Experimental and Applied Psychology (MSc, PhD)

University of Regina

Canada, Regina

University Rank:#1001

Duration4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 5,776 / per year

Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

Experimental and Applied Psychology (MSc, PhD)

About

The experimental and applied psychology graduate degree programs from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan prepare you for a high-impact career doing psychological research in academic, industry or public-sector settings. For that reason, in addition to your own research, faculty members encourage you to be involved in and contribute to their research programs and to present findings at research conferences in Canada and around the world.

U of R gives you access to traditional laboratory settings as well as to non-academic settings in the community such as law enforcement agencies and schools.

Graduation requirements for both the master’s degree and the doctoral degree include the completion of a faculty-supervised thesis. The PhD program requires comprehensive exams as well.

What Do Experimental and Applied Psychologists Do?

Experimental and applied psychologists work in various research settings — from academic to private industry and the public sector.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Doctoral Degree

Normally, applicants must have obtained a thesis-based Master's degree in the discipline to qualify as a doctoral student. Applicants must have academic credentials consistent with being fully-qualified to undertake graduate work at the doctoral level. The categories of probationary or qualifying student do not apply at the doctoral level. An applicant who does not have sufficient background training or courses prerequisite to scholarly work in the particular subject of study and research will not be admitted as a doctoral student. An applicant may be admitted as a Master's student and be required to undertake specific courses toward establishing appropriate credentials, but any graduate study undertaken for this purpose cannot be counted as time spent toward formal requirements for the degree. Alternatively, an applicant may be accepted at the Master's level as a means of illustrating suitability to enter a doctoral program, and after the first year may request, through the academic unit, a transfer to a PhD program. A comprehensive examination or equivalent is not a formal requirement of FGSR, but may be required by individual academic units.

English Program Requirements

English Proficiency Tests. International applicants, except those who attended universities where the language of instruction was English, must submit proof of English proficiency, usually in the form of recognized tests with the exception of applications to French language programs in La Cité universitaire francophone. The most common is TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Applicants must have a TOEFL score of at least 4 Internet-based, except as noted below. FGSR accepts the following tests:

TOEFL iBT : 4 each band

IELTS : 6.5 overall,6.0 each

PTE : 59

Duolingo: 125 overall, 120 each for Speaking, Writing, and Reading, 115 for Listening

Career

What Can You Do With an Experimental and Applied Psychology Degree?

Recent graduates of the doctoral program in experimental and applied psychology are in professional positions such as faculty appointments at universities in Canada and abroad, as well as research positions with the Saskatchewan government, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. In addition, some of our master’s program graduates are working at:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Depot
Government of Canada
Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Ontario Trillium Foundation

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

5,776 / per year

Experimental and Applied Psychology (MSc, PhD)

University of Regina

Canada, Regina