Psychology
Psychology is the science that studies human behaviour and mental processes, and it is one of the richest fields of scholarly and scientific research. The BA in psychology deals with the fundamentals of psychology with a particular focus on how we learn, communicate and interact with one another, preparing you for graduate studies in experimental psychology, clinical psychology, in health sciences, in education or in administration.
Linguistics
Where does language come from? How does language work? What is the nature of language structure and how is meaning encoded into language? Advances in research and new technologies are revolutionizing the way we try to answer these questions. Using the latest equipment and investigative approaches, our research laboratories make it possible for you to analyze spoken sounds, track eye movement and brain activity during language processing, explore language variation and acquisition, and probe dozens of other theoretical and empirical aspects of language including unfamiliar languages.
These programs can serve as an entry point for a master's degree in either speech-language pathology or audiology, as well as for subsequent graduate study in theoretical and empirical linguistics.
This program is offered in English and in French.
This program does not lead to graduate studies in psychology at the University of Ottawa.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 calendars for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Skills | ||
| ENG 1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 Units |
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Reasoning and Critical Thinking | ||
| Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Selected Topics in Literature and Composition | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
| Moral Reasoning | ||
| Fundamental Philosophical Questions | ||
| Great Philosophers | ||
| Philosophy: Themes and Texts | ||
| Total: | 12 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics (48 course units) | ||
| Compulsory Courses | ||
| LIN 1315 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 Units |
| LIN 2310 | Introduction to Syntax | 3 Units |
| LIN 2320 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 Units |
| LIN 3350 | Psycholinguistics | 3 Units |
| Optional Courses | ||
| 6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list A of optional courses | 6 Units | |
| 12 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list B of optional courses | 12 Units | |
| 3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list C of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| 9 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) 2 | 9 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 3000 or 4000 level 2 | 6 Units | |
| Psychology (48 course units) 3 | ||
| Compulsory Courses | ||
| PSY 1101 | Introduction to Psychology: Foundations | 3 Units |
| PSY 1102 | Introduction to Psychology: Applications | 3 Units |
| PSY 2105 | Child Development | 3 Units |
| PSY 2106 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology I | 3 Units |
| PSY 2116 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology II | 3 Units |
| PSY 2174 | Research Methods and Ethics | 3 Units |
| PSY 2301 | Biological Foundations of Behaviour | 3 Units |
| PSY 3108 | Perception | 3 Units |
| PSY 3301 | Behavioural Neuroscience | 3 Units |
| PSY 3307 | Psychometric Methods | 3 Units |
| PSY 3377 | Cognition | 3 Units |
| Optional Courses | ||
| 9 optional course units in psychology (PSY) | 9 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in psychology (PSY) at the 4000 level | 6 Units | |
| Total: | 96 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Courses 4 | ||
| 12 elective course units | 12 Units | |
| Total: | 12 Units | |
Note(s)
- 1
This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.
- 2
It is recommended but not mandatory that the 12 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) be chosen from list A, B and/or C below. 3 course units at the 1000-level anatomy and physiology (ANP) and/or 3 course units at the 1000-level in physics (PHY) may be substituted for no more than 3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) and no more than 3 optional course units in psychology (PSY). See your Department to register in those courses. NOTE: enrollment in the Joint Honours program does not guarantee access to anatomy and physiology (ANP) or physics (PHY) courses.
- 3
PSY 3105 and PSY 3128 are strongly recommended to students who plan to seek admission to graduate programs leading to the Master's in Speech-Language Pathology.
- 4
The electives may be replaced by a combination of Option(s), and/or elective units.
List of Optional Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List A | ||
| LIN 3310 | Syntactic Theory 1 | 3 Units |
| LIN 3315 | Introduction to Semantics 1 | 3 Units |
| LIN 3320 | Phonological Theory 1 | 3 Units |
| LIN 3328 | Morphology 1 | 3 Units |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List B | ||
| LIN 2352 | Neurolinguistics 2 | 3 Units |
| LIN 2355 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 Units |
| LIN 3325 | Phonetics 2 | 3 Units |
| LIN 3354 | First Language Acquisition 2 | 3 Units |
| LIN 4325 | Speech Production 2 | 3 Units |
| LIN 4326 | Speech Acoustics 2 | 3 Units |
| LIN 4952 | Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | 3 Units |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| List C | ||
| LIN 2381 | Varieties of English | 3 Units |
| LIN 2782 | Variétés de français | 3 Units |
| LIN 2784 | Le français du Canada | 3 Units |
| LIN 3342 | Sociolinguistics | 3 Units |
| LIN 4340 | Urban Dialectology I: Data Collection | 3 Units |
Note(s)
- 1
These courses relate closely to fundamental theoretical issues in Linguistics. It is therefore recommended that students planning to enroll in a masters degree in linguistics select all of these courses.
- 2
These courses contain material that is directly relevant to sciences underlying speech-language pathology and/or audiology. It is therefore recommended that students planning to enroll in a masters program in speech-language pathology or audiology select from among those courses.