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Department of Psychology (PSYC) courses at UVic:

PSYC 100A - Introductory Psychology I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introduction to concepts, theories and research findings of modern psychology. Topics may include psychological research methods, biological bases of behaviour, perception, development, consciousness, learning and cognition. Course reviews: 2

PSYC 100B - Introductory Psychology II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introduction to concepts, theories and research findings of modern psychology. Topics may include cognition, development, personality, health psychology, psychological disorders, psychological therapies, and social behaviour. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 201 - Research Methods in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Introduction to basic research techniques in psychology; emphasis on the conceptual rather than the statistical rationale underlying various research strategies. Areas include the nature of variables, types of measurement, how ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 202 - Applied Research Methods in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An introduction to research methods often used for psychological studies outside the lab. These include field experiments and quasi-experiments; correlational studies; surveys, sampling and questionnaires; descriptive and qualitative methods; case ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 210 - Conceptual Foundations of Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Provides students with the background necessary to facilitate a full appreciation of upper-level courses. Current problems in psychology will be examined with reference to outstanding past and present persons and ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 215A - Introduction to Biological Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Basic concepts of brain function in relation to behaviour. Topics will include basic aspects of neuronal functions, neuroanatomy, and behavioural genetics, as well as the functioning of the nervous system ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 300A - Statistical Methods in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 Brief review of research methodology; univariate description, bivariate description, and an introduction to probability and inferential statistics as applied in Psychology. Introduction to microcomputer software and computer based analyses of ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 300B - Statistical Methods in Psychology II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Contains a brief review of the topics covered in 300A and deals with statistical analysis procedures for two-group and multi-group experimental designs. The focus is on t-tests and analysis of ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 311B - Conditioning and Learning: Behavioural Emphasis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An analysis of the acquisition, maintenance and modification of behaviour in terms of observational environmental determinants. Respondent and operant conditioning; positive and negative reinforcement; extinction; shaping; reinforcement schedules; generalization and ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 313 - Cognitive Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 The basic approach to studying cognitive processes. Topics include pattern recognition, attention, memory, language, categorization, problem solving, reasoning and decision making. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 315 - Introduction to Human Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An introduction to neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as related to human and animal brain function and behaviour. Consideration of the contributions of neurology, experimental and clinical neuropsychology to the understanding of ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 317A - Sensation and Psychophysics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 The physical basis of human sensory processing. The physiology of the visual, auditory and minor senses is covered with an emphasis on functional models of sensory system operation. Course material ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 317B - Human Perception

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introduction to how our perceptual world is constructed from the input provided by our physical sensory structures. Topics include the construction of spatial percepts, the perception of form and ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 320 - Evolutionary Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Provides an overview and history of the field of evolutionary psychology and includes evolutionary perspectives on psychological topics such as learning, cognition, consciousness, social behaviour, families and culture. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 323 - Advanced Biopsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An advanced course on the physiological basis of behaviour. Covers the fundamentals of neurophysiology and neuroanatomy from a functional perspective, with an emphasis on the anatomy of the human nervous ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 324 - Human Psychophysiology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Physiological correlates of behaviour in the intact human subject. Topics include: the autonomic nervous system; basis and principles of polygraph measurement; physiological correlates of attention and cognitive activity; the role ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 330 - Personality

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introduction to personality theory and its applications. A survey of several major strategies followed in conceptualizing personality, e.g., psychoanalytic, dispositional plus emphasis on measurement of personality, current research, and ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 331 - Social Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A survey of theories and findings: social perception, socialization, social motivation, attitude development and change, interpersonal interaction, and group processes. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 332 - Health Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A study of health issues from the standpoint of biological, psychological, and social factors acting together. Topics include health promotion, approaches to health-behaviour change, stress and coping, patient-practitioner interaction, pain, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 333 - Consumer Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 Psychological processes in consumers: marketing strategies and behaviour, cognition, comprehension, learning, perception, motivation, attitudes, values, and decision making; environmental, cultural, and subcultural influences; ethical issues. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 334 - Organizational Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Individuals at work: personnel selection, training, motivation, attitudes, and appraisal; leadership, communication, management, productivity, work conditions, safety, and organizational development. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 335 - Infant and Child Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Psychological processes from conception through about 12 years of age; prenatal development, physical growth, perceptual and cognitive processes, language acquisition, personality development, and social processes. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 336 - Adolescent Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Psychological processes during adolescence: physical development, cognitive processes, emotional development, social processes, and psychopathology. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 338 - Behavioural Modification in Children and Adults

