Admission Requirements
- The normal requirement for admission into the master's programs is a B.A. Honours Psychology (or equivalent) with high honours standing, completion of a research thesis, and credit in a breadth of courses in line with the psychology major.
- Candidates with particular course deficiencies may be required to register in additional courses at Carleton.
- Qualifying Year - occasionally, candidates with exceptional promise who offer less than Honours B.A. status may be admitted to a qualifying-year program approved by the graduate studies committee and designed to prepare them for master's study. A grade of B- or better must be obtained in each qualifying-year course, and candidates may be required to complete satisfactorily the equivalent of a B.A.(Honours) thesis.
Program Requirements
The master's program consists of 5.0 credits, of which at least two must be at the graduate level (numbered 5000 or higher), and a thesis (equivalent to 2.5 credits) which must be defended at an oral examination.
Specific requirements include:
- PSYC 5410 (Advanced Analysis of Variance, 0.5 credit) and PSYC 5411 (Advanced Regression, 0.5 credit). With permission of the adviser and the graduate committee, master's students may have one of PSYC 5410 or PSYC 5411 waived from their requirements, and another course must be substituted for this 0.5 credit. Normally, requests for this requirement waiver must be made in the first term of the master's program. Equivalencies will be determined on a case-by-case basis through application to the graduate committee.
- PSYC 5906 (Pro-Seminar in Psychology, 0.0 credit)
M.A. Concentrations
The following courses are recommended for M.A. students in the concentrations:
Concentration in Social and Organizational Psychology
PSYC 5010, PSYC 5011, and PSYC 5109 and generate a thesis in social and organizational psychology.
Concentration in Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 5700, PSYC 5703, PSYC 5704 and PSYC 6700 and to develop a thesis in cognitive psychology.
Concentration in Developmental Psychology
PSYC 5500, PSYC 5503, and PSYC 5504, and to generate a thesis in developmental psychology.
Concentration in Forensic Psychology
PSYC 5021, PSYC 5022, PSYC 5023, and PSYC 5024.
Concentration in Health Psychology
Graduate students are encouraged to take graduate courses in health psychology and psychobiology, as well as generate theses in health psychology.
Concentration in Human-Computer Interaction
To pursue the Concentration, students are encouraged to take at least three of PSYC 5105, PSYC 5106, PSYC 6105 and PSYC 6106, take additional courses in related areas (e.g., cognition, social psychology, design) and complete a thesis in the area.
M.Sc. Psychology with Specialization in Behavioural Neuroscience
Specific requirements for the specialization are outlined at the M.Sc. with Specialization in Behavioural Neuroscience program page.
