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2024-2025 CPSY 630

Advanced Topics in Legal and Ethical Issues

Examination of paradigms and developments in professional ethics. This course builds on the 184 professional ethics training infused throughout the curriculum, including topics in legal issues, family therapy, professional psychology and counselling, consultation, and client advocacy. International developments are addressed in professional mobility and regulations, competency standards, and multicultural contexts of professional standards. Emphasis is placed on fostering student proficiency in navigating licensure requirements and fostering accountability in professional practice.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. 
2024-2025 CPSY 633

Addictions Counselling

Current theories and treatments of addictive behaviour are reviewed, and the impact of addiction upon family systems and other relationships is particularly stressed. Content includes reviews of the effects of mood-altering substances on the body, and therapy modalities for both chemical and process addictions. Co-occurring disorders are addressed, and students are introduced to agency settings where addiction treatment is offered.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to 2nd-year CPSY students.
2025-2026 CPSY 633

Addictions Counselling

Current theories and treatments of addictive behaviour are reviewed, and the impact of addiction upon family systems and other relationships is particularly stressed. Content includes reviews of the effects of mood-altering substances on the body, and therapy modalities for both chemical and process addictions. Co-occurring disorders are addressed, and students are introduced to agency settings where addiction treatment is offered.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to 2nd-year CPSY students. Not offered every year.
2024-2025 CPSY 634

Trauma & Sexual Abuse Counselling

A survey of recently developed assessments and treatments for psychological trauma and dissociation, especially sequelae of domestic violence, sexual abuse and sexual assault. Trauma-related disorders include: PTSD, Complex PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Substance Abuse Disorders. The neuroscience of psychological trauma, along with relational, cultural, and sociological influences, is also discussed.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to 2nd-year CPSY students. Not offered every year.
2025-2026 CPSY 634

Trauma & Sexual Abuse Counselling

A survey of recently developed assessments and treatments for psychological trauma and dissociation, especially sequelae of domestic violence, sexual abuse and sexual assault. Trauma-related disorders include: PTSD, Complex PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Substance Abuse Disorders. The neuroscience of psychological trauma, along with relational, cultural, and sociological influences, is also discussed.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to second-year CPSY students. Not offered every year.
2024-2025 CPSY 640

MA Non-Thesis Comprehensive Exam

Students are expected to successfully formulate and articulate informed and integrative judgments about a range of ethical and professional practice questions encountered in counselling psychology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 51 sem. hrs. in the CPSY program including CPSY 609, 691, and permission of the Program Director.
2025-2026 CPSY 640

MA Non-Thesis Comprehensive Exam

Students are expected to successfully formulate and articulate informed and integrative judgments about a range of ethical and professional practice questions encountered in counselling psychology.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CPSY 650

Directed Study I

For students who want to explore academic areas of special interest not provided in the existing curriculum. These areas must be related to the discipline of Counselling Psychology. Students normally take a maximum of one directed study per semester. A maximum of three directed study courses may be applied to completion of the M.A. degree.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director and instructor.
2025-2026 CPSY 650

Directed Study I

For students who want to explore academic areas of special interest not provided in the existing curriculum. These areas must be related to the discipline of Counselling Psychology. Students normally take a maximum of one directed study per semester. A maximum of three directed study courses may be applied to completion of the M.A. degree.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
2024-2025 CPSY 651

Directed Study II

For students who want to explore academic areas of special interest not provided in the existing curriculum. These areas must be related to the discipline of Counselling Psychology. Students normally take a maximum of one directed study per semester. A maximum of three directed study courses may be applied to completion of the M.A. degree

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Director and instructor.
2025-2026 CPSY 651

Directed Study II

For students who want to explore academic areas of special interest not provided in the existing curriculum. These areas must be related to the discipline of Counselling Psychology. Students normally take a maximum of one directed study per semester. A maximum of three directed study courses may be applied to completion of the M.A. degree

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
2024-2025 CPSY 655

Special Topics in Counselling Psychology

An in-depth examination of special topics or issues in counselling psychology.

Course Credits: 1
NB: Not offered every year.
2025-2026 CPSY 655

Special Topics in Counselling Psychology

An in-depth examination of special topics or issues in counselling psychology.

