What does it mean to love God with our whole mind?
Ever wonder why you do what you do鈥攁nd what you can do to improve? Psychology at Redeemer studies the whole person created in the image of God, including human thought, emotion and behaviour. Use scientific, theoretical and experiential tools to investigate human strengths and well-being.
Psychology is a Bachelor of Arts degree. It is offered as an honours major, as a major and as a minor.
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Right from the start, you will learn from professors who are actively researching in their fields and love to get their students involved with hands-on learning and in-class experiments.
In your first year, you鈥檒l be introduced to the two major areas of psychology鈥攃linical (counselling and working with people) and experimental (research and testing). Taught in seminar-style classes, you鈥檒l learn the foundational history, research methodologies and an overview of human development which will prepare you for upper-year courses that dig in-depth into specific areas and topics of psychology.
The Core Curriculum is a set of 10 courses that every student takes. The courses are woven through every major and get you to think deeply and broadly about what you鈥檙e studying. Think about it this way鈥
In your classes, you鈥檒l ask practical questions that deal with real-world issues in courses like Abnormal Psychology and Developmental Psychology: Infant and Child, while exploring human uniqueness and flourishing in courses such as Personality and Positive Psychology. Small classes taught by dedicated professors who are experts in their field mean you will conduct and critically assess research as you review the methods, concepts and findings of contemporary psychology.
Redeemer's psychology lab is a research hub for faculty, where students often assist in current research projects. As one example, Dr. Short has included students in her research on facial recognition. Cassie Wilson 鈥17 researched alongside Dr. Short for her thesis and was honoured to be the only undergraduate presenting in her session at the Canadian Psychology Association national convention in Toronto.
Participate in a one-term internship, gaining experience in applied or research psychology. Internships provide the opportunity to apply what you鈥檙e learning in the classroom to real-world organizations, situations and experiences.
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