Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology

About this programme

The School and Applied Child Psychology program prepares graduate students to become psychologists who work in schools, academic, research, community and private practice settings. The primary goal of the program is to develop professional psychologists whose research, training and practice activities increase the educational and psychological well-being of children and youth. The School and Applied Child Psychology program follows a scientist-practitioner model, with emphasis on the integration of theory, research and clinical skills. Training encompasses academic, social, behavioral, consultation, intervention and prevention domains, and students receive training in the integration of assessment and intervention and in relevant professional, legal and ethical issues. NOTE: We will not be admitting students into the Full time on campus Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology (MEd) for the 2027-2028 academic year. We will be accepting a Online + In-Person Sessions cohort and you can find the info on this website https://opl.educ.ubc.ca/med-sacp/ For specific program requirements, please refer to the departmental program website Top Five Reasons to join the School and Applied Child Psychology program at UBC: The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes the minimum admission requirements common to all applicants, usually a minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC). The graduate program that you are applying to may have additional requirements. Please review the specific requirements for applicants with credentials from institu