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MSc Experimental and Applied Psychology at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

Experimental and Applied Psychology graduate programs prepare students for psychological research careers in academic, industry and public-sector settings. Students complete a faculty-supervised thesis, and PhD students also complete comprehensive exams. Training emphasizes research methods, statistics, data analysis and computer programming, with access to laboratory settings and community partners such as law enforcement agencies and schools.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Psychology  |  Duration: 2-3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Research areas include cognitive psychology (attention, perception, memory, misinformation, investigative interviewing), developmental psychology (childhood learning, eyewitness reliability), neuroscience (neural correlates of emotion, visuospatial attention, prenatal hormone exposure) and social psychology (health care and justice system decision-making). Students learn Python, Matlab, E-Prime, R and SPSS and work with eye-tracking, Biopac recording, Hexoskin vests and driving and shooting simulators.

Career pathways

Graduates hold faculty appointments at universities in Canada and abroad and research positions with the Saskatchewan government, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Saskatchewan Health Authority; master's graduates work at RCMP Depot, the Government of Canada and Saskatchewan ministries of Justice and Education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants normally hold, or are nearing completion of, an Honours degree in psychology that includes a faculty-supervised thesis; applicants whose degree combined coursework and research experience comparable to the University of Regina Honours BA or BSc in psychology may also be considered. Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research: a graduating average of at least 70% from a four-year baccalaureate degree (or equivalent), with marginally lower averages considered where the last two years are 75% or higher. Applicants must have the academic background needed for graduate study; background deficiencies may be addressed through additional courses. International applicants need proof of English proficiency.

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 terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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