Human Systems Intervention (MA)

Your completed application will include:

• Application form and Fee
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Three Letters of Reference and assessment form
• Statement of purpose should clearly delineate student's development of intervention expertise for a particular domain of professional practice. 
• Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended
• Proof of Canadian citizenship (if applicable)
• Applicants whose primary language is not English, are required to submit official language test scores, unless exempted.

Please apply online. Read the how-to guide for application procedures. 

Note: An interview is required before admission to the program.  Selected applicants will be contacted by the program office.

International applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by December 15 to allow sufficient time for CAQ and study permit application processing.

Sample classes offered:

• Group Process Intervention
• Learning and Individual Change Processes
• Research Methods
• Consultation Skills
• Philosophy and Ethics of Intervention

Consult the graduate calendar for a complete list of current courses.

Several awards and scholarships are available for new students, and consideration for funding opportunities is automatically part of the admissions process.  In addition, students are eligible for Research Assistant positions on funded research grants, and are encouraged to network with faculty members to determine if work opportunities are available. 

The Faculty of Arts and Science supports graduate students by awarding a variety of scholarships and bursaries such as:

• Faculty of Arts and Science Master's Fellowship
• Campaign for the New Millennium Graduate Award
• Harriet and Abe Gold Endowment
• Hydro-Quebec Graduate Award
• Out-of-Province Fee Remission Awards

Please consult Concordia’s graduate funding page and Financial Aid and Awards for more information.

Research-active faculty members represent the diversity of approaches that are built into our program. They regularly publish in a variety of different venues and have won a number of awards for excellence in teaching.

• Faculty research interests include:
• knowledge creation in healthcare
• group dynamics in extreme environments
• homophobia, violence and applied interventions
• lifestyle wellness coaching
• collaborative creativity
• planned change and innovation
• wellness in the workplace
• Indigenous youth leadership development
• learning communities as complex adaptive systems

Our alumni are highly sought after by intergovernmental organizations, universities, multinational corporations, consulting companies, governments, community-based programs and international aid organizations. Graduates are working as advisors, consultants, writers, coaches, professors, counsellors, associates and directors.

Example of organizations and institutions our alumni are currently working for include:

• A+ Transitions
• Bombardier Inc.
• Canadian Department of National Defense
• Centre for Intercultural Learning
• CGI
• Conference Board of Canada
• Desjardins group
• Foot in the Door Consulting
• Forbes
• Head & Hands
• House of Commons of Canada
• IMIXcoCREATION
• International Civil Aviation Organization
• Kids Helpline
• KPMG Canada
• Lockheed Martin
• Manulife Financial Corporation
• McGill University
• NewLeaf Performance
• OneSmallWorld
• PMC Training
• Process Inc. Consulting
• Project Chance
• Pyxis Technologies
• RBC
• Rio Tinto Alcan
• Royal Roads University
• Ryerson University
• St. Francis Xavier University
• The Pillars
• United Nations
• Vision Coach International

“The program not only gave me tools and experience in individual, group and system change processes, it also significantly shifted my worldview and the ways I approach my personal and professional relationships.”

Juniper Belshaw

 “What I valued most is the collective intelligence and wisdom of the HSI community. They are a committed group of professionals who are busy changing the world and always eager to connect and share resources.”

Cédric Jamet

“Everything I do is informed by what I learned in this program. Professors often pop into my head, offering their lenses for seeing and doing work with systems in ways that are collaborative and generative.”

Christie Huff

“What distinguishes HSI from what I have experienced before is the quality of the faculty and staff. They are a group of people committed to giving students a safe space to explore and to question.”

Fodé Beaudet