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The following entry is an updated listing for this graduate unit posted on January 30, 2009

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs Offered

Psychology - MA, PhD

Collaborative Programs

The following collaborative programs are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

  1. Addiction Studies
    • Psychology, MA, PhD
  2. Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
    • Psychology, MA, PhD
  3. Developmental Science
    • Psychology, MA, PhD
  4. Neuroscience
    • Psychology, MA, PhD
  5. Women’s Health
    • Psychology, MA, PhD

Overview

Graduate training in psychology stresses training in general experimental psychology. Areas of specialization include the following:

  • biology and behaviour
  • perception, cognition, and cognitive neuroscience
  • development
  • social/personality/abnormal psychology

The Department does not offer instruction or specialization in clinical psychology. In all areas, the emphasis is on training for experimental research.

Contact and Address

Web: www.psych.utoronto.ca
E-mail: grad@psych.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3404
Fax: (416) 978-4811

Department of Psychology
Graduate Studies
Room 4034, Sidney Smith Hall
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Degree Programs

Psychology

Master of Arts

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Appropriate four-year University of Toronto bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university, with a minimum A- average (or first-class standing) in the last two undergraduate years, and the equivalent of 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) in psychology including statistics and some laboratory experience.
  • It is assumed that all students entering the master’s program intend to continue into the Ph.D. program.

Program Requirements

  • One academic year of graduate study.
  • Courses and individual research training leading to a thesis.
  • In the MA year, students must complete the following 2.0 FCE as follows:
    • PSY 1000H Directed Studies to prepare for the MA thesis research
    • PSY 2001H Design of Experiments I, experimental design and statistics
    • two half-courses (1.0 FCE)
    • MA thesis

It is expected that following the MA year, students will proceed to the PhD program. To be eligible for admission, adequate research performance and at least an A- average are normally required.

Doctor of Philosophy

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Appropriate University of Toronto master’s degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university, with a minimum A- average, and adequate research performance.

Program Requirements

  • Minimum of two years of residence beyond the master's degree, but usually takes at least three years. Applicants with a master's degree from another university may be required to enrol in a three-year residence program.
  • Individual programs of study are planned and include continuing research training with staff members. There is no language requirement.
  • PSY 3000H Research Project in Psychology - usually taken in PhD 1. This is a research project course supervised by a faculty member other than the student's PhD supervisor. It is a one-session course spread over PhD 1.
  • PSY 3001H Scientific and Professional Psychology - usually taken in PhD 1.
  • An advanced statistics course chosen from a list provided by the Department.
  • Two half-courses  (1.0 FCE)
  • PSY4000H. Thesis proposal and oral exam (examination in the student's area of specialization).
  • PhD thesis.

Students may take other courses as they wish, but it is expected that the requirements will be completed in the first two years of the PhD program. Students admitted with an MA from another university will normally be required to fulfil the Ph.D. requirements; however, exemptions may be granted by the graduate director of the Department of Psychology.

Courses

Course information remains unchanged. Link to course information.

Graduate Faculty

Graduate Faculty listings are unchanged. Link to the faculty listings.

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Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs Offered

Psychology - MA, PhD

Collaborative Programs Offered

Degree programs that participate in:

  1. Addiction Studies
  • Psychology, MA, PhD
  1. Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the Life Course
  • Psychology, MA, PhD
  1. Developmental Science
  • Psychology, MA, PhD
  1. Neuroscience
  • Psychology, MA, PhD
  1. Women's Health
  • Psychology, MA, PhD

Overview

Graduate training in psychology stresses training in general experimental psychology. Areas of specialization include the following: brain and behaviour, perception and cognition, developmental psychology, social psychology, and personality/abnormal psychology. The Department does not offer instruction or specialization in clinical psychology. In all areas, the emphasis is on training for experimental research.

Contact and Address

Web: www.psych.utoronto.ca
E-mail: grad@psych.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-3404
Fax: (416) 978-4811

Department of Psychology
Graduate Studies
Room 4034, Sidney Smith Hall
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Degree Programs

Master of Arts

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Appropriate four-year University of Toronto bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university, with a minimum A- average (or first-class standing) in the last two undergraduate years, and the equivalent of 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) in psychology including statistics and some laboratory experience.

Program Requirements

  • One academic year of graduate study.
  • Courses and individual research training leading to a thesis.
  • In the MA year, students must complete the following 2.0 FCE as follows:
    • PSY 1000H Directed Studies to prepare for the MA thesis research
    • PSY 2001H Design of Experiments I, experimental design and statistics
    • two half-courses
  • MA thesis

It is expected that following the MA year, students will proceed to the PhD program. To be eligible for admission, adequate research performance and at least an A- average are normally required.

Doctor of Philosophy

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Appropriate University of Toronto master’s degree, or its equivalent from a recognized university, with a minimum A- average, and adequate research performance.

