Overview

Features

The Educational Psychology - Learning Sciences program from McGill University aims to develop graduates who can demonstrate:

Broad scholarship in planning and implementing basic and applied research on problems of cognition, teaching, learning, and human development.

Mastery of current theoretical issues in educational psychology and their historical development.

A detailed knowledge of their selected concentration.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Thesis

Research Methods

Learning Science

Intermediate Statistics

Univariate/Multivariate Analysis

Advanced Research Seminar

Comprehensive Examination

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

86

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Montréal, Canada

Disciplines

Educational Psychology View 8 other PhDs in Educational Psychology in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

86

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Other requirements

General requirements

Letters of Reference: Within the online application, applicants must provide valid institutional e-mail addresses for three (3) referees. McGill University will send an email to each referee applicants identify on the application form, asking for a reference in support of their application to be admitted.

Referees will be invited to login to a secure portion of the McGill website where they will be required to answer questions about the applicant and will be given the ability to 1) input (via text box) a reference letter either by typing it in directly or by cut-and-paste from an existing document or 2) to upload a letter of reference in PDF format.

Statement of Research Interest and Preferred Supervisor(s): Within the online application, applicants are required to indicate their proposed area(s) of research interest should they be admitted to this program.

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Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

18238 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9119 CAD per semester during 48 months.
National

2966 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1483 CAD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Montréal

1074 - 1759 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

McGill University is committed to provide financial support for graduate education. Through Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) and other academic units, McGill is working to increase the number of student fellowships and scholarships, exploring new avenues for student support, and making it easier to disburse existing funds. Our competitive funding support offers, coupled with Montreal’s low cost of living, makes graduate studies at McGill a wise educational investment.

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Scholarships Information

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