The MA in Psychology is a research-intensive program, and students are normally expected to advance to the PhD program after one or two years of study. Most students pursue training in one of our department's four main areas of research: behavioural neuroscience, clinical and health research, cognitive science and human development and developmental processes. Students choose from one of two program options. The Research Option is suitable for those who wish to pursue careers in research, industry, or academia. The Research and Clinical Training Option also provides professional training in the provision of psychological services, and can lead to careers in research, industry, academia, hospital and health care domains, as well as positions involved in public policy. The Research and Clinical Training Option is fully accredited by the Ordre des Psychologues du Quebec, as well as the Canadian Psychological Association. Our department trains the next generation of researchers in world-class laboratories.The study of neuro-physiological, biological and social factors associated with particular behaviour problems and their remediation, and of the origins, nature, determinants and treatment of the various disorders. The study of the psychological processes important in developing and maintaining health. Current clinical research with children and adolescents focuses on developmental psychopathology, including risk factors for adult psychopathology and precursors of particular clinical symptoms. Research with adults examines the etiology of anxiety and depression and the relative effectiveness of therapies in controlling them. Current health research includes: the role of stress, coping variables, personality, and attitudinal factors as they influence health, illness and pain perception; the role of illness as a transition from healthy aging into frail old age; the experience, interpretation of and derived meaning of major illness by the elderly; and the impact of various risk factors and disease states on cognitive function, and of cognition and suggestion on pain.