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Research courses - Psychology Major
Research courses require an application. Please see below for details.
Students enrolled in the Major Program should consider taking one of the following courses
PSYC 349D1. Psychology Research Experience.
Credits: 1.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Conducting research in the laboratory of a faculty member in psychology or a related discipline (e.g., psychiatry, education), including: literature searches; experimental design; experiment programming; data collection (running participants or animals through experiments); data entry; data coding; data analysis.
- Departmental permission required.
- Students must register for both PSYC 349D1 and PSYC 349D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 349D1 and PSYC 349D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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PSYC 349D2. Psychology Research Experience.
Credits: 1.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Conducting research in the laboratory of a faculty member in psychology or a related discipline (e.g.,psychiatry, education), including: literature searches;
experimental design; experiment programming; data collection (running participants or animals through experiments); data entry; data coding; data analysis.
- Departmental permission required.
- Students must register for both PSYC 349D1 and PSYC 349D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 349D1 and PSYC 349D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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PSYC 385. Independent Research
Project 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Supervised research project with a final written report.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 305 or equivalent; requires departmental approval.
- Restrictions: This course is open to students that have completed the 24 credits and that have a minimum CGPA of 3.00.
- Offered in the fall, winter or summer term.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, application approval
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PSYC 396. Undergraduate Research Project.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Independent research project with a final written report.
- Fall or Winter
- Restrictions: This course cannot be taken under the S/U option. Departmental permission required. Students cannot be supervised by the same instructor for two 396 Science courses. Open to students in programs offered by the Faculty of Science only.
- Note: Enrolment may be limited. Students are advised to start the application process well before the start of the term and to plan for an alternative course in the case that no suitable project is available. Individual projects may be suggested each term which may have project-specific prerequisites. Students may also approach professors to devise their own projects. Some projects may be accessible to students in other disciplines. See https://www.mcgill.ca/science/research/undergraduate-research/science-re... for more information about available projects and application forms and procedures.
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PSYC 450D1. Research Project and Seminar.
Credits: 4.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Under supervision of an adviser approved by the Department, students design and carry out a research project. Students report their research in seminars throughout the year, in a final written report that takes the form of a data-based APA style manuscript, and in a poster presentation at the departmental poster session.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 204, PSYC 305. Departmental permission required.
- Restriction: Open only to Major or special students in U3 who intend to proceed to graduate school.
- Requires application (for details, see:https://www.mcgill.ca/psychology/undergraduate/current-students/research...);admission is selective.
- Students must register for both PSYC 450D1 and PSYC 450D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC450D1 and PSYC 450D2 are successfully completed inconsecutive terms.
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PSYC 450D2. Research Project and Seminar.
Credits: 4.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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- Winter
- Prerequisite: PSYC 450D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 450D1 and PSYC 450D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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PSYC 484D1. Independent Research Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Supervised research project.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 305 or equivalent. Departmental approval is required.
- Restrictions: This course is open to students that have completed 30 credits in psychology and that have a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
- Offered in fall-winter, winter-summer, summer-fall.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, and application.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 484D1 and PSYC 484 D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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PSYC 484D2. Independent Research Project 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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- Prerequisites: PSYC 305 or equivalent. Departmental approval is required.
- Restrictions: This course is open to students that have completed 30 credits in psychology and that have a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
- Offered in fall-winter, winter-summer, summer-fall.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, and application.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 484D1 and PSYC 484 D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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PSYC 485. Independent Research Project 3.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Supervised research project with a final written report.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 385. Departmental approval is required.
- Restrictions: This course is open to students that have a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
- Offered in the fall, winter or summer term.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, and application.
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Research courses - Psychology Honours
Students enrolled in the Honours Program must take PSYC 380D1/D2.
PSYC 380D1. Honours Research Project Seminar.
Credits: 4.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
First laboratory research project.
- Restriction: Open only to students admitted to the psychology honours program (for details, see:https://www.mcgill.ca/psychology/undergraduate/current-students/research...);admission is selective.
- Students must register for both PSYC 380D1 and PSYC 380D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 380D1 and PSYC 380D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Prerequisite: Departmental permission required.
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PSYC 380D2. Honours Research Project Seminar.
Credits: 4.5
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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- Winter
- Prerequisite: PSYC 380D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 380D1 and PSYC 380D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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Honours students have the option of taking an additional research course from the list below.
PSYC 486. Independent Honours
Research 1
.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Second Honours research project.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 380D1/D2. Departmental approval is required.
- Offered in fall, winter or summer.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, and application.
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PSYC 487. Independent Honours Research 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
Description
Third Honours research project.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 486. Departmental approval is required.
- Offered in the fall, winter or summer term.
- For more information, see the Department of Psychology website.
- Requires a supervisor, and application.
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PSYC 488D1. Independent Honours Research 3.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2025
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Description
Supervised research project with a final written report.
- Restriction: Only open to Honours Psychology students.
- Students must register for both PSYC 488D1 and PSYC 488D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 488D1 and PSYC 488D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Prerequisites: PSYC 380D1/PSYC 380D2. Departmental approval is required.
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PSYC 488D2. Independent Honours Research 3.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Psychology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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- Prerequisite: PSYC 488D1.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PSYC 488D1 and PSYC 488D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
- Restriction: Only open to Honours Psychology students.
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Research course applications
For research courses, once you have met the prerequisite requirements, you would email a potential supervisor and explain that you are interested in doing research with them, attaching your CV and unofficial transcript. Once the professor approves, you would fill out the application form below and send it to the undergrad email (undergrad.psych [at] mcgill.ca). Please be mindful of the application deadlines, listed below. You can contact any professor listed in the "List of potential psychology research supervisors". If your application is approved, then you would register for the course via Minerva.
PSYC 380 D1/D2 and PSYC 450 D1/D2 have a separate online application form (see right column). Students who are admitted into the Honours Program or PSYC 450 D1/D2 must submit a completed application form undergad.psych [at] mcgill.ca for approval of their research topic and supervisor once both are confirmed.
Application form for Honours Psychology Research Courses (with seminar) 2025-2026 - This form is to be submitted once admitted into the course.
PSYC 396 has its own form on the Faculty of Science website: Research courses for B.Sc. students | Faculty of Science - McGill University
Application Form for PSYC 349 D1/D2: Psychology Research Experience
Application form for Psychology Research Courses (without seminar) 2025-2026
Please see the list of potential psychology research supervisors
Deadlines for research application forms:
Fall Term - September 2, 2025
Winter Term - January 13, 2026
Summer Term - April 30, 2026
NOTE: Students cannot register for more than one research course in the same term.
Seminar course applications
All applications to be sent to undergrad.psych [at] mcgill.ca.
PSYC 491 D Advanced Study: Behavioural Disorders (3 credits): PSYC 491D Application Form. Please send the application form in one file if possible. Deadline to apply for Fall 2026: TBD
PSYC 492 Special Topics Seminar 1 (3 credits) & PSYC 499 Reading Project (1 credit): PSYC 492 & 499 Proposal Form
Deadlines for PSYC 492 and 499 proposal forms:
Fall Term - September 2, 2025
Winter Term - January 13, 2026
Summer Term - April 30, 2026