MA in Psychology - Historical, Theoretical, and Critical Studies of Psychology in Toronto Canada | York University

The Historical, Theoretical, and Critical Studies of Psychology Program stands among a select group of graduate psychology programs worldwide, offering specialized research opportunities in psychology's history, theoretical frameworks, and critical perspectives.

Program participants utilize diverse research approaches, from analyzing original texts and archival documents to employing oral history techniques, discourse analysis, thematic examination, and digital history tools like network analysis.

Students can work with core and affiliated faculty experts across multiple domains, including race/ethnicity and gender studies, cognitive and behavioral psychology, developmental and clinical psychology, digital history, statistical methodology, and philosophical psychology for supervision and committee guidance.

Program faculty actively pursue research through competitive grants and hold leadership positions in prominent national and international organizations focused on social and behavioral science history and theory. A regular colloquium series showcases expertise from York University, the Toronto region, and global scholars in psychology's historical and philosophical dimensions, science and technology studies, and related interdisciplinary fields.