Course Credits: 1
NB: Not offered every year.
2024-2025 CPSY 660

Multicultural Counselling

Exploration of topics such as the significance of culture, migration, social class, race, language, and ethnicity for human health and well-being. This course builds on multicultural counselling and diversity awareness principles infused throughout the master’s program. Both theory and interventions for addressing bicultural identity development, advocacy, acculturation stress, and barriers to help-seeking and counselling effectiveness. Critical appropriation of professional literature, competencies models, and intersections with other aspects of diversity are emphasized.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to 2nd-year CPSY students. Not offered every year.
2025-2026 CPSY 660

Multicultural Counselling

Exploration of topics such as the significance of culture, migration, social class, race, language, and ethnicity for human health and well-being. This course builds on multicultural counselling and diversity awareness principles infused throughout the master’s program. Both theory and interventions for addressing bicultural identity development, advocacy, acculturation stress, and barriers to help-seeking and counselling effectiveness. Critical appropriation of professional literature, competencies models, and intersections with other aspects of diversity are emphasized.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Preference given to second-year CPSY students. Not offered every year.
2024-2025 CPSY 670

Psychopharmacology

An introduction to principles of pharmacology and the use of pharmacological agents for the treatment of psychological and neuropsychiatric conditions. Reviews basic physiological and biological aspects of psychopathology. The course does not prepare a student for the practice of pharmacology. However, it does enhance the student's ability to communicate more effectively with physicians and assist them in participating in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary settings.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPSY 607.
NB: Not offered every year.
2025-2026 CPSY 670

Psychopharmacology

An introduction to principles of pharmacology and the use of pharmacological agents for the treatment of psychological and neuropsychiatric conditions. Reviews basic physiological and biological aspects of psychopathology. The course does not prepare a student for the practice of pharmacology. However, it does enhance the student's ability to communicate more effectively with physicians and assist them in participating in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary settings.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
2024-2025 CPSY 691

Advanced Practicum Seminar I

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPSY 591, 592.
2025-2026 CPSY 691

Advanced Practicum Seminar I

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CPSY 692

Advanced Practicum Seminar II

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CPSY 591, 592.
2025-2026 CPSY 692

Advanced Practicum Seminar II

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 CPSY 695

Advanced Practicum Seminar Continuation

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 0
Prerequisite(s): CPSY 691
2025-2026 CPSY 695

Advanced Practicum Seminar Continuation

Students are required to complete a minimum of 600 hours of approved Advanced Practicum clinical work, 240 hours of which are in direct service with clients. This provides students with opportunities to refine basic assessment and counselling skills as well as develop specialized areas of interest. The Advanced Practicum placement is regarded as a summative clinical experience leading to the master's degree in Counselling Psychology. The primary objective of the Advanced Practicum is to provide an opportunity for integration and practice of knowledge and skills in a professional counselling setting. In addition to the on-site requirements for Advanced Practicum, a reading list and a bi-weekly seminar are required to ensure that students are familiar with professional, ethical, and legal issues. Participation in the seminar counts towards the 600 hours required for Advanced Practicum.

Course Credits: 0
2025-2026 DATA 100

Elementary Data Analytics

Introduces basic concepts of data analytics, focusing on the practical knowledge and skills of digital analytics, with specific tools like Excel and SQL. Students will learn how to collect and clean data sets, how to analyze and visualize them, how to interpret them, and how to make decisions based on their analyses. Hands-on practice with digital analytics on real-world data will equip students to use their digital skills in political polling, psychological diagnoses, urban planning, and many other applications.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 DATA 100

Elementary Data Science

Introduces basic concepts of data science, focusing on the practical knowledge and skills of digital analytics, with specific tools like Excel and SQL. Students will learn how to collect and clean data sets, how to analyze and visualize them, how to interpret them, and how to make decisions based on their analyses. Hands-on practice with digital analytics on real-world data will equip students to use their digital skills in political polling, psychological diagnoses, urban planning, and many other applications.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): none (3,0)
2025-2026 DATA 110

Data Analytics

An introduction to basic programming skills in a tool such as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and a survey of various statistical and analytical methods and techniques. Students will learn how to implement macros, selection, iteration, subroutines, functions, events, and dialogues in VBA. Students will implement statistical procedures including t-tests, analysis of variance, correlation, and regression to reach data-based decisions about business scenarios or scientific experiments.