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 Consideration of behavioural procedures for assessing and changing problem behaviours, with examples from both children (primarily) and adults. Provides students with a rudimentary ability to apply behavioural techniques in their ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 339 - Adult Development and Aging

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Overview of research examining psychological processes during adulthood and aging. Topics will include biological processes, perceptual and cognitive processes, personality and social processes, sources of stress, psychopathology, and death. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 340 - Interpersonal Communication

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of human communication, with particular emphasis on face-to-face interaction. Topics include: verbal communication, nonverbal communication, interpersonal systems, and systemic approaches to psychopathology. This is a theory and research ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 341 - Women and Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines social-historical changes in psychological theories and research concerning girls and women. Major theorists including Freud, Thompson, Erickson, Chodorow, Gilligan, Baker-Miller and others are studied in the context of cultural ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 342 - Theories and Methods in Lifespan Developmental Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A survey of the issues, theories and methods in the study of human psychological development across the entire span of life. Theories include organismic, mechanistic, contextual, and humanistic approaches. Methods ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 345A - Drugs and Behaviour: Basic Principles

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introductory course designed to review the scientific literature on drugs, behaviour, and the central nervous system. Topics include introductions to pharmacology, neuropharmacology, the experimental analysis of behaviour, and the ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 350 - Environmental Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Human interaction with the physical environment from a psychological perspective. Topics include environmental perception, cognition, and assessment; personality and environment; the dynamics of social space; the effects of temperature, sound, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 360 - Psychological Disorders of Adulthood

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
  • Spring
 Examines theory and research related to an understanding of psychological disorders of adulthood. Topics include mood and anxiety related disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse and dependence, schizophrenia and other psychotic ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 361 - Field Placement in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Provides firsthand experience with individuals who are challenged by physical, cognitive, emotional, and/or psychological disorders. Successful completion of the course requires approximately 65 hours of participation in a volunteer field ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 365 - Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Concepts, methods, and professional issues; the historical development of the profession, the scientist/practitioner model of training and practice, current research and clinical methods, professional/ethical issues; may include other current topics. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 366 - Psychological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A detailed study of theoretical and research approaches to the understanding of developmentally-related disorders of childhood and adolescence. Emphasis will be on etiology, description and treatment of these disorders which ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 370A - Psycholinguistics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Offered in collaboration with the department of Linguistics. A course in the psychology of language, examining the process of comprehension and production, including language and cognition, conversational discourse, and inference ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 370B - Developmental Psycholinguistics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Offered in collaboration with the department of Linguistics. The course examines the biological bases of language; stage by stage acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of the child's first ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 380 - Psychology and Law

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Consideration of the contributions of psychological theory and research to the understanding of crime investigation, courtroom dynamics, and the legal system. Specific topics will vary from year to year but ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 385 - Motivation and Emotion

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Contemporary theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues regarding the psychological forces that activate, organize and direct human feelings and behaviours. Emphasis on cognitive and social perspectives on motivation and emotion. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 390 - Independent Study in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Directed independent study intended primarily to allow students and a faculty supervisor to pursue a topic of mutual interest. Complete Course reviews: 0

PSYC 391 - Special Topics in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Intensive examination of a specific topic or area in Psychology. Topic(s) and information will be provided in advance of registration. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 400A - Advanced Statistical Methods: The General Linear Model

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An introduction to advanced research designs and their underlying rationale. Experimental design and statistical techniques will be applied to problems in psychology. Extensive treatment will be applied to the use ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 401 - Measurement of Psychological Processes

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 The measurement of individual differences, especially personality and ability traits. The focus will be on reliability and validity - how do we know whether, and to what degree, a psychological ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 412A - Behaviour Analysis: Complex Behaviour

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Interpretative analyses of complex human behaviour from a behaviour-analytical perspective. Topics may include attending, thinking, remembering, and verbal behaviour. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 412B - Behaviour Analysis: Applied Research

