Program Overview

University of British Columbia Department of Psychology Programs

The University of British Columbia offers various programs through its Department of Psychology, which is part of the Faculty of Arts.

Undergraduate Programs

• BA Psychology Programs
  • Honours
  • Major
  • Minor
• BSc Behavioural Neuroscience Programs
  • Major
  • Honours
  • Minor
• Courses
• Opportunities
  • Experiential Learning
  • Human Subject Pool
  • Student Associations
  • Student Research
• Advising
• Funding
• Wellbeing

Graduate Programs

• Master’s Program
  • The Master’s (MA) program is a 24-month program and requires full-time in-resident study.
  • A minimum of 30 credits of coursework is required, including core program courses, graduate statistics, and breadth courses within Psychology; exact requirements vary by research area.
  • In addition to courses, MA students are required to complete a thesis and present their research in their MA2 year at the annual PsychFest conference held in May.
  • Admission to the PhD program is not automatic; by December of the second year of the MA program, students must apply for acceptance into the PhD program.
• PhD Program
• Research Streams
  • Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Clinical
  • Cognitive Science
  • Developmental
  • Health
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Social & Personality
• Admissions
• Funding
• Opportunities
• Wellbeing

Research

• Research Streams
• Labs
• Participate
• Postdoctoral Research
• PSYC240: Research Experience

Equity & Inclusion

• EDI Committee
• EDI Strategy, Goals & Initiatives
• EDI Involvement
• EDI Resources & Support
• EDI Funding
• EDI Research
• Diversity Mentorship Program

News & Events

• News
• Events
• Colloquia & Talks
• Newsletters
• Pets of UBC Psych

Alumni

The University of British Columbia Department of Psychology also has an alumni section.

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