{"id":44092,"date":"2025-11-24T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/cutheme-homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:09:45","slug":"cutheme-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology &#8211; 杏吧原创 University"},"content":{"rendered":"\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-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2025\/12\/P_杏吧原创Photography_FallUGRstudents_67_011225-768x336.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Welcome to Psychology at 杏吧原创 University\n                    <\/h1>\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:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/ma-phd-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"psychology-continues-to-be-one-of-carletons-most-popular-and-dynamic-undergraduate-programs-with-over-2000-students\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Psychology continues to be one of 杏吧原创\u2019s most popular and dynamic undergraduate programs, with over 2000 students.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>杏吧原创 University\u2019s Psychology programs help you understand people better\u2014how we think, feel, and behave. You\u2019ll learn about the many factors that shape human behaviour and how psychologists study these topics using scientific methods.<br><br>If you want to become a psychologist, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-programs\/b-a-honours-psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honours<\/a> programs are a great first step because they <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"37579\">prepare you for graduate school<\/a>. But even if you\u2019re not sure about a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">psychology career<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/skills-you-will-gain-from-this-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">skills you gain<\/a>\u2014like understanding people, thinking critically, and evaluating information\u2014are useful in almost any job.<br><br>You can study Psychology as a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-programs\/b-sc-honours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bachelor of Science<\/a> (Honours) or as a Bachelor of Arts (<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-programs\/b-a-honours-psychology\/\">Honours<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-studies\/b-a-general\/\">regular BA<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/psychology\/#Psychology____BA_Combined_Honours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Combined Honours<\/a>). You can also add a Psychology <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/minors\/\">Minor<\/a> to another major if you want to explore the field without committing to a full degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undergraduate admissions<\/a> for more information, including <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/campustours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campus tours<\/a>, on how to<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/programs\/psychology-ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;join our program<\/a>.<\/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                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"get-started\" 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        Get Started\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\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2025\/12\/P_杏吧原创Photography_FallUGRstudents_94_011225-300x200.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        Undergraduate Programs\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                    Learn about our different undergraduate programs and concentrations. Our honours programs offers 5 concentrations: Cognitive, Developmental, Forensic, \nHealth, and Social and Personality Psychology.\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:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Undergrad Programs\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\" 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The university\u2019s location in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/prospective\/capital-advantage\/\">nation\u2019s capital&nbsp;<\/a>offers its students access to a wealth of resources unavailable elsewhere. As well, the university\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/\">beautiful riverside campus<\/a>&nbsp;provides a picturesque and stimulating environment to live and study.<\/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\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2025\/11\/odd-6sJMJUwU1LI-unsplash-768x512.jpg); background-position: 30% 37%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\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 杏吧原创 \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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychology continues to be one of 杏吧原创\u2019s most popular and dynamic undergraduate programs, with over 2000 students. 杏吧原创 University\u2019s Psychology programs help you understand people better\u2014how we think, feel, and behave. 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