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Psychology (MA) at Concordia University

Concordia University, Canada

Programme overview

The MA in Psychology is a research-intensive program, and students are normally expected to advance to the PhD program after one or two years of study. Most students pursue training in one of our department's four main : behavioural neuroscience, clinical and health research, cognitive science and human development and developmental processes. Students choose from one of two program options. The

Faculty: Faculty of Arts & Science  |  Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Program options: Thesis. Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 45 credits.

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Application information

Entry requirements

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).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programs admit for Fall, Winter (January) and Summer terms depending on the program; program pages state the start terms (for example Aerospace Engineering MEng: Fall, Winter, Summer).

Graduate application deadlines vary by program; complete applications received by the deadline get priority and some programs continue accepting applications if space is available. The application fee is $103.00 CAD ($18.91 CAD for independent graduate students, $40.00 CAD for a microprogram), non-refundable and payable by credit or debit card. Applications are submitted online with a Concordia Netname account.

Apply through the official page: https://www.concordia.ca/admissions/graduate.html

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