Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Counselling Psychology.
UBC Psychology is a leader in research and scholarship — with diverse rankings placing us among the strongest departments in the world. The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia is a leader in research and scholarship — with diverse rankings placing us among the strongest departments in the world.
One senior undergraduate or one graduate course in the historical and scientific foundations of general psychology. Two senior undergraduate or one graduate course (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent each) in (i) biological bases of behaviour, (ii) cognitive-affective bases of behaviour, (iii) social bases of behaviour, and (iv) individual behaviour.
The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) within the UBC Faculty of Education is a community of scholars committed to the use and application of psychological foundations and research to understanding and solving human problems across the lifespan and in diverse contexts including families, communities, schools, and workplaces.
The Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology is a three-year full-time (four-year part-time) taught doctoral programme that combines in-depth competency in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), strong humanistic values and psychodynamic awareness.
The 51-credit CNPS doctoral (Ph.D.) program requires four years of full-time study, including on-campus courses, supervised training, and pre-doctoral internship. The Ph.D. program is designed to educate counselling psychologists as researchers, practitioners, and educators.
CNPS Graduate Programs Counselling Psychology (CNPS) offers a Master of Arts Program and Master of Education Program that is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counsellor Education Programs (CACEP), an affiliate of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
The psychology graduate program at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus offers tier-one research-based degrees to students in a collegial, close-knit setting. Our high-calibre graduate students dedicate their lives to bettering the lives of others through research and clinical work.