PSYC 5000 E – Thesis
Credits: 12
PSYC 5005 E – Master’s Applied Practicum
This clinical practice experience will provide the opportunity to develop practical experiences in assessment, counselling, diagnosis, and report writing. The experience takes place in mental healthcare settings. Learning experiences are designed to promote the integration of prior class learning in applied settings under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist. The placement must be supervised by a registered psychologist. Restricted to students in the Psychology Graduate program applied stream. Total of 400 clinical hrs. Credits: 12
PSYC 5056 E – Research Practicum
Students will complete 120 hours of graduate level research under the direction of a faculty member or researcher in the community. The student will participate in a variety of research activities pertaining to the collection and analysis of data and learn about emerging issues in specific areas of psychological research. Credits: 3
PSYC 5106 E – Applied Multivariate Statistics
The course covers theoretical, computational, and interpretative issues of a variety of multivariate data analysis procedures that are commonly used in experimental and non-experimental psychological research. Topics include multiple regression, logistic regression, structural equation modelling, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), time series analysis and meta-analysis. Credits: 3
PSYC 5135 E – Survey Course in Experimental Psychology
This is an Experimental Psychology survey course that will be divided into 4 parts, with each part being taught by a different professor who has expertise in that particular field. The goal of this course is to expose graduate students to a wide variety of experimental theories and methodologies currently being utilized and developed in the field of psychology. Credits: 6
PSYC 5206 E – Special Topics in Psychology
This is a seminar course on a special pertinent topic for which appropriate personnel are available. Credits: 3
PSYC 5207 E – Recent Developments in Psychology
A seminar course to review developments in a selected field of psychology. Credits: 3
PSYC 5246E – Cognition and Modelling
Within the general field of cognitive psychology, models and modeling represent a central component. This course will look at different models of basic and complex cognition (e.g., attention, memory, reading). Furthermore, the course will also provide an introduction do different types of modeling procedures (e.g., verbal models vs. computational modeling). Pre-requisites: PSYC 3706 (or equivalent)
PSYC 5306 E – Psychodiagnosis and Assessment in Children I
The course covers developmental, behavioural, and emotional assessment of the child including interviewing, observing, and testing. Administration, scoring, and interpretation of various instruments as well as communication of results to children, parents, and professionals will be discussed. Credits: 3. Restricted to students in the Applied stream.
PSYC 5307 E – Psychodiagnosis and Assessment in Children II
This course covers developmental, behavioural, and emotional assessment of the child including interviewing, observing, and testing. Administration, scoring, and interpretation of various instruments as well as communication of results to children, parents, and professionals are covered. This course is restricted to students in the Applied stream. Prerequisite: PSYC 5306. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5316 E – Psychological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
This course covers the classification, description, theories, and causation of psychological disorders. Diagnosis and treatment issues related to developmental psychopathology will be discussed. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5326 E – Counseling and Behavioural Interventions for Children and their Families
This course covers basic counseling and behavioural intervention skills for use with children/ adolescents and their families in schools, clinics, and hospitals. Credits: 3. Restricted to students in the Applied stream.
PSYC 5327 E -- Counselling and Behavioural Interventions for Adults
This course reviews contemporary approaches to treatment planning and counselling intervention in biopsychosocial systems and evidence-based interventions. Emphasis is placed on multicultural and ecological contexts in planning and conducting multifaceted interventions for change. Major areas studied include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and addictive disorders including eating disorders. Lecture. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5336 E – Psychodiagnosis and Assessment in Adults
In this course, the student learns and applies conventional batteries for assessing intelligence, normal personality and potential psychiatric profiles. The student is expected to become proficient in interpreting face sheets of large numbers of standardized scores for subtests. Restricted to students in the Applied Program. Lecture. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5346 E – Child and Systems Focused Psychological Consultations
The course covers consultation theories, skills, and applied strategies for working with children/ adolescents and their families. A variety of systems of care and cultural groups will be considered. Credits: 3. This course is restricted to students in the Applied stream.
PSYC 5356 E – Psychology of Individual Differences
This course examines differences between genders, ethnicity, stages of aging, and sexual preferences. Individual and implicit group differences for inferences of intelligence, personality, creativity, leadership and attitude will be quantified for vocations. Restricted to students in the M.A. Psychology Program. Lecture. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5406 E – Ethical and Professional Issues
The course covers ethical and legal issues in clinical psychology, APA, CPA, and COP standards, as well as laws relating to practice. Students will be prepared for registration as a psychological associate. Credits: 3. This course is restricted to students in the Applied stream.
PSYC 5606 E – Language
The course covers human language including the history of the English language, the development of languages in various cultures, language learning in children, brain areas devoted to language, language disabilities, phonological awareness, reading, the role of language in cognition, emotion in language, and the characteristics of effective linguistic communication. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5616 E – Psychology of Reading
Current research and theory on reading acquisition and reading processes from the perspectives of educational and experimental cognitive psychology are covered. Other topics include phonological awareness, word recognition, reading comprehension, and reading disabilities. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5646 E – Behavioural Pharmacology
The following topics will be covered: mechanisms of drug action and their behavioural effects, neurochemical transmission, drug treatments for psychological disorders, limitations, and side effects. Credits: 3.
PSYC 5806 E – Advanced Social Psychology
This course is designed to introduce students to both classic and contemporary areas of social psychology and to stimulate the generation of testable theoretical and applied hypotheses that could contribute to scientific knowledge. The course is restricted to graduate students, is taught in a seminar format, and is worth 3 credits