Introduction to Psychology

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. Combines morning classes and afternoon pre-university workshops.

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. It explores the intricacies of the human mind, and seeks to understand how people think, act and feel. Psychology has many sub-disciplines, including behavioural, clinical, cognitive, developmental, health, sports, organizational, social and personality psychology. Not only is it one of the fastest-growing professions, it’s also among the most popular undergraduate majors at UBC and other universities.

This course is an ideal choice if you’re thinking about majoring in psychology or planning to take a psychology course at university. It’s also an excellent choice for students interested in the social sciences, applied sciences or medicine.

ALANNAH WALLACE (MA) is a PhD candidate in the Attentional Neuroscience Laboratory in the UBC Department of Psychology. She studies the electrophysiology of the visual attention network and the use of behavioural strategies to optimize control of attention and/or compensate for stress on an executive system due to environmental and/or neurobiological factors.

CHANTELLE M. COCQUYT is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at UBC. She researches how people form memories of emotional experiences and why certain aspects of these experiences are better remembered than others. She uses neuroimaging techniques, specifically functional magnetic resonance imaging, to pinpoint the brain regions are involved in these processes. In addition to research, Chantelle plays an active role in sharing her knowledge across a variety of departments as an organizer and core-lecturer for the annual UBC BrainCamp, a workshop designed to teach graduate students and research assistants how to conduct functional neuroimaging analyses. Chantelle has also been active within the psychology department, assuming roles a Teaching Assistant Mentor and a member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Working Groups.

Course format

This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class from 9am–12pm and university preparation workshops from 1:30–3pm, Monday through Friday. University preparation workshops prepare you for success at university and improve your chances of getting into the university and career of your choice. 

Choose to live in a student residence on campus or commute daily to UBC Vancouver:

Commuter Option: includes lunch in residence dining hall, Monday through Friday, and UBC Recreation Card.

Residence Option: includes private room and full board, airport pick-up and drop-off, local medical insurance for all international students (and custodianship if required for visas), weeknight and weekend social activities (e.g., trips to Grouse Mountain, Granville Island and Robson Street), and UBC Recreation Card.

Cost details

*All fees are subject to change

To register

A Family Account in UBC’s Lifelong Learning registration system is required to register for UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus.

After you add the course to your cart and go to check out, you’re asked to create a new Family Account or log in if you already have a Family Account.

A parent or guardian needs to set up the Family Account with their primary email address. After the account is created, the parent/guardian adds the student as a family member to their Family Account using the student’s primary email address (the student’s email address cannot be the same as the parent/guardian email address).

Add the student to the course session in your cart and complete the checkout process.

After completing the checkout process, and while logged into your Family Account, select New Application to access the FGL information package. Your registration is not final until the information package has been completed and submitted. You may partially complete the information package and return to it at any time within your Family Account.