Psychology MA
Admission Requirements
- Research Option: undergraduate degree in psychology or a closely related discipline.
- Research and Clinical Training Option: Honours undergraduate degree in psychology or its equivalent.
- Completion of specific undergraduate courses required by federal and provincial licensing bodies, including an empirically based undergraduate thesis or its equivalent, Statistics (2 terms), Research Methods (2), History and systems of Psychology (1), Biological bases of behaviour (2), Cognitive-Affective bases of behaviour (2), Personality (1), Psychopathology (1), and Psychometrics (1). Students who are lacking up to three of these courses may obtain the equivalency for the missing credits by taking appropriate undergraduate and/or graduate courses during their degree.
- Proficiency in English. Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate that their knowledge of English is sufficient to pursue graduate studies in their chosen field. Please refer to the English language proficiency page for further information on requirements and exemptions.
Additional Admission Requirements
Applications from students with non-psychology degrees are evaluated to assess whether they are sufficiently prepared for graduate studies in Psychology. Students who are lacking up to three of these courses may obtain the equivalency for the missing credits by taking appropriate undergraduate and/or graduate courses during their degree.
Enrollment of students outside the program in Psychology graduate courses requires permission of the Department.
Master's Degree Requirement
Master's to PhD fast-tracked students. Upon recommendation of their thesis supervisor and other criteria, students enrolled in the Psychology MA may apply for accelerated admissions to the doctoral studies without submitting a master's thesis. Students in the Psychology MA Research Option who obtain accelerated admission to the PhD program are not required to take the elective course (chosen from PSYC 716, PSYC 721, PSYC 724, PSYC 725, PSYC 726, PSYC 727 or PSYC 734) as part of their MA coursework.
Language Requirements. Although no formal language courses or examinations are required, students intending to work in Quebec are strongly encouraged to develop a working knowledge of French. Students who plan to seek admission to the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ) are advised that Article 46 of the professional code of the Province of Quebec states that a working knowledge of French is required for professional certification.
Degree Requirements
Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 45 credits.
Please see the Psychology Courses page for course descriptions.
Psychology MA (45 credits)
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Psychology MA Research Option
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| 3 | credits chosen from one of the following courses:
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| 6 | credits:
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| 3 | credits selected from the following courses in consultation with the thesis supervisor:
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| 30 | credits:
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Psychology MA Research and Clinical Training Option (45 credits)
Students in this option concurrently complete the courses indicated under Clinical Psychology Graduate Diploma . | |
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| 0 | credits chosen from one of the following courses:
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| 3 | credits from one of the following courses:
Note: Special Topics seminars may be taken multiple times provided that the course content has changed. |
| 6 | credits:
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| 3 | credits:
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| 30 | credits:
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Academic Regulations
- Academic Standing. Please refer to the Academic Standing section of the Calendar for a detailed review of the Academic Regulations.
- Time Limit. Please refer to the Academic Regulations page for further details regarding the Time Limits. In the case of the Diploma in Clinical Psychology, the time limit is 9 terms (3 years) for full-time students; for part-time students the time limit is 15 terms (5 years).
- Graduation Requirement. In order to graduate, students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.70.