The PhD program involves courses, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis, and can be completed in four years of full-time study. Students can focus their research areas on behavioural neuroscience, cognition, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, or social psychology.
The Department of Psychology has approximately 30 faculty members and 60 graduate students. Faculty have active research programs in many areas of psychology, many of which rely on volunteers from the community.
Psychology is also part of the interdisciplinary Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology (CABE) program, which offers both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Interested students should apply directly to the CABE program.
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September 2025
St. Johns Campus
St. Johns,
St. Johns,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
A1C 5S7, Canada
Applicants shall have completed Master’s degree in an appropriate area of study. If you are applying to work in the area of Behavioural Neuroscience, then the
GRE is not required. For all other areas, the GRE is required. Of the two requested letters of reference, one should come from someone who is familiar with the applicant's research capability
The minimum English proficiency test scores are as follows:
TOEFL: An aggregate score of 80 (92 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements).
IELTS Academic: An aggregate score of 6.5 (7 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements).
Duolingo English Test: An aggregate score of 115 (125 for graduate programs with higher English proficiency requirements).
CAEL - A score between 50 and 60 in each of four bands, with at least 2 band scores of 60.
MET: A score of 59%.
PTE Academic - Minimum scores of 58 in each of reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Application Deadline:
Feb 1 for Fall admission
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
MUN is a great place for postgraduate students, as one of the top 20 research universities in Canada and with more than 30 research centres.
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