Program Overview

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Master of Arts Experimental Psychology

The School of Psychology offers graduate programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and an M.A. in Experimental Psychology. In the PhD, the following programs are offered; Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychology with the following fields approved by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies:

• Clinical Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Cognition
• Behavioural Neurosciences

Program Objectives

MA with Major Research Paper

This is a research-intensive program whose objective is to provide students with advanced research training in Psychology to prepare them for further studies at the PhD level or research careers in various settings (e.g., government, industry, community organizations).

MA - Course based with Co-op

The objective of this program is to equip students with broad-based research skills in Psychology and Co-op work experience in their field to prepare them for careers in various settings (e.g., government, industry, community organizations).

Co-ordination of the Programs

The Graduate Studies Committee, and its two permanent subcommittees (for the programs in experimental and clinical psychology, respectively) ensure the ongoing co-ordination of the programs, in keeping with the regulations in effect for graduate studies.

MA with Research Paper

The normal minimum requirement for admission is the Honours Bachelor in Psychology, or its equivalent, including an Honour's thesis or an equivalent individual research project. In addition, course requirements include a course in History and Systems of Psychology (or its equivalent), and two courses in statistical analysis (or their equivalents). If these course requirements are not met at the time of admission, the candidates will be required to complete them within the first year of graduate studies.

Exceptionally, admission to the MA with MRP is possible on the basis of a four-year Honour's degree in another discipline relevant to Psychology, with a letter of support from the prospective supervisor. The degree must include a thesis or an equivalent individual research project and the equivalent of at least 36 units (12 one-term courses) in Psychology, including statistics and some research experience.

MA Coursework with Co-op

The normal minimum requirement for admission is the Honours Bachelor in Psychology, or its equivalent. In addition, course requirements include a course in History and Systems of Psychology (or its equivalent), and two courses in statistical analysis (or their equivalents). If these course requirements are not met at the time of admission, the candidates will be required to complete them within the first year of graduate studies.

Exceptionally, admission to the MA Coursework is possible on the basis of a four-year Honour's degree in another discipline relevant to Psychology, with a letter of support from the Graduate Studies Committee. The degree must include the equivalent of at least 36 units in Psychology, including statistics and some research experience.

Mandatory Co-op

The mandatory Co-op in the MA Course-based is offered in collaboration with the University of Ottawas Co-op office. The Co-op gives students the opportunity to acquire practical work experience by completing a one-term (four months) work placement in government, industry, community organizations, university settings, and research centres.

Students obtain six units for their work experience and Co-op report. The Co-op term is graded P/F (Pass or Fail), based on the employers report and on a written report will be evaluated by a professor in the program (who also serves as the programs representative on the Universitys Co-op Committee).

The units awarded for the Co-op work term may not be used to obtain equivalences for other courses. In other words, the Co-op units are additional to the minimum requirements of the MA degree.

To remain enrolled in the Co-op option, students must maintain full-time status and a 8.0 grade point average.

Fast-track from Masters in Experimental Psychology to Doctoral Program in Experimental Psychology

Students enrolled in the MA may be allowed to fast-track to the PhD program without being required to complete the Master's program. For additional information, please consult the Admission Requirements section of the PhD program.

Research at the University of Ottawa

Located in the heart of Canadas capital, a few steps away from Parliament Hill, the University of Ottawa ranks among Canadas top 10 research universities. Our research is founded on excellence, relevance and impact and is conducted in a spirit of equity, diversity and inclusion.

Our research community thrives in four strategic areas:

• Creating a sustainable environment
• Advancing just societies
• Shaping the digital world
• Enabling lifelong health and wellness

From advancing healthcare solutions to tackling global challenges like climate change, the University of Ottawas researchers are at the forefront of innovation, making significant contributions to society and beyond.

Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences represents a place of excellence in knowledge creation, research and training. Driven by both disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, research at the Faculty is rich, innovative and varied, contributing to the depth of understanding and breadth of discussions on a variety of issues nationally and internationally. This research, whether it be fundamental, theoretical, applied or action-oriented, is generated by our renowned expertise, ultimately culminating in applications designed to influence individual communities and the betterment of society.

We have identified five research themes which collectively represent a large proportion of the research undertaken at the Faculty of Social Sciences:

• International Studies
• Francophonie
• Public Policy
• Health, Well-Being
• Justice, Society

Facilities, Research Centres and Institutes at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities (CIRCEM), Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), Centre for Public Management and Policy, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Service (CRECS), Centre on Governance (COG), Human Rights Research and Education Centre (affiliation), Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies and Institute for Science, Society and Policy.

