Program Overview

Program Description

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology offered by the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Science is a research-intensive program that emphasizes challenging and future-oriented learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature synthesis, research design, and scientific communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

The program may also be taken as one of the following options:

• Behavioural Neuroscience option: emphasizes modern, advanced theory and methodology aimed at the neurobiological underpinnings of behaviour in human and non-human animals.
• Language Acquisition option: the Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to language acquisition.
• Keywords: Clinical, experimental, training, internship, social, behavioral, quantitative, cognition.

Unique Program Features

• The program offers two unique program tracks: Clinical and Experimental Psychology;
• Department Faculty members conduct cutting-edge research in Behavioural Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognition & Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Science, Health Psychology, Quantitative Psychology & Modelling, and Social & Personality Psychology;
• The Department collaborates with the Departments of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, the Allan Memorial Institute, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, the Jewish General Hospital, the Montreal Children's Hospital, and the Montreal General Hospital to permit students to undertake research in a hospital setting.

University-Level Admission Requirements

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA. For this program, direct entry from Bachelor’s requires a minimum cGPA of 3.5/4.0; and/or: an eligible Master's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents.

Available Intakes

• Fall

Application Deadlines

Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
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FALL | September 15 | December 1 | December 1
WINTER | N/A | N/A | N/A
SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A