Address: 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada P7B 5E1
Website: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/academics/undergraduate-programs/thunder-bay/psychology
School Description:
Dynamic, modern, and highly learner-centred, we acknowledge all of our students as valued leaders of tomorrow, whose education and success are most paramount to our institution. Both campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia promise the total university experience: a blend of academic excellence and opportunity with a rich variety of social and recreational activities. We also promise excellence in research; Lakehead is the proud host to nine Canada Research Chairs and revolutionary facilities such as our world-renowned Paleo-DNA Laboratory and our Biorefining Research Institute.
Undergraduate Program Description
Psychology is a science and profession that revolves around how people think, feel, behave, and experience emotions. Psychologists ask questions such as “How do we learn?” “How do we think?” and “What motivates us?” They study how we are influenced by our environment and biological factors and the abnormalities that can occur with regard to our psychological functions.
What is Psychology?
Psychology is a science of behaviour in humans and nonhumans. It has several subfields that examines behaviour from different perspectives – from biological to sociological, from micro (such as cellular) to maco (such as systemic) level.
Psychologists are scientists who undertake research using scientific paradigms to develop theories and test them in scientific experimentation. They also develop new knowledge using a variety of other research methods such as interviews or focus groups.
Psychologists are also professional service providers. Some study normal and abnormal behaviour, and assess and/or treat individuals with mental health or neuropsychological problems. Some are consultants to communities and organizations and help out by carrying out tests of intelligence and personality to inform decision-making. Others study human interactions or human-machine interactions to improve the relationships. Many others work with a variety of groups such as businesses, schools, colleges, universities, research laboratories, public health officials, lawyers, inmates, sports organizations or individuals, the military, engineers, and so on.
Psychologists contribute to every aspect of society through the generation of new knowledge and/or the application of knowledge. Thus you will find them in diverse settings.
At Lakehead University, you will have the opportunity to study the breadth and depth of the core areas in the discipline of psychology which include the biological, cognitive-affective, individual, social, and developmental. It will help you to understand the different aspects of the human experience and prepare you for advanced study in psychology in a subfield of your choice.
The Department of Psychology offers various undergraduate programs to suit your needs. It also has graduate programs in psychological science at the MSc and PhD level, and graduate programs in clinical psychology at the MA and PhD level. The PhD Clinical Psychology program is accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association.
Graduate Program Description
PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL
Lakehead University offers a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Clinical Psychology that is fully accredited by the Canadian Psychological Assocation (CPA). The master degree normally requires two years of full-time study.
AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL MASTER’S REGULATIONS, APPLICATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM MUST BE MADE BY DECEMBER 15.
The MA Clinical program strives to develop and nurture skills within students that are grounded in science, critical thinking, and ethics, so that they may serve as competent researchers, clinicians and educators. The program adheres closely to the scientist-practitioner model of training and practice in psychology. For additional information on the program’s goals, objectives, and values, please visit the Department of Psychology.
MA CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: GERONTOLOGY SPECIALIZATION
The Gerontology Program collaborates with five departments including Psychology, to provide students with an innovative, interdisciplinary learning perspective. Students have the opportunity to access multifaceted resources and work together with complementary disciplines.
Research and theory in Gerontology is reviewed, and the thesis or major project taken in the collaborating academic unit will have a gerontological focus. For additional information on the Interdisciplinary Graduate Specialization in Gerontology, please visit the Gerontology website.
MA CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: WOMEN’S STUDIES SPECIALIZATION
The Department of Women’s Studies at Lakehead University is dedicated to furthering an understanding of the importance of gender as a category of analysis in scholarly inquiry. Through interdisciplinary instruction students will critically assess the relevance of existing models of knowledge in reflecting women’s experience and scholarship.
The aim of the program is to encourage the development and integration of feminist teaching, learning, and research within the university community and the community at large. This Collaborative Master’s program allows students to combine advanced disciplinary research with feminist scholarship from the interdisciplinary field of Women’s Studies. Upon completion of the program, the degree awarded specifies the discipline of the participating academic unit and notes the Specialization in Women’s Studies. For additional information on the Interdisciplinary Graduate Specialization in Women’s Studies, please visit the Women’s Studies website.
Students in these programs must complete all requirements within six terms (2 years) of continuous registration.
PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Lakehead University offers a Master of Science degree in Psychological Science (previously referred to as Experimental Psychology).
AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL MASTER’S REGULATIONS, APPLICATIONS TO THIS PROGRAM MUST BE MADE BY DECEMBER 15.
The program is a research-intensive program in all areas of psychology including biological, cognitive, individual and social bases of behaviour. The Psychological Science curriculum is based on an apprenticeship model with flexible core courses that are apropriate to a student’s research area of focus.
MSC PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE: GERONTOLOGY SPECIALIZATION
The Gerontology Program collaborates with five departments including Psychology, to provide students with an innovative, interdisciplinary learning perspective. Students have the opportunity to access multifaceted resources and work together with complementary disciplines.
Research and theory in Gerontology is reviewed, and the thesis or major project taken in the collaborating academic unit will have a gerontological focus. For additional information on the Interdisciplinary Graduate Specialization in Gerontology, please visit the Gerontology website.
Students in these programs must complete all requirements within six terms (2 years) of continuous registration.