Course List

The following courses are offered:

• PSY 5023 Practicum de recherche de niveau maÓtrise / Master's Level Research Practicum
• PSY 5065 Seminar in Child Psychology
• PSY 5102 Applied Psychopathology
• PSY 5103 Fundamentals of Behavioural Neuroscience
• PSY 5104 Integration Seminar in Program Evaluation
• PSY 5105 Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 5111 Theories of Personality
• PSY 5113 Fundamentals of Social Psychology
• PSY 5114 Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology
• PSY 5120 Advanced Statistics in Psychology: Univariate Data Analysis
• PSY 5121 Advanced Statistics in Psychology: Multivariate Data Analysis
• PSY 5125 Principles of Neuropsychology
• PSY 5133 Clinical Research Methods
• PSY 5158 Research Practicum in Social and Interpersonal Relations
• PSY 5202 Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Adults and Children
• PSY 52021 Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Adults and Children (Part 1 of 2)
• PSY 52022 Psychodiagnostic Assessment of Adults and Children (Part 2 of 2)
• PSY 5207 Psychological Intervention and Consultation
• PSY 52071 Psychological Intervention and Consultation (Part 1 of 2)
• PSY 52072 Psychological Intervention and Consultation (Part 2 of 2)
• PSY 5424 Contemporary Issues and Professional Skills in the Psychological Sciences
• PSY 54241 Contemporary Issues and Professional Skills in the Psychological Sciences (Part 1 of 2)
• PSY 54242 Contemporary Issues and Professional Skills in the Psychological Sciences (Part 2 of 2)
• PSY 5502 Psychopathologie appliquťe
• PSY 5503 Fondements de la neuroscience du comportement
• PSY 5505 Fondements de la psychologie cognitive
• PSY 5511 Thťories de la personnalitť
• PSY 5513 Fondements de la psychologie sociale
• PSY 5514 Fondements de la psychologie du dťveloppement
• PSY 5520 Statistique avancťe en psychologie : Analyse de donnťes univariťes
• PSY 5521 Statistique avancťe en psychologie : Analyse de donnťes multivariťes
• PSY 5525 Principes de neuropsychologie
• PSY 5533 Mťthodes de recherche clinique
• PSY 5558 Practicum de recherche en relations interpersonnelles
• PSY 5602 …valuation psychodiagnostique des adultes et des enfants
• PSY 56021 …valuation psychodiagnostique des adultes et des enfants (Partie 1 de 2)
• PSY 56022 …valuation psychodiagnostique des adultes et des enfants (Partie 2 de 2)
• PSY 5607 Intervention et consultation psychologique
• PSY 56071 Intervention et consultation psychologique (Partie 1 de 2)
• PSY 56072 Intervention et consultation psychologique (Partie 2 de 2)
• PSY 5824 Enjeux contemporains et compťtences professionnelles dans les sciences psychologiques
• PSY 58241 Enjeux contemporains et compťtences professionnelles dans les sciences psychologiques (1 de 2)
• PSY 58242 Enjeux contemporains et compťtences professionnelles dans les sciences psychologiques (2 de 2)
• PSY 5911 Theories of Personality / Theories of Personality
• PSY 5924 Principes de neuropsychologie / Principles of Neuropsychology
• PSY 6001 Stage coop / Co-op Work Term
• PSY 6002 Practicum en recherche appliquťe / Practicum in Applied Research
• PSY 6007 Practicum clinique / Clinical Practicum
• PSY 6008 Practicum clinique externe / External Clinical Practicum
• PSY 6009 Practicum clinique externe avancť / Advanced External Clinical Practicum
• PSY 6010 Practicum clinique interne avancť / Advanced Internal Clinical Practicum
• PSY 6013 Practicum sur lutilisation clinique de psychťdťliques / Practicum in Clinical Uses of Psychedelics
• PSY 6022 Stage consult.-clinique psychologie / Stage consult.-clinique psychologie
• PSY 6032 Stage aux hŰpitaux / Hospital Internship
• PSY 6042 Practicum en recherche fondamentale / Practicum in Basic Research
• PSY 60421 Practicum en recherche fondamentale (Partie 1 de 2) / Practicum in Basic Research (Part 1 of 2)
