Introductory Psychology
Psychology · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall/Winter and Spring, Every Year
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
PSYC-1000 prerequisites
Taking PSYC-1000 is a prerequisite for 20 courses directly, and opens 79 once their own follow-ons are counted.
- KIN-2105Sport and Exercise Psychology
- PSYC-2101Introduction to Data Analysis
- PSYC-2200Developmental Psychology I: Fundamentals
- PSYC-2210Introduction to Educational Psychology
- PSYC-2300Personality Psychology
- PSYC-2400Social Psychology I
- PSYC-2410Social Psychology II
- PSYC-2420The Psychology of Sex and Gender
- PSYC-2430Psychological Approaches to Social Issues
- PSYC-2600An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC-2610Perception I
- PSYC-2620Psycholinguistics
- and 8 more.
Where PSYC-1000 counts
Required by 7 programs:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course provides an introduction to the scientific analysis of behaviour and mental activity from the biological, social, and individual perspectives. Major topics include the following: perception, motivation, learning, memory, intelligence, personality, states of consciousness, social interaction, developmental processes, hereditary and environmental influences, abnormal psychology, therapeutic methods, and procedures for collecting and summarizing data. Students are expected to participate directly or indirectly in the Department's ongoing research program. This course is prerequisite for all other Psychology courses.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this courses and PSYC-1000/3 (transferred introductory course from another institution). Students may not hold credit for this course and PSYC-1001.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.