Behavioural Science
Behavioural Science—BHS for short—is an interdisciplinary program of sociology and psychology. Through psychology you’ll examine how individuals perceive, develop within, and act upon the world. Through sociology you’ll examine how groups and cultures create their own social worlds and how those worlds affect the people who are a part of them. You’ll learn how sociology and psychology intersect in human behaviour, and your learning in one will complement the other. You’ll not only take fascinating classes and do interesting research, you’ll also put your learning to work by doing a community practicum.
So, here's the deal:
Take five courses per semester for four years, and you'll complete your Behavioural Science degree [courses are worth 3 credits and 3 x 5 x 2 x 4 = 120 credits].
Here's a sampling of the jobs our alumni have landed with this degree or entered through further studies:
- Child and youth worker
- Crisis intervention services
- Counselor
- Teacher or professor
- Police worker
- Registered psychologist
Within your Behavioural Science degree, you can specialize in one of eight career domains: education; counselling; criminology and criminal justice; child and youth work; working with vulnerable populations with intervention, prevention, and policy; working with racially diverse populations; chaplaincy; and church and denominational settings.
Faculty
Joel Thiessen, PhD
PositionChair, Social SciencesProfessor, SociologyDirector, Flourishing Congregations InstituteOffice LocationL2105Email Address-
Alex Sanderson, PhD
PositionAssociate Professor of PsychologyOffice LocationL2101Email Address-
Monetta Bailey, PhD
Alan Ho, PhD
James Cresswell, PhD
Rodrigo Dal Ben, PhD
PositionAssistant Professor of PsychologyOffice LocationL2107Email Address-
Kim McLachlan
PositionSocial Sciences Program CoordinatorOffice LocationL2096Email Address-