Developmental Science (Collaborative Program)
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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Degree Programs Offered
Human Development and Applied Psychology
- Developmental Psychology and Education Program – MA, PhD
Psychology – MA, PhD
Overview
The University of Toronto has a very strong group of developmental researchers located in two separate departments: the Department of Psychology and the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The Collaborative Program in Developmental Science brings these researchers and their students together to provide a comprehensive training program that covers the breadth of developmental science, moving the study of human development beyond its conventional disciplinary boundaries. Developmental and educational psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and treatment and prevention sciences are presented as a multidisciplinary foundation for understanding human development and disseminating the benefits of that understanding.
The Collaborative Program prepares students for research careers in basic and applied developmental science. Research into basic processes examines the psychological, computational, and biological mechanisms of cognitive and emotional development, social development, personality development, and developmental psychopathology. More applied research investigates the psychological and biological effects of prevention and intervention techniques in educational, community, and clinical practices. The program also serves to familiarize faculty and students in the program with each other's research across a broad span of topics and approaches, broadening the perspective and relevance of their work and leading to new collaborative research proposals.
Contact and Address
Web:
1 www.psych.utoronto.ca/~devsci/
2 hdap.oise.utoronto.ca/pages/admissions.html
E-mail:
1 grad@psych.utoronto.ca
2 gradstudy@oise.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 923-6641 ext. 2422
Fax: (416) 926-4713
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Degree Programs
Master’s Degrees
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Applicants who wish to enrol in the Collaborative Program must apply to and be admitted to both the Collaborative Program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments.
- MA students must be accepted under the SGS general regulations by one of the participating departments and according to the specific criteria of the department. In addition, students must apply and be admitted to the Developmental Science Collaborative Program.
- Normally, a psychology background and a demonstrated interest in developmental psychology will be sufficient grounds for admission.
- Students who wish to be admitted to the program must apply to work with faculty members in the program who will act as their research supervisors and advisors.
Program Requirements
- Students must register in the home department and select a course of study that satisfies the requirements of their departmental program as well as the requirements of the Collaborative Program. The student's advisor will provide counselling and supervision appropriate to both sets of requirements.
- Master's students follow the requirements of the department in which they are registered, but must include:
- 1.0 core full-course equivalent (FCE): JDS 1233H Cognitive Development and Applications and JDS 1249H Social-Emotional Development and Applications
- attendance at a monthly colloquium series
Doctor of Philosophy
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Applicants who wish to enrol in the Collaborative Program must apply to and be admitted to both the Collaborative Program and a graduate degree program in one of the collaborating departments.
- PhD students must be accepted under the SGS general regulations by one of the participating departments and according to the specific criteria of the department. In addition, students must apply and be admitted to the Developmental Science Collaborative Program.
- Normally, a psychology background and a demonstrated interest in developmental psychology will be sufficient grounds for admission.
- Students who wish to be admitted to the program must apply to work with faculty members in the program who will act as their research supervisors and advisors.
Program Requirements
- Students must register in the home department and select a course of study that satisfies the requirements of their departmental program as well as the requirements of the Collaborative Program. The student's advisor will provide counselling and supervision appropriate to both sets of requirements.
- Doctoral students follow the requirements of the department in which they are registered, but must include:
- Core course JDS 3000H Advanced Methods in Developmental Science - two term papers required for this course should focus on research directions relevant to their dissertation topics
- JDS 1233H Cognitive Development and Applications and JDS 1249H Social-Emotional Development and Applications (unless already completed at the master's level)
- attendance at a monthly colloquium series
Program Committee
Jennifer Jenkins - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych - Human Development and Applied Psychology
Marc Lewis - BA, MA, PhD, CPsych - Human Development and Applied Psychology (Director)
Romin Tafarodi, BA, PhD - Psychology