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Year Course ID Course
2025-2026 PSYC 331

Theories of Counselling

A survey of selected theories of counselling and psychotherapy: their theoretical base, view of the nature of the person, key concepts, goals, roles of therapist and client, techniques, and overall effectiveness.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 331

Theories of Counselling

A survey of selected theories of counselling and psychotherapy: their theoretical base, view of the nature of the person, key concepts, goals, roles of therapist and client, techniques, and overall effectiveness.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
PSYC 335

Positive Psychology

Addresses the scientific study of positive psychology: what enables individuals and communities to thrive. Students will learn about and apply current research designs, empirical findings, evidence-based assessment tools, theories, and techniques in their exploration of this strength-based psychology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106, and third-year standing.
2025-2026 PSYC 335

Positive Psychology

Addresses the scientific study of positive psychology: what enables individuals and communities to thrive. Students will learn about and apply current research designs, empirical findings, evidence-based assessment tools, theories, and techniques in their exploration of this strength-based psychology.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 335

Positive Psychology

Addresses the scientific study of positive psychology: what enables individuals and communities to thrive. Students will learn about and apply current research designs, empirical findings, evidence-based assessment tools, theories, and techniques in their exploration of this strength-based psychology.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106 and third-year standing
2025-2026 PSYC 339

Mental Health & Adjustment

A psychological perspective on the experiences and problems humans encounter in daily living. Self-understanding in such areas as love, work, religion, sexuality, values and meaning, and interpersonal relationships as well as growth models and health.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 339

Mental Health & Adjustment

A psychological perspective on the experiences and problems humans encounter in daily living. Self-understanding in such areas as love, work, religion, sexuality, values and meaning, and interpersonal relationships as well as growth models and health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106 and third-year standing
PSYC 339

Mental Health and Adjustment

A psychological perspective on the experiences and problems humans encounter in daily living. Self-understanding in such areas as love, work, religion, sexuality, values and meaning, and interpersonal relationships as well as growth models and health.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106, and third-year standing.
2025-2026 PSYC 340

Interpersonal & Helping Skills

Skills for developing helping relationships from a Christian perspective. A problem-management approach to helping: helping theory and skills practice.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 340

Interpersonal & Helping Skills

Skills for developing helping relationships from a Christian perspective. A problem-management approach to helping: helping theory and skills practice.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106 and third-year standing
PSYC 340

Interpersonal and Helping Skills

Skills for developing helping relationships from a Christian perspective. A problem-management approach to helping: helping theory and skills practice.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106, and third-year standing.
PSYC 342

Psychology of Adolescence

The physical and psychological processes that take place during adolescence. Issues of identity formation, moral development, physical development, changes in family relationships and development of independence, sexuality in adolescence, a perspective on peer relationships and pressures, and anticipation of vocational preparation.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 215 and third-year standing.
NB: Not offered every year. See Department chair.
2025-2026 PSYC 342

Psychology of Adolescence

The physical and psychological processes that take place during adolescence. Issues of identity formation, moral development, physical development, changes in family relationships and development of independence, sexuality in adolescence, a perspective on peer relationships and pressures, and anticipation of vocational preparation.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See Department chair.
2026-2027 PSYC 342

Psychology of Adolescence

The physical and psychological processes that take place during adolescence. Issues of identity formation, moral development, physical development, changes in family relationships and development of independence, sexuality in adolescence, a perspective on peer relationships and pressures, and anticipation of vocational preparation.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 215 and third-year standing
NB: Not offered every year. See Department chair.
2025-2026 PSYC 345

Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence

This course focuses on major forms of atypical development in childhood and adolescence. These include disorders of behaviour and emotion, developmental and learning problems, and problems related to physical and mental health. The focus is on the child, not just the disorder, and the biological, psychological, developmental, socio-cultural, and spiritual influences.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2026-2027 PSYC 345

