Uni ver si t y of Ot t awa | Facul t y of Soci al Sci ences

Honours BSc with Specialization in Psychology

(4 years/120 credits)
Suggested Course Sequence
1
ST
YEAR OF STUDIES (10 COURSES/30 CREDITS):
FALL SESSION (15 CREDITS/5 COURSES):
ENG1100: Workshop in Essay Writing
BIO1130: Introduction to Organismal Biology
CHM1311: Principles of Chemistry
PHI1101: Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PSY1101: Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
WINTER SESSION (15 CREDITS/5 COURSES):
BIO1140: Introduction to Cell Biology
CHM1321: Organic Chemistry I
PSY1102: Introduction to Psychology: Applications
3 credits (1 course) from:
o ENG1120: Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction
o ENG1121: Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry
3 credits (1 course) from:
o PHI1102: Moral Reasoning
o PHI1103: Fundamental Philosophical Questions
o PHI1104: Great Philosophers
2
ND
YEAR OF STUDIES (10 COURSES/30 CREDITS):
*Optional addition of a minor.
BCH2333: Introduction to Biochemistry
CHM2120: Organic Chemistry II
CHM2123: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II
PSY2105: Child Development
PSY2106: Quantitative Methods in Psychology I
PSY2110: Social Psychology
PSY2116: Quantitative Methods in Psychology II
PSY2174: Research Methods and Ethics
PSY2301: Biological Foundations of Behaviour
3 credits (1 course) from:
o MAT1300: Mathematical Methods I
o MAT1308: Introduction to Calculus
3
RD
YEAR OF STUDIES (10 COURSES/30 CREDITS):
PSY3103: Learning and Conditioning
PSY3108: Perception
PSY3301: Behavioural Neuroscience
PSY3307: Psychometric Methods
PSY3377: Cognition
3 credits (1 course) from:
o PSY3109: Social Motivation
o PSY3140: Research in Developmental Psychology
o PSY4302: Laboratory in Physiological Psychology
12 elective credits (4 courses)
4
TH
YEAR OF STUDIES (10 COURSES/30 CREDITS):
PSY4130: History and Systems of Psychology
PSY4276: Honours Thesis
3 optional PSY credits (1 course) at the 3000 or 4000 level
18 elective credits (6 courses)
NOTE:
1. The undergraduate honours thesis PSY4276 requires the following prerequisites:
PSY2106, PSY2116, PSY2174, PSY3307 as well as all 1
st
and 2
nd
year science courses.