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Survey and critical evaluation of recent research in applied behaviour analysis. Topics may include applications to children, developmental disabilities, community, sports, business, and substance abuse. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 412C - Behaviour Analysis: Basic Research

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Survey of recent research in the experimental analysis of behaviour. Focus is on complex human behaviour. Topics may include stimulus equivalence, verbal behaviour, rule-governed behaviour, fluency, problem solving, and novelty. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 413A - Memory

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Detailed analysis of selected issues in the cognitive psychology and/or cognitive neuroscience of human memory. Assigned readings will be drawn primarily from the primary research literature, with an emphasis on ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 413B - Consciousness

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Detailed analysis of selected issues in the cognitive psychology and/or cognitive neuroscience of consciousness. Assigned readings will be drawn primarily from the primary research literature, with an emphasis on areas ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 413C - Vision

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Detailed analysis of selected issues in the cognitive psychology and/or cognitive neuroscience of human vision. Assigned readings will be drawn primarily from the primary research literature, with an emphasis on ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 413D - Cognitive Control

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Detailed analysis of selected issues in the cognitive psychology and/or cognitive neuroscience of cognitive control (i.e., how people regulate their attention, thoughts, and actions in accord with their goals). Assigned ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 415A - Human Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines brain behaviour relationships by studying qualitative changes in cognitive performance following focal brain damage. The historical approach provides readings from both classical (e.g., Wernicke, Liepmann) and contemporary sources. Topics ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 415B - Biological Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Extensive, research oriented examination of contemporary topics in biological psychology. Topics may include the biopsychology of motivation, memory, neural plasticity and changes in function after brain injury. The seminar format ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 431B - Social Psychology: Social Cognition

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Intensive examination of the social psychological literature emphasizing how people think about and make sense of their social experience. Topics may include how people create and maintain a sense of ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 431D - Social Psychology: Face-to-Face Interaction

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Intensive examination of human communication in face-to-face dialogue. Topics will be drawn from the realm of theory and research concerning communication within interpersonal relationships. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 431E - Social Psychology: Environmental Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An in-depth analysis of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and interactions influence and are influenced by the built and natural environment. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 431G - Social Psychology: Self-Regulation and Goals

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An examination of the ways people select and prioritize goals; how they are pursued; factors that lead to success or failure in achieving particular aims; and consequences for individual functioning ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435A - Infant Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Intensive examination of specific processes in infant development. Possible topics will include social-emotional and cognitive development, parenting and attachment, perception, motor development, neurological development. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435B - Child and Adolescent Social and Personality Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Intensive examination of specific processes in child and adolescent social and personality development. Possible topics will include identity, peer influences, schooling, aggression, deviance, sexuality, cultural influences, social development, moral development, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435C - Child and Adolescent Cognitive Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Intensive examination of specific processes in child and adolescent cognitive development. Possible topics will include decision making, reasoning, neurophysiological changes, memory, language, learning problems, problem solving. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435D - Adult Social and Personality Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Intensive examination of specific processes in adult social and personality development. Possible topics will include personality traits, identity, goals and motives, emotions, social interaction, beliefs and values, successful aging, compensatory ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435E - Adult Cognitive Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Intensive examination of specific processes in adult cognitive development. Possible topics will include neurological changes, memory, attention, intelligence, expertise, problem solving, wisdom, dementia. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 450 - Developmental Handicaps and Learning Disabilities

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Survey of a number of learning and developmental disabilities. Discussion of etiologies, assessment procedures, current education/treatment approaches, and in-depth examination of underlying brain function. Emphasis on learning disabilities, and education ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 490 - Advanced Independent Study in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Directed independent study for the advanced student intended primarily to allow students and a faculty supervisor to pursue a topic of mutual interest. Complete Course reviews: 0

PSYC 491 - Advanced Special Topics in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 492 - Research Seminar in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A seminar and laboratory research course for Psychology Honours and Majors. Course content will vary with instructor. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 499 - Honours Thesis and Seminar

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Students will attend a weekly seminar which includes oral presentation of their proposed thesis research in the first term and a progress report of the research in the second term. ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 500 - Professional Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Covers issues important to the academic and career success of graduate students in psychology. Topics include prerequisites to finding a job, preparing a curriculum vitae, the publication and review process, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 501 - Practicum in Applied Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Practicum in an applied setting. 1 unit of credit equals approximately 100 hours. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 502 - Research Apprenticeship

