Graduate Study

The Graduate Group in Child Development offers a multidisciplinary program leading to an M.S. degree. The program provides students with an opportunity to pursue a coordinated course of graduate study in the field of child development, which cuts across departmental boundaries. Students complete a practicum working with children and families, which may be in the community, as well as the University’s Center for Child & Family Studies. Recipients of the degree gain sufficient background to engage in professions that directly (e.g., preschool, 4-H) or indirectly (e.g., social policy) involve children and families, obtain positions in teaching or research settings, or pursue further study leading to a doctorate in child development, human development, clinical psychology, or related fields.

Applicants seeking admissions and fellowships consideration must submit all materials by our priority December 1 deadline. The final admissions deadline is March 1. For more details, see Human Development Graduate Group.

Degree Requirements & Program Coordinator

See Child Development.