- This position is similar to a volunteer research position, but it is generally more project-based.
- The ROP is a University-run program in which qualified students earn course credit by obtaining intermediate-level research experiences in research labs on specific lab projects.
- General information for the application process can be found here.
The IRP is a 4th-year course (offered as a semester-long and year-long course) in which qualified students conduct an independent research project under a faculty supervisor affiliated with the UTM Psychology department.
- This position usually allows for more independence than a research volunteer and an ROP in that students either lead their own project or one chosen by a faculty member. As such, it often requires prior research experiences as a research volunteer or an ROP student.
- General information for the application process can be found here.
A year-long research project lead by the student under the supervision of a faculty researcher.
- Conducting an honour’s thesis is the most advanced form of research experience since students will be a leader of a research project.
- The Honours Thesis program is a year-long course in which highly qualified undergraduate students conduct an independent research project under a faculty supervisor affiliated with the UTM Psychology department. Admission to this program is highly competitive and general requirements can be found here.
- More general information can be found here.
PSY401 is a year-long, half-credit course in which undergraduate students will produce and present deliverables for a faculty supervisor affiliated with the UTM Psychology department.
- Students will participate in seminars to learn to communicate effectively about scientific discoveries and engage in the process of knowledge translation. Students will also work with a Psychology faculty supervisor to create and deliver knowledge translation products.
- More general information can be found here.
PSY442Y5 is a year-long seminar and practicum on issues relating to the life-long development of individuals with disabilities.
- The course combines academic material (readings, weekly seminars, assignments, and field trips) with practical experience in a community-based setting with exceptional children, youth or adults. The practicum portion involves an 80 hour supervised placement in a school or social service agency, with emphasis on developmental delay, physical disability, and/or hearing and visual impairment.
Objectives of the Field Placement:
- To provide students with direct experience working with exceptional children, adolescents and/or adults in the context of a school, clinic, community agency or other setting approved by the Course Instructor.
- To stimulate philosophical and practical discussions of disability issues based on students’ experiences.
- To enable students to evaluate their suitability for a variety of careers involving exceptional people, including education, counselling, rehabilitation, advocacy, research and writing.
- More general information can be found here.