Honours BA Psychology: Forensic Specialization

The Honours BA Psychology: Forensic Specialization provides students with a liberal arts education that includes a focus on Forensic psychology in addition to a broad exposure to the major sub-fields of psychology, and some training in research methodology and statistics. It is designed to provide students with an interest in psychology and criminal justice with the analytical skills and information useful for a broad range of career options. The requirement for at least one course with a community service-learning experience exposes students to a broader range of experiences beyond the classroom.

The Honours BA Psychology: Forensic program consists of 20.0 credits, including at least 10.0 but not more than 11.0 credits in Psychology. The program shall include no more than 6.0 100 level credits and requires at least 14.0 senior level credits.

Degree Program Electives: An additional 10.0 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits. All students in the program must complete successfully the Foundations curriculum: BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299. It is recommended that students complete BF190 and BF290 in Year 1, and BF199 and BF299 by the end of Year 2.

Where applicable, the courses below may also be counted towards the requirements of the Honours Psychology BA or Honours Psychology BA in combination:

Forensic Psychology requirements (3.5 credits)

CC100, CC102, CC210; 
0.5 credit chosen from CC304 or CC314;
PS250, PS350, PS451