Course Credits: 3
2025-2026 DATA 120

Data Visualization

Builds data models to represent data graphically, to communicate complex data and patterns clearly and concisely. Using a tool like Power BI, students will build models with multiple tables by linking them. They will also master various data visualization techniques, including charts, graphics, maps, infographics, and dashboards. Finally, they will bring together the models and design methods to organize data into an effective visual presentation.

Course Credits: 3
2025-2026 DATA 130

Visual Analytics

An introduction to interactive and dynamic visualization to present data as narrative, using a tool such as Tableau. Students will also apply methodologies such as the use of storyboards and narrative presentations in order to showcase data stories

Course Credits: 3
2025-2026 DATA 140

Data Analytics Capstone Project

A capstone project course that transforms a real-life business or organization’s needs into a final project. Making judicious choices from the available software tools used in previous courses, students will apply various techniques to collect and clean data, apply the practices of the digital analytics process to the given data sets, implement statistical procedures, and create compelling visual analytics, data visualizations (dashboards), and presentations.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 110

Business in the Global Market

An introduction to global business practices. A survey of governmental and corporate practices of major economic systems—Japan, Europe, Pacific Rim, Rhine countries, etc. Different cultural meanings of concepts such as globalization, world class, nimble organizations, empowerment, and teams are explored. The class provides the students with experiential as well as classroom learning to provide a better grasp of the differences in cultures and the adaptation of business concepts.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
NB: Offered when available in summer with overseas travel component. Open to business and nonbusiness majors.
Cross-listed: BUSI 110
2025-2026 ECON 110

Business in the Global Market

An introduction to global business practices. A survey of governmental and corporate practices of major economic systems—Japan, Europe, Pacific Rim, Rhine countries, etc. Different cultural meanings of concepts such as globalization, world class, nimble organizations, empowerment, and teams are explored. The class provides the students with experiential as well as classroom learning to provide a better grasp of the differences in cultures and the adaptation of business concepts.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Offered when available in summer with overseas travel component. Open to Business and non-Business majors.
2024-2025 ECON 176

Business Research & Decision Making

Business research allows managers to make effective decisions in today's organizations. This class will assist students in understanding the research questions to ask in business and will prepare them to analyze and present the data they gather. Students will gain extensive skills in the use of spreadsheets and in spreadsheet modeling ' an indispensable tool in the business world.

Course Credits: 3
Cross-listed: BUSI 176
2025-2026 ECON 176

Business Research & Decision Making

Business research allows managers to make effective decisions in today's organizations. This class will assist students in understanding the research questions to ask in business and will prepare them to analyze and present the data they gather. Students will gain extensive skills in the use of spreadsheets and in spreadsheet modeling ' an indispensable tool in the business world.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 201

Principles of Microeconomics

A fundamental understanding of how economists view the world, how people make decisions, and how people interact with one another. Basic economic analysis of consumer behaviour, firms' production behaviour, and market equilibrium. Graphical analysis.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): None. (3-0; 3-0)
2025-2026 ECON 201

Principles of Microeconomics

A fundamental understanding of how economists view the world, how people make decisions, and how people interact with one another. Basic economic analysis of consumer behaviour, firms' production behaviour, and market equilibrium. Graphical analysis.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 202

Principles of Macroeconomics

Basic lessons of macroeconomics, where the economic growth and economic fluctuations are studied. Issues such as GDP, CPI are discussed. Long-run trend and causes of economic growth rate, unemployment rate and inflation rate are examined. This course also covers short-run fluctuations of an economy around the long-run trend; government responses to the short-run fluctuation of an economy, namely monetary and fiscal policy; and exchange rate, current account, and capital flights in an open economy context.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 201; (3-0; 3-0)
2025-2026 ECON 202

Principles of Macroeconomics

Basic lessons of macroeconomics, where the economic growth and economic fluctuations are studied. Issues such as GDP, CPI are discussed. Long-run trend and causes of economic growth rate, unemployment rate and inflation rate are examined. This course also covers short-run fluctuations of an economy around the long-run trend; government responses to the short-run fluctuation of an economy, namely monetary and fiscal policy; and exchange rate, current account, and capital flights in an open economy context.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 210

Introduction to International Development

This course provides an introduction to the field of international development through an overview of the many issues and challenges relating to economic disparity among people of various nations. Students engage in the exploration of responses to these situations. The course is open to students from all disciplines.

