Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,976 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
Pursue a career in an area that touches almost every aspect of people's lives, which is more important than ever.
You will conduct scientific research on cognition, emotion, and behaviour. Learn to think critically and to evaluate and interpret a variety of data sets.
Our Psychology Department is focused on bringing about change through education. Participating in classroom discussions, readings, guided research, and independent study will provide you with a thorough grasp of the tools required to evaluate psychological and biological processes, among other things.
Program structure
Lower level required courses
- Introduction to Psychology 1
- Introduction to Psychology 2
- Analysis of Psychological Data
- Intro to Research Methods
- Introduction to Biological Psychology
6 credits chosen from the following 2000 level courses:
- Introduction to Personality
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence
- Intro to Abnormal Psychology
- Introduction to Cognition
- Introduction to Social Psychology
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging
Students majoring in Psychology will complete 33 upper level credits in Psychology distributed as follows:
- Psychology capstone (under development)
Category A
Student complete at least 6 credits from courses designated Category A from the following list:
- Psychiatric Clinical Disorders
- Disorders Across the Lifespan
- Infancy
- Psychological Testing
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Psychology: Theories and Systems of Psychotherapy
- Health Psychology
- Childhood and Adolescence
- Personality
- Adulthood and Aging
- Community Psychology
- Psychology of Language 1
- Psychology of Emotion
- Psychology and the Law
- Forensic Psychology
- Special Topics in Psychology 2
Category B
Student complete at least 6 credits from courses designated Category B from the following list:
- Principles of Animal Behaviour
- Conditioning and Behavioural Control
- Human Neuropsychology
- Visual Processes
- Auditory, Tactile, and Chemical Processes
- Cognition: Attention and Memory
- Cognition: Language and Thought
- Psychopharmacology
- Neuroscience of Motivation & Emotion
- Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
- Special Topics in Psychology 1
- Other upper level courses
Students majoring in Psychology will complete the remaining 18 upper level required credits by choosing from courses from Category A or Category B or the following options:
- History & System of Psychology
- Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology
- Advanced Topics in Psychology
- Advanced Topics in Applied Psychology
Price
- Tuition — 8,861 CAD/semester (up to 12 credits)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
- Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
- English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)
- Recommended: Foundations of Mathematics 11 or higher
Students intending to major in psychology must see both a Psychology Major Advisor and a BA Program Advisor. The Major Advisor will assist each student in selecting courses that will satisfy the major program requirements. The BA Advisor will then ensure that all additional BA degree requirements are met.
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
