Program Overview

Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology

The Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology program is designed to provide students with a well-rounded understanding of experimental psychology. The program combines coursework, independent research, and collaborations with supervisors, ultimately leading to a thesis in the student's preferred psychological research area.

Study Options

• Thesis Duration: Two years
• Entry Terms: Fall

Program Description

Our program gives students applied knowledge and employs experimental methods, allowing them to develop a diverse range of career paths in hospitals, government agencies, non-profit and community outreach organizations, as well as research centres and universities. We actively participate in the PhD clinical psychology program offered by UNB Fredericton.

Research Areas

• Forensic, Correctional and Police Psychology
• Peer Relationships and Social Skills
• Measurement and Scale Development
• Bio-Psychology and Psychopharmacology
• Addictions
• Attachment, Loneliness and Well-Being
• Neuroscience
• Perception and Cognition
• Health Research
• Personality

Current Faculty Research

• Lisa Best: Perception, diagrammatic reasoning, history of graph use in psychology, addictive behaviours, personality, subjective well-being.
• Lilly Both: Peer relationships and social skills across the lifespan, social problem solving, incubation and problem solving, life satisfaction, personality correlates.
• Caroline Brunelle: Biological and personality risk factors in addiction, comorbidity of substance use disorders with other mental disorders, harm reduction, offender populations.
• Mary Ann Campbell: Clinical forensic, correctional, and police psychology, psychopathy, risk assessment, adult and adolescent offenders, mentally ill offenders, sexual deviancy, credibility assessment, program evaluation.
• Enrico DiTommaso: Attachment, loneliness and interpersonal functioning, social adjustment, well-being, scale development, measurement, survey methodology
• Vanessa Morris: Neuroimagine, neurocognitive assessment, addictive disorders, substance use, mental health.
• Sean Roach: Behavioural neuroscience, animal behaviour, vocal communication, song birds, auditory perception, contagious behaviour.
• David Speed: Atheism and health; secularism and wellness; using big data; program evaluation; applied research.
• Jonathan Wilbiks: Multisensory processing, audiovisual integration, psychology of music, music perception, visual perception, auditory perception.
• Jen Woodland: Multisensory perception, digital health, user experience (UX) and usability of digital health tools, treatment adherence.

Application Requirements

Applicants to the MA program must:

• Hold an undergraduate honours degree in psychology with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7 (or A-).
• Submit a research-based thesis.
• Submit a complete application.
• Applicants whose first language is not English must submit language scores that meet or exceed:
  • International English language testing system (IELTS) = band 7
  • Paper-based TOEFL = 600
  • Internet-based TOEFL = 250
  • TWE = 5.5