A student may be accepted into a program leading to the M.Sc. in Experimental Psychology.

Experimental Psychology

1. The areas of specialization offered are: Animal Behaviour (see Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program), Behavioural Neuroscience and Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental and Social Psychology.

2. Students in the Behavioural Neuroscience area shall normally complete 12 credit hours, including: Advanced Statistics in Psychology (6000), Research Design (6001), and 6 credit hours related to their area of specialization. Students will also register for the Colloquium Series in Psychology (6010) each Fall and Winter semester of their program for a maximum of four registrations.

3. Students shall normally complete 15 credit hours, including: Advanced Statistics in Psychology (6000), Research Design (6001), an additional 3 credit hours of Advanced Statistics Courses (either PSYC 6002, PSYC 6003, or PSYC 6004), and 6 credit hours related to their area of specialization. Students will also register for the Colloquium Series in Psychology (6010) each Fall and Winter semester of their program for a maximum of four registrations.

4. Every student shall submit an original thesis based upon an approved experimental research topic.

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students, as far as the resources of the Department will allow.

• 6000 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
• 6001 Research Design
• 6002 Advanced Statistics in Psychology II
• 6003 Directed Studies in Advanced Statistics I
• 6004 Directed Studies in Advanced Statistics II
• 6010 Colloquium Series in Psychology (repeatable, non-credit)
• 6100-6130 Special Topics in Experimental Psychology
• 6200 Learning I
• 6201 Learning II
• 6203 Behavioural Pharmacology
• 6210 Behavioural Analysis of Toxins
• 6351 Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (cross-listed as CABE 6351)
• 6400 Theory and Methods in Social Psychology
• 6401 Social Cognition
• 6402 Group Processes
• 6403 Program Evaluation and Applied Research
• 6404 Project in Applied Psychological Science (Note: This course is open only to students in the Master of Applied Psychological Science)
• 6500 Developmental Psychology I
• 6501 Developmental Psychology II
• 6502 Developmental Changes During Old Age
• 6700 Perception
• 6710 Human Information Processing
• 6720 Human Memory
• 6800 Behavioural Neuroscience I
• 6801 Behavioural Neuroscience II
• 6810 Psychometrics
• 6910 Personality
• 699A/B Core Graduate Seminar in Psychology