Psychiatry Research (MSc) 24 months Postgraduate Program By Dalhousie University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 251-300QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

27,201 CADTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Psychiatry Department at Dalhousie University offers both an MSc and a PhD in psychiatry research. These graduate programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as professionals in research areas pertaining to psychiatry and mental health/mental illness.
Developing skills in research The MSc coursework covers relevant current topics including clinical trials, genetics, neuroimaging, participatory research, psychotherapy research, early interventions, and personalized psychiatry. The PhD coursework includes advanced statistics and an experiential psychiatry course. Students in both programs will improve their skills in critical appraisal, study design, statistics, data analysis, and scientific writing. For the MSc, each student will complete an independent Masters’ thesis research project. For the PhD, each student will complete comprehensives as well as doctoral dissertation research.

Program overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Psychiatry Department at Dalhousie University offers both an MSc and a PhD in psychiatry research. These graduate programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as professionals in research areas pertaining to psychiatry and mental health/mental illness.
Developing skills in research The MSc coursework covers relevant current topics including clinical trials, genetics, neuroimaging, participatory research, psychotherapy research, early interventions, and personalized psychiatry. The PhD coursework includes advanced statistics and an experiential psychiatry course. Students in both programs will improve their skills in critical appraisal, study design, statistics, data analysis, and scientific writing. For the MSc, each student will complete an independent Masters’ thesis research project. For the PhD, each student will complete comprehensives as well as doctoral dissertation research.

Admission Requirements

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Admission to the MSc program will require an undergraduate Bachelor’s Honours degree (or equivalent) from a recognized University. Students may be accepted with undergraduate degrees in a variety of relevant science disciplines, including, for example, neuroscience, psychology, biology, medical sciences, biochemistry, etc. and standard Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements.


2 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
10,341 CAD
International
27,201 CAD

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