BA/BS in Psychology

Psychology at Dalhousie University leads to a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts, offered by the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience across the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, with study at the Halifax campus and, in part, at Truro, and entry in September or January. The program covers how the mind works and what drives human and animal behaviour, with required coursework in research methods, statistics, and systems neuroscience alongside core psychology topics. Students can complete the degree as an honours, major, or minor, including combined-honours and double-major options, and may take part in study-abroad exchanges, such as with Maastricht University, or enter through an integrated science program in first year. The BSc and BA share an identical psychology curriculum; the difference lies in general degree requirements, since the BSc requires mathematics courses and the BA requires additional language courses. Graduates move into roles in community services, human resources, and forensic services directly from the undergraduate degree, while fields such as clinical psychology, social work, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy require further professional education beyond this program. It suits students interested in the scientific study of behaviour who want flexibility between a science- or arts-oriented path while keeping the same core psychology training.