| Location | Email Address | Program Website |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioural Science Building, 232 | jkatz@yorku.ca | healthpsychdiploma.info.yorku.ca |
The Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology answers the identified need among students who are looking for more focus on the role between health and behaviour in their studies. It is an interdisciplinary program that offers Doctoral students in the Graduate Programs in Psychology and in Kinesiology & Health Science specialized research training in health psychology.
Admission Requirements
All candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology must first be admitted as Doctoral students in the Graduate Program in Psychology or the Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science.
Diploma Requirements
Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology students must successfully complete the following requirements:
- Dissertation Topic
Completion of a PhD dissertation in a health psychology topic.
- Research Projects
Two major health psychology research projects in addition to the PhD dissertation.
- Coursework
a) At least two graduate level health psychology half courses or one full year course
b) At least one biomedical half course relevant to the student’s research (e.g., anatomy, physiology, neuroscience)
- Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology – Seminars
Successful completion of two 1.5 credit courses: Psychology 6456 1.5: Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology – Seminar 1 and
Psychology 6457 1.5: Graduate Diploma in Health Psychology – Seminar 2. The seminars combine a ‘brown-bag’ format with support for graduate diploma program students both academically and professionally. The seminars must be attended for any two years over the course of the student’s program of study.
For more information, contact the Graduate Program in Psychology, (416) 736-5290, gradpsyc@yorku.ca ; or the Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, (416) 736-5728, kahs@yorku.ca.