Hire a Student in Psychology
Psychology students study the causes of human behaviour and behavioural change, which are essential to many industries. They receive a rich mixture of training in analytical and research methods.
By studying the life sciences and social sciences, students gain a broader perspective on solving complex problems. Key courses include statistics, social psychology, psychological research and more.
Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) students receive extensive professional and skill development training and supports through the ASIP supplementary curriculum.
What Can Our Students Offer?
By the End of Second Year:
- Apply psychological theories to explain and predict human behaviour in experimental and real-world settings
- Knowledge about diverse perspectives (biological, cognitive, social, personality and developmental) that explain behaviour in complementary ways
- Data analysis skills, including the visualization of relationships between variables and basic inferential statistics
- Students enrolled in our psychology specialist program offer knowledge of advanced inferential statistics and their application to complex data sets and can design experiments to test hypotheses about human behaviour
By the End of Third Year:
- Critically evaluate theories that explain human behaviour and the scientific approaches used to support them
- Apply theories and psychological research methods to a broader range of real-world contexts, to identify and evaluate primary research and to effectively communicate their ideas to scientific and general audiences
- Psychology specialists have further developed their applied research skills by devising, implementing and interpreting psychology experiments
Where Do Our Students Work?
U of T’s psychology students have worked with top employers across Canada and globally, including:
- Hospitals — Women’s College Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University Health Network
- Public administration — Government of Canada, Ontario Public Service, City of Toronto
- Educational services — University of Toronto
- Pharmaceuticals — Eli Lilly, Gilead Sciences
- Non-profits — Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Technology and telecommunications — Nokia, BlackBerry, Questrade, Rogers Communications
- Finance and insurance — Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal
What Can Our Students Do?
- Research assistance
- Learning project coordination
- Student services
- Neuroscience medical affairs
- Data analysis
- Human-centred design
- Human resources
Connect with our talent!
Faculty of Arts & Science students are collaborative, adaptable, creative, analytical; they are solutions-focused, have strong research skills and are eager to contribute to their communities and society.