Community Psychology Specialization
This intensive specialization for Honours BA Psychology and Honours BA Psychology: Research Specialist students uses structural, ecological, intersectional, and critical lenses to provide core strengths in promoting health and wellbeing, community engagement, and social change through research, action, and policy.
The specialization includes 4.0 credits:
- 0.5 credit: PS282
- 0.5 credit: PS382, PS394, or PS398 (or SY489)
- 1.0 credit supervised by a community psychology faculty member: PS492*, or PS499*, or two PS490 courses
- 2.0 credits, including at least 1.5 credits at the third or fourth year level, from the following, not completed above:
- PS285, PS287, PS383, PS389, PS394, PS472, or PS482
- Students may also choose the following credits if not completed above:
UU101, PS382, PS398 (or SY489), PS492*, PS490 or PS499*, supervised by a community psychology faculty member. The list of community psychology faculty members can be found under the “Community Faculty” heading on the following webpage:
https://students.wlu.ca/programs/science/psychology/faculty-and-staff.html)
- This specialization is only available at the Waterloo Campus.
- Students are advised that admission to PS499* is not guaranteed. Students will be required to apply to PS499* at the end of Year 3. Admission decisions will be based on consideration of grades, appropriate preparation, and the availability of research supervisors.
- Students are advised that admission to PS492* is
not guaranteed. Students wishing to complete PS492*
must apply at the end of Year 3. Decisions about
admission to the course will be based on consideration
of grades, appropriate preparation, an interview and
the availability of fieldwork supervisors/faculty
advisors.