{"id":52624,"date":"2025-09-24T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?page_id=52624"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:05:08","slug":"psychology-at-carleton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/psychology-at-carleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying Psychology at Carleton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n\n<section class=\"relative w-screen cu-fullbanner bg-cu-black-900 ml-offset-center\">\n    <div class=\"relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/AEC_3012-1600x700.jpg\" alt=\"two students and a prof engaged in discussion\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"w-full px-6 cu-prose-light lg:absolute lg:bottom-8 lg:px-10\">\n            <div class=\"flex justify-center mx-auto max-w-screen-2xl\">\n                <div class=\"pt-3 pb-5 text-white rounded-lg lg:max-w-2xl lg:px-8 lg:pt-6 lg:pb-8\" style=\"background-color:rgba(25, 25, 25, 0.6)\">\n                    <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12 cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                                <h1 class=\"font-semibold not-prose text-white text-center !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] after:left-px\">\n                            Study Psychology at Carleton\n                        <\/h1>\n                        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn How to Apply<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_enq&amp;code1=PROS&amp;code2=&amp;code4=IPR_UDFA=ENQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign Up For More Info<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ouac.on.ca\/guide\/undergrad-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply at OUAC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/header>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton\u2019s Psychology program provides students with tailored program options to suit their strengths and interests. With concentrations in Health, Forensic, Social and Personality, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, students are equipped with specialized courses, access to collaborative research opportunities and labs, and the chance to build connections with peers and professors in their selected concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psychology at Carleton \u2014 Sarah&#039;s story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9WU_xfQIok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Learn more about the Psychology Program\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Psychologists study the mechanisms that underlie our thoughts, emotions and behaviours. They examine a diverse range of topics, such as how we think and learn, how we interact with others and how we can promote healthy development and wellness. This is accomplished by conducting research so that the knowledge gained can help us to better understand the human mind, enhance well-being and performance and generate additional research questions. All of our&nbsp;undergraduate Psychology programs&nbsp;provide opportunities to explore psychology\u2019s major areas within the context of an active and diverse research environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/psychology-ba\/\">Learn More about Psychology<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/secondary-photo-1-scaled-1-768x511.jpg); background-position: 31% 33%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"other-ways-to-study-the-mind\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other ways to study the mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The human mind is complex, and understanding how it works requires perspectives from many fields of study: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Philosophy, Linguistics and more. Explore our programs to see how they offer different ways of understanding our minds, ourselves and others.<\/p>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/ACE-Lab-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Cognitive Science\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Cognitive Science involves the study of cognition, perception and emotion from a wide range of perspectives. Despite the many different methodologies they use, cognitive scientists are united in their interest in the mind \u2014 and the brain. \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/cognitive-science\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Cognitive Science\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/philosophy_courses-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Philosophy\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Gain the ability to assess ideas and appreciate multiple perspectives. Develop intellectual curiosity, flexibility and learn to think creatively and critically. You&#8217;ll study moral, social and political philosophy; philosophy of mind, cognitive science, language and knowledge and more.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/philosophy\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Philosophy\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"study-language-as-it-relates-to-the-mind\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Study language as it relates to the mind\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Applied-Linguistics-and-Discourse-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Language is an essential part of what it is to be human and this program gives you the opportunity to examine how language works in real life. The field of Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies develops and applies theories to solve everyday problems involving language. \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/applied-linguistics-and-discourse-studies\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Applied Linguistics\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/applied_linguistics_careers-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Linguistics\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Linguistics is the scientific study of one of the most fundamental aspects of being human: using language to communicate. Explore what it means to know a language, how we process and produce language, language structure, how children acquire language, variation and diversity in languages across the globe, how languages change over time and more.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/linguistics\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Linguistics\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/linguistics_courses-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences \n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Explore clinical and experimental areas of linguistics as they apply to first language acquisition, speech-language differences and disabilities, how language is represented and processed in the brain, the range of linguistic variation and biological and evolutionary aspects of language. \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/psycholinguistics-and-communication-differences\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Psycholinguistics\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Apply Now! \n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>Thinking about applying to one of our programs? Head to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouac.on.ca\/guide\/undergrad-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Universities\u2019 Application Centre (OUAC)<\/a>&nbsp;to start your online application.<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Depositphotos_506166880_L-1-768x511.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton\u2019s Psychology program provides students with tailored program options to suit their strengths and interests. 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