Master of Arts in Psychology - History, Quantitative and Theoretical Psychology

The Department of Psychology's History, Quantitative & Theoretical area brings together faculty members with critical focus on the Theoretical and Methodological foundations of Psychology. The area represents one of the Canadian Psychological Association's sections (History and Philosophy of Psychology), and five of the American Psychological Association's divisions (Division 1, General Psychology; Division 3, Experimental Psychology; Division 5, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics; Division 24, Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology; and Division 26, History). It covers those aspects of Psychology that define it as a distinct discipline, since it is a common foundation in theory and methods that holds Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Psychology, etc. in a single department. Without this common foundation such areas of specialized study could be absorbed by other departments, such as Criminology, Biological Sciences, and Sociology.

A Bachelor’s degree from SFU or its equivalent from a recognized institution.A Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0/4.33 (B), or a grade point average of at least 3.33/4.33 (B plus) based on the last 60 units of undergraduate courses. Any graduate work is also considered. Individual graduate programs may set a higher admission grade point average.