• PSY 60422 Practicum en recherche fondamentale (Partie 2 de 2) / Practicum in Basic Research (Part 2 of 2)
• PSY 6102 Social Development
• PSY 6103 Socialization and Individual Differences
• PSY 6105 Factor Analysis in Psychological Research
• PSY 6107 Clinical Applications of Interpersonal Theory
• PSY 6109 Neurobehavioral Determinants of Motivation
• PSY 6114 Cognitive Psychophysiology
• PSY 6115 Evolution of the Mind
• PSY 6116 Community Psychology
• PSY 6117 Comparative Cognition
• PSY 6118 Reasoning, Judgement and Decision
• PSY 6122 Clinical Health Psychology
• PSY 6123 Psychosocial Stress Research
• PSY 6126 Neuropsychological Assessment
• PSY 6127 Research Seminars in Social Psychology
• PSY 6132 Child Psychopathology
• PSY 6133 Ethics of Research in Psychology
• PSY 6134 Mental Health Interview and Psychometrics
• PSY 6137 Psychedelic Psychotherapies & Mental Health
• PSY 6138 Neuroscience of Psychedelics
• PSY 6139 Ethics in Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness
• PSY 6144 Application of Microcomputers to Human Experimental Psychology
• PSY 6145 Cognitive Psychology of Language
• PSY 6146 Social Psychology of Language
• PSY 6148 Fieldwork in Indigenous and Cultural Healing Practices
• PSY 6151 Drugs and Behaviour
• PSY 6152 Research and Application of Learning Principles
• PSY 6155 Applied Social Psychology in the Work Place
• PSY 6158 Research Methods in Social Psychology
• PSY 6166 Human and Social Motivation: Theory and Research
• PSY 6167 Experimental Techniques in Sleep Research
• PSY 61671 Experimental Techniques in Sleep Research (Part 1 of 2)
• PSY 61672 Experimental Techniques in Sleep Research (Part 2 of 2)
• PSY 6168 Computer Simulation of Cognitive Processes
• PSY 6170 Ethics and Professional Issues
• PSY 6176 Psychological Assessment and Intervention with Older Adult Populations
• PSY 6182 Psychology and Health
• PSY 6191 Seminars in Psychology
• PSY 6301 Basics of Neuroscience
• PSY 6302 Advanced Seminar in Behavioural Neuroscience
• PSY 6391 Psychophysiology of Individual Differences
• PSY 6442 Field Work in Psychology
• PSY 6452 Internship College Counselling
• PSY 6502 Dťveloppement ťmotionnel
• PSY 6506 Dťveloppement cognitif
• PSY 6507 Applications cliniques de la thťorie interpersonnelle
• PSY 6509 Dťterminants neurocomportementaux de la motivation
• PSY 6514 Psychophysiologie cognitive
• PSY 6515 …volution de la pensťe
• PSY 6516 Psychologie communautaire
• PSY 6517 Cognition comparťe
• PSY 6518 Le raisonnement, le jugement et la prise de dťcision
• PSY 6522 Psychologie clinique de la santť
• PSY 6523 Recherche sur le stress psychosocial
• PSY 6526 …valuation neuropsychologique
• PSY 6527 Sťminaires de recherche en psychologie sociale
• PSY 6532 Psychopathologie de l'enfant
• PSY 6533 …thique de la recherche en psychologie
• PSY 6534 Entretien sur la santť mentale et psychomťtrie
• PSY 6537 Psychothťrapies psychťdťliques et santť mentale
• PSY 6538 Neuroscience des psychťdťliques
• PSY 6539 …thique dans les ťtats de conscience non ordinaires
• PSY 6544 Applications de la micro-informatique ŗ la psychologie expťrimentale humaine
• PSY 6545 Psychologie cognitive du langage
• PSY 6546 Psychologie sociale du langage
• PSY 6548 Travail de terrain sur les pratiques autochtones et culturelles de guťrison
• PSY 6551 Drogues et comportement
• PSY 6552 La recherche sur les principes d'apprentissage et les applications
• PSY 6555 Psychologie sociale appliquťe au monde du travail
• PSY 6558 Mťthodes de recherche en psychologie sociale
• PSY 6566 Motivation humaine et sociale : Thťories et recherches
• PSY 6567 Techniques expťrimentales en recherche sur le sommeil
• PSY 6568 Simulation informatique des processus cognitifs
• PSY 6570 Dťontologie et questions professionnelles
• PSY 6576 …valuation et intervention psychologique chez les personnes ‚gťes
• PSY 6582 La psychologie et la santť
