- In-Person
- $1,885 - $5,045
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.