Psychology Minor Concentration (B.A.) (18 credits)
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Arts)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science
Program credit weight: 18
Program Description
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour. The B.A. Minor Concentration Psychology (18 credits) is intended to compliment the student’s primary field of study by providing a focused introduction to specialized topics in psychology.
Program Requirements
Students registered in a Bachelor of Arts program in another department may pursue the Minor Concentration Psychology. This minor concentration is expandable for students who may wish to transfer into the Major Concentration Psychology at a later date.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Program Prerequisites (0-3 credits)
Students planning to enter the Minor Concentration Psychology program should have completed an introductory course in general psychology in CEGEP. Otherwise, they can complete it in their first year of study at McGill University (see below).
Introduction to Psychology or General Psychology in CEGEP is equivalent to PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology. at McGill. Students who have not completed either of those courses are advised to take PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology. in their first year.
McGill Freshman students are recommended to complete the following course in their U0 year:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology. | 3 |
Introduction to Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the scientific study of mind and behavior, including basic concepts and methods in psychology while also highlighting the relevance of psychology to everyday life; attachment, aggression, depression, parenting and personality change. | ||
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
6 credits selected from:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 204 | Introduction to Psychological Statistics. | 3 |
Introduction to Psychological Statistics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance. | ||
| PSYC 211 | Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience. | 3 |
Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to contemporary research on the relationship between brain and behaviour. Topics include learning, memory and cognition, brain damage and neuroplasticity, emotion and motivation, and drug addiction and brain reward circuits. Much of the evidence will be drawn from the experimental literature on research with animals. | ||
| PSYC 212 | Perception. | 3 |
Perception. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Perception is the organization of sensory input into a representation of the environment. Topics include: survey of sensory coding mechanisms (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory), object recognition, spatial localization, perceptual constancies and higher level influences. | ||
| PSYC 213 | Cognition. | 3 |
Cognition. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Where do thoughts come from? What is the nature of thought, and how does it arise in the mind and the brain? Cognition is the study of human information processing, and we will explore topics such as memory, attention, categorization, decision making, intelligence, philosophy of mind, and the mind-as computer metaphor. | ||
| PSYC 215 | Social Psychology. | 3 |
Social Psychology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The course offers students an overview of the major topics in social psychology. Three levels of analysis are explored beginning with individual processes (e.g., attitudes, attribution), then interpersonal processes (e.g., attraction, communication, love) and finally social influence processes (e.g., conformity, norms, roles, reference groups). | ||
12 credits in Psychology at the 300 level or above.