Carleton University

Course Details

BA Psychology

Course Description

Psychologists study the mechanisms that underlie our thoughts, emotions and behaviours. They examine a diverse range of topics, such as how we think and learn, how we interact with others and how we can promote healthy development and wellness. This is accomplished by conducting research so that the knowledge gained can help us to better understand the human mind, enhance well-being and performance, and generate additional research questions.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

Throughout your Carleton Psychology program, you will have opportunities to acquire and refine skills that will contribute to your personal, intellectual, and social development. You will also be developing skills that will enhance your desirability in the workforce. For example, you will be working on skills related to research methods, statistics, critical thinking, information literacy, and communication. These skills can be applied in careers such as corrections, education, health and social services, human resource management, marketing and public relations, mental health services, research, and more. Many of our graduates wish to become professional psychologists. Most Canadian provinces, however, require you to have a PhD degree and be registered by a provincial college or board of psychologists before allowing you to use the professional designation of psychologist. Carleton’s Honours programs in Psychology provide you with the foundation you need for graduate study leading to a doctoral degree.




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