• PSY 6591 Sťminaire en psychologie
• PSY 6701 Fondements de la neuroscience
• PSY 6702 Sťminaire avancť en neuroscience du comportement
• PSY 6901 Dťterminants neurocomportementaux de la motivation / Neurobehavioral Determinants of Motivation
• PSY 6903 Psychophysiologie cognitive / Cognitive Psychophysiology
• PSY 6904 …volution de la pensťe / Evolution of the Mind
• PSY 6905 Psychologie communautaire / Community Psychology
• PSY 6906 Cognition comparťe / Comparative Cognition
• PSY 6918 Le raisonnement, le jugement et la prise de dťcision / Reasoning, Judgement and Decision Making
• PSY 6923 Recherches sur le stress psychosocial / Psychosocial Stress Research
• PSY 6927 Sťminaires de recherche en psychologie sociale / Research Seminars in Social Psychology
• PSY 6930 …thique de la recherche en psychologie / Ethics of Research in Psychology
• PSY 6931 Construction de tests et thťorie psychomťtrique / Test Construction and Psychometric Theory
• PSY 6941 Applications de la micro-informatique ŗ la psychologie expťrimentale humaine / Application of Microcomputers to Human Experimental Psychology
• PSY 6945 Psychologie cognitive du langage / Cognitive Psychology of language
• PSY 6946 Psychologie sociale du langage / Social Psychology of Language
• PSY 6951 Drogues / Seminar in Neuropharmacology and Behavior
• PSY 6952 Recherche sur les principes d'apprentissage et les applications / Research and Applications of Learning Principles
• PSY 6954 Psychologie sociale appliquťe au monde du travail / Applied Social Psychology in the Work Place
• PSY 6958 Mťthodes de recherche en psychologie sociale / Research Methods in Social Psychology
• PSY 6962 Motivation humaine et sociale : Thťories et recherches / Human and Social Motivation: Theory and Research
• PSY 6963 Techniques expťrimentales en recherche sur le sommeil / Experimental Techniques in Sleep Research
• PSY 6964 Simulation informatique des processus cognitifs / Computer Simulation of Cognitive Processes
• PSY 6982 La psychologie et la santť / Psychology and Health
• PSY 6991 Sťminaires en psychologie / Psychology Seminars
• PSY 7101 Causal Modeling in Psychological Research
• PSY 7102 Field Research in Social and Community Interventions
• PSY 7103 Program Evaluation
• PSY 7105 Evidence-Based Psychological Services for Children, Adolescents, Families
• PSY 7106 Seminars in General Psychology
• PSY 7108 Multicultural Psychology
• PSY 7109 Psychological Effects and Treatment of Trauma
• PSY 7112 Research Seminars in Contemporary Psychology
• PSY 7114 Seminars in Professional Psychology
• PSY 7123 Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
• PSY 7124 Couples Therapy
• PSY 7167 Family Psychotherapy
• PSY 7190 Seminars in Psychology II
• PSY 7432 Internship in Hospital
• PSY 7502 Recherche appliquťe aux interventions sociales et communautaires
• PSY 7503 …valuation de programmes
• PSY 7505 Services psychologiques basťs sur des donnťes probantes pour enfants, adolescents, familles
• PSY 7506 Sťminaires en psychologie gťnťrale
• PSY 7508 Psychologie multiculturelle
• PSY 7509 Effets et traitement psychologiques du traumatisme
• PSY 7512 Sťminaire de recherche en psychologie contemporaine
• PSY 7514 Sťminaires en psychologie professionnelle
• PSY 7523 Thťrapies comportementales et cognitives
• PSY 7524 La thťrapie de couples
• PSY 7567 Psychothťrapie familiale
• PSY 7590 Sťminaires en psychologie II
• PSY 7906 Seminar General Psychology / Seminar General Psychology
• PSY 7908 Psychologie clinique multiculturelle / Multicultural Clinical Psychology
• PSY 7916 Lectures dirigťes en psychologie I / Directed Readings in Psychology I
• PSY 7990 Sťminaires en psychologie II / Sťminaires en psychologie II
• PSY 8916 Lectures dirigťes en psychologie II / Directed Readings in Psychology II
• PSY 9998 Examen gťnťral / Comprehensive Examination