• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at York University is offered as a 4-year teaching program.
  • This course is offered on both a full-time and part-time basis.
  • The field of psychology is dedicated to the scientific study of behaviour including thought, feeling, and action, and viewed from social, developmental, and biological perspectives.
  • Students may choose to focus on specific areas of interest such as neuroscience or abnormal psychology or follow a more generalized program that covers a wide variety of aspects of the discipline.
  • Undergraduate students have the option of working toward either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
    • The BA Psychology program exposes students to a full range of psychological concepts and applications.
    • The BSc option adds a focus on the physical sciences (chemistry, physics, and biology) to a full range of discipline-specific courses.
  • The Specialized Honours Psychology Program (both BA and BSc) provides advanced training in research methods, statistical analysis, as well as guaranteed one-on-one thesis supervision and prepares students wishing to go on to graduate school.
  • University offers an extensive and diverse selection of courses taught both in classroom settings and on the Internet.
  • There are also evening and summer courses offered for working students who wish to pursue their studies on a part-time basis.
  • Students can participate in research in one of our many research centers, including the renowned Centre for Vision Research, the LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, and the York University Psychology Clinic.
  • Students can engage in active research alongside their professors. Psychology students often contribute to the Trauma and Attachment Report, a weekly online research report.
  • Bridging courses are available for those missing either a math or science prerequisite for entry to the BSc degree.
  • The courses Writing in Psychology (2010) (for all Psychology majors), Professionalism and Communication in Psychology (3000) (Specialized Honours Students only), and Critical Thinking in Psychology (4180) (Honours students only) provide transferable skills that employers are looking for.
  • York’s Psychology program ranks among the top 10 programs for psychology in Canada according to Maclean's magazine and among the top 100 programs in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2019.
  • The average salary goes up to 49,000 USD.