Program Overview for Psychology (PhD) in Canada:
Our doctoral psychology program is based on a mentor model, with faculty and staff working closely with a small group of students. Our program is designed to prepare you for research and teaching work or application opportunities in various communities and social institutions. You may choose to specialize in one of four areas of psychology:
- cognitive and behavioral neurosciences
- community psychology
- developmental psychology
- social psychology
Program Structure:
Our Ph.D. in Psychology is a full-time program that can be completed in three years. The program structure varies by field, but you must write and defend a dissertation no matter which area you choose to specialize in.
Ph.D. in Social Psychology
Our goal is for a master's degree and a doctoral degree. The social psychology course aims to develop the ability to design, implement, and evaluate research in social psychology.
Our Ph.D. in Social Psychology program helps people with strong research backgrounds become completely outstanding independent researchers. The study mode provides students with the opportunity to acquire advanced academic knowledge of social psychology. Students will develop basic and/or applied research skills on attitudes, social cognition, emotion and happiness, self, intimacy, inter-group relationships, social interaction, and personality processes.
This research spans different levels of analysis (for example, social, cognitive, time), using cutting-edge and basic methods (for example, reaction time measurement, longitudinal experience sampling, and self-reporting and evaluation) to examine individuals, binary groups, and larger groups In an instant, in addition to more standard experimental operations, surveys, questionnaires, and direct observations).
A doctoral thesis requires original research and brings important new knowledge to the field. This research has clear, practical significance in the context of individuals, organizations, society, politics, and therapy. Graduates were trained for positions in universities, hospitals, communities, industries, or government agencies.
Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
Ph.D. student Laurier's developmental psychology course works closely with the faculty supervisor to launch an original research project to make a significant contribution to a specific subfield of developmental psychology.
This program does not require students to pass a comprehensive exam as part of their study Laurier Doctorate in Developmental Psychology The program requires students to complete two comprehensive research projects, each of which is completed by faculty and staff other than consultants main.
The purpose of these projects is to enable students to learn and benefit from the guidance of other teachers, experience new research methods, and access new research literature to strengthen students' research profiles through more presentations and publications. Broad to develop the field of psychology.
After graduation (usually within three to four years), students will acquire the necessary skills to apply for teaching or research positions in colleges or universities and outside the academic department (governmental and non-governmental institutions).
Ph.D. in Community Psychology
Community psychology is a critical and applied social science that conducts action-oriented social justice research to understand human behavior in social and historical contexts. Community psychologists recognize that the communities they work with are experts in their own situation and are indispensable partners in designing and implementing culturally appropriate interventions that promote sustainable well-being. Community psychologists intervene based on theory and evidence and use action-oriented research to promote positive change.
Community Psychology takes a holistic approach to promote social justice and well-being by focusing on the community, the environment, and the most important factors that affect people’s daily lives (culture, society, politics, economy, etc.). It is characterized by an ecological approach to social problems, considering the conditions that produce these problems, such as experiences of poverty, oppression, marginalization, and stigma. It links to research and evaluation with direct actions and services, and its professionals work with community members and social institutions to promote change.
A degree in community psychology demonstrates that you have a professional commitment to lasting social change, understand the origins of social construction problems, and have received training to help others deal with these problems successfully.
Ph.D. in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences
Neuroscience is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing fields in all of the life sciences. At Laurier, we use a broad and holistic perspective to study the interactions between behavior, cognition, and the nervous system of different species, from fish to humans, populations to individuals, cells, and timescales ranging from milliseconds to generations.
Our research interests are interrelated, focusing on the underlying mechanisms:
- Visual and auditory perception;
- Motor control, attention, and memory;
- Language;
- Medical (mental) disorders, including addiction, eating disorders, and age-related memory disorders;
- The neurobiology of learning and memory, the evolution of learning, social learning, comparative cognition, the learning-motivation interface, and neural plasticity; and
- Social organization and collective behavior.
The goal of our Ph.D. program is to train students to become independent researchers in neuroscience. The learning model allows students to acquire advanced academic knowledge based on the biological basis of cognition and behavior. Solve the psychological problems of humans and animals by exploring the interaction between cognition, behavior, and the nervous system.
Explore the similarities between humans and animals in cognition, learning, motivational processes, and behaviors to determine the role of the brain's inner workings.
Research Focus
Our faculty members are strong researchers with external grant support and international reputations.
We give you the flexibility to explore your research interest and the ability to specialize in one of the following fields:
- cognitive and behavioral neurosciences
- community psychology
- developmental psychology
- social psychology
Careers
Our graduates have gone on to work in academia, government agencies, non-government organizations, and medical research.
