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Department of Psychology

Why study psychology?

Learn how to discuss and apply psychological theories and research. Acquire the expertise involved in conducting research with human participants and animals. Discover how psychology contributes to a diverse field of disciplines: brain and cognitive science, industrial organizational psychology, social psychology, and more.

You'll develop skills that lead to success in a wide range of graduate studies and professional disciplines.

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Undergraduate programs

Psychology is the scientific study of brain and behaviour. Psychologists analyze the cognitive, biological, and social bases of how humans think, feel, and behave.

Ashley Ware received a Killam Award for her research

Clinical psychology

Advance your knowledge of the causes, prevention, assessment and treatment of psychological problems, along with the promotion of health and wellness. Our program is accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association.

Psychology professor Penny Pexman and her PhD student David Sidhu have written a paper examining what people will infer from the sounds used in different names.

Psychology

Learn specialized training and collect data using scientific methods. Choose to specialize in one of our three exciting research areas.


In the media

In the News Michael Antle, Psychology, in Lethbridge Herald

Bad timing? Or perfect timing: DST debate lands at SACPA

In the News Perri Tutelman and Fiona Schulte, Psychology, in The Conversation

What adolescents and young adults with cancer want researchers to know

In the News Ogunfowora, Babatunde and Bourdage, Joshua S., Psychology, in Sage Journals

Is My Boss Gaslighting Me? Uncovering the Nomological Network of Gaslighting In LeaderEmployee Relationships

In the News Tunde Ogunfowora and Joshua Bourdage, Psychology, in CTV News

‘Real negative consequences’: Calgary researchers publish findings of workplace gaslighting studies

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Social Science

Transdisciplinary research grows

Faculty of Arts researchers are leading and contributing to nine Transdisciplinary Connector Grant projects tackling climate resilience, Indigenous food sovereignty, health and other complex societal challenges.

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