Psychology

Program Overview

Psychology is the branch of science that focuses on the behaviour of human beings and animals. Our courses span the various areas of psychology and introduce students to the methods used in psychological research. The basic tools of a research psychologist include experimentation in the laboratory and field, naturalistic observation, and the use of statistical methods in interpreting data. Our faculty have highly diversified interests which are reflected in the number and variety of our undergraduate course offerings. These include courses in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, computational neuroscience, developmental psychology, human and animal learning, perception, personality psychology, physiological psychology, and social psychology.