This information is to assist students in the Clinical and Clinical-Developmental areas in the process of selecting a site for an external practicum. This can be an overwhelming experience, and we have done our best to make the process as clear as possible for you. This webpage is divided into three main sections: Academic RequirementsClinical […]
Many graduate students at York are successful in winning prestigious external or internal scholarships and you are encouraged to seek eligible opportunities. The university also offers bursaries and other support funds to assist with your scholarly and research activities. Common types of funds include the following: External awards such as SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR doctoral and CGS-Masters programs, as well as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship; Bursaries that are allocated based […]
Our faculty and students in the Social and Personality Area are involved in basic research in the following areas: attributions, stereotypes, relationships, social abilities, emotions, personality traits, psychology and the law, culture, forgiveness, apologies, and group behavior. In addition to basic research, applied research areas include: co-worker relations, jury decision-making, sex lives, social abilities, and […]
The Quantitative Methods in Psychology Program is the only graduate psychology program in Ontario that trains students interested in the research, development and application of advanced quantitative methods for analyzing psychological and behavioral science data. Students are trained for research-based positions in academic, governmental, educational and commercial organizations. While studying quantitative methods, students also have […]
The Historical, Theoretical, and Critical Studies of Psychology Program is one of only a few graduate psychology programs in Canada and internationally available to students wishing to conduct specialized research on historical topics in psychology, in psychological theory and metatheory, and in critical psychology. Students in the program employ a wide range of research methods, […]
The Developmental Science Area trains students in theory and research related to the processes of change across the lifespan. Our students gain broad competence in developmental psychology and explore in depth one or more areas of specialization. The areas of specialization include cognition (e.g. attention, memory, problem-solving, executive functions), infant social-cognition, neuropsychology (e.g. using methods […]
The Clinical Developmental (CD) Area offers opportunities to engage in research spanning infancy through to emerging adulthood related to clinically-relevant topics in typical and atypical development, psychosocial development, neuropsychology, therapy outcomes, and program evaluation. Research programs studied by CD faculty have a developmental emphasis and include topics defined by: Faculty members in the CD area […]
The clinical neuropsychology specialty stream provides courses and training opportunities for graduate students planning to seek registration with The College of Psychologists of Ontario and wishing to provide clinical neuropsychological services. The Clinical Neuropsychology Stream is part of the Clinical and Clinical-Developmental Psychology areas (students MUST be admitted to either the Clinical or Clinical-Developmental areas […]
The Clinical Area offers opportunities to engage in clinically-relevant research in psychotherapy process and outcomes, neuropsychology, health psychology and personality. The Clinical Area prides itself on excellence in research—with over $4 million currently held in external research funding. The Clinical Area values the development of clinical skills by offering a variety of theoretical and technical […]
The Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Sciences (BBCS) area covers physiological and information- processing approaches to understanding behaviour, cognition, and perception. Our BBCS laboratories investigate fundamental research problems in human and animal behaviour, as well as, applied topics such as virtual reality and low-gravity environments. Active research areas include visual perception, cognitive neuroscience, sensory-motor control, learning, […]