International Year One (1-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Science - Psychology

The International Year program will provide you with the solid foundation you need to be successful in your university degree. Offered as a one, two, or three quarter program, you will study a range of subjects to develop your language and study skills, while focusing on your chosen field. After successfully completing your International Year, you will be able to progress to your undergraduate degree at Western.

Most of the major issues facing the people of the world today - hunger, overpopulation, the continuing threat of war, prejudice, pollution, drug addiction - are people problems; people have created them, and it will be people who must and will find solutions to them. Psychology, as the scientific study of mind and behavior, will help provide the answers to many of these pressing problems.

Psychology’s attempt to understand the human condition takes many approaches: some psychologists study brain chemistry and its relation to behavior, some study the behavior of individuals in groups, and others participate in providing counseling or psychotherapy to people who are mentally ill or who have difficulty coping with the demands of life. The core program in general psychology is designed to ensure that all students majoring psychology will develop a sound basic preparation for advanced study, have a solid grounding in psychological research and the real world applications of research findings in the field.