MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience

Incoming students must have a 4-year Honours Bachelor degree from a Canadian University or its equivalent elsewhere.

If you have been accepted to Dalhousie University, please send your final and official transcripts, stating degree completion, to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in any of the following ways within 90 days of the start of your program

Two letters of reference are required for admission into a graduate degree. These letters are normally required to be from academics familiar with your work but may be replaced with relevant professional references for some course-based professional master's programs. If accepted, professional references can be submitted according to the following schedule: For applicants who completed their undergraduate (or related graduate) degree within the past three years: Two academic references. For applicants who completed their undergraduate (or related graduate) degree three to five years ago: a) one academic reference and one relevant professional reference, or b) two academic references. For applicants who completed their undergraduate (or related graduate) degree more than five years ago: a) two relevant professional references, or b) one academic reference and one relevant professional reference, or c) two academic references.

Provide an in-depth description of intended research including how past experiences may contribute to the success of proposed research.

Provide a CV that summarizes academic and professional achievements, work experiences, and any other relevant information to support the review of the application package.

Provide a statement of intent that indicates your research and career interests (typically one to two pages but no formal limit). In your statement, clearly specify the graduate program to which you are applying, such as Clinical Psychology and mention by name the any faculty members with whom you have been corresponding and or would be interested in working with. If you have not completed an honours degree, you must detail independent research experiance and core course work, such as research design and statistics, that you would like to have considered as "equivalent to honours".