Psychology (PhD) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The Department of Psychology prepares students for research and applied careers. The PhD program provides students with the skills, expertise, and analytical and critical thinking capabilities required to conduct advanced original research. The department offers courses and specializations in cognitive and neural sciences; developmental; law and forensic; social; and history, quantitative and theoretical psychology.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Psychology | Duration: 12 terms (4 years) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

This program offers five areas of specialization and consists of graduate course work, a comprehensive examination, a thesis proposal, and a thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must satisfy the university admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulations 1.3 in the SFU Calendar. Refer to the department's website for deadlines and additional requirements ( https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/graduate/Admissions.html ). Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. The department reserves the right to admit only qualified applicants for whom departmental resources and appropriate faculty supervisors are available. b) equivalent coursework as determined and approved by the Director of Clinical Training and Graduate Program Chair.

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.

Trimester system: Fall term runs September through December, Spring term January through April, Summer term May through August. Admission is specific to each programme.

The application fee is 112 CAD for applicants with Canadian transcripts and 160 CAD for applicants with international transcripts, paid online after submitting the application form. Deadlines are set by each programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html

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