Disorders of Childhood & Adolescence

This course focuses on major forms of atypical development in childhood and adolescence. These include disorders of behaviour and emotion, developmental and learning problems, and problems related to physical and mental health. The focus is on the child, not just the disorder, and the biological, psychological, developmental, socio-cultural, and spiritual influences.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 215 and third-year standing
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PSYC 345

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

This course focuses on major forms of atypical development in childhood and adolescence. These include disorders of behaviour and emotion, developmental and learning problems, and problems related to physical and mental health. The focus is on the child, not just the disorder, and the biological, psychological, developmental, socio-cultural, and spiritual influences.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 215 and third-year standing.
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2025-2026 PSYC 356

Motivation & Emotion

An advanced study of the motivational and emotional processes that influence complex human thought and behavior. Concepts will be explored from historical, biological, environmental/learning, and psychological perspectives and applied to real-world situations.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 356

Motivation & Emotion

An advanced study of the motivational and emotional processes that influence complex human thought and behavior. Concepts will be explored from historical, biological, environmental/learning, and psychological perspectives and applied to real-world situations.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
PSYC 356

Motivation and Emotion

An advanced study of the motivational and emotional processes that influence complex human thought and behavior. Concepts will be explored from historical, biological, environmental/learning, and psychological perspectives and applied to real-world situations.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing.
PSYC 360

Psychology of Sport

The need for and purpose of psychology in sport and physical activity. An examination of the research focusing on psychological and social psychological factors influencing athletic and motor performance.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third year standing
Cross-listed: HKIN 340
2025-2026 PSYC 360

Psychology of Sport

The need for and purpose of psychology in sport and physical activity. An examination of the research focusing on psychological and social psychological factors influencing athletic and motor performance.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 360

Psychology of Sport

The need for and purpose of psychology in sport and physical activity. An examination of the research focusing on psychological and social psychological factors influencing athletic and motor performance.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
Cross-listed: HKIN 340
PSYC 382

Cognitive Science of Religion

An historical and thematic overview of the cognitive science of religion, introducing students to major figures, themes, methods, models, and results from the discipline. A major emphasis is understanding cognitive processes important for sustaining belief in supernatural agents, afterlife beliefs, prayer, and rituals. Students will also investigate the philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting the cognitive science of religion to issues such as the rationality of religious belief and the lived experience of religious believers.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing.
Cross-listed: PHIL 382
2025-2026 PSYC 382

Cognitive Science of Religion

An historical and thematic overview of the cognitive science of religion, introducing students to major figures, themes, methods, models, and results from the discipline. A major emphasis is understanding cognitive processes important for sustaining belief in supernatural agents, afterlife beliefs, prayer, and rituals. Students will also investigate the philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting the cognitive science of religion to issues such as the rationality of religious belief and the lived experience of religious believers.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 382

Cognitive Science of Religion

An historical and thematic overview of the cognitive science of religion, introducing students to major figures, themes, methods, models, and results from the discipline. A major emphasis is understanding cognitive processes important for sustaining belief in supernatural agents, afterlife beliefs, prayer, and rituals. Students will also investigate the philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting the cognitive science of religion to issues such as the rationality of religious belief and the lived experience of religious believers.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
Cross-listed: PHIL 382
PSYC 384

Evolutionary Psychology

A thematic overview of evolutionary psychology, introducing students to applications of an evolutionary framework to various aspects of human thought and behavior. Topics surveyed include origins, sex, group cooperation, morality, religion, and cultural group selection. Students will also investigate broader social and philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting evolutionary psychology to issues such as moral decision making and perspectives on the human person.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing.
2025-2026 PSYC 384

Evolutionary Psychology

A thematic overview of evolutionary psychology, introducing students to applications of an evolutionary framework to various aspects of human thought and behavior. Topics surveyed include origins, sex, group cooperation, morality, religion, and cultural group selection. Students will also investigate broader social and philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting evolutionary psychology to issues such as moral decision making and perspectives on the human person.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 384

