School and applied child psychology- MSc - Thesis

The mission of this thesis-based degree is to prepare school psychologists to be contributors and effective collaborators in enhancing learning and mental health outcomes for all individuals, in a wide variety of settings.

To achieve these goals, our program cultivates students who are theoretically- and scientifically-informed critical thinkers who demonstrate excellence as providers of high-quality, evidence-based prevention, assessment, intervention and research services. Our graduates leave well-armed to serve as leaders in the effective application of educational and psychological principles to the learning environment at both the individual and systems levels.

Completing this program

• Content Courses: Topics include research design in statistics, ethics in professional psychology, disorders of learning and behaviour and more.

• Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.

• Practicum Courses: Two practicum courses in a supervised setting.

Research, not-for-profit organizations, community agencies, post-secondary institutions, hospitals, counsellors, private practice settings, intercultural communication, culture studies, curricular consultant, public and private education systems,community and non-governmental agencies.