Psychology Major (B.Sc.)

Program Prerequisites (0-6 credits)

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.

Required Courses (15 credits)

U1

• PSYC 204 Introduction to Psychological Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 211 Introductory Behavioural Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 213 Cognition (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 215 Social Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

U1 or U2

• PSYC 305 Statistics for Experimental Design (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

Complementary Courses (39 credits)

List A - (Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognition and Quantitative Methods) (6 credits)

6 credits in Psychology from the following:

• PSYC 302 Pain (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 306 Research Methods in Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 310 Intelligence (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 312 Introduction to Perception (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 315 Computational Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 318 Behavioural Neuroscience 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 319 Computational Models - Cognition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 329 Introduction to Auditory Cognition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 340 Psychology of Language (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 341 The Psychology of Bilingualism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 342 Hormones and Behaviour (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 352 Research Methods and Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 353 Research Methods and Laboratory in Human Perception (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 355 Research Methods and Laboratory in Electroencephalography (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 403 Modern Psychology in Historical Perspective (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 406 Psychological Tests (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 410 Special Topics in Neuropsychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 413 Cognitive Development (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 427 Sensorimotor Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 433 Cognitive Science (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 439 Correlational Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 443 Affective Neuroscience (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 444 Sleep Mechanisms and Behaviour (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
• PSYC 470 Memory and Brain (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 502 Psychoneuroendocrinology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 506 Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 513 Human Decision-Making (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 514 Neurobiology of Memory (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 526 Advances in Visual Perception (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 529 Music Cognition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 531 Structural Equation Models (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 537 Advanced Seminar in Psychology of Language (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 541 Multilevel Modelling (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• PSYC 545 Topics in Language Acquisition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 560 Machine Learning Tools in Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 562 Measurement of Psychological Processes (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

List B - (Social, Health, and Developmental Psychology) (6 credits)

6 credits in Psychology from the following:

• NSCI 201 Introduction to Neuroscience 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 304 Child Development (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
• PSYC 309 Positive Psychology: Science of Well-Being (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 328 Health Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 331 Inter-Group Relations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 332 Introduction to Personality (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 333 Personality and Social Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
• PSYC 337 Introduction to Psychopathology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 339 Introduction to Applied Psychology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 351 Research Methods and Laboratory in Social Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 408 Principles and Applications of Psychotherapy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 411 Discrimination & Wellbeing in Marginalized Communities (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 412 Child Development: Psychopathology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 414 Social Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 471 Human Motivation (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 473 Social Cognition and the Self (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 474 Interpersonal Relationships (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 483 Seminar in Experimental Psychopathology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 491D1 Advanced Study: Behavioural Disorders (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 491D2 Advanced Study: Behavioural Disorders (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 507 Emotions, Stress, and Illness (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 509 Diverse Clinical Populations (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 512 Advanced Personality Seminar (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 528 Vulnerability to Depression and Anxiety (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• PSYC 535 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 539 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Unclassified Courses (0–28 credits)

Students may also select complementary courses from the research and topics courses as follows:

• PSYC 385 Independent Research Project 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 450D1 Research Project and Seminar (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
• PSYC 450D2 Research Project and Seminar (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 484D1 Independent Research Project 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 484D2 Independent Research Project 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• PSYC 485 Independent Research Project 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 492 Special Topics Seminar 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 493 Special Topics Seminar 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• PSYC 499 Reading Project (1 credits) · Offered: Fall

0-3 credits from: (0–3 credits)

0-3 credits from:

• PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

0-3 credits from: (0–3 credits)

0-3 credits from:

• BIOL 111 Principles: Organismal Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

9 credits in Psychology at the 300 level or above. (9 credits)

9 credits in Psychology at the 300 level or above.

9 credits in Psychology at the 400 or 500 level. (9 credits)

9 credits in Psychology at the 400 or 500 level.

9 credits at the 300 level or above in any of the following disciplines: Psychology (PSYC), Anatomy and Cell Biology (ANAT), Biology (BIOL), Biochemistry (BIOC) (9 credits)

9 credits at the 300 level or above in any of the following disciplines: Psychology (PSYC), Anatomy and Cell Biology (ANAT), Biology (BIOL), Biochemistry (BIOC), Chemistry (CHEM), Computer Science (COMP), Mathematics (MATH), Physiology (PHGY), Psychiatry (PSYT).

Related programs

• Psychology Honours (B.Sc.)
• Psychology Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.)
• Psychology Minor (B.Sc.)
• Psychology Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
• Psychology Major Concentration (B.A.)
• Psychology Honours (B.A.)