Psychology
Located in ruggedly beautiful Northwestern Ontario, at the tip of Lake Superior is the city of Thunder Bay, home of the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University. The Department of Psychology offers Undergraduate programs in both arts and science leading to bachelor, honours bachelor, and specialized honours bachelor psychology degrees, as well as a Minor in Psychology. The Department of Psychology offers graduate programs leading to degrees in master of science, Psychological Science, master of arts, Clinical Psychology, and PhDs in Psychology: Psychological Science or Clinical Psychology. The Clinical Psychology PhD program is accredited by the Canadian Psychology Association for a six year term until 2023-2024.
Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
The Department of Psychology extends our heartfelt congratulations to the 2020 graduating class of Psychology students who have completed our Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral programs! Please take a moment to watch this special video message.
Interested in psychology?
Psychology is a highly diverse field, and people with training in psychology can be found in a wide variety of careers.
What is psychology?
Psychology refers to both the science and profession concerned with understanding and influencing the thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviour of individuals.
Events
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Oct 22 |
Psychology CPRE Presentation - Jessie Lund 1:00 PM Via Zoom |
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Oct 23 |
Psychology MA Thesis Proposal Defense - Kara Boles 1:30 PM Via Zoom |
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Oct 27 |
PhD Dissertation Defense - Carley Pope 2:00 PM Via Zoom |
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Oct 29 |
Psychology MSc Thesis Proposal Defense - Aaron Craig 2:00 PM Via Zoom |
News
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Aug 18 |
Charting a Course to Treat Issues Stemming From Childhood Trauma A partnership between Lakehead University and a First Nations organization that is examining the links between childhood trauma and adult physical... full story |
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Aug 17 |
Lakehead researchers hope the Ontario government will integrate registered mental health providers into OHIP Two Lakehead University researchers have published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Public Health encouraging the province to integrate registered... full story |
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Jul 30 |
Lakehead researchers receiving more than $354K from SSHRC The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is granting Lakehead University researchers more than $354,000 in funding for seven... full story |
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May 6 |
Congratulations to Dr. Mushquash for being named a 2020 Champion of Mental Health The Canadian Alliance of Mental Illness and Mental Health named Dr. Christopher Mushquash a Champion of Mental Health for the Innovation – Researcher... full story |