MASc students from MIE, and MA students from Psychology who are enrolled in the specialization will be registered in this two session course for one academic year. This is a type I weekly seminar course. MASc students, who usually take two years to complete their program, may elect to attend a second year if they find the seminar helpful for research.

Presentations, workshops, and discussion will be used in the seminar course to introduce theoretical foundations, methods, and techniques related to PsychEng research. Topics may change from year to year and may include: hypothesis generation, concept and knowledge mapping, survey design, mixed methods, ethics approvals, facilitating workshops, proposal writing, and preparation of manuscripts.

Faculty will present their relevant research, and students will present their work at various points to obtain feedback, with more advanced students having increasing involvement. Students will deliver a seminar on their research topic during their first term, and after designing and carrying out one or more experiments with input from other seminar participants, they will present their research results in their second term.