There are four degree options in Psychology at Grenfell Campus:
- Major in Psychology –Bachelor of Arts
- Major in Psychology – Bachelor of Science
- Major in Psychology (Honours) – Bachelor of Arts
- Major in Psychology (Honours) – Bachelor of Science
Students meeting the general admission requirements for Memorial
University of Newfoundland can be admitted directly into Grenfell
Campus’s B.A. or B.Sc. in Psychology. Acceptance into the honours degree
in Psychology is competitive and requires a higher level of academic
achievement.
Major in Psychology - B.A. and B.Sc.
Students completing this program cannot receive credit for Psychology 2920.
The Major in Psychology consists of a minimum of 45 credit hours in Psychology as follows:
- Psychology 1000, 1001, 2925, 2950, 3950, 4910, 4925, and one of 4950 or 4951
- At least 12 credit hours from: Psychology 2025, 2125, 2225, 2425, 2625, 2825
- At least 9 credit hours chosen from the following Contemporary
Issues courses: Psychology 3025, 3040, 3125, 3126, 3225, 3226, 3325,
3425, 3525, 3625, 3626, 3627, 3628, 3725, 3825
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in
Psychology shall also complete an additional 36 credit hours as follows:
- Six credit hours in Mathematics, which must include Mathematics 1000
- Biology 1001 and 1002
- Chemistry 1200 and 1001 or Physics 1020 (or 1050) and 1021 (or 1051)
- Nine credit hours at the 2000 level or above (two courses must be
laboratory courses) in one of the following subjects: Biochemistry,
Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physics
- Nine additional credit hours chosen in any combination from the
following subjects: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Earth Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
Major in Psychology - B.A. and B.Sc. (honours)
Students completing this program cannot receive credit for Psychology 2920.
The Honours B.A. and B.Sc. degrees in Psychology offer greater
concentration in the discipline and also require a higher level of
academic achievement than is required for the completion of a degree.
The Honours degrees in Psychology at Grenfell Campus are 120 credit hour
programs normally requiring four years for completion (See Regulations for the Honours Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science at Grenfell Campus).
The following requirements govern the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degrees in Psychology:
Course Requirements
- Students must meet the General Regulations for Grenfell Campus Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
- Candidates must also complete:
- Psychology 1000, 1001, 2025, 2125, 2225, 2425, 2625, 2825, 2925, 2950, 3950, 4910, 4925
- Fifteen credit hours from Psychology 3025,3040 3125, 3126, 3225, 3226, 3325, 3425, 3525, 3625, 3626, 3627, 3628, 3725, 3825
- A two-semester research project, Psychology 4951 and 4959.
- Candidates for the Bachelor of Science
(Honours) degree in Psychology shall also complete an additional 27
credit hours as follows:
- Six credit hours in Mathematics, which must include Mathematics 1000
- Biology 1001 and 1002
- Chemistry 1200 and 1001 OR Physics 1020 (or 1050) and 1021 (or 1051)
- Nine credit hours at the 2000 level or
above (two courses of which must be laboratory courses) in one of the
following subjects: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science,
Environmental Science or Physics.
Honours Thesis
The Honours project sequence
(Psychology 4951 and 4959) involves the production of an Honours thesis.
This thesis will be evaluated by the thesis supervisor and an
additional faculty member selected by mutual consent of the candidate
and the supervisor.
All students completing a BA or BSc in Psychology must also complete the School of Arts and Social Science Core Program Requirements.