H1; JGE331H1; SOC385H1
4. One FCE from PSY320H1, PSY321H1, PSY427H1 (formerly PSY327H1), PSY336H1
Course Groups and Clusters
Group 1 (Courses offered through the Psychology Department):
Cluster A (Courses with a focus on Social/Personality/Developmental/Abnormal Psychology):
JLP315H1, PSY210H1, PSY220H1, PSY230H1, PSY240H1, PSY306Y0, PSY307H1, PSY308H1, PSY311H1, PSY312H1, PSY313H1, PSY316H1, PSY319H1, PSY320H1, PSY321H1, PSY322H1, PSY323H1, PSY326H1, PSY328H1, PSY329H1, PSY330H1, PSY331H1, PSY332H1, PSY333H1, PSY336H1, PSY337H1, PSY339H1, PSY341H1, PSY342H1, PSY343H1, PSY402H1, PSY403H1, PSY404H1, PSY405H1, PSY406H1, PSY405Y1, PSY406Y1, PSY407H1, PSY408H1, PSY410H1, PSY414H1, PSY417H1, PSY420H1, PSY421H1, PSY424H1, PSY425H1, PSY426H1, PSY427H1, PSY428H1, PSY430H1, PSY434H1, PSY435H1, PSY440H1, PSY450H1
Cluster B (Courses with a focus on Cognition/Perception/Learning/Brain and Behaviour):
JLP374H1, JLP471H1, PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1, PSY307H1, PSY308H1, PSY312H1, PSY316H1, PSY359H1, PSY362H1, PSY369H1, PSY370H1, PSY371H1, PSY372H1, PSY378H1, PSY379H1, PSY380H1, PSY389H1, PSY390H1, PSY395H1, PSY396H1, PSY397H1, PSY402H1, PSY403H1, PSY404H1, PSY405H1, PSY406H1, PSY405Y1, PSY406Y1, PSY407H1, PSY408H1, PSY450H1, PSY460H1, PSY470H1, PSY471H1, PSY473H1, PSY474H1, PSY475H1, PSY480H1, PSY490H1, PSY492H1, PSY493H1, PSY494H1, PSY495H1, PSY496H1, PSY497H1
Note: Some PSY courses are included in both of Clusters A and B and may count in either cluster, but not both, for program requirements. For Individual Projects or Special Topics courses being used to complete the cluster requirement, please confirm group cluster with the Psychology undergraduate office (PSY 405H1/406H1/PSY405Y1/PSY406Y1 and PSY 307H1/308H1/407H1/408H1). No more than 1 FCE of PSY405H1/PSY406H1/PSY405Y1/PSY406Y1 can be used towards any PSY program.
Group 2:
BIO120H1, BIO130H1, the former BIO150Y1, BIO220H1, the former BIO250Y1, the former BIO252Y1, BIO270H1, BIO271H1, COG250Y1, COG260H1, COG343H1, CSB332H1, EEB313H1, ENG384Y1 (formerly ENG290Y1), ETH220H1, HIS489H1, HMB200H1, the former HMB204H1 and HMB220H1, HMB300H1, HMB310H1, HMB320H1, HMB400Y1, HMB420H1, HMB440H1, HMB473H1, HPS110H1, HPS200H1, JFP450H1, JLS472H1, JLS473H1, JLS474H1, the former JSV201H1, LIN101H1, LIN102H1 (together formerly LIN100Y1), LIN200H1, LIN402H1, NEW232Y1, NEW302Y1, NEW303H1, the former NEW331H1, NEW332H1, NEW333H1, NEW335H1, NEW336H1, NEW337H1, NEW338H1, NEW339H1, NEW432H1, NEW433H1, NEW438H1, NFS489H1, PCL475Y1, PHL240H1, PHL243H1, PHL244H1, PHL319H1, PHL340H1, PHL342H1, PHL383H1, the former POL313Y1 or POL313Y0, PSL201Y1, PSL300H1, the former PSL302Y1, PSL440Y1, PSL444Y1, PSY202H1, PSY299Y1, PSY305H1, PSY399Y1, RLG211H1 (formerly RLG211Y1), RLG301H1, the former RLG302H1, RLG421H1, RSM260H1, RSM353H1, SOC363H1, SOC412H1, IRE260H1 (formerly WDW260H1), the former WDW360H1, CRI365H1 (formerly WDW365H1), CRI431H1 (formerly WDW431H1), the former VIC261H1, VIC278H1, WGS372H1
Note: Please note that the non-PSY courses in Group 2 are optional and that enrolment priority is not given to PSY program students.
Note about past program: program requirements changed effective April 2010. For students who joined one of our programs from 2006 to 2009, please view program requirements on the 2005-2009 Programs of Study page .
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