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Graduate Programs in Social and Applied Human Sciences

Social science is the force driving the world forward. Behind every groundbreaking innovation and every transformative breakthrough, social scientists ensure ideas connect with real people and communities.

Your Path to Grad School Starts Here!

Professional Course-Based Master's Programs

Accelerate your career without interrupting it

Always wanted a master's degree but think grad school is too daunting? Want to upgrade your education and take your career to the next level? You can fast-track your grad school experience with a course-based master's program designed for professionals like you.

Our course-based master's programs range in length from 8-24 months. Check out the program that interests you to learn more.

Conservation Leadership
Criminal Justice & Public Policy
Development Practice & Global Justice
Mental Health
Organizational Consulting
Public Issues Anthropology
Sociology

Healthcare Training Programs

World-class training for regulated health professions

Want to make a difference in healthcare? If you're interested in a career as a registered dietitian (12-month program) or registered psychotherapist (24-month program), our health professional training programs offer top-quality, immersive education with the clinical hours needed to get you working in the field fast.

Applied Nutrition
Psychotherapy
Relational & Family Therapy

Research-Based Graduate Programs

Dive deep into knowledge creation with a thesis program

Want to produce original research that contributes to your field of study? Looking for a traditional grad school experience? In any of our master or arts, master of science, or PhD programs, you’ll be working with world-renowned experts in the social sciences.

MA/MSc programs take about two years to complete, and PhD programs take four years.

Applied Human Nutrition
Applied Social Psychology
Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
Criminal Justice & Public Policy
Critical Family & Kinship Studies
Family Relations & Human Development
Geography
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Neuroscience & Applied Cognitive Science
Political Science
Social Practice & Transformational Change
Sociology
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College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Contact the Dean's Office

Room 111, Macdonald Institute
68 MacDonald Street
Guelph, ON N1G 1Y1

Phone: 519-824-4120, ext. 56753
Email: csahs@uoguelph.ca

Academic Units

Criminal Justice and Public Policy
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Geography, Environment and Geomatics
Guelph Institute of Development Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology

Centres & Institutes

Arrell Food Institute
Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI)
Live Work Well Research Centre
Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology
One Health Institute
ReVision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice