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Psychology
Faculty List
University Professors Emeriti
F.I.M. Craik, PhD, FRSC
E. Tulving, PhD, D Litt, FD, FRS
Professors Emeriti
J.L. Freedman, PhD
D. Goldstein, PhD
J.E. Grusec, PhD
L. Hasher, PhD
C.P. Herman, PhD
J.A. Hogan, PhD
R.S. Lockhart, PhD
B.B. Murdock, PhD
S.J. Shettleworth, PhD
I. Spence, PhD
G.C. Walters, PhD
J.S. Yeomans, PhD
University Professors
M. Moscovitch, PhD
Professor and Chair of the Department
S. Ferber, PhD
Professor and Graduate Chair of the Department
A. Chasteen, PhD
Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
T.B.D.
Director (Graduate Studies)
N. Anderson, PhD
Professors
M. Barense, PhD
W. Cunningham, PhD
G. Einstein, PhD
C.C. Helwig, PhD
G. MacDonald, PhD
J.B. Peterson, PhD
J.W. Pratt, PhD
M.R. Ralph, PhD
N. Rule, PhD
J. Sommerville, PhD
Associate Professors
D. Bernhardt-Walther, PhD
J. Kim, PhD
P. Lockwood, PhD
E. Page-Gould, PhD
J.E. Plaks, PhD
R.W. Tafarodi, PhD
K. Takehara, PhD
Assistant Professors
F. Cheung, PhD
L. Corbit, PhD
K. Duncan, PhD
A. Finn, PhD
M. Mack, PhD
R. Neel, PhD
M. Schlichting, PhD
C. Starmans, PhD
Associate Professors, Teaching Stream
D. Dolderman, PhD
J. Vervaeke, PhD
A. Waggoner Denton, PhD
Assistant Professors, Teaching Stream
M. Metz, PhD
W.S. Ryan, PhD
A. Sharples, PhD
S. Wood, PhD
Sessional Lecturers
T. Boritz, PhD
C. Burton, PhD
H. Gordon, PhD
W. Huggon, PhD
N. Stuckless, PhD
P. Whissell, PhD
Introduction
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.
For more information, please consult our website (https://www.psych.utoronto.ca/), or the Undergraduate Administrator in Sidney Smith Hall, Room 4014, by phone at (416) 978-3407 or via email (undergrad@psych.utoronto.ca).
Regarding Psychology Programs
Psychology programs at the St. George Campus are limited enrolment, which means there are a limited number of spaces to offer students. Please note that just meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee one a spot in any of our programs and, in most cases, students will need to exceed them to be competitive because of the volume of applications in comparison to the number of program spaces available.
Entry into all Psychology programs requires Grade 12 Calculus and Grade 12 Biology (we will also accept these two courses taken at the college and university-level). Please note that these two requirements will not be waived.
Psychology Programs
Psychology Research Specialist - Thesis (Science Program) - ASSPE1958
This program is designed for students who have demonstrated a particular interest and aptitude for research and who want to complete a thesis. Admission to the program is based on strong academic performance and expressed interest in research.
This is a limited enrolment program. Students interested in the Psychology Research Specialist- Thesis typically apply and enrol after the end of second year, from the Psychology Major or Psychology Specialist (Non-thesis).
Variable Minimum Grade Average
A minimum grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on the number of applicants. Up to 15 students are admitted each year.
The following courses and requirements must be completed:
For students who have completed 8.0 credits or more:
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
• PSY100H1 (80%)
• PSY201H1 (or ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1), and PSY202H1 (or ECO220Y1/ STA221H1/ SOC252H1/ SOC300H1), with a 75% minimum grade average.
• 2.0 PSY 200-level credits (not including statistics), with a 78% minimum grade average
Special Requirement
• In addition to applying via ACORN, students must also send in a supplementary application directly to the department via the Research Specialist Online Application.
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a grade average lower those listed in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.
Notes:
• Interested students should ideally apply for a PSY Major or Specialist (Non-thesis) at the end of their first year. Prior research experience is helpful, but not necessary for admission to the program.
• All students accepted into or considering the Research Specialist program should enrol into a 300-level PSY lab course in Year 3. Prior research experience is helpful, but not necessary for admission to the program. Enrolment is limited to 15 students per year.
(10 credits):
- First Year: PSY100H1
- Statistics: PSY201H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1) and PSY202H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ STA221H1/ SOC252H1/ SOC300H1)
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster A) PSY210H1, PSY220H1, PSY230H1, PSY240H1
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster B) PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1 (NOTE: HMB200H1 or PSL300H1 cannot be used in place of PSY290H1)
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
- 1.0 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster)
- One lab course (0.5 credit), and no more, taken from PSY319H1, PSY329H1, PSY339H1, PSY349H1, PSY359H1, PSY369H1, PSY379H1, or PSY389H1
- PSY309H1
- PSY409H1
- PSY400Y1
- 2.0 credits from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
(Please note that these are all individual requirements and cannot overlap or be used twice).
Psychology Specialist (Science Program) - ASSPE1160
You should consider pursuing the Specialist Program in Psychology if you want a greater concentration in Psychology than provided by the Major Program. Please note that having a Specialist is not required in order to be admitted to a graduate program in Psychology later on.
This is a limited enrolment program. Note there are different options depending on whether a student has completed between 4.0 and 7.5 credits, or 8.0 or more credits.
Variable Minimum Grade or Minimum Grade Average
A minimum final grade or grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and these minimums change each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
For students who have completed 4.0 to 7.5 credits:
• PSY100H1 (80%) (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 80% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade does not guarantee admission to the program.
For students who have completed 8.0 or more credits:
• PSY100H1 (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
• PSY201H1 (or ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1), and PSY202H1 (or ECO220Y1/ STA221H1/ SOC252H1/ SOC300H1), 1.0 credits in PSY from the PSY210H1 to PSY290H1 series of courses, and a grade average of 75% across all four courses. If more than 1.0 200-level PSY credits have been completed, the two with the highest grades will be used.
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a minimum grade average lower than 75% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.
Note:
In past admission cycles, the average grade cut-off for the Specialist program ranged from approximately 80-83%.
(10.0 credits):
- First Year: PSY100H1
- Statistics: PSY201H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1) and PSY202H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ STA221H1/ SOC252H1/ SOC300H1)
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster A) PSY210H1, PSY220H1, PSY230H1, PSY240H1
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster B) PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1 (NOTE: HMB200H1 or PSL300H1 cannot be used in place of PSY290H1)
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
- 1.5 credits in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster)
- One lab course (0.5 credit), and no more, taken from PSY319H1, PSY329H1, PSY339H1, PSY349H1, PSY359H1, PSY369H1, PSY379H1, or PSY389H1
- Two seminar courses (1.0 credit), and no more, taken from JLP471H1, PSY410H1, PSY420H1, PSY430H1, PSY440H1, PSY460H1, PSY470H1, PSY471H1, PSY480H1, PSY490H1, PSY497H1
- 2.5 credits from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
(Please note that these are all individual requirements and cannot overlap or be used twice).
Psychology Major (Science Program) - ASMAJ1160
You should consider pursuing the Major Program in Psychology if you want to concentrate in Psychology together with another discipline.
This is a limited enrolment program. Note there are different options depending on whether a student has completed between 4.0 and 7.5 credits, or 8.0 or more credits.
Variable Minimum Grade or Minimum Grade Average
A minimum final grade or grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and these minimums change each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
For students who have completed 4.0 to 7.5 credits:
• PSY100H1 (75%) (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 75% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade does not guarantee admission to the program.
For students who have completed 8.0 credits or more:
• PSY100H1 (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
• PSY201H1 (or ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1), 1.0 credits in PSY from the PSY210H1 to PSY290H1 series of courses, and a grade average of 73% across all three courses. If more than 1.0 200-level PSY credits have been completed, the two with the highest grades will be used.
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a grade average lower than 73% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining the minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.
Note:
In past admission cycles, the average grade cut-off for the Major program ranged from approximately 77-79%.
(7.0 credits):
- First Year: PSY100H1
- Statistics: PSY201H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1)
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster A) PSY210H1, PSY220H1, PSY230H1, PSY240H1
- 1.0 credit (from Cluster B) PSY260H1, PSY270H1, PSY280H1, PSY290H1 (NOTE: HMB200H1 or PSL300H1 cannot be used in place of PSY290H1)
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster A
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 in Cluster B
- 1.0 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster)
- 0.5 credit in PSY at the 400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster)
- 1.5 credits from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
(Please note that these are all individual requirements and cannot overlap or be used twice).
Environment & Behaviour Minor (Science Program) - ASMIN1551
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Special Requirement
- Students must be enrolled in the Psychology Minor, Major or Specialist, to be considered for enrolment.
(4.0 credits; must include at least 1.0 credit at the 300+-level.)
For more information, please email the School of the Environment’s Undergraduate Student Advisor, David Powell, at ug.office.env@utoronto.ca.
Higher Years:
1. ENV221H1, ENV222H1, PSY220H1, PSY335H1/ PSY435H1
2. 1.0 credit from ENV333H1, ENV335H1; ENV361H1/ ENV381H1 (if ENV381H1 taken in 2015-16 or 2016-17); JGE321H1; JGE331H1
3. 1.0 credit from PSY320H1, PSY321H1, PSY327H1/ PSY427H1, PSY336H1
Psychology Minor (Science Program) - ASMIN1160
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 (i.e., nursing, rehabilitation medicine, physical health and education, social work, etc.).
This is a limited enrolment program. Note there are different options depending on whether a student has completed between 4.0 and 7.5 credits, or 8.0 or more credits.
Variable Minimum Grade or Minimum Grade Average
A minimum final grade or grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and these minimums change each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
For students who have completed 4.0 to 7.5 credits:
• PSY100H1 (73%) (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade lower than 73% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade does not guarantee admission to the program.
For students who have completed 8.0 credits or more:
• PSY100H1 (AP and IB Psychology are not accepted)
• Gr. 12 Calculus
• Gr. 12 Biology
• PSY201H1 (or ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1), 1.0 200-level PSY credits from the PSY210H1 - PSY290H1 series, and a grade average of 70% across all three courses. If more than 1.0 200-level PSY credits have been completed, the two with the highest grades will be used.
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a grade average lower than 70% in required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining the minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.
Note:
In past admission cycles, the average grade cut-off for the Minor program ranged from approximately 74-76%.
(4.0 credits):
- First Year: PSY100H1
- Statistics: PSY201H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ POL222H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA248H1/ STA288H1)
- 1.0 credit from PSY210H1/ PSY220H1/ PSY230H1/ PSY240H1/ PSY260H1/ PSY270H1/ PSY280H1/ PSY290H1 (NOTE: HMB200H1 or PSL300H1 cannot be used in place of PSY290H1)
- 1.0 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster)
- 1.0 credit from Groups 1 and/or 2, at any level
(Please note that these are all individual requirements and cannot overlap or be used twice).
Psychology of Economics and Management Certificate - ASCER1160
The Certificate in Psychology of Economics and Management explores the interdisciplinary connections between social psychology, economics, and business, covering the role of motivation, culture and leadership in organizations. This Certificate is not open to students pursuing a Psychology Specialist, Major, or Minor.
This is a limited enrolment Certificate. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required:
• PSY100H1 (70%)
• RSM100H1 (63%)/ MGT100H1 (63%)/ ECO101H1 (63%)
Special Requirement
• This Certificate is open to students not enrolled in a Psychology Specialist, Major, or Minor.
Group 1 Courses:
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 Undergraduate Administrator (PSY405H1/405Y1/406H1/406Y1 and PSY307H1/308H1/407H1/408H1). No more than 1 FCE of PSY405H1/405Y1/406H1/406Y1 can be used towards any PSY program. PSY202H1, PSY203H1, PSY299Y1, PSY305H1, and PSY399Y1 can also be used towards program requirements as part of the final requirement for each program (except for PSY202H1 with the Specialist programs, as they are already required).
Group 2 Courses:
Please note that the non-PSY courses in Group 2 are optional and that enrolment priority is not given to PSY program students.
Course Groups
Group 1 (Cluster A)
- JLP315H1 Language Acquisition
- PSY195H1 The Science of Babies
- PSY197H1 The Individual and Society
- PSY210H1 Introduction to Development
- PSY220H1 Introduction to Social Psychology
- PSY230H1 Personality and Its Transformations
- PSY240H1 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
- PSY306Y0 Special Topics in Psychology Abroad
- PSY307H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY308H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY311H1 Social Development
- PSY312H1 Cognitive Development
- PSY313H1 Psychology of Aging
- PSY316H1 Perceptual Development
- PSY319H1 Developmental Laboratory
- PSY320H1 Social Psychology: Attitudes
- PSY321H1 Cross-Cultural Psychology
- PSY322H1 Intergroup Relations
- PSY323H1 Sex Roles and Behaviour
- PSY324H1 Moral Thought and Behaviour
- PSY326H1 Social Cognition
- PSY328H1 Psychology and the Law
- PSY329H1 Social Psychology Laboratory
- PSY330H1 Psychological Measurement
- PSY331H1 Social Psychology of Emotion
- PSY332H1 Organizational Behaviour
- PSY333H1 Health Psychology
- PSY336H1 Positive Psychology
- PSY337H1 Advanced Personality Psychology
- PSY339H1 Individual Differences Laboratory
- PSY341H1 Psychopathologies of Childhood
- PSY342H1 Cognition and Psychopathology
- PSY343H1 Theories of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy
- PSY349H1 Laboratory in Social Psychological Field Methods
- PSY402H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY403H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY404H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY405H1 Individual Projects
- PSY405Y1 Individual Projects
- PSY406H1 Individual Projects
- PSY406Y1 Individual Projects
- PSY407H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY408H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY410H1 Developmental Psychology Seminar
- PSY414H1 Moral Development
- PSY417H1 Aging and Social Cognition
- PSY420H1 Social Psychology Seminar
- PSY421H1 Person Perception
- PSY424H1 Social Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
- PSY425H1 Self-Consciousness
- PSY426H1 Motivational Theories in Social Psychology
- PSY427H1 Media Psychology
- PSY428H1 Critical Psychology
- PSY430H1 Personality Seminar
- PSY434H1 Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
- PSY435H1 Environmental Psychology
- PSY440H1 Abnormal Psychology Seminar
- PSY450H1 History of Psychology
Group 1 (Cluster B)
- JLP374H1 Psychology of Language
- JLP471H1 Advanced Psycholinguistics
- PSY196H1 Critical Periods, Brain Plasticity and Development
- PSY198H1 The Psychology of Magic
- PSY199H1 Psychology and History of Drug Use
- PSY260H1 Learning and Plasticity
- PSY270H1 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- PSY280H1 Sensation and Perception
- PSY290H1 Physiological Psychology
- PSY307H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY308H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY312H1 Cognitive Development
- PSY316H1 Perceptual Development
- PSY359H1 Human Neuroimaging Laboratory
- PSY362H1 Animal Cognition
- PSY369H1 Psychobiology Laboratory
- PSY370H1 Thinking and Reasoning
- PSY371H1 Higher Cognitive Processes
- PSY372H1 Human Memory
- PSY378H1 Engineering Psychology
- PSY379H1 Human Memory and Learning Laboratory
- PSY380H1 Vision Science
- PSY389H1 Perception Laboratory
- PSY390H1 Behavioural Genetics
- PSY395H1 Neuroethics
- PSY396H1 Neurochemical Basis of Behaviour
- PSY397H1 Biological Rhythms
- PSY402H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY403H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY404H1 Psychology Seminar
- PSY405H1 Individual Projects
- PSY405Y1 Individual Projects
- PSY406H1 Individual Projects
- PSY406Y1 Individual Projects
- PSY407H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY408H1 Special Topics in Psychology
- PSY450H1 History of Psychology
- PSY460H1 Learning Seminar
- PSY470H1 Memory Seminar
- PSY471H1 Cognition Seminar
- PSY473H1 Social Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSY475H1 Attention and Performance
- PSY480H1 Seminar in Perception
- PSY490H1 Brain Activity & Behaviour Seminar
- PSY492H1 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- PSY493H1 Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSY494H1 Physiology and Psychology of Emotion
- PSY495H1 Sex and the Brain
- PSY496H1 Cognitive Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders
- PSY497H1 Advanced Topics in Biological Rhythms
Group 2
- BIO120H1 Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1 Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIO220H1 From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- BIO270H1 Animal Physiology I
- BIO271H1 Animal Physiology II
- COG250Y1 Introduction to Cognitive Science (formerly JUP250Y1, UNI250Y1)
- COG260H1 Data, Computation, and the Mind
- COG341H1 Issues on Attention, Perception and Consciousness
- COG342H1 Issues on Concepts, Theories of Mind, Cognitive Evolution
- COG343H1 Issues on Cognitive Science III: Computational Cognition
- ECO423H1 Economics and Biosocial Data
- EEB313H1 Quantitative Methods in R for Biology
- ENG384Y1 Literature and Psychoanalysis
- HIS489H1 The History of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Illness
- HMB200H1 Introduction to Neuroscience
- HMB300H1 Neurobiology of Behaviour
- HMB310H1 Laboratory in Neuroscience
- HMB320H1 Neuroanatomy
- HMB420H1 Seminar in Neurobiology of Behaviour
- HMB440H1 Dementia
- HMB473H1 Exercise and Mental Health
- HPS110H1 The Science of Human Nature
- HPS200H1 Science and Values
- JFP450H1 Indigenous Issues in Health and Healing
- JLS472H1 Child Language Disorders
- JLS473H1 Adult Speech and Language Disorders
- LIN101H1 Introduction to Linguistics: Sound Structure
- LIN102H1 Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning
- LIN200H1 Introduction to Language
- LIN402H1 Linguistic Typology and Constructed Languages
- NEW232H1 Buddhist Psychology
- NEW302Y1 C.G. Jung: Stories, Patterns, Symbols
- NEW303H1 Hypotheses of the Unconscious
- NEW332H1 Buddhism and Psychotherapy
- NEW333H1 Buddhism and Cognitive Science
- NEW335H1 Meditation and the Body
- NEW336H1 Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health
- NEW337H1 Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health
- NEW338H1 Exploring Mindful Awareness
- NEW339H1 Yogacara Buddhism and Western Psychology
- NEW432H1 Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health
- NEW433H1 Advanced Special Topics in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health
- NEW438H1 Mindfulness Meditation: Science and Research
- NFS489H1 Nutritional Neurosciences
- PCL200H1 Drugs & the Brain
- PCL475H1 Neuropsychopharmacology 1
- PCL476H1 Neuropsychopharmacology 2
- PHL240H1 Persons, Minds and Bodies
- PHL243H1 Philosophy of Human Sexuality
- PHL244H1 Human Nature
- PHL319H1 Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Theory
- PHL340H1 Issues in Philosophy of Mind
- PHL342H1 Minds and Machines
- PHL383H1 Ethics and Mental Health
- PSL201Y1 Basic Human Physiology
- PSL300H1 Human Physiology I
- PSL440Y1 Neuroscience: Systems and Behaviour
- PSY202H1 Statistics II
- PSY203H1 Psychological Research
- PSY299Y1 Research Opportunity Program
- PSY305H1 The Treatment of Psychological Data
- PSY399Y1 Research Opportunity Program
- RLG211H1 Psychology of Religion
- RLG301H1 Religion on the Couch: Freud and Jung on Religion
- RLG421H1 The Psychoanalytic Study of Religion
- RSM260H1 Organizational Behaviour
- RSM353H1 Consumer Behaviour
- SOC213H1 Sociological Social Psychology
- SOC363H1 Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders
- SOC412H1 Medicalization of Deviance
- IRE260H1 Organizational Behaviour
- CRI365H1 Crime and Mind
- CRI431H1 Mental Health, Morality & Legal Controls
- VIC261H1 Child and Adolescent Development in Education
- VIC278H1 Modelling Evil and Disease
- WGS372H1 Women and Psychology/ Psychoanalysis
Combined Degree Program (CDP) in Science and Education: Psychology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching
The Combined Degree Program in Arts/Science and Education is designed for students interested in studying the intersections of teaching subjects and Education, coupled with professional teacher preparation. Students earn an Honours Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George) and an accredited professional Master of Teaching (MT) degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). They will be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for an Ontario Teacher’s Certificate of Qualifications as elementary or secondary school teachers. The CDP permits the completion of both degrees in six years with 1.0 FCE that may be counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Program requirements:
1. Minor in Education and Society, Victoria College
2. Major in Psychology (first teaching subject)
3. Minor in an area corresponding to the second teaching subject as determined by OISE (see http://pepper.oise.utoronto.ca/~jhewitt/mtresources/intermediate_senior_teaching_subject_prerequisites_2016-17.pdf)
See here for additional information on the CDP, including admission, path to completion and contact information.
Regarding Psychology Courses
We encourage students at all levels, and particularly those who are beginning a program in Psychology, to consult the undergraduate section of the Psychology website (https://www.psych.utoronto.ca/undergraduate) before selecting courses and to discuss their proposed programs with the Undergraduate Administrator.
Courses in the various areas within Psychology and the numbering system associated with these courses follow a specific pattern: PSYXXX. The first digit represents the year, and the second digit represents the area in which the course belongs. Social Psychology, for example, is identified by “2.” Therefore, PSY220 at the second year, PSY320, 321, 322, etc. at the third year, and PSY420, 421, 424, etc. at the fourth year represent the Social Psychology courses. Other areas within Psychology follow a similar pattern, with their own identifying number in the middle.
Please note that the Department of Psychology will not waive course prerequisites under any circumstances and that Psychology courses do not have co-requisites. Students will need to have prerequisites completed BEFORE taking a course.
200-Series Courses
Students registered in a St. George campus PSY program will be given priority to enrol in all PSY courses above the 100-level. Please see the online Arts and Science Registration Instructions and Timetable for more details on enrolment controls.
300-Series Courses
Almost all 300/400-level lecture courses require PSY201H1 (Statistics I), or its equivalent, as one of their prerequisites. This will not be waived. Students must complete the statistics requirement before taking any 300- or 400-level PSY lecture courses. Similarly, 300-level lab and 400-level seminar courses require PSY202H1 (Statistics II) or its equivalent.
400-Series Courses
The 400-series courses comprise of lecture courses, seminars, individual projects, and the thesis course for Research Specialists.
Psychology Courses
PSY100H1 - Introductory Psychology
A brief introductory survey of psychology as both a biological and social science. Topics will include physiological, learning, perceptual, motivational, cognitive, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.
Exclusion: PSY100Y5/PSYA01Y3/(PSYA01H3 + PSYA02H3)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY195H1 - The Science of Babies
Up until roughly four decades ago, infants were seen as cute, clueless creatures. Yet, research from a range of fields has led to a radical consideration of this claim; infants may be cute but they are not clueless! In this class, we will consider and discuss the science of babies. In particular, we will take a second look at long-held beliefs about the nature of infants and their knowledge. We will learn that studying infants’ perception, cognition and behaviour can offer us critical insights into long-standing philosophical questions. This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to infancy, that includes content from psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, as well as biology and anthropology. Upon completion of this class, students will (1) have overview knowledge of aspects of infancy as it relates to perception, cognition and behavior; (2) be able to use exploratory writing to develop arguments and develop their understanding of subject matter; and (3) begin to be able to read and summarize a scientific research paper in Developmental Psychology. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY196H1 - Critical Periods, Brain Plasticity and Development
This course will ask how changes in the developing brain can influence our understanding of how humans learn. To answer this question, we will learn about how the brain changes and about how learning changes. We will dig into brain plasticity and ask how this influences “critical” or “sensitive” periods for learning: a phenomenon whereby learning can only take place during a particular time in an organism’s life. We will explore learning in a number of different ways including learning in sensory and motor systems and the development of multiple aspects of learning and memory. In all cases, we will ask how changes in the developing brain impact learning outcomes. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY197H1 - The Individual and Society
How does one develop a sense of individuality? Can individual will and freedom be reconciled with the interests of society? Are we determined by society or culture or do we, in some important sense, determine our own behaviour and futures? In this course, we will use classic and contemporary readings from psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and law to explore general characterizations of the individual and society. Basic questions will be examined in light of these characterizations such as: Is there a universal human nature? Who is a “person”?, and What is the ideal society? We will examine these questions in light of various social issues, such as debates about multiculturalism and democracy, whether children have rights to freedom of speech, and women’s equality in society. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on the different views of the person underlying and informing contrasting perspectives on important social questions. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY198H1 - The Psychology of Magic
Magicians entertain us with their tricks. What appears as “Magic” is based on fundamental aspects of human psychology: visual and auditory perception, decision making, logic, memory, and verbal abilities. In this class, we will consider and discuss the psychological basis of magic tricks and use magic to explore aspects of psychology. The class will require reading of scientific articles and book chapters as well as watching and analyzing magical tricks. The only prerequisite is a curious and critical mind. The course puts great emphasis on writing and on starting to read primary scientific literature. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY199H1 - Psychology and History of Drug Use
This seminar will examine the historical and contemporary use of drugs. Students will be introduced to the general psychological and neuroscientific mechanisms by which drugs affect human behavior, and explore highlights of current research on drug effects in animals and humans. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY201H1 - Statistics I
Fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics, including population and sampling distributions, simple association, probability, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/EEB225H1/GGR270H1/POL222H1/SOC202H1/STA220H1/STA248H1/STA288H1
Recommended Preparation: Grade 12 Calculus
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
PSY202H1 - Statistics II
Fundamentals of statistical analysis of experimental and observational data including linear models, the analysis of variance, a priori contrasts, post-hoc tests, power analysis and effect size calculations.
Exclusion: ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/STA221H1/SOC252H1/SOC300H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
PSY203H1 - Psychological Research
This course provides an introduction to conceiving, designing, and conducting research in psychology. It prepares students to be both consumers and producers of scientific research, and also addresses basic issues related to the work of psychological scientists such as theory development, research ethics, and scientific writing. Students in this course will gain insight into the scientific process as a whole – its advantages, difficulties, and limitations. As such, students will be able to better evaluate the knowledge that psychological science can provide, and integrate that knowledge into a broader worldview.
Corequisite: PSY201H1/ECO220Y1/EEB225H1/GGR270H1/POL222H1/SOC202H1/STA220H1/STA248H1/STA288H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY210H1 - Introduction to Development
The developmental approach to the study of behaviour with reference to sensorimotor skills, cognition, socialization, personality, and emotional behaviour.
Exclusion: PSY210H5/PSYB20H3/PSYB21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY220H1 - Introduction to Social Psychology
Contemporary areas of research in social psychology: social perception, attitudes, inter-personal relations, and group processes.
Exclusion: PSY220H5, PSYB10H3, SOC213H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY230H1 - Personality and Its Transformations
Theory and research in personality structure and dynamics: the interaction of cultural and biological factors in the development and expression of individual differences.
Exclusion: PSY230H5/PSYB30H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY240H1 - Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSY260H1 - Learning and Plasticity
Concepts, theories, and applications of classical and contemporary learning theories, including classical and operant conditioning. Current theories of the physiological and anatomical basis of learning and memory, including synaptic plasticity, the role of the hippocampus, amygdala, frontal cortex and other brain regions. Theories will be related to a practical understanding and applications such as drug addiction, phobias and other disorders.
Exclusion: PSYB38H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY270H1 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
An introduction to research and theory on the neural and cognitive architecture of attention, memory, language, thinking and reasoning.
Exclusion: PSY270H5/PSYB57H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY280H1 - Sensation and Perception
An introduction to the physiological and psychological basis of perception across the different sensory modalities in humans and lower animals, with an emphasis on vision. Exploring visual perception such as shape and objects, scenes, colour, space, and motion as well as auditory perception of simple and complex sounds, and location. Further topics may include touch, including perception of temperature, pain and body posture, the chemical senses, and cross-modal influences of the senses on one another. In-class demonstrations may supplement the lectures.
Exclusion: PSY280H5/PSYB51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY290H1 - Physiological Psychology
Provides students with a solid background into the biological basis of behaviour. Animal and human research topics include functional neuroanatomy, neural signalling, sensory and motor control, motivational systems, and hormones, and emotions.
Exclusion: HMB200H1/HMB220H1/PSL300H1/PSY290H5/PSYB64H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY299Y1 - Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
PSY305H1 - The Treatment of Psychological Data
This course provides a practical yet intensive introduction to the research pipeline, with a focus on research data management and advanced statistical analysis and inference. Students learn how to find, organize, and analyze data sets in a transparent and reproducible way. Students also learn more about statistical inference, focusing on how the design and analysis of data shape the interpretation of results.
Exclusion: EEB313H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
PSY306Y0 - Special Topics in Psychology Abroad
Special Topics in Psychology for the Summer Abroad Program. Course topics, content, and instructor may vary from one year to another. More information about Psychology course offerings can be obtained from the Professional & International Programs office at Woodsworth College.
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY307H1 - Special Topics in Psychology
A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY308H1 - Special Topics in Psychology
A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY309H1 - Research Specialization: Practicum
Research Specialists learn about the research opportunities within our department, and develop skills in the areas of critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation. Students also conduct a pre-thesis research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Students should complete a PSY lab course (PSY3*9H1) prior to taking this course; however, taking the lab course concurrently will be considered in consultation with the instructor. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists.
Corequisite: PSY319H1/PSY329H1/PSY339H1/PSY359H1/PSY369H1/PSY379H1/PSY389H1
Exclusion: PSY309H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY311H1 - Social Development
Theory and research in social attachment, aggression, morality, imitation and identification, altruism, and parental discipline, with discussion of methodological issues.
Exclusion: PSY311H5/PSYC21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY312H1 - Cognitive Development
Examines the developmental of knowledge in fundamental domains such as spatial perception, navigation, object perception, number, language, and theory of mind. Emphasis is on current experimental findings and how they address centuries-old debates surrounding the origin and nature of human knowledge.
Exclusion: PSY312H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY313H1 - Psychology of Aging
Age changes in sensory and perceptual processes, motor skill, learning, memory, and personality. Theory, methodological problems, social, cultural, and environmental influences that shape behaviour and attitudes towards and among the elderly.
Exclusion: PSY213H5/PSY313H5/PSYC21H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JLP315H1 - Language Acquisition
Infants’ abilities at birth, prelinguistic development, the first words, phonological, syntactic and semantic development. Social variables influencing language acquisition, bilingualism, models of development, language play. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).
Exclusion: PSY315H5, PLIC24H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY316H1 - Perceptual Development
The course examines human perceptual development during the first 2-3 years of life. Vision and audition are emphasized. Some topics are: pattern and colour vision, depth perception, infant speech perception.
Exclusion: PSY316H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY210H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY319H1 - Developmental Laboratory
Provides an overview of developmental psychology methods. The class conducts an original research project, including design, data collection, data analysis, and a written report. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: PSY319H5/PSYC26H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY320H1 - Social Psychology: Attitudes
Intensive study of social attitude development, description, measurement, modification, and organization.
Exclusion: PSY320H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY321H1 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
One of the hallmarks of human behaviour is its diversity. Some of the ways in which we differ are thought to be relatively idiosyncratic (e.g., specific aspects of personality), whereas others are fairly systematic. Cultural psychology is one area of research in human behaviour that examines systematic differences resulting from individuals’ cultural backgrounds. This course will introduce you to the consideration of cultural variation in the study of human thought and behaviour.
Exclusion: PSY321H5/PSYC14H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY322H1 - Intergroup Relations
An in-depth examination of theories and research in intergroup relations; focuses on stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and stigma.
Exclusion: PSYC12H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY323H1 - Sex Roles and Behaviour
The effect of sex-role expectations on how men and women behave and perceive the world: theories of sex-role development, physiological and cultural determinants of sex differences, power relationships between men and women.
Exclusion: PSY317H5/PSYD18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY324H1 - Moral Thought and Behaviour
Moral values vary considerably across individuals, groups, countries, and cultures. What explains the emergence of these differential moral systems? What psychological processes are involved in moral decisions and actions? How might insights from psychological research shed light on contemporary, ‘hot-button’ moral issues? How are moral decisions similar to – and different from – other types of everyday decisions? What is the role of emotion in moral decision making? As an introduction to the field of moral psychology, this 300-level course will cover research from a range of sub-disciplines within psychology including social-personality psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychology. In addition, students will gain exposure to related material in other fields including philosophy, ethology, and economics. Students will gain a firm understanding of the key debates and issues in the study of the moral mind and will gain skills in critical thinking and writing.
Exclusion: PSYD14H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY326H1 - Social Cognition
An examination of theory and research on how we make sense of ourselves and our social world. Topics covered include goals, mood, memory, hypothesis testing, counterfactual thinking, stereotypes, and culture.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY328H1 - Psychology and the Law
This course deals with psychological issues in the law, with particular reference to criminal law. It focuses mainly on research that has been done on pretrial publicity, eyewitness testimony, rules of evidence, and other factors that might affect jury decisions.
Exclusion: PSY328H5/PSYC39H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY329H1 - Social Psychology Laboratory
Illustrates major methodologies within social psychology, such as attitude measurement, observation of small groups, and experiments. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: PSY329H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY330H1 - Psychological Measurement
This course focuses on the development and evaluation of psychological measures, including the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. We will discuss theoretical and methodological issues in psychological measurement, covering important concepts such as reliability and validity and how these affect the interpretation of test scores and research findings. There will be some discussion of the application of psychological measures to various settings and the ethics of psychological assessment.
Exclusion: PSYC37H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY202H1/ECO227Y1/STA221H1/SOC252H1/SOC300H1, PSY230H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY331H1 - Social Psychology of Emotion
An in-depth review of the role of emotion in human psychology, with an emphasis on the links between emotion and cognition. Topics include theories of emotion, emotion regulation, emotional expression, and emotional experience, the role of emotion in decision-making, and the relationships between emotion, motivation and behaviour.
Exclusion: PSYC18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY332H1 - Organizational Behaviour
An analysis of the individual, group, and institutional structures and processes that influence behaviour within organizations. Topics include motivation, leadership, communication, management theory, group processes and team work, supervision, and organizational culture.
Exclusion: RSM260H1/IRE260H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
PSY333H1 - Health Psychology
Examines research evidence concerning the impact of psychological factors on physical health and illness.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY336H1 - Positive Psychology
A review of the field of positive psychology, which is the study of happiness and fulfillment. Topics include personal growth, meaning, hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to well-being, gratitude, awe, flow states, mindfulness and meditation.
Exclusion: PSY324H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY337H1 - Advanced Personality Psychology
This course covers major topics in personality psychology including prominent theories and current research in the area. Theoretical frameworks are integrated with specific applications in primary sources. Specific topics may include personality structure, personality development, psychodynamic approaches, genetic methodology, and emotion regulation.
Exclusion: PSYC35H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY339H1 - Individual Differences Laboratory
Introduction to methods involved in individual differences or personality research. Group and individual projects focus on assessment of individual difference characteristics and on experimentation including such characteristics. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: PSY329H5
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY341H1 - Psychopathologies of Childhood
This course focuses on cognitive and neuropsychological aspects of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children from clinical and theoretical perspectives.
Exclusion: PSY341H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY342H1 - Cognition and Psychopathology
Work in psychological disorders has increasingly used the theories and methodologies of cognitive psychology to guide research. This course will examine accounts of clinical disorders informed by cognitive experimental psychology, with emphasis on recent work in affective disorders.
Exclusion: PSY340H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY343H1 - Theories of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy
Examines various theories of how personality functioning may become impaired and corresponding psychotherapeutic interventions. Emphasis on empirical assessment of personality dysfunction and therapy effectiveness.
Exclusion: PSY343H5/PSYC36H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY349H1 - Laboratory in Social Psychological Field Methods
This laboratory class introduces students to field methods in social psychology used to study social processes as they unfold in daily life and public spaces. Students will get hands on experience to collecting, managing, storing, and communicating data collected through observational and longitudinal methods, including data collection in public spaces around Toronto and online. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY359H1 - Human Neuroimaging Laboratory
Introduction to brain imaging methods used in cognitive, developmental, and social neuroscience. Course projects will cover experimental design, imaging techniques, and data analysis. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: HMB310H1
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY362H1 - Animal Cognition
The study of memory, representation, concept learning, and other cognitive processes in non-human animals.
Exclusion: PSY362H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY369H1 - Psychobiology Laboratory
Hours: 36P
This lab is an introduction to experimental methods in behavioural neuroscience, including neuroanatomical and psychopharmacological methods in rodents. Course projects will cover experimental design, laboratory techniques, data analysis, and scientific writing. Course capacity is limited to 12-15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: HMB310H1/PSY369H5/PSYC06H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY370H1 - Thinking and Reasoning
Problem-solving as a model of directed thinking; conceptual behaviour and mental representation; induction, deduction and learning; probabilistic reasoning; creative thinking and complex problem solving.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY371H1 - Higher Cognitive Processes
This course covers selected topics pertaining to higher cognitive processes including expertise, consciousness, creativity, and human and artificial intelligence.
Exclusion: PSY371H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY372H1 - Human Memory
Current theories and data on human memory: processes involved in encoding, storage, and retrieval.
Exclusion: PSY372H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JLP374H1 - Psychology of Language
In Psychology of Language, we investigate human and other animal communication, structure of human language, word meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax, bilingualism, language and thought, language errors and disorders. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguistics).
Exclusion: LIN258H5, PSY374H5, PLIC55H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY378H1 - Engineering Psychology
The application of our knowledge of human information processing capabilities to improve human-machine systems design in a number of engineering environments including aviation, computer software, human-computer interaction, and nuclear power plants.
Recommended Preparation: PSY202H1/ECO227Y1/STA221H1/SOC252H1/SOC300H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY379H1 - Human Memory and Learning Laboratory
Examination of issues and methods in human memory research. Students conduct supervised research projects, and read, critique, and write research articles. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Exclusion: PSY379H5/PSYC58H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY380H1 - Vision Science
Integrates psychology, neuroscience, and computer science approaches to the study of vision science. Topics include: history and philosophy of vision science, low-level vision, motion perception, spatial vision, perception of objects and scenes, colour perception, attention and consciousness, and multisensory integration. Demonstrations/in-class experiments supplement lectures and readings. Emphasis on reading and writing scientific articles in vision science.
Exclusion: PSYC51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY389H1 - Perception Laboratory
Examination of issues and methods in perception research. Students conduct supervised research projects, and read, critique, and write research articles. Course capacity is limited to 15 students and priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists during the first enrolment period.
Recommended Preparation: PSY203H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY390H1 - Behavioural Genetics
An examination of how genes contribute to the production of behaviour, either as structural elements or direct participants in behavioural regulation. Covers molecular genetics, natural selection, and genetic methods followed by specific examples of congenic disorders that affect behaviour and studies of normal behaviours in human and animal models.
Exclusion: PSY355H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY395H1 - Neuroethics
An examination of how developments in neurology and neuroscience can be used to inform ethical and legal issues related to free will, responsibility, competence, education, morality, and empathy in healthy people and in people with confirmed or suspected neurological disorders.
Recommended Preparation: Review of basic brain functions
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY396H1 - Neurochemical Basis of Behaviour
The functional relevance of neurotransmitters, with particular emphasis on their role in mediating behaviour.
Exclusion: PCL200H1/PCL476H1/PSYC62H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY397H1 - Biological Rhythms
Daily, monthly, annual and other rhythms and methods of measuring them. Behavioural and physiological aspects of biological clocks. The importance of rhythms in experimental design, in research on brain function, in affective disorders, and the use animals make of rhythms in migration and other behaviours.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY399Y1 - Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
PSY400Y1 - Research Specialization: Thesis
An individual thesis done under the direction of a faculty member. Lecture and seminar presentations of proposals in the Fall session. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
Exclusion: PSY400Y5/PSYC98Y3
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY402H1 - Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.
PSY403H1 - Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.
PSY404H1 - Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of specific topics in psychology at the graduate level. These seminars vary from year to year in terms of the number given, the topics, and the restrictions on enrolment. Students must get prior consent from the instructor of the graduate seminar they are interested in taking and submit this consent in writing to the department at which time you will be enrolled for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Administrator for more details.
PSY405H1 - Individual Projects
An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY405Y1 - Individual Projects
An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY406H1 - Individual Projects
An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY406Y1 - Individual Projects
An intensive laboratory or applied research project under the supervision of a Department of Psychology faculty member. Project must be academically demanding and uniquely suitable for the individual student. Additional information and applications are available at the department and on its website. This course is open to all Psychology program students.
Distribution Requirements: Science
PSY407H1 - Special Topics in Psychology
A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY408H1 - Special Topics in Psychology
A lecture course providing in-depth examination of specific topics/themes relating to Psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Priority is given to PSY Major program students during the first enrolment period.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY409H1 - Research Specialization: Theoretical Foundations
Addresses the central theoretical issues that structure contemporary research in each of the major areas of psychology. The aim is to provide an informal overview of the field as a whole. Enrolment is restricted to PSY Research Specialists.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY410H1 - Developmental Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic within developmental psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY410H5/PSYD20H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY414H1 - Moral Development
Lecture courses examining cognitive-developmental, psychoanalytic, sociobiological, behaviouristic and cultural-anthropological approaches to moral development. Issues covered include definitions of morality, the relationship between moral judgement and action, gender differences and commonalities, and the role of culture in moral development.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY417H1 - Aging and Social Cognition
Lecture course examining theory and research on the social cognitive aspect of aging. Topics range from impression formation and causal attributions to perceptions of control and emotions.
Exclusion: PSY415H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY420H1 - Social Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic within social psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY420H5/PSYD12H3/PSYD15H3/PSYD16H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY421H1 - Person Perception
This lecture course discusses how we perceive, categorize, and form impressions of other people, relying on readings from primary sources in the scientific literature.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY424H1 - Social Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
This lecture course focuses on the social psychology of interpersonal relationships between individuals, especially romantic or close relationships and friendships. It surveys what social psychologists have learned about the development, maintenance, disruption or dissolution of personal relationships, as well as current social psychological theories of interpersonal relationships.
Exclusion: PSY327H5/PSYD11H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY425H1 - Self-Consciousness
The distinguishing feature of our species is the reflexivity of our consciousness -- the ability to conceive of and interpret ourselves and our experiences. For us, consciousness involves self-consciousness. All our higher symbolic capabilities rest upon this foundation. The aim of this lecture course is to trace out a variety of frames through which we can examine and understand the shared aspects of our subjectivity as self-conscious agents. Using a multidisciplinary approach that draws together ideas and insights from psychology, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and biology, the course is designed to foster articulacy and critical acumen in how we think about reflexive experience.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY426H1 - Motivational Theories in Social Psychology
With intensive reading and discussion of ‘classic’ and contemporary articles, this advanced lecture course in social psychology focuses on the central issues, methods, and findings in the study of motivation. Topics include self-regulation, achievement, and reward/punishment.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY427H1 - Media Psychology
This lecture course examines how we come to understand ourselves and our world, and learn to feel, judge, and act, through the simulative mediation of personal and mass communication technologies. The aim is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the highly commodified symbolic environment that surrounds them and in which they participate as audience and, increasingly, producer. Although the focus is psychological, the history, sociology, political economy, and technology of various media will be discussed in relation to the changing forms of public and private life in the 21st century.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY428H1 - Critical Psychology
This lecture course examines the place of psychology in broader society and culture. What are the consequences of our research and professional practices for how we understand and govern ourselves and others? What is the extent of our authority and power to describe, define, and explain human behaviour and experience? How do our values direct our activities and interpretations as psychologists? How can we critically evaluate the assumptions, commitments, and shortcomings of our discipline in relation to real or imagined alternatives?
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY430H1 - Personality Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic within the area of personality. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY430H5/PSYD30H3/PSYD32H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY434H1 - Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
This lecture course is based on the book Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. Maps of Meaning lays bare the grammar of mythology, and describes the relevance of that grammar for interpretation of narrative and religion, comprehension of ideological identification, and understanding of the role that individual choice plays in the maintenance, transformation and destiny of social systems.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY435H1 - Environmental Psychology
This lecture course explores how psychologists can contribute to finding solutions to today's pressing environmental challenges. Topics include persuasion, community-based social marketing, social influence, social capital, and the many ways in which the physical environment affects psychological processes. The course takes a multi-scalar approach to the human-environment relationship, covering individual, community, cultural and global levels of scale, through the lens of complex dynamic systems theories.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY440H1 - Abnormal Psychology Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic within abnormal psychology. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY440H5/PSYD33H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY450H1 - History of Psychology
This lecture course discusses the philosophical predecessors and early development of modern psychology, schools of thought, and shifs in areas of theory and research, as well as history and philosophy of science, in general.
Exclusion: PSYC85H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)
PSY460H1 - Learning Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic in human or animal learning. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY470H1 - Memory Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic within the area of memory. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSYD50H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
JLP471H1 - Advanced Psycholinguistics
Seminar in advanced topics in psycholinguistics. Content varies from year to year. (Sponsored by the Departments of Linguistics and Psychology, but administered solely by the Dept. of Linguisitics).
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY471H1 - Cognition Seminar
Examination in depth of a limited topic in cognition. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY471H5/PSY50H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY473H1 - Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social cognitive neuroscience is an emerging interdisciplinary field that seeks to integrate theories of social psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand behaviour at three fundamentally interrelated levels of analysis (social, cognitive, and neural). Topics such as self-regulation, cooperation, decision-making, emotion, morality, and prejudice will be examined in this lecture course.
Exclusion: PSY353H5/PSYD17H3
Recommended Preparation: PSY326H1
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY474H1 - Computation in Psychology
This lecture course surveys computational perspectives on the mind and brain and introduces computational tools for connecting psychological and neural data to theory. Topics may include neural networks, probabilistic models, pattern recognition, and other techniques applicable to psychological research and general analysis. Basic familiarity with programming is recommended but not required.
Exclusion: PSY471H1 (Fall of 2015)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)
PSY475H1 - Attention and Performance
This lecture course discusses visual attention; attentional selection for object recognition, feature integration, and action; attention in action-relevant space; movements of attention; eye-hand coordination, eye and limb movements; action-specific perception and effort-based models of perception; ecological perception and the perception of affordances.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY480H1 - Seminar in Perception
An in-depth examination of current issues in perception (e.g. perceptual organization, object and face recognition, motion perception). Emphasis is on the psychological perspective, but integrates physiological and computational perspectives as well. Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY480H5/PSYD51H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY490H1 - Brain Activity & Behaviour Seminar
An in-depth examination of current issues in brain and behaviour science (e.g. activity of neurons, sensory, motor, motivational, and higher cortical systems.). Content in any given year depends on instructor. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Exclusion: PSY490H5/PSYD66H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY492H1 - Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Understanding the complexities of how the mammalian nervous system acquires and stores information and how it transforms this information into appropriate behavior is fundamentally important to our understanding of both animal and human behavior. This lecture course explores empirical and theoretical contributions to our understanding of the neural basis of learning and memory.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY493H1 - Cognitive Neuroscience
This is a capstone lecture course surveying research on how the mind arises from the brain. The first objective of the course is to understand how processes in human brains (ranging from the firing of a single neuron to the dynamics of billions) support cognitive abilities (such as recognizing a face, remembering a birthday from childhood, understanding the words in a spoken lecture, or planning a route home from class). The second objective of the course is to understand the methods of contemporary cognitive neuroscience research, to enable students to read primary literature and to understand ongoing debates.
Exclusion: PSYC55H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY494H1 - Physiology and Psychology of Emotion
This lecture course discusses the role of brain and body in the expression and experience of emotion in humans considered through the experimental, physiological, theoretical, and clinical literatures.
Exclusion: PSYC18H3
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY495H1 - Sex and the Brain
This lecture course explores the scientific literature underlying the concept that female/male, gay/straight, and transgendered behaviours are based on brain differences. Original scientific papers will be read in close detail for design and interpretation of the experiments. The goal is to gain an understanding of the science and psychology underlying sex/gender, popular conceptions of sex, and the sexual brain. Topics include: the making of sex, hormone action, brain-based sexual behaviours, sex and cognition, and sex and sexuality/gender identification.
Exclusion: PSY354H5/PSY395H5
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
PSY496H1 - Cognitive Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders
This lecture course provides an in-depth examination of the cognitive dysfunction found in neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Schizophrenia. The course focuses on how cognitive impairments relate to neuropsychological models of the specific disease (specifically how these models provide insights into the biological mechanisms underlying the cognitive symptoms) and cognition, more broadly.
Exclusion: PSY471H1 (Winter of 2015)
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)
PSY497H1 - Advanced Topics in Biological Rhythms
This seminar course discusses circadian rhythms with emphasis on non-photic entrainment and phase shifting of rhythms by behaviour (e.g., social interactions, becoming active). Properties and physiological mechanisms for non-photic effects and comparisons with those for photic effects. Although the emphasis is on basic principles, possible applications will also be discussed. Course capacity is limited to 20 students and enrolment priority is given to PSY Specialists and Research Specialists.
Distribution Requirements: Science
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)