Why Hire U of T Psychology Graduates?

The Department of Psychology, established in 1891, offers a research-based undergraduate education, which is broad and comprehensive. The diversity of our faculty’s research expertise prepares our students well for postgraduate training and for occupations requiring a psychology background.

Through the study of psychology, graduates learn the fundamental principles and methods used in psychological research, biology, and pharmacology, including statistical analysis and survey and outcome analysis.

Our graduates are well-rounded and imaginative thinkers. They learn to analyze both normal and abnormal human behaviour, thoughts, emotions and motives, mental ability, perception, communication, development and individual differences, group dynamics, decision making, and neurological and developmental disorders.

Affiliations with Leading Research Institutions

Although there is no general clinical program, the Department of Psychology is affiliated with cooperating institutions that provide students with opportunities to engage in clinical and applied research. Institutions include

The Hospital for Sick Children, Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, Institute for Life Course and Aging, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, and Toronto Western Hospital.

Psychology Co-op Program

Exceptional students who demonstrate high scholastic achievement, as well as strong mathematical and Englishlanguage competency, participate in the U of T Scarborough co-op program in psychology. Two 4-month paid work terms alternate with study terms, providing a strong grounding in practical research methods, including statistics, experimental design, and laboratory work, as well as library research and report writing. Two Co-op Programs are available in:

• Psychology
• Mental Health Studies

Exceptionality in Human Learning Practicum

U of T Mississauga offers employers the opportunity to recruit fourth-year undergraduate students for an unpaid practicum, starting in September, for one day a week for eight months. The Exceptionality in Human Learning practicum focuses on several areas, including developmental delay, motor impairment, hearing impairment/deafness, and visual impairment/blindness.

Expertise Developed

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Research and data analysis
• Ability to identify, select, organize, and effectively communicate information in writing and seminar form
• Evaluative and laboratory skills
• Interpersonal and team skills
• Ability to multi-task, meeting the deadlines of academic, practical, and on-site training

Jobs for Which Our Graduates Are Ready

Social worker Rehabilitation counsellor Market research analyst Industrial relations coordinator Immigration officer Manager/management consultant Counsellor/therapist Crisis worker Advertising/marketing manager

Public relations manager Probation/parole officer Psychologist/psychological associate Child care worker Research assistant Human resources manager Criminologist Sales representative

Enrolment Bachelors: 4,300 Masters, PhDs: 152 Annual Graduates Bachelors: 1,100 Masters, PhDs: 40

Employers Say… “U of T psychology students represent a right fit for our company. We routinely hire these motivated and imaginative thinkers.” — Shawn Park, Manager, National & International Recruitment, Shepell • fgi

Undergraduate Programs Bachelor of Science Abnormal psychology Animal behaviour Behavioural neuroscience Cognitive psychology Developmental psychology Exceptionality in human learning Learning and motivation Perception Personality Physiological psychology Social psychology Graduate Programs Master of Arts Art and psychology Attention and consciousness Biology and behaviour Cognition, perception, and cognitive neuroscience Communication Cultural psychology Developmental psychology Memory Mood and cognitive disorders Social/ personality/ abnormal psychology Speech, audition, and music Organizations Recruiting at the Career Centre Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Centre for Research in Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Freedom 55 Financial, Shepell • fgi PDF Version Click here for PDF Version of this document. (Note: You will need Acrobat Reader Version 7)

Updated, March 2009