Master of Science in Child Development

The graduate program in child development is a multi-disciplinary, two-year program leading to a Master of Science degree. This program offers students an in-depth examination of cognitive and socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence and provides a foundation for careers in program delivery (e.g., Early Childhood, 4-H, Youth Development), teaching at the community-college level, or further graduate study. The curriculum emphasizes a balance of supervised practical experience, theory, and methodology rooted in the belief that educators and practitioners alike must have solid disciplinary foundations.

Students gain advanced knowledge of child development from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The program provides an in-depth examination of cognitive, biological, and socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence studied in multiple contexts. The curriculum provides opportunities to study a wide range of topics such as cross-cultural development, brain and behavior, parenting and nutrition, social-emotional development, language and intellectual development, memory systems, genes and environments, physiological correlates of behavior, and research methods in human growth and development. The curriculum emphasizes a balance of research, theory, methodology, and practical, supervised experience in the belief that, in order to be effective, educators and practitioners alike must have solid disciplinary foundations. The program provides a foundation for careers in program-delivery (e.g., Early Childhood, 4-H, Youth Development), teaching at the community-college level, or further graduate study.

Admission to the M.S. program in Child Development requires: a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.

A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 in background coursework providing a basic understanding of human development from infancy through adolescence.

TOEFL iBT - Minimum Score: 80

IELTS - Minimum Score: 7.0 on a 9-point scale

Duolingo English Test - Minimum Score: 115

Admission Deadlines
Priority: Dec 15
Space Available: Mar 1