Program Requirements

  • Minimum of two years of residence beyond the master's degree, but usually takes at least three years. Applicants with a master's degree from another university may be required to enrol in a three-year residence program.
  • Individual programs of study are planned and include continuing research training with staff members. There is no language requirement.
  • PSY 3000H Research Project in Psychology - usually taken in PhD 1. This is a research project course supervised by a faculty member other than the student's PhD supervisor. It is a one-session course spread over PhD 1.
  • PSY 3001H Scientific and Professional Psychology - usually taken in PhD 1.
  • An advanced statistics course chosen from a list provided by the Department.
  • Two half-courses.
  • PSY4000H. Thesis proposal and oral exam (examination in the student's area of specialization).
  • PhD thesis.
  • Students may take other courses as they wish, but it is expected that the requirements will be completed in the first two years of the PhD program. Students admitted with an MA from another university will normally be required to fulfil the Ph.D. requirements; however, exemptions may be granted by the graduate director of the Department of Psychology.

Courses

Not all courses are offered each year. For current offerings, consult the Coordinator of Graduate Studies.

PSY 1000H Directed Studies
PSY 1200H,Y Selected Topics in Psychology
PSY 1500H Conceptual Bases of Psychology
PSY 2001H Design of Experiments I
PSY 2002H Design of Experiments II

Biology and Behaviour

Core Courses

PSY 5101H Mechanisms of Behaviour
PSY 5102H Motivational Processes
PSY 5103H Learning and Plasticity
PSY 5104H Neuropsychology

Advanced Courses

PSY 5110H Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience I
PSY 5111H Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience II
PSY 5112H Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience III
PSY 5120H Advanced Topics in Animal Behaviour and Motivation I
PSY 5121H Advanced Topics in Animal Behaviour and Motivation II
PSY 5122H Advanced Topics in Animal Behaviour and Motivation III
PSY 5130H Advanced Topics in Neuropsychology I
PSY 5131H Advanced Topics in Neuropsychology II
PSY 5132H Advanced Topics in Neuropsychology II

Perception/Cognition/Cognitive Neuroscience

Core Courses

PSY 5201H Audition
PSY 5202H Vision
PSY 5203H Higher Cognition
PSY 5204H Attention
PSY 5205H Memory

Advanced Courses

PSY 5210H Advanced Topics in Perception I
PSY 5211H Advanced Topics in Perception II
PSY 5212H Advanced Topics in Perception III
PSY 5220H Advanced Topics in Cognition I
PSY 5221H Advanced Topics in Cognition II
PSY 5222H Advanced Topics in Cognition III

Developmental Psychology

Core Courses

PSY 5300H History, Theory and Methods of Developmental Psychology
PSY 5301H Biological Development
PSY 5302H Perceptual Development
PSY 5303H Cognitive Development
PSY 5304H Language Development
PSY 5305H Social Development

Advanced Courses

PSY 5310H Advanced Topics in Development I
PSY 5311H Advanced Topics in Development II
PSY 5312H Advanced Topics in Development III
PSY 5313H Advanced Topics in Development IV

Social/Personality/Abnormal Psychology

Core Courses

PSY 5401H Abnormal
PSY 5402HPersonality
PSY 5403H Social Cognition
PSY 5404H Interpersonal and Group Behaviour

Advanced Courses

PSY 5410H Advanced Topics in Abnormal I
PSY 5411H Advanced Topics in Abnormal II
PSY 5412H Advanced Topics in Abnormal III
PSY 5420H Advanced Topics in Personality I
PSY 5421H Advanced Topics in Personality II
PSY 5422H Advanced Topics in Personality III
PSY 5430H Advanced Topics in Social Psychology I
PSY 5431H Advanced Topics in Social Psychology II
PSY 5432H Advanced Topics in Social Psychology III
PSY 5433H Advanced Topics in Social Psychology IV
PSY 3000Ho Research Project in Psychology
PSY 3001H Professional Psychology (Credit/No Credit)
PSY 3002H Teaching Practicum (Credit/No Credit)
PSY 4000Ho Specialization Study (Credit/No Credit)
PSY 4700H Psychology Testing and Assessment I
PSY 4701H Psychology Testing and Assessment II
PSY 4705H Psychological Assessment of Children
PSY 4710H Practicum in Testing and Assessment (Credit/No Credit)
PSY 4711H Practicum in Applied Psychology (Credit/No Credit)
PSY 4720H,Y+ Internship in Applied Psychology (Credit/No Credit)

Cross-Listed Courses

CSC 2535H Computation in Neural Networks
JLP 2450H Psycholinguistics
JNS 1000Y Fundamentals of Neuroscience: Systems and Behaviour
JNS 1001H Neuroanatomy of Mind
JPX 1001Y Parenting: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
JPM 1005Y Behavioural Pharmacology
ZOO 2215Y Insect Behaviour

oCourses which may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, course work is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.

Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Claude Alain - BA, MA, PhD
Thomas Alloway - BA, MA, PhD
Adam Anderson - BA, PhD, Canada Research Chair
Nicole Anderson - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
Janet Astington - BA, BSc, MA, PhD
Leslie Atkinson - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
John Bassili - BA, PhD
Kirk Blankstein - BA, MA, PhD
Douglas Bors - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Craig Chambers - BA, MA, PhD
Alison Chasteen - BA, MA, PhD
Carl Corter - BA, PhD, Atkinson Charitable Foundation Chair in Early Child Development and Education
George Scott Cree - BA, MA, PhD
John Cunningham - BSc, MA, PhD
William Cunningham - BA, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD
Gerald Chaim Cupchik - BA, MA, PhD
Meredyth Daneman - BA, MA, PhD
Eve De Rosa - BA, PhD
Maureen Dennis - BA, MA, PhD
Karen Dion - BA, PhD
Kevin Dunbar - BA, MA, PhD
Gillian Einstein - PhD
Suzanne Erb - BSc, MA, PhD
Susanne Ferber - MSc, PhD
Alison Fleming - BS, PhD
Paul Fletcher - BSc, DPhil
Marc Fournier - BA, PhD
Tony George - BSc, MD
Robert Gerlai - MSc, PhD
David Goldstein - BA, MA, PhD
Cheryl Grady - BA, MA, PhD
Joan Grusec - BA, PhD
David Haley - BA, MA, PhD
Lynn Hasher - AB, PhD
Charles Helwig - BA, PhD
C Peter Herman - BA, PhD
C Ross Hetherington - BSc, MA, PhD
Michael Inzlicht - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gwendolyn Ivy - BA, PhD
Jennifer Jenkins - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
Elizabeth Johnson - BA, BSc, MA, MSc, PhD
Steve Joordens - BA, MA, PhD
John Kennedy - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gary Kraemer - PhD
Gary Latham - BA, MS, PhD, FRSC
Brian Levine - BA, MA, PhD
Marc Lewis - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych
Penelope Lockwood - BA, MA, PhD
Maureen Lovett - BSc, MSc, PhD
Geoffrey MacDonald - BA, PhD
Mary Patricia McAndrews - BSc, MA, PhD
Anthony Randal McIntosh - BSc, MSc, PhD
Norton Milgram - BA, MA, PhD
Ashley Monks - BS, MSc, PhD
Giampaolo Moraglia - BPhil, MA, MS, PhD
Morris Moscovitch - BSc, MA, PhD, Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman Chair of Neuropsychology
Paul Muter - BA, MA, PhD
Matthias Niemeier - MA, PhD
Jose Nobrega - BA, MA, PhD
David Nussbaum - BA, MA, PhD
Jordan Peterson - BA, PhD
Ted Petit - BS, MA, PhD
Laura Ann Petitto - BSc, MA, MSc, PhD
Kathy Pichora-Fuller - BA, MSc, PhD
Terry Picton - MD, MSc, PhD
Jason Plaks - BA, MA, MPhil, PhD
Patricia Pliner - PhD
Janet Polivy - BS, MA, PhD
Constantine Poulos - BS, MA, PhD
Jay Pratt - BA, MA, PhD (Graduate Director)
Martin Ralph - BSc, PhD
Arun Ravindran - MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCP(C), FRCPsych
Eyal Reingold - PhD
Joanne Rovet - BSc, PhD
Jennifer Ryan - BS, PhD, Canada Research Chair
Jean Saint-Cyr - BA, MA, PhD
Glenn Schellenberg - BSc, PhD
Ulrich Schimmack - BA, MA, PhD
Mark Schmuckler - BA, PhD
Bruce Schneider - BA, PhD
Sara Shettleworth - BA, MA, PhD
Paul Shuper - BA, MA, PhD
Mary Louise Smith - BSc, MSc, PhD
Ronald Smyth - BA, MSc, PhD
Ian Spence - MA, PhD
Donald Stuss - BA, BPh, MA, PhD, University Professor
Jennifer Tackett - BA, PhD
Romin Tafarodi - BA, PhD
Margot Taylor - BA, MA, PhD
William Thompson - PSc, MA, PhD
Franco Vaccarino - BSc, MSc, PhD
Pascal van Lieshout - PhD
Gordon Winocur - BA, MA, PhD
John Yeomans - BA, PhD
Konstantine Zakzanis - BA, MA, PhD
Philip Zelazo - PhD
Kenneth Zucker - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych

Members Emeriti

Rona Abramovitch - BA, MA, PhD
Fergus Craik - BSc, PhD, University Professor Emeritus
Martin Evans - BSc, MScTech, MIA, PhD
Jonathan Freedman - BA, PhD
Robert Lockhart - BA, MA, PhD
Nicholas Mrosovsky - BA, PhD
Keith Oatley - BA, PhD
Marilyn Smith - BA, PhD
Sandra Trehub - BComm, MA, PhD
Endel Tulving - BA, PhD, University Professor Emeritus
Blossom Wigdor - BA, PhD

Associate Members

Michelle Keightley - BSc, MA, PhD
Donald Mabbott, MD