PSYCH 464Advanced Research Apprenticeship

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Psychology

When it runs

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course involves an unpaid apprenticeship of 96 hours in a faculty member's research lab in the School of Psychology. Apprenticeship hours will be completed before the end of the lecture period for the term of enrolment. Students will be assigned duties that will enable them to advance their understanding of the research process. Course application forms are available on the Psychology undergraduate website. Paid or volunteer positions that are obtained outside the context of this course are not eligible for credit in this course.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - PSYCH391 - Advanced Data Analysis (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - PSYCH389 - Social Science Advanced Research Methods Topics (0.50)
  - PSYCH390 - Natural Science Advanced Research Methods Topics (0.50)
  - PSYCH392 - Research in Human Cognitive Neuroscience (0.50)
  - PSYCH393 - Research in Developmental Psychology (0.50)
  - PSYCH394 - Research in Cognition and Perception (0.50)
  - PSYCH395 - Research in Social Psychology (0.50)
  - PSYCH396 - Research in Behavioural Neuroscience (0.50)
  - PSYCH397 - Research in Personality and Clinical Psychology (0.50)
  - PSYCH398 - Research in Memory (0.50)
  - PSYCH399 - Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (0.50)
  - PSYCH483 - Directed Studies - Natural Science Research (0.50)
  - PSYCH484 - Directed Studies - Social Science Research (0.50)
- Complete 1 of the following
  - Enrolled in H-Psychology (BA), or H-Psychology (BSc)
  - Enrolled in Make-up Psychology

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
PRA 001	3159	5 / 20	Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
PRA 001	8426	0 / 20	Online or by arrangement
PRA 701	8427	0 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

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Fantastic experience working in a great lab. You get to do much more than if you just volunteer. Although it requires 8-10 hrs/week, I felt like I had more time for other courses because there isn't much extra work I had to do for PSYCH 464.

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3 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PSYCH 464, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

May 31, 2023 Psychology Undergraduate Research 2 points, 2 comments

u/SweetReliefPoet: “… What are the research apprenticeship courses like (ie PSYCH 264 or PSYCH 464)? 2. Can undergraduate students conduct psychological research with a professor outside of an apprenticeship course? How common is it? How does one obtain a research position? …”

u/hunterballard44: “PSYCH 264 or PSYCH 464 are built to be volunteer research assistant positions. Here's a list of current ones with description. …”

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Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

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