Social science areas include developmental, social, and personality psychology, while natural science areas include perception, cognition, sensation, and behavioral neuroscience . Particular emphasis is placed on developing the student's understanding and appreciation of psychological research through laboratory courses and statistics and methodology courses. At the University of Calgary students can choose from over fifty courses but also have enough program flexibility to concentrate on a particular area, such as industrial-organizational psychology or behavioral neuroscience. For students contemplating careers in psychology, the program provides preparation for psychology graduate study. Psychologists work as practitioners in a variety of areas such as clinical, health, and forensic psychology.
Academic psychologists work as teachers and researchers in universities and colleges.
The program also provides excellent preparation for continuing studies in such diverse areas as medicine, veterinary medicine, law, and management. The University of Calgary provides a unique, diverse and stimulating environment for an exciting career in Psychology. The professors, teaching assistants, and support staff in the Psychology Department make student interaction a key element of learning.