Evolutionary Psychology

A thematic overview of evolutionary psychology, introducing students to applications of an evolutionary framework to various aspects of human thought and behavior. Topics surveyed include origins, sex, group cooperation, morality, religion, and cultural group selection. Students will also investigate broader social and philosophical implications of the scientific data, connecting evolutionary psychology to issues such as moral decision making and perspectives on the human person.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
PSYC 385

Qualitative Research Methods

This course will introduce students to various traditions of qualitative social inquiry and their associated methodological features. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of these traditions of inquiry as their associated methods of data collection and analysis are applied in a range of research settings.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. at the 300- or 400-level of PSYC, SOCI, and/or ANTH.
Cross-listed: SOCI/ANTH 385
2025-2026 PSYC 385

Qualitative Research Methods

This course will introduce students to various traditions of qualitative social inquiry and their associated methodological features. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of these traditions of inquiry as their associated methods of data collection and analysis are applied in a range of research settings.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 385

Qualitative Research Methods

This course will introduce students to various traditions of qualitative social inquiry and their associated methodological features. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of these traditions of inquiry as their associated methods of data collection and analysis are applied in a range of research settings.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 6 sem. hrs. at the 300- or 400-level of PSYC, SOCI, and/or ANTH
Cross-listed: SOCI/ANTH 385
PSYC 390

Special Topics in Psychology

An examination of selected issues, theories, or topics within the field of psychology.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing.
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2025-2026 PSYC 390

Special Topics in Psychology

An examination of selected issues, theories, or topics within the field of psychology.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
2026-2027 PSYC 390

Special Topics in Psychology

An examination of selected issues, theories, or topics within the field of psychology.

Course Credits: 1, 2, 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
PSYC 399

Travel Study - Discover the European Psychologists

This travel studies course explores the historical and cultural contexts that influenced the founders of psychoanalytic and logotherapy psychologies. Specifically, this course examines the zeitgeist of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Viktor Frankl and how the intellectual climate of their time influenced their theories. The existing political, social, religious, and economic forces - including racial discrimination and war - will be studied within the localities that these psychologists lived and practiced to understand the global and European context for psychological thinking and social engagement. This is an experiential group based course where interaction with the various presentations and encounters are processed throughout each day with debriefing and feedback sessions. Engaging the intensity of the experience (e.g. Dachau, Frankl & Jungian Institutes etc.) enables a deeper connection and learning of the social context and the dynamics of racism and global issues.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year psychology majors, or other students with instructor's consent.
2025-2026 PSYC 399

Travel Study: Discover the European Psychologists

This travel studies course explores the historical and cultural contexts that influenced the founders of psychoanalytic and logotherapy psychologies. Specifically, this course examines the zeitgeist of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Viktor Frankl and how the intellectual climate of their time influenced their theories. The existing political, social, religious, and economic forces - including racial discrimination and war - will be studied within the localities that these psychologists lived and practiced to understand the global and European context for psychological thinking and social engagement. This is an experiential group based course where interaction with the various presentations and encounters are processed throughout each day with debriefing and feedback sessions. Engaging the intensity of the experience (e.g. Dachau, Frankl & Jungian Institutes etc.) enables a deeper connection and learning of the social context and the dynamics of racism and global issues.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 399

Travel Study: Discover the European Psychologists

This travel studies course explores the historical and cultural contexts that influenced the founders of psychoanalytic and logotherapy psychologies. Specifically, this course examines the zeitgeist of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Viktor Frankl and how the intellectual climate of their time influenced their theories. The existing political, social, religious, and economic forces - including racial discrimination and war - will be studied within the localities that these psychologists lived and practiced to understand the global and European context for psychological thinking and social engagement. This is an experiential group based course where interaction with the various presentations and encounters are processed throughout each day with debriefing and feedback sessions. Engaging the intensity of the experience (e.g. Dachau, Frankl & Jungian Institutes etc.) enables a deeper connection and learning of the social context and the dynamics of racism and global issues.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third- or fourth-year Psychology majors, or other students with instructor's consent
2025-2026 PSYC 408

