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Master of Arts in Mental Health (MA) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Arts (MA) in Mental Health is an exclusively online degree program that offers multiple and flexible pathways for admission and completion. The program may be completed in as little 12 months of full-time study or longer through an individualized part-time pace, and is a course-based, non-clinical study of mental health. The course of study offers theory, knowledge, and ideas related to mental health research, social-cultural attunement, communication skills, knowledge translation, social policy, sexuality and trauma.

Duration: 12 months full-time (minimum); part-time pace available  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students in the MA in Mental Health program must complete a minimum of 4.50 graduate credits, as outlined below:

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants to the Master of Arts in Mental Health are required to have completed an honours (four-year) baccalaureate degree with a minimum 75% average in the last two years of study and a minimum 70% average in social science or equivalent research methods. Requirements may be in progress at the time of application. The applicant process is competitive, and all applicants will be required to provide a letter of interest.

Domestic applicants: CAD 18,000 for the whole programme (2026-27). Estimated tuition for the whole programme 2026-27; the source states the programme is billed per credit and the listed figure reflects the cost of the total required credits. Excludes compulsory fees and program-specific fees. Source

International applicants: CAD 47,385 for the whole programme (2026-27). Estimated tuition for the whole programme 2026-27; the source states the programme is billed per credit and the listed figure reflects the cost of the total required credits. Excludes compulsory fees and program-specific fees. Source

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Apply online through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadlines are listed on each programme page. The application fee is $125 for most graduate programmes; $150 for MBA, MA Leadership, MCLC, MPAcc and MRE; non-refundable and payable to OUAC.

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