Examples of jobs held by our graduates include:
- faculty at Carleton University, Algoma University, University of Waterloo, and Grant MacEwan University
- research and development at Multi-Health Systems, Toronto
- Government of Canada research
The eligibility for Psychology (PhD) in Canada for both domestic and international student is:
Admission Requirements:
- A four-year (honors) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in psychology or a related field.
- Honors graduate in a program other than psychology, a combination of psychology and another subject, or general degree graduates may be admitted if evidence justifying admission is offered. However, a program of appropriate preparatory studies (a qualifying year) may require such applicants. Honors graduates in psychology may also be required to complete one or two undergraduate courses before being admitted to the MSc program.
- A minimum B average in your last two years of study.
- Applications are reviewed by the graduate program committee, which considers all prior university grades, a writing sample, and letters of reference.
Applicant Checklist:
After you have submitted your OUAC application, paid the non-refundable application fee, and Laurier has received your application, you'll receive an email from gradadmissions@wlu.ca advising you to upload the additional required documentation to Laurier’s Online Registration & Information System (LORIS).
An application for admission to our Ph.D. program in Psychology must include:
- The Application Summary is generated after you complete your OUAC application (log back into OUAC to retrieve it).
- Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work.
- A completed statement of intent.
- A resume of your academic and work experience. Include a history of your publication and scholarly paper activity, and any other information you feel will interest the admissions committee.
- A sample of your scholarly writing (10-20 pages in length). This may be a chapter of your master's thesis or a paper written for a graduate course.
- Completed reference forms. Two academic references are required. Applicants to the community psychology field are required to submit, in addition to two academic references, one professional reference letter. Note: Reference forms are electronically submitted to Laurier by the referee and do not need to be uploaded.
N.B: Most universities have specific international admission requirements based on different education systems.
These are the test eligibilities for the Psychology (PhD) to qualify.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for Psychology (PhD) in Canada: are:
- TOEFL(ibt): 89
- IELTS(academic): 7
The international student tuition fees and costs for Psychology (PhD) in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Tuition Fees | CA$7,000.00 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$14,400.00/year (CA$1,200.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,920.00/year |
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| You will earn CA$17,920.00/year by working 20 hours *4 weeks * 8 months * 14 CAD/h + 40 hours * 4 weeks * 4 months * 14 CAD/hour at minimum wage of CA$14.00/hour. | |||||||
The domestic student tuition fees and costs for Psychology (PhD) in Canada.
| Items | Costs | ||||||
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| Tuition Fees | CA$2,622.00 /year | ||||||
| Living Cost | CA$14,400.00/year (CA$1,200.00/month) |
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| Student Earning | CA$17,920.00/year | ||||||
| This is just an estimate. You don't have any work hour limit. You will earn CA$17,920.00/year by working 20 hours *4 weeks * 8 months * 14 CAD/h + 40 hours * 4 weeks * 4 months * 14 CAD/hour at minimum wage of CA$14.00/hour. | |||||||
The tuition fees are based on the term(Not per academic year). Wilfred offers generous funding to its graduate students. Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Research Assistant, Contract Teaching Faculty (CTF), Internal scholarships and awards, and external funding are also available to support students. Some other funding includes:
- Winners of major external awards (OGS, QEII, and Tri-Council) may be eligible for top-up funding, which includes the Dean's Graduate Scholarship (total value exceeds $10,000)
- Eligible domestic students admitted studying full-time receive average financial support of $14,500 to $17,500. This support may be made up of teaching assistantships, internal/external scholarships, and/or faculty-funded studentships or research assistantships.
- Our graduate funding web page includes a list of all funding opportunities available to Laurier graduate students, including information about OGS, QEII, and Tri-Council.
For more information about the Cognitive and Behavioural Neurosciences program, as well as admissions-related inquiries, email rsharkey@wlu.ca.
FACULTY WITH SUPERVISORY STATUS
- Rudy Eikelboom. Interests: eating disorders, addiction, learning, motivation.
- Todd Ferretti. Interests: language and cognitive processes.
- Bill Hockley. Interests: recognition memory.
- Jeffery Jones. Interests: Human communication through speech, music, and other acoustic signals.
- Paul Mallet. Interests: addiction, learning, motivation, neural plasticity.
- Diano F. Marrone. Interests: memory, neural plasticity.
- Bruce McKay. Interests: addiction, learning, motivation, neural plasticity.
- Noam Miller. Interests: collective behavior, learning, comparative cognition.
- Elizabeth Olds. Interests: Visual perception and attention.
- Philip Servos. Interests: somatosensory and visual perception.
- David White. Interests: comparative cognition, neural plasticity, learning, collective behavior.
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