Course Credits: 3
2025-2026 ECON 210

Introduction to International Development

This course provides an introduction to the field of international development through an overview of the many issues and challenges relating to economic disparity among people of various nations. Students engage in the exploration of responses to these situations. The course is open to students from all disciplines.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 230

Introduction to International Development

This course provides an introduction to the field of international development through an overview of the many issues and challenges relating to economic disparity among people of various nations. Students engage in the exploration of responses to these situations. The course is open to students from all disciplines.

Course Credits: 3
2025-2026 ECON 230

Introduction to International Development

This course provides an introduction to the field of international development through an overview of the many issues and challenges relating to economic disparity among people of various nations. Students engage in the exploration of responses to these situations. The course is open to students from all disciplines.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 275

Business Statistics

This course considers statistical tools and knowledge necessary for success in business endeavours. Topics include: descriptive statistics, probability (with discrete and continuous distributions), hypothesis testing, regression, and ANOVA. Students learn theory behind the methods, and primarily use spreadsheets as tools for solving advanced problems.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BUSI/ECON 176; or instructor's consent.
Cross-listed: BUSI 275
2025-2026 ECON 275

Business Statistics

This course considers statistical tools and knowledge necessary for success in business endeavours. Topics include: descriptive statistics, probability (with discrete and continuous distributions), hypothesis testing, regression, and ANOVA. Students learn theory behind the methods, and primarily use spreadsheets as tools for solving advanced problems.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 301

Managerial Economics

The main principles and techniques of price theory and its practical applications. Major topics include price, production and distribution theories, the theory of the firm, risk and uncertainty, game theory, and transaction costs. New developments and/or approaches to microeconomics analysis.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202. (3-0; 3-0)
Cross-listed: BUSI 301
2025-2026 ECON 301

Managerial Economics

The main principles and techniques of price theory and its practical applications. Major topics include price, production and distribution theories, the theory of the firm, risk and uncertainty, game theory, and transaction costs. New developments and/or approaches to microeconomics analysis.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 302

Intermediate Macroeconomics for Managerial Decision-Making

The main concepts and methods usually used by economists to explain macroeconomic variables: inflation, unemployment, consumption, investment, foreign trade, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic growth. Classical and Keynesian macroeconomic models are studied and compared in terms of economic statics and dynamics.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202. (0-0; 3-0)
NB: May not be offered every year.
Cross-listed: BUSI 302
2025-2026 ECON 302

Intermediate Macroeconomics for Managerial Decision-Making

The main concepts and methods usually used by economists to explain macroeconomic variables: inflation, unemployment, consumption, investment, foreign trade, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic growth. Classical and Keynesian macroeconomic models are studied and compared in terms of economic statics and dynamics.

Course Credits: 3
NB: May not be offered every year.
2025-2026 ECON 304

Financial Markets & Institutions

The study of the role of money, monetary policy, and financial institutions in the Canadian and U.S. economies. Major topics include interest rates, decision-makers, financial asset prices, risk management, banking and financial institutions, and central banks and monetary policy.

Course Credits: 3
2024-2025 ECON 304

Financial Markets and Institutions

The study of the role of money, monetary policy, and financial institutions in the Canadian and U.S. economies. Major topics include interest rates, decision-makers, financial asset prices, risk management, banking and financial institutions, and central banks and monetary policy.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202. (3-0 or 3-0)
Cross-listed: BUSI 304
2024-2025 ECON 306

History of Economic Thought

An investigation of the overlap of economic history and economic thought all the way from ancient Greeks philosophers, through medieval scholastics, to mercantilist businessmen, to Adam Smith and the classical economists of the Industrial Revolution, to macroeconomists emerging from the Great Depression, and into the Twenty-First century. Students examine the main economic questions and themes of these various periods including: What is the good life? Is business moral? How do selfish individuals promote societal good through markets? What is the proper role and scope of government? As an inquiry-based course, students will have considerable latitude to examine topics of particular interest to them in more detail.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202. (3-0 or 3-0)
NB: May not be offered every year.
Cross-listed: HIST 306