Students have the opportunity to work alongside faculty researchers and graduate students, investigating topics such as sexuality, bullying, mood disorders, and infant cognition.
Psychology asks questions such as:
Our Introductory Psychology course uses an innovative and engaging course design to build strong foundational knowledge in the psychological sciences. In addition to lectures, students are guided through concepts using a combination of reading, and interactive on-line materials. Students also work in small groups of 6 to explore psychological phenomena and test theories. This is truly a student-centered approach.
Major in Psychology
A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.
Medial in Psychology
A dual course of study in Psychology and any other Arts discipline.
Minor in Psychology
A minor is a less intensive course of study in the discipline that must be combined with a major in another discipline.
Job and Career Opportunities
Psychology occupies a remarkable position among the sciences, spanning a number of related disciplines. The natural-science branch studies basic processes of sensation, perception, memory, attention, thinking, language and behaviour. Psychologists in these areas study a wide variety of problems in humans and animals, such as the effects of brain damage or drug induced changes on behaviour, how various neurochemicals affect normal and abnormal behaviour, how our short-term memory works, or how we problem solve. The social science branch of psychology examines a wide range of problems, such as child development, personality differences, how people act in groups or organizations, and various aspects of normal and abnormal behaviour. Some students go on to complete Masters and Doctoral degrees and find research careers in academia, government and large organizations. Others stress applied aspects and become expert in areas such as the treatment of abnormal behaviour or in personnel selection. Still others who do not go to graduate school use their undergraduate degree as a jump off to law, public administration, education and a wide variety of careers where knowledge of human behaviour is valued.
Where could Psychology students go after graduation?
September 2025
Main Campus
99 University Avenue,
Kingston,
Ontario,
K7L 3N, Canada
January 2025
Main Campus
99 University Avenue,
Kingston,
Ontario,
K7L 3N, Canada
Applicants must have the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), and six 4U/4M courses. Students must have a minimum of three 4U courses, except where stated otherwise. Students in francophone schools may offer the equivalent of English 4U.
The accepted tests of facility in English and the minimally acceptable scores for each are:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Score of 6.5 on Academic Module with no band below 6.0; Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - iBT (Internet Based TOEFL)/88 overall: 24 Writing, 22 Speaking, 22 Reading, 20 Listening; Paper Based TOEFL (PBT)/580 (TBC); Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Overall band of 70 with no band below 60; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) - 90; Queen’s School of English - High standing on 12-week English for Academic Purposes advanced level English courses; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Overall score of 60.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.