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 503 - Practicum in Clinical Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Practicum in a clinical setting. 1 unit of credit is equivalent to approximately 100 hours. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 504 - Individual Study

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 505 - Clinical Intervention Practicum

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Practicum in a clinical setting with emphasis on various forms of intervention. 1 unit of credit is equivalent to approximately 100 hours. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 506A - Psychology Clinic Practice

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Supervised psychological practice in the Psychology Clinic, Department of Psychology. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 506B - Psychology Clinic Practice: Test Mastery

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Supervised test mastery in the Psychology Clinic, Department of Psychology. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 507 - Personality

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 511 - Visual Perception

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Exploration of current theories and research on selected aspects of visual perception will be offered. One or more major topics (e.g., object recognition, Gestalt perception, neuropsychology of visual perception) will ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 512 - Research Practicum

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Practicum in a research setting with emphasis on planning, conducting, analyzing, and/or writing up research results under the supervision of faculty. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 513 - Quantitative Analysis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 517 - Research Methods in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 518 - Psychometric Methods

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Topics typically include: historical background, sample descriptive statistics, norm referencing, (e.g., percentiles, Z-scores, T-scores), criterion referencing, sensitivity/specificity, classical true score test theory, item response theory (IRT), reliability, validity, standard errors, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 519 - Social Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 520 - Survey of Social Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 In-depth examination of state-of-the-science theories and research in social psychology. Social thinking and social behaviour are explored through the study of individual processes (e.g., social cognition, motivation), interpersonal processes (e.g., ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 521 - Human Motivation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining human motivation. Special topics include goals, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, social and achievement motivation, self-efficacy, self-regulation, unconscious motivation, and growth motivation. Emphasis is ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 522 - Cultural Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research on cultural influences on basic psychological processes. Special topics include culture and the self, culture and social cognition, and cultural influences on psychological well-being. ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 523 - Psychology and Law

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of social-cognitive theory and research related to crime investigation, courtroom dynamics, and the legal system. Specific topics may include eyewitness testimony, policy practices, judge and jury decision-making, wrongful ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 526 - Special Topics in Personality and Social Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Topical seminars on specialized issues related to personality and social psychology. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 527 - Research Methods in Social Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 In-depth examination of state-of-the-science research methods in social psychology. The topics may include experimental and quasi-experimental research designs, survey research, cross-cultural and longitudinal methods, event-sampling methods, psychophysiological methods, implicit measure ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 531 - Environmental Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Seminar review of theory and research in environmental psychology. The topics may include sustainability-related behaviour, social design of buildings, human behaviour as it is related to built and natural environments, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 532 - Applied Multiple Regression

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A model-comparison approach to the analysis of a single dependent variable. This integrated approach aims to teach students how to ask intelligent questions of their data, and to answer those ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 533 - Applied Multivariate Analysis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An extension of the material covered in 532 to the situation in which there are multiple dependent variables. The result is multivariate multiple regression. Then the additional technique of principle ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 534 - Univariate Design and Analysis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of various factorial designs for univariate data from an advanced perspective. For a number of frequently used designs (e.g., completely randomized, randomized block, and repeated measures), planned comparisons, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 540 - History and Theory in Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Survey of major topics and issues in clinical and experimental neuropsychology, including a historical introduction and recent material. Topics may include aphasia, agnosia, apraxia, agraphia, other clinical syndromes, and hemispheric ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 541 - Research Design and Methods in Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar on current research methodologies including presentation of actual research by students, faculty, and visiting scientists. Students develop and write original research proposals using standard journal format. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 543 - Human Neuroanatomy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Introduction to neuroanatomy, focusing on the brain, and including laboratory work. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 545A - Advanced Cognitive Assessment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Survey of techniques and tools for evaluating several areas of cognitive functioning including intelligence, attention, memory, language and perceptual motor abilities. Interviewing, test administration and report writing skills will also ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 545B - Neuropsychological Assessment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Survey of neuropsychological assessment techniques with an emphasis on interviewing, assessment, case formulation and report writing. Students must conduct, under staff supervision, detailed neuropsychological assessment of clinical cases. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 546A - Advanced Neuropsychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 In-depth examination of issues and techniques for neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents. Students participate in interviewing, testing, case formulation, report writing and consultation in supervised clinical cases. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 546B - Advanced Neuropsychological Assessment of Adults

