Program/Course Requirements

Completion requirement

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements and Faculty of Arts requirements, the Department requires:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

PSYC601 - History of Psychology
AND PSYC615 - Analysis of Variance
AND PSYC617 - Multivariate Data Analysis
AND PSYC623 - Functional Neuroanatomy
AND PSYC650 - Clinical Research
AND PSYC651 - Development and Psychopathology
AND PSYC659 - Ethics and Professional Issues
AND PSYC671 - Adult Assessment
AND PSYC673 - Child Assessment
AND PSYC680 - Lifespan Psychotherapy

a 3-unit elective selected from graduate-level Psychology courses with approval by the Graduate Program Director
Practicum I and II

Practicum Requirements

Practicum I - Assessment and Practicum II - Therapy are milestone requirements of the program. Advanced Practicum III is an optional practicum milestone.

Students must successfully complete all required Practicum milestones.
Each practicum involves a supervised training experience in an approved clinical setting.
Practicums provide advanced in-depth exposure to specific clinical populations and to the application of various psychological assessment and intervention strategies and techniques.
Only students who are registered in the program may undertake any of the Practicums.
The specific requirements of the Practicums are established on a student-by-student basis.
Practicum milestones will not be included in GPA calculations and are considered Pass/Fail. Please see the Clinical Psychology Graduate Student Handbook for additional information.
Students may take an additional practicum called Advanced Practicum III if requested by the student, agreed to by the academic supervisor, and placement sites are available.

Additional Program Information

Completion requirement

Advanced Credit

Advanced Credit may be given for up to 12 units of graduate work, if this work is consistent with the program’s requirements.

Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade)

The Clinical Psychology program in the Psychology Department will not permit the Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade) for any course offered by the Clinical Psychology Program.

Students may not choose the CG grade for a course taken extra to load.

The use of the CG grade will affect students' eligibility for internal awards.

Credit for Undergraduate Courses

Students admitted to the program who completed undergraduate breadth courses or their equivalents (see Admissions) may be exempt from comparable breadth requirements in their graduate program.

Time Limit

It is expected that students will complete the MSc thesis within 2 years. Students in the MSc program must complete all requirements within 4 registration years. Students who have taken three years to complete all requirements for the master’s degree will normally not be admitted into the doctoral program. It is possible for students to complete the MSc and PhD program within 5 years.

Supervisory Assignments, Research Proposal and Required Examinations

Completion requirement

Supervisory Assignments

Program students must have a research supervisor at all times. Supervisors are arranged by mutual consent of student and faculty member, and are consistent with the focus of the student’s research work. Master’s level students must have a supervisory committee consisting of at least three members, with at least one who is a member of the core clinical faculty.

Research Proposal

Students in the program must complete both a master’s thesis and doctoral thesis, according to the criteria set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. These research projects typically involve the design of a research question and research project, the collection, analysis and interpretation of original data, and the preparation of a written document consistent with good scholarship. Students whose research involves human subjects must receive approval from the appropriate departmental or University Ethics Review Committee before beginning data collection.

Thesis Examinations

Final thesis oral examinations are open.

Scheduling of the Examination
All members of the Supervisory Committee must have reviewed the student’s research, including a relevant written sample of the materials related to the thesis, before an examination can be scheduled

Composition of the Committee
The Internal Examiner must be external to the home program.

Core faculty members in the Psychology and Clinical Psychology programs are not eligible to serve as Internal Examiner; however, adjunct faculty members are eligible to serve in this capacity.

Financial Assistance

Completion requirement

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. Applicants and program students are strongly encouraged to apply for internal and external awards. For information on Awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.

Students applying for scholarships must submit their applications to the Department by January 15.

Master of Science (MSc) Thesis-based in Clinical Psychology

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