History & Systems of Psychology

Historical roots of modern psychology. Major systems of thought within the discipline in the context of a Christian view of humans and the world.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 408

History & Systems of Psychology

Historical roots of modern psychology. Major systems of thought within the discipline in the context of a Christian view of humans and the world.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106, and fourth-year standing
PSYC 408

History and Systems of Psychology

Historical roots of modern psychology. Major systems of thought within the discipline in the context of a Christian view of humans and the world.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or 106, and fourth-year standing.
2025-2026 PSYC 411

Psychology & Spirituality

This course examines the notion of spirituality in light of the psychological theories of Jung, Frankl, Maslow, May, Fromm; contemporary trans-personal psychologists; and Christianity, as well as several Eastern religions. Includes the exploration of spiritual themes such as suffering, surrender and relinquishment, forgiveness, love and unity, ecstasy and peak experience, mysticism and sacredness, creativity, meaning, meditation and serenity, authenticity and truth, and birth and death.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See Department chair.
2026-2027 PSYC 411

Psychology & Spirituality

This course examines the notion of spirituality in light of the psychological theories of Jung, Frankl, Maslow, May, Fromm; contemporary trans-personal psychologists; and Christianity, as well as several Eastern religions. Includes the exploration of spiritual themes such as suffering, surrender and relinquishment, forgiveness, love and unity, ecstasy and peak experience, mysticism and sacredness, creativity, meaning, meditation and serenity, authenticity and truth, and birth and death.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105, 106, 301; plus 6 additional sem. hrs. of Psychology
NB: Not offered every year. See Department chair.
PSYC 412

Strategies for the Exceptional Child

This course builds upon the information presented in introductory courses to inclusive education. It is intended for pre-professional Education students, professional teachers, and those in psychology, social services, and nursing, and is designed to provide information and strategies for: assessing the needs of students, developing intervention techniques, and utilizing the resources of various professionals to meet the diverse needs of exceptional students and exceptional families. Enrolment in this class includes a practicum in a special needs setting.

Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 310 or PSYC 310
Cross-listed: EDUC 412.
2025-2026 PSYC 412

Strategies for the Exceptional Child

This course builds upon the information presented in introductory courses to inclusive education. It is intended for pre-professional Education students, professional teachers, and those in psychology, social services, and nursing, and is designed to provide information and strategies for: assessing the needs of students, developing intervention techniques, and utilizing the resources of various professionals to meet the diverse needs of exceptional students and exceptional families. Enrolment in this class includes a practicum in a special needs setting.

Course Credits: 4
2026-2027 PSYC 412

Strategies for the Exceptional Child

This course builds upon the information presented in introductory courses to inclusive education. It is intended for pre-professional Education students, professional teachers, and those in psychology, social services, and nursing, and is designed to provide information and strategies for: assessing the needs of students, developing intervention techniques, and utilizing the resources of various professionals to meet the diverse needs of exceptional students and exceptional families. Enrolment in this class includes a practicum in a special needs setting.

Course Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 310 or PSYC 310
Cross-listed: EDUC 412
PSYC 415

Human Sexuality

Concepts and materials treating the meaning and significance of human sexuality. Due to the discussion-oriented format, preparation, attendance, and full participation are required.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing.
2025-2026 PSYC 415

Human Sexuality

Concepts and materials treating the meaning and significance of human sexuality. Due to the discussion-oriented format, preparation, attendance, and full participation are required.

Course Credits: 3
2026-2027 PSYC 415

Human Sexuality

Concepts and materials treating the meaning and significance of human sexuality. Due to the discussion-oriented format, preparation, attendance, and full participation are required.

Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing
2025-2026 PSYC 416

Psychology & the Law

A consideration of human behaviour within the legal system, including issues related to giving testimony, jury decision-making, and defense pleas.

Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.