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 In-depth examination of issues and techniques for neuropsychological assessment of adults. Students participate in interviewing, testing, case formulation, report writing and consultation in supervised clinical cases. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 547 - Rehabilitation in Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Introduction to theory and techniques associated with recovery from brain injury. Topics include the psychological meaning of disability, and the relationship between impairment, disability, and handicap. Current techniques in cognitive ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 548 - Special Topics in Neuropsychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
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PSYC 550 - Physiological Psychology: Introduction

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Seminar discussing selected topics concerning fundamental neurobiological processes underlying behaviour, including synaptic transmission, motor and sensory activity, motivation, neural plasticity, and theories of neural organization. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 551 - Neuropsychopharmacology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar discussing the neurochemical bases of brain function and of the effects of psychoactive drugs, with emphasis on the role played by chemical neurotransmitters and the system of neurons that ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 552 - Special Topics in Physiological Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 561 - Theories and Methods in Lifespan Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Seminar review of the major theoretical perspectives and their methodological implications for the study of psychological development across the lifespan. Specific topics include classical and contemporary theories of lifespan development, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 562 - Infancy and Childhood

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining psychological development from infancy through childhood. Special topics include personality/temperament, attachment, parent-child relations, and socialization process. Emphasis is placed on the role of ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 563 - Adult Development and Aging

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining psychological processes during adulthood and aging. Specific topics include memory, intelligence, problem solving, personality, social processes, and mental health. Attention is also given ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 564 - Statistical Methods in Lifespan Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examination of statistical methods for the analysis of change. Specific topics include change scores, cannonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, and factor analysis. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 565 - Cognitive Development in Adulthood and Aging

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Seminar review of theory and research examining gains and losses in various cognitive skills from young adulthood to old age. Traditional experimental, psychometric, and cognitive science approaches are considered. Specific ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 566 - Personality and Adjustment in Adulthood and Aging

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining personality change, stress, coping, and adjustment across the adult lifespan. Specific topics include the cases for and against personality change, personality as a ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 567 - Dysfunctional Development in Adulthood and Aging

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining dysfunctional and pathological processes in later life. Specific topics include dementia, depression, personality disorders, alcoholism and other addictions, and suicide. Attention will be ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 568 - Adolescence

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar review of theory and research examining psychological processes during adolescence. Specific topics include pubertal maturation, parent-adolescent relations, gender roles, sexuality, and problem behaviour. Attention will be given to the ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 569 - Special Topics in Lifespan Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Topical seminars on specialized issues related to lifespan development and aging. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 570 - Psycholinguistics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar offered in collaboration with the department of Linguistics. Selected topics of interest in understanding the comprehension and production of natural language are examined. The most recent topics have ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 571 - Developmental Psycholinguistics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A seminar offered in collaboration with the department of Linguistics. Selected topics of interest in understanding the acquisition of the child's first language in the areas of phonological and grammatical ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 574 - Electroencephalography and Event-related Brain Potentials

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An intensive, hands-on introduction to the basics of collecting and analyzing event-related brain potential (ERP) data. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 575 - Cognition and Brain Science

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Team-taught seminar on cognitive psychology, the "science of the mind," with emphasis on the topic areas in which our faculty have particular expertise (e.g. perception, visual attention, knowledge representation, memory, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 576A - Cognitive Processes: Human Memory

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Exploration of current theories and research on selected aspects of human memory. One or more major topics within the domain of human memory will be studied in depth. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 576B - Cognitive Processes: Computation Modelling

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Exploration of methods of computational modelling of cognitive processes. Methods that may be covered include mathematical models and neural network models. Theoretical foundations and procedures for fitting models will be ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 576C - Cognitive Processes: Mind and Brain

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Discussions of neurological evidence for modular organization of cognitive processes. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 576D - Cognitive Processes: Attention

