Graduate
Graduate studies in psychology
Our graduate tracks have a strong research focus. Our tracks develop scientist-practitioners interested in research and evidence-based treatment and evaluation.
Tracks
Our five training areas at the MSc and PhD levels are:
- Cognition & brain science (including an accelerated option)
- Lifespan health and development
- Social psychology
- Clinical psychology (specializing in lifespan development or neuropsychology)
- Individualized programs
Getting started
To find out more about starting in the graduate program, review the Admissions page.
The application deadline is December 1.
Questions?
Have questions about our tracks or the application process? Contact our graduate advisor Dr. Sarah Macoun.
What are our faculty studying?
Faces of UVic Research: Chris Lalonde
Dr. Chris Lalonde is a Professor with the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Social Sciences. In this video, Chris discusses his research on First Nations adolescents identity development and how it relates to their well-being. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: https://www.uvic.ca/research/learnabout/home/researchers/experts/details.php?go=1&id=598 UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/
Faces of UVic Research: Catherine Costigan
Dr. Catherine Costigan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria Faculty of Social Sciences. In this video, Catherine talks about her research on the adaption of Chinese families after immigrating to Canada. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: http://www.uvic.ca/research UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/
Faces of UVic Research: Jim Tanaka
Dr. Jim Tanaka is a professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria Faculty of Social Sciences. He studies the cognitive and neurological processes underlying object and face recognition. He has been working with children with autism in a program designed to improve their face recognition abilities. In this video, he discusses the problems autistic children have with face recognition and explains the computer game that he and his lab have developed to help autistic children in this area. The computer game, called Let's Face It!, can be found at http://web.uvic.ca/~letsface/letsfaceit/. Learn more at http://www.uvic.ca/research/learnabout/home/researchers/experts/details.php?go=1&id=609 University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/ University of Victoria's Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/UVic
Faces of UVic Research: Bonnie Leadbeater
Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater is a professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria Faculty of Social Sciences. Bonnie is also the lead evaluator for the WITS program. In this video, she discusses the WITS program, which has been developing for 14 years. The program aims to create responsive communities and environments to prevent the bullying of young children. The WITS resources are online at http://witsprogram.ca and she explains their future goal of nation-wide dissemination of the program. Learn more at http://www.uvic.ca/research University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/ University of Victoria's Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/UVic
Faces of UVic Research: Michael Masson
Dr. Michael Masson is a Professor with the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria Faculty of Social Sciences. In this video, Michael discusses his research in the area of cognitive psychology. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: http://www.uvic.ca/research UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/See more videos from the Psychology playlist on YouTube.