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Links September 4, 2020 - 9:50pm

Marie Piche December 7, 2022 - 3:08pm

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No research focus as a temporary instructor with one section per semester.
Tony Robertson PhD August 3, 2016 - 4:52pm

Courses:
Courses October 22, 2024 - 7:41pm

The Psychology department offers courses required to complete VIU's Bachelor of Arts Major or Minor in Psychology.

High school students who are interested in completing a Major in Psychology are strongly encouraged to take grade 12 Math and Biology.
Caroline Burnley February 7, 2025 - 10:51am

Courses
Rachel Cooper PhD February 7, 2025 - 10:51am

Courses

Introductory Psychology, Infant and Child Development, Adolescence, Aging, Death and Dying, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, and Consciousness.

Research Interests

My research interests primarily concern anomalous phenomena in human behaviour, and other aspects of consciousness, from an interdisciplinary perspective. I am currently a member of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, The Society for Scientific Exploration, and the Parapsychological Association.
Faculty September 11, 2025 - 10:10am

Caroline Burnley

Professor
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2135
Mail drop: 356-3
Email: Caroline.Burnley@viu.ca

Further Info:

Becky Earhart

Professor
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2001
Mail drop: 356-3
Email: Becky.Earhart@viu.ca
Research September 11, 2025 - 11:10am

Research Labs

  • Behavioral Medicine Lab - Director:  Dr. Deborah Matheson, PhD, ABD
  • Consciousness Studies Lab - Director:  Dr. Rachel Cooper, PhD
  • Couples and Mindfulness Lab - Director:  Dr. Cameron Gordon, PhD
  • Developmental Forensic Psychology - Children and Memory - Director:  Dr. Becky Earhart, PhD
  • Environmental Psychology Research Lab - Director:  Dr. Lindsay J.
Journals September 22, 2023 - 9:16am

Psychology Journals
Psychology BA Major or Minor February 1, 2022 - 11:09am
  • Length: 
    4 Years
  • Credential: 
    Bachelor Degree
  • Options: 
    Major, Minor
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Resources and Links October 26, 2023 - 9:55am

Forms - Directed Studies
Contact Us February 10, 2025 - 12:31pm
Deborah Matheson

Chair, Dept. of Psychology

Nanaimo Campus
Building: 356
Room: 356
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2139
Mail drop: 356-3

Cowichan Campus
Building 700, Room 318
Phone: 250-746-3528, Local 3528

Email: Deborah.Matheson@viu.ca
Funding June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

External Funding
Course Materials February 1, 2022 - 11:14am

Elliott Marchant's Courses     

Deborah Matheson's Courses     

Melanie O'Neill's Courses     
Psychology BSc Major or Minor February 1, 2022 - 11:08am
Faculty August 26, 2025 - 9:14pm

Mark Blackell

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Contact Us August 20, 2024 - 4:01pm

Jocelyne Praud

Chair and Professor of Political Studies
Building: 356
Room: 338b
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2242
Mail drop: 356
Email: Jocelyne.Praud@viu.ca
Political Studies BA Program June 6, 2024 - 6:27pm

Program requirements prior to February 2016
Philosophy in Canada: Questions and Answers January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

Prepared by The Canadian Philosophical Association   

Philosophical inquiry has a history of nearly three thousand years and is pursued in all cultures. Almost every institution of higher learning includes a programme in philosophy, where it is viewed as important for a well rounded education.  Formal instruction in philosophy is also offered at pre-university levels in many countries and some provinces, including in Quebec's Colleges (CEGEPs) and, more recently, in Ontario's secondary schools.
A Brief Guide to Writing Philosophy Papers August 3, 2016 - 4:54pm

The standards for writing a good philosophy paper are like those for any scholarly writing. The writer should discuss the issues or ideas that form the subject matter of the paper in an orderly manner, omit needless redundancy and material irrelevant to the central issues of the paper, and provide footnote citations and quotations wherever necessary to support the views expressed in the paper.