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An overview of theories and current research on attention, particularly as it applies to human vision. Topics will include an analysis of the role of attention in spatial and temporal ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 577 - Cognitive Seminar

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Weekly seminar throughout the Winter session, involving faculty and graduate students in the Cognitive Psychology Program. Seminar participants take turns hosting the meeting, typically by presenting a paper on recent ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 579 - Special Topics in Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Seminar on special topics in the field of psychology. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 581 - Psychopathology: Childhood and Adolescence

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Discussion of conceptual models used to understand psychopathology; presentation of various mental disorders from multiple theoretical perspectives; discussion of diagnostic issues emphasizing the impact of gender and culture in the ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 582 - Psychopathology: Adulthood

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Draws on models for understanding psychopathology developed in PSYC 581. Discussion of conceptual models used to understand psychopathology; presentation of various mental disorders from multiple theoretical perspectives; discussion of diagnostic ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 583 - Professional and Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Discussion of ethical standards for providers of psychological services and of registration requirements as required by BCPA, CPA, and APA. Presentations by practising psychologists related to professional and interprofessional problems ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 584 - Clinical Assessment: Intellectual Assessment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Introduction to intellectual assessment with practicum. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 585 - Clinical Assessment: Psychosocial Functioning

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Introduction to theory and practice in the psychological assessment of social, emotional and personality functioning. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 586A - Advanced Clinical Assessment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Advanced theory and professional issues in the psychological assessment of social, emotional and personality functioning. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 586B - Practice in Advanced Clinical Assessment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Supervised practice in the psychological assessment of social, emotional and personality functioning. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 587 - Applied Behavioural Analysis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Basic theory and principles of behavioural psychology. Principles of behavioural development and analysis, as drawn from the literature in the experimental analysis of behaviour (basic research) will be related to ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 588 - Child and Adolescent Therapy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Introduction to different theoretical approaches to child psychotherapy and a discussion of techniques; supervised experience will be offered in subsequent sections. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 589 - Introduction to Evidence-Based Adult Psychotherapies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Overview of theory, research, and practice in adult psychotherapy. Introduction to the major schools of psychotherapy and to the common factors present across forms of psychotherapy. Beginning therapy skills will ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 590 - Practical Issues and Challenges in Adult Psychotherapy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An advanced psychotherapy course that builds upon the introductory therapy skills developed in 589. Includes didactic seminar and group case consultation. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 591 - Special Topics in Clinical Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
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PSYC 593 - Family Interventions

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Introduction to various theoretical approaches to family interventions. Specific techniques are explored through readings, discussions, assignments, and role plays. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 594 - Special Topics in Clinical Intervention

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Introduction to any one or more specialized therapeutic techniques for working with individuals in clinical settings. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 595 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An advanced psychotherapy course that provides students with an understanding of the theory and clinical skills associated with Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy. Theory and specific techniques are explored through readings, class discussion, ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 596 - Interpersonal Therapies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An advanced psychotherapy course that provides students with an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the major interpersonal therapies and the role of interpersonal process in therapy in general. Specific ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 599 - Thesis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
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PSYC 602 - Independent Research

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 603 - Advanced Clinical Practicum

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Practicum in an approved clinical setting. 1 unit of credit is equivalent to approximately 100 hours. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 604 - Individual Study

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 605 - Practicum in the Teaching of Psychology

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Teaching practicum with individual instructors of the department in areas of potential teaching interest for the student. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 606 - Clinical Internship

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Full-year internship with 1600 to 2000 hours of supervised practical experience in settings approved by the committee on clinical training. Course reviews: 0

PSYC 612 - Advanced Research Practicum

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Advanced practicum in research with an emphasis on coordination of a program of research in association with a faculty supervisor. Typically involves organization and training of research assistants, developing research ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 693 - PhD Candidacy Examinations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Students enrol in PSYC 693 while they prepare for and complete their doctoral candidacy examinations. This begins at the time a student first enrols in the PhD program and continues ... Course reviews: 0

PSYC 699 - PhD Dissertation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
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PSYC 192 - INTRO TO POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
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PSYC 375 - INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 545 - NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Course reviews: 0

PSYC 435G - AUTISM: THEORY AND PRACTICE

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Course reviews: 0

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