Study Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at University of Waterloo in Canada,

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Canada

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What will I learn?

The Department of Psychology includes 42 faculty members, approximately equally divided over six major research areas: Clinical, Cognitive, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental, Industrial/Organizational, and Social. We have over 800 undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and over 400 pursuing a Psychology Minor. With extensive grant support from Canada’s tri-council agencies - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - as well as other granting agencies world-wide, the laboratories in the Department of Psychology are outfitted with state of the art equipment, including eye movement trackers, Event Related Potential (ERP) systems, and virtual reality suites. Psychology at Waterloo is consistently ranked among the top five Psychology Departments in Canada.

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
CAD$22,188.00 (US$ 15,948) per year
Graduate House Charge per term- 24.50 plus 13percent HST
Start date

September 2027

Venue

Waterloo Main Campus

200 University Avenue West,

Waterloo,

Ontario,

N2L 3G1, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

A 80% overall standing, or equivalent, in the last two years of study in the previous degree is the minimum requirement for admission.Candidates applying to the Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate research field within the program must submit results from the Graduate Record Examination (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytic scores). These scores are optional for students applying to the Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, and Developmental Psychology graduate research fields.Please note that in most areas a Masters degree is not required for admission into the PhD program (the exception is Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology).Graduate Record Examination (GRE)Required for candidates applying to the Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate research field within the program and optional for candidates applying to the Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, and Developmental Psychology graduate research fields.Personal statement (Letter)Supplementary information form (SIF)The SIF contains questions specific to your program, typically about why you want to enrol and your experience in that field. Review the application documents web page for more information about this requirementIf a statement or letter is required by your program, review the writing your personal statement resources for helpful tips and tricks on completionTranscript(s)